scholarly journals Dominant theoretical approaches to the study of intergenerational family relations

Sociologija ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 708-727
Author(s):  
Milica Vlajic
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Intergenerational Relations ◽  
Intergenerational Solidarity ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Intergenerational Ambivalence ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
Basic Concepts

The paper discusses the dominant theoretical perspectives and concepts which aim to explain various aspects of intergenerational family relations. The intention of this paper is to point out the epistemic potentials and some theoretical and methodological problems of these theories. The first part of this paper includes an overview of the basic concepts necessary for the study of intergenerational relations and transfers, as well as the socio-demographic circumstances responsible for the relevance of this topic during the last few decades. Following this, the dominant theoretical approaches and their contributions to this subject will be introduced: namely, the theory of intergenerational solidarity and the theory of intergenerational ambivalence. In the last section of the paper we will present a critical review of these theoretical perspectives.

scholarly journals Mental health and work: meanings and limits of theoretical models

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 803-811
Author(s):  
Josicelia Dumêt Fernandes ◽  
Cristina M. M. Melo ◽  
Maria Carolina C. M. Gusmão ◽  
Juliana Fernandes ◽  
Angélica Guimarães
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
Theoretical Paradigms

This text is a revision of the most important theoretical approaches that fundament the studies about Mental Health and Work, pointing to the basic concepts, categories of analyses and respective limits. The objective is to underline some conceptions about the theme, in the attempt to contribute with a way to face the problems, questions and difficulties imposed by the construction of this object of study. Thus, the text is based on the critical review of theoretical paradigms that predominate in studies about Mental Health and Work. Finally, it indicates some important theoretical questions about the relation between mental health and work.

Intergenerational Family Relations in Luxembourg

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Albert ◽  
Dieter Ferring ◽  
Tom Michels
Keyword(s):  
Family Relations ◽  
Family Values ◽  
Generation Gap ◽  
Intergenerational Solidarity ◽  
Acculturation Gap ◽  
Family Obligations ◽  
Mothers And Daughters ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Model Family

According to the intergenerational solidarity model, family members who share similar values about family obligations should have a closer relationship and support each other more than families with a lower value consensus. The present study first describes similarities and differences between two family generations (mothers and daughters) with respect to their adherence to family values and, second, examines patterns of relations between intergenerational consensus on family values, affectual solidarity, and functional solidarity in a sample of 51 mother-daughter dyads comprising N = 102 participants from Luxembourgish and Portuguese immigrant families living in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Results showed a small generation gap in values of hierarchical gender roles, but an acculturation gap was found in Portuguese mother-daughter dyads regarding obligations toward the family. A higher mother-daughter value consensus was related to higher affectual solidarity of daughters toward their mothers but not vice versa. Whereas affection and value consensus both predicted support provided by daughters to their mothers, affection mediated the relationship between consensual solidarity and received maternal support. With regard to mothers, only affection predicted provided support for daughters, whereas mothers’ perception of received support from their daughters was predicted by value consensus and, in the case of Luxembourgish mothers, by affection toward daughters.

scholarly journals Theoretical Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure: A Critical Review

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed A. Omran ◽  
Dineshwar Ramdhony
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Stakeholder Theory ◽  
Social Contract ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Legitimacy Theory ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Csr Disclosure ◽  
Corporate Social

This study provides an extensive critical review of the theoretical perspectives applied on corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure literature. From a CSR standpoint we review and discuss, in detail, legitimacy theory, stakeholder theory, social contract theory, and signalling theory to identify the situations that suit each of these perspectives. The findings show that there is no universal theory applicable on corporate social responsibility disclosure for all situations or societies. While legitimacy theory suggests CSR disclosures are part of a process of legitimation, stakeholder theory offers an explanation of CSR accountability to stakeholders. Legitimacy theory seems to be more suitable for organizations working in developed countries, on the other hand, stakeholder theory appears to be most suitable for organizations working in developing countries; where a corporation can manage its stakeholders and the pressure to comply with existing legislation is less as compared to the developed countries. Social contract theory is appropriate for developed/emerged economies, as CSR disclosure exists due to an implicit social contract between business and society, which implies some indirect obligations of business towards society. Signalling theory will suit a situation where firms are competing for resources. A firm willing to demarcate from other firms will engage in more CSR practices. It is also important that the signal reaches the target audience by reporting on CSR. 

