scholarly journals What about the “Social Aspect of COVID”? Exploring the Determinants of Social Isolation on the Greek Population during the COVID-19 Lockdown

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Evgenia Anastasiou ◽  
Marie-Noelle Duquenne
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Nonparametric Tests ◽  
Greek Population ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Sleep Habits ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media

The COVID-19 pandemic, its duration, and its intensity are harbingers of demographic change. In the context of social demography, it is crucial to explore the social challenge emerging from the coronavirus disease. The main purpose of this study is (i) to explore the determinants that affected the population in Greece in terms of social isolation during the lockdown period and (ii) to examine possible differences in the assessment of the social isolation factors depending on whether individuals live in urban or rural areas or regions with relative geographical isolation. Field research was conducted with 4216 questionnaires during the first wave of COVID-19 (March to April 2020). Multivariate analysis methods were applied to detect the main factors that impacted the feeling of social isolation, and nonparametric tests were performed to detect possible differences between population groups. Despite the resistance shown to the spread of the disease, the Greek population totally complied with the measures of social distancing and thus was socially and psychologically affected. The results indicate that psychosomatic disorders, employment situations, changes in sleep habits, socialization on the Internet, demographic status, health concerns, and trust in government and the media response determine the Greeks’ social isolation feeling. Pandemic and confinement measures have consequences for individuals and social groups and may prejudice social cohesion at multiple levels. By understanding how the pandemic affected the societies, interventions and public policies may be implemented to ensure both social cohesion and populations’ wellbeing by addressing the social isolation feeling.

scholarly journals Functions of Music Making Under Lockdown: A Trans-Historical Perspective Across Two Pandemics

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Remi Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Mood Regulation ◽  
Social Body ◽  
Historical Comparison ◽  
Music Making ◽  
The Social ◽  
Musical Activities

This paper describes how music fulfills two of its broadly recognized functions—“mood regulation” and “social cohesion”—in times of pandemics and social isolation. Through a trans-historical comparison of the musical activities of the Milanese during an outbreak of plague in 1576 with the musical activities observed during the COVID lockdowns in 2020 (such as balcony-singing and playlist-making), this paper suggests a framework for understanding the role of music in the care of the biological body and the social body in times of medical disaster.

scholarly journals Terra Incognita of the Russian Near North: Counter-Urbanization in Today’S Russia and the Formation of Dacha Communities

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 673-692
Author(s):  
Tatiana Grigor’evna Nefedova ◽  
Nikita Evgen’evich Pokrovsky
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Terra Incognita ◽  
Cultural Effects ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
The Social ◽  
Kostroma Oblast ◽  
New Vision

Abstract This article considers the salient features of counter-urbanization, which take place when urban residents, during the summer months, move to live in their second homes or their dachas [country homes or summer cottages]. Due to the social forces that are the result of incomplete urbanization, class polarization, and the rapid growth of major city centers, there are two powerful oppositional flows of migration taking place today in Russia. The first is centripetal migration or the movement of rural populations to large cities. The second form of migration is centrifugal migration or counterurbanization, which is the relocation of urban populations to rural areas. The article gives a theoretical overview of a new vision of migration as a part of modern flexible ‘liquid’ mobility, which enables urban residents to be constantly ‘on the move’, migrating between their urban apartments and suburban or distant dachas. A theoretical sociological background provides the field research, presented in the article, with an understanding of the realm of meanings of de-urbanization in a short and long historical run and in perspective. Russian men and women, who work in various professions due to advances in telecommunication technologies, are able to spend some extended periods at their dachas where they simultaneously work and enjoy the natural beauty and countryside. The different types of dachas in Russia that are either close to cities or in remote regions are examined. The case study of dacha counter-urbanization in the periphery region of Kostroma oblast' considers: 1) various features of the return counter-urbanization to remote dacha and 2) the social, economic and cultural effects that these dacha settlements have had on both the urban and rural residents.

Social isolation and loneliness among urban older people: a study of Cooch Behar municipal town, West Bengal, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-71
Author(s):  
Angana Debnath ◽  
Piyal Basu Roy
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Older People ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social

Purpose Alienation and isolation is an off-seen social aspect of gerontological crises. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the social isolation and loneliness of older people that emerge from inadequate integration with the social network, coupled with increasing social chasm between the aged and the young. The sample population is Cooch Behar municipal town, West Bengal, India. Design/methodology/approach To conduct the study, data have been collected through a questionnaire followed by purposive random sampling and analyzed with the help of loneliness scale and correlated variables. Findings The study reveals that marital status, social network, social class and health are some of the parameters that influence the level of social isolation and loneliness among the older people. Originality/value The result highlights the importance of social relationships and interaction on the ageing process.

