scholarly journals “We Stand for Black Livity!”: Trodding the Path of Rastafari in Ghana

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 374
Author(s):  
Shamara Wyllie Alhassan
Keyword(s):  
Black People ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
British Colonialism ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
African Identity ◽  
Pan African ◽  
Long Term Consequences ◽  
Spiritual Movement

Rastafari is a Pan-African socio-spiritual movement and way of life that was created by indigent Black people in the grip of British colonialism in 1930s Jamaica. Although Rastafari is often studied as a Jamaican phenomenon, I center the ways the movement has articulated itself in the Ghanaian polity. Ghana has become the epicenter of the movement on the continent through its representatives’ leadership in the Rastafari Continental Council. Based on fourteen years of ethnography with Rastafari in Ghana and with special emphasis on an interview with one Ghanaian Rastafari woman, this paper analyzes some of the reasons Ghanaians choose to “trod the path” of Rastafari and the long-term consequences of their choices. While some scholars use the term “conversion” to refer to the ways people become Rastafari, I choose to use “trodding the path” to center the ways Rastafari theorize their own understanding of becoming. In the context of this essay, trodding the path of Rastafari denotes the orientations and world-sensorial life ways that Rastafari provides for communal and self-making practices. I argue that Ghanaians trod the path of Rastafari to affirm their African identity and participate in Pan-African anti-colonial politics despite adverse social consequences.

Perception, Psychedelics, and Social Change

1973 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-151
Author(s):  
Charles Kaiser ◽  
Robert Gold
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Altered States Of Consciousness ◽  
Altered States ◽  
States Of Consciousness ◽  
Widespread Availability ◽  
Long Term Consequences

If it is true that experiences involving altered states of consciousness have historically been confined to a minute segment of the population (such as shamans, prophets, and even self-actualizers within Maslow's [1] context), and if the psychedelics act as a catalyst for such experiences, then their widespread availability portends significant social consequences. The most profound long term consequences of the increasingly widespread use of psychedelics may not be medical or even psychological in nature, but rather socio-logical. Altered states of consciousness create nothing less than new perceptual configurations which may well spell the end of social institutions based upon modes of perception which are incongruent with new perceptions being attained by increasing numbers of people via the psychedelic experience.

scholarly journals The Consequences of methamphetamine regular use in Tehran: qualitative content analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javad Yoosefi Lebni ◽  
Arash Ziapour ◽  
Mostafa Qorbani ◽  
Fereshteh Baygi ◽  
Amin Mirzaei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
High Risk Behaviors ◽  
Eating Pattern ◽  
Long Term Consequences ◽  
Physical Consequences

Abstract Background: In recent years, methamphetamine regular use has increased noticeably in Iran, and this can have harmful consequences for the health of individuals and society. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the consequences of methamphetamine regular use in Tehran.Methods: This qualitative content analysis study was carried out by using conventional approach. Date were collected through observation and in-depth interview with 20 regular users of methamphetamine adult in Tehran (15 males and 5 female). Participants were selected through snowball and purposeful sampling method which continued until data saturation. Guba and Lincoln criteria were used to assess the strength of the research.Results: The extraction of the codes resulted in three main categories, including: 1. The short-term consequences, consisting of the sub-categories of individual and social consequences 2. The long-term consequences, consisting of the sub-categories of psychological and physical consequences, high risk behaviors, severely decayed memory and changes in the eating pattern. 3. hallucinations and delusions including the sub-categories of visual and auditory hallucinations, delusion of suspicion and delusion of having supernatural power.Conclusion: Methamphetamine regular use has serious adverse effects on overall health of individuals. Therefore, implementing educational programs in order to raise awareness and changing attitudes about the short and long term consequences of using methamphetamine in high risk group is highly recommended.

scholarly journals The consequences of regular methamphetamine use in tehran: qualitative content analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javad Yoosefi Lebni ◽  
Arash Ziapour ◽  
Mostafa Qorbani ◽  
Fereshteh Baygi ◽  
Amin Mirzaei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Eating Pattern ◽  
Methamphetamine Use ◽  
Long Term Consequences