scholarly journals Slika i antislika – Julije Knifer i problem prezentacije

Ars Adriatica ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 379
Author(s):  
Blaženka Perica
Keyword(s):  
Visual Studies ◽  
Image Theory ◽  
Art Theory ◽  
Scholarly Output ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Image Science ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Artistic Career ◽  
Insight Into

The collection of texts Image and Anti-Image – Julije Knifer and the Problem of Representation is based on multi- and transdisciplinary research conducted by Croatian and international critics and theoreticians. They have investigated the contemporary sensibility for the questions of image and pictoriality by referring to a common starting point: the oeuvre of one of the most important Croatian artists – Julije Knifer. In their analysis of Knifer’s paintings since the early 1960s, which revolve around a single motif – the “meander” – which the artist has repeated and varied throughout his artistic career, the authors have followed the changing reception of his work from the supremacy of the high modernist image concept, such as postulated in Greenberg’s formalistic theory, until today, when theoretical proposals have become essentially different. In his introduction to the project, editor Krešimir Purgar has stressed the importance of new perspectives that Knifer’s work may offer if viewed in the context of new disciplines such as visual studies and image science. The 21 articles, grouped into five thematic sections, aim at clarifying and expanding the references of Knifer’s “meander” by taking diverse informative and original approaches that have this recent image theory as their starting point. In the context of Croatian scholarly output, this publication is notable for having accomplished a rare blend between monographic material and a series of interdisciplinary, scholarly-theoretical studies based on extremely varied perspectives, resulting in a valuable comparative miscellany, a contribution both to the actualisation and new positioning of Knifer’s art and to our insight into various analytic and interpretative approaches related to the present state of art theory. Such an approach assigns a special place to the image, to pictoriality and visuality. The theoretical perspectives of image science and the heterogeneous, plural strategies of research developed within the new image studies (image science, visual studies) assimilate and expand rather than replace the previously accepted methods, common in traditional theoretical approaches to the discipline of art history.

scholarly journals Critical response to the article «The crisis of natural science and humanitarian approaches in psychiatry»

2021 ◽  
pp. 25-28
Author(s):  
Y. M. Zislin
Keyword(s):  
Natural Science ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Critical Response ◽  
Basic Concepts

The letter is devoted to the critical review of the basic concepts of the methodological article of Neznanov N.G., Kotsyubinsky A.P., Kotsyubinsky D.A. «Crisis of natural-scientific and human approaches in psychiatry».

Ethnologie

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Social Anthropology ◽  
Anthropology Of Media ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Development Anthropology

Researching cultural diversity is a central subject of social anthropology. 25 authors from institutes in Germany, Austria and Switzerland offer an insight into the subject, its contents and theoretical perspectives. The articles cover a variety of topics: the history of the discipline as well as basic theories and methods, subareas such as business or kinship anthropology, crosscutting issues such as anthropology of media, but also up-to-date specialised fields such as urban or development anthropology. The book is therefore invaluable for students and anyone interested in social anthropology who wants to open up fields of work, theoretical approaches and results of the subject.

Some Methodological Problems of the Study of Jewish History in Poland Between the Two World Wars

2004 ◽  
pp. 163-175
Author(s):  
Jerzy Tomaszewski
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Jewish History ◽  
Methodological Consideration ◽  
The Past ◽  
Polish Society ◽  
History Of ◽  
Methodological Problems

This chapter identifies some methodological problems of the study of Jewish history in Poland between the two World Wars. The growing public interest in the history of Polish Jews between the wars has been the reason for the publication of many books and articles. Some are based on only a superficial survey, others present a deep and penetrating analysis of specific problems. This body of literature deserves methodological consideration, together with a critical review of the most important sources, so that some queries, doubts and suggestions can be raised. During at least the past hundred years, a tradition developed in some Jewish and Polish political circles of treating the Jews as a kind of alien body within Polish society. This attitude can also often be observed in contemporary historical studies, despite the authors' declared intentions. This can partly be explained in terms of the distant past, when Jews constituted a distinctly different class of people with its own legal status and institutions, but there is no reason to maintain such an approach when investigating the history of the 20th century.

Marketing's Role in the Implementation of Business Strategies: A Critical Review and Conceptual Framework

1987 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orville C. Walker ◽  
Robert W. Ruekert
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Research Propositions ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The authors review and integrate various theoretical perspectives, normative statements, and pieces of empirical evidence about the organizational structures and processes best suited for implementing different types of business strategies. Particular emphasis is given to the relationship of different types of structure, processes, and policies involved in the performance of marketing activities to the overall performance of different business strategies. Several specific research propositions are developed.

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