Abstract Background: In recent years, methamphetamine use has increased noticeably in Iran, and this can make harmful consequences for the health of individuals and society. Therefore, the study aimed to investigate the consequences of regular methamphetamine use in Tehran.Methods: This study was conducted based on a conventional content analysis approach. Data were collected through observation and in-depth interviews with 20 regular adult users of methamphetamine in Tehran (including 15 males and 5 females). Participants were selected using snowball sampling and purposeful sampling, which continued until data saturation. Guba and Lincoln's criteria were used to assess the strength of the study.Results: The extraction of the codes resulted in three main categories: (1)the short-term consequences, consisting of the sub-categories of individual and social consequences, (2) the long-term consequences, consisting of the sub-categories of psychological and physical consequences, high-risk behaviors, severely decayed memory and changes in the eating pattern, and (3) hallucinations and delusions including the sub-categories of visual and auditory hallucinations, persecutory delusions and delusion of having supernatural power.Conclusion: Regular methamphetamine use may have serious adverse effects on the overall health of individuals. It is therefore highly recommended that educational programs must implement with the use of methamphetamine in the high- risk groups in order to raise awareness and change attitudes about the short and long term consequences. is highly recommended.

scholarly journals The Consequences of Methamphetamine use in Tehran: Qualitative Content Analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javad Yoosefi Lebni ◽  
Arash Ziapour ◽  
Mostafa Qorbani ◽  
Fereshteh Baygi ◽  
Amin Mirzaei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Eating Pattern ◽  
Methamphetamine Use ◽  
Data Saturation ◽  
Long Term Consequences ◽  
Changing Attitudes

Abstract Background: In recent years, methamphetamine use has increased noticeably in Iran, and this can have harmful consequences for the health of individuals and society. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate The Consequences of methamphetamine use in Tehran.Methods: This qualitative content analysis study was carried out by using conventional approach. Date were collected through observation and in-depth interview with 20 users of methamphetamine adult in Tehran (15 males and 5 female). Participants were selected through snowball and purposeful sampling method which continued until data saturation. Guba and Lincoln criteria were used to assess the strength of the research.Results: The extraction of the codes resulted in three main categories, including: 1. The short-term consequences, consisting of the sub-categories of individual and social consequences 2. The long-term consequences, consisting of the sub-categories of psychological, physical and behavioral consequences, severely decayed memory and changes in the eating pattern. 3. Illusions including the sub-categories of visual and auditory illusions, illusion of suspicion and illusion of having supernatural power.Conclusion: Methamphetamine use has serious adverse effects on overall health of individuals. Therefore, implementing educational programs in order to raise awareness and changing attitudes about the short and long term consequences of using methamphetamine in high risk group is highly recommended.

ABOUT REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 126-133
Author(s):  
Юрий Евгеньевич Антоненков ◽  
Елена Альбертовна Борисова ◽  
Марина Михайловна Романова ◽  
Ирина Леонидовна Панина
Keyword(s):  
Social Consequences ◽  
Medical Rehabilitation ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Scientific Medicine ◽  
Rehabilitation System ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
Long Term Consequences ◽  
Rehabilitation Measures ◽  
Effective Organization

Новая коронавирусная инфекция и ее отдаленные последствия занимают особое место в научной медицине и практическом здравоохранении. Появление COVID-19, распространение его среди населения земного шара, появление все новых штаммов поставило перед специалистами здравоохранения задачи, связанные с быстрой диагностикой инфекции, вызванной новым коронавирусом, оказанием специализированной медицинской помощи, включая диагностику, лечение, первичную и вторичную профилактику, медицинскую реабилитацию. Реабилитация пациентов, перенесших COVID-19, имеет важнейшее значение для восстановления трудоспособности и сохранения здоровья этой категории граждан. Эффективная организация и полноценная реализация реабилитационных мероприятий, достижение целей и задач медицинской и социальной реабилитации определяют социальные последствия пандемии как для конкретного индивида, так и для общества и государства в целом. Статья посвящена изучению и анализу возможностей применения рефлексотерапии в комплексе реабилитационных мероприятий пациентов с отдаленными последствиями новой коронавирусной инфекции COVID - 19. Дальнейшее совершенствование системы реабилитации, включая расширение и оптимизацию применения средств и методов реабилитационных мероприятий, будет способствовать повышению качества и эффективности оказания медицинской помощи, преодолению негативных последствий перенесенной новой коронавирусной инфекции COVID-19 The new coronavirus infection and its long-term consequences occupy a special place in scientific medicine and practical healthcare. The emergence of COVID-19, its spread among the world's population, and the emergence of new strains have set health professionals tasks related to the rapid diagnosis of infection caused by the new coronavirus, the provision of specialized medical assistance, including diagnosis, treatment, primary and secondary prevention, and medical rehabilitation. Rehabilitation of patients who have undergone COVID-19 is of crucial importance for the restoration of working capacity and the preservation of the health of this category of citizens. Effective organization and full implementation of rehabilitation measures, achievement of goals and objectives of medical and social rehabilitation determines the social consequences of the pandemic both for a particular individual and for society and the state as a whole. The article is devoted to the study and analysis of the possibilities of using refloxotherapy in a complex of rehabilitation measures for patients with long-term consequences of a new coronavirus infection COVID - 19. Further improvement of the rehabilitation system, including the expansion and optimization of the use of means and methods of rehabilitation measures, will contribute to improving the quality and effectiveness of medical care, overcoming the negative consequences of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19

Barriers to Physical Activity in Adolescents

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Langguth ◽  
Tanja Könen ◽  
Simone Matulis ◽  
Regina Steil ◽  
Caterina Gawrilow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Outcome Expectations ◽  
Multidimensional Approach ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Tailored Interventions ◽  
Long Term Consequences ◽  
Age Range

During adolescence, physical activity (PA) decreases with potentially serious, long-term consequences for physical and mental health. Although barriers have been identified as an important PA correlate in adults, research on adolescents’ PA barriers is lacking. Thus reliable, valid scales to measure adolescents’ PA barriers are needed. We present two studies describing a broad range of PA barriers relevant to adolescents with a multidimensional approach. In Study 1, 124 adolescents (age range = 12 – 24 years) reported their most important PA barriers. Two independent coders categorized those barriers. The most frequent PA barriers were incorporated in a multidimensional questionnaire. In Study 2, 598 adolescents (age range = 13 – 21 years) completed this questionnaire and reported their current PA, intention, self-efficacy, and negative outcome expectations. Seven PA barrier dimensions (leisure activities, lack of motivation, screen-based sedentary behavior, depressed mood, physical health, school workload, and preconditions) were confirmed in factor analyses. A multidimensional approach to measuring PA barriers in adolescents is reliable and valid. The current studies provide the basis for developing individually tailored interventions to increase PA in adolescents.

Responding to Immediate and Long-Term Consequences of Terror

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Fabri ◽  
Amber Gray ◽  
Jeannette Uwineza
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Consequences

Themes, Diction, and Prosodic Systems in Yoruba Lullabies

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olusanmi Babarinde ◽  
Elizabeth Babarinde
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
World Views ◽  
Scholarly Research ◽  
Long Term Consequences ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Future Learning

Lullabies are essentially sung for their soothing nature but, as this article shows, they have other important functions. One of the most important of these is that lullabies may provide much-needed language stimulation with important long-term consequences for future learning. This paper begins the work of addressing the dearth of scholarly research on lullabies, especially in the Yoruba (Nigeria: Niger-Congo) culture. It looks at the range of themes, dictions, and prosody that are intertwined to reveal Yoruba beliefs and world-views about children, starting with their time in the womb. The study uses a descriptive survey method to analyse data collected through participant observation. It shows that Yoruba lullabies not only offer insights into Yoruba cultural beliefs but also depend greatly on figurative expression and prosodic systems. These rich literary qualities identify lullabies as the earliest sub-genre of children's poetry.

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