Social Isolation and Social Cohesion: The Effects of K–12 Neighborhood and School Segregation on Intergroup Orientations

2010 ◽  
Vol 112 (6) ◽  
pp. 1631-1653
Author(s):  
Jomills Henry Braddock ◽  
Amaryllis Del Carmen Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Social Distance ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
School Segregation ◽  
Racial Isolation ◽  
The Social ◽  
K 12

Background/Context The United States is becoming increasingly racially and ethnically diverse, and increasingly racially isolated across race-ethnic boundaries. Researchers have argued that both diversity and racial isolation serve to undermine the social cohesion needed to bind American citizens to one another and to society at large. Focus of Study Given the compelling and consistent findings relating desegregation to social inclusion, this research posits that the issue of declining social trust and social cohesion may be better understood as a consequence of segregation and social isolation within communities rather than as a consequence of variations in diversity across communities. Thus, this study examines the relationship between social cohesion (social distance) and social isolation (race-ethnic segregation) at the institutional level—in schools and neighborhoods. Thus, in the present study, social distance, which reflects both weak connections among ethnically diverse groups in society and limited “bridging capital,” serves as our operational indicator of social cohesion. Participants Participants in this study come from the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshmen, a national probability sample of approximately 4,000 first-time students entering selective colleges and universities in 1999. Equal numbers of African American, Latino, Asian, and White students were sampled from 28 participating institutions, which resulted in an oversampling of minority students to provide meaningful comparisons across each of the major race-ethnic groups. Research Design This study examines the effects of early racial isolation in schools and neighborhoods on social cohesion (i.e., preference for same-race neighbors, preference for children to have same-race schoolmates, and social distance); as such, the measures of social cohesion are drawn from the baseline survey (Wave 1) conducted at the beginning of the first year, before college context and experiences could reasonably impact these outcomes. The models in this study are estimated by race-ethnic group using ordinary least squares regression. The social cohesion outcomes (i.e., preference for same-race neighbors, preference for children to have same race-schoolmates, and social distance) are estimated separately for each race-ethnic group as a function of early racial isolation in neighborhoods, early racial isolation in schools, high school type and context, and student demographics. Findings/Results Results suggest that social isolation in schools plays a more significant role than neighborhood isolation in diminishing social cohesion among young adults, although both matter. Our overall findings relating social isolation in K–12 schooling and young adults’ feelings of social distance, as well as preference for same race-neighbors, offer further support for perpetuation theory, which suggests that early school segregation leads to segregation across the life course and across institutional contexts. The findings also point to school segregation's intergenerational consequences and are consistent with the results of Crain's classic research using Office of Civil Rights data, which laid the foundation for later studies on the long-term effects of desegregation.

scholarly journals Peranan Majelis Taklim dalam Pembinaan Keberagamaan bagi Ibu Rumah Tangga

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Oksy Almaidah ◽  
Novia Nengsih
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Religious Diversity ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Religious Development ◽  
Inhibiting Factors ◽  
The Social

This study aims to determine and describe how the role of the taklim assembly in fostering religiosity in the aspect of worship for housewives; the role of the taklim assembly in fostering the religious reading of the Qur'an; the role of the taklim assembly in fostering religious diversity in the social aspect; and what are the supporting and inhibiting factors in religious development for housewives. The type of research used is qualitative research (field research), qualitative research methods are descriptive methods in the form of writing or words from people and observed behavior. Sources of data obtained from the congregation taklim assembly. To strengthen the research data obtained, the authors also took data through observation and documentation. All interview data were analyzed by collecting, reducing, presenting and ending with conclusion. The results of the study indicate that the role of the taklim assembly in religious development for housewives in various aspects, namely aspects of worship, the Koran, and social plays a very important role in broadcasting and developing Islam in society, especially for housewives

scholarly journals Muslims in Copenhagen: Social Cohesion or a Parallel Society? Results from an Empirical Survey 2008–09

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
The Political ◽  
Documentary Evidence ◽  
Current Policy ◽  
Empirical Survey ◽  
European Cities ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
Muslim Minorities ◽  
The Eu

The Nørrebro sub-district of Copenhagen, where 14% of the population belong to ethnic minorities, mainly Muslim, has stood on the Danish media’s agenda for many years as a problem-ridden area, developing into a parallel society with ethnic ghettos, crime and deviancy among the second generation and lack of social cohesion and integration. This article introduces results from the survey ‘At Home in Europe: Muslims in the European Cities’ commissioned by the Open Society Institute, which examines the current policy and patterns of Muslim integration in eleven municipal districts of the seven metropolises of the EU countries. It argues that when measured across a range of parameters to ascertain the social, cultural and economic integration of the Muslim minorities, the empirical data and the documentary evidence gathered from, and about, the sub-district (2008-9) contradict the political claims and the media rhetoric of a parallel society.

scholarly journals Functions and value of personal self-employed agriculture in social and economic development of rural Ukrainian areas

2019 ◽  
pp. 121-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ishchenko
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
The Social

It was established that the market transformation of property relations in agriculture led to the formation of a complex economy, the development of small-scale production, which is organically combined and successfully complements large and medium forms of management. It is proved that the social significance of personal country farms manifests itself in counteracting unemployment, creating opportunities for income growth, improving the quality of life, social security, self-organization of rural residents. The social aspect of OSG's activity is particularly important in times of economic crisis, when in agriculture and most other sectors massive job cuts are applied. It is generalized that in view of the diversity and diversity of the OSG functions, in order to achieve a deeper understanding of the essence of the investigated category, the classification of functions of rural households on the orientational basis of interaction with various spheres of social activity was conducted. It is substantiated that this characteristic corresponds to the essence of the OSG to the greatest extent, since it allows us to comprehensively characterize the research object as a complex category, which is an organic and inalienable component of several different socioeconomic systems different in its nature. The typical functions of a personal country economy are systematized, taking into account the requirements of three components of social life: social, economic, organizational. It is concluded that the functions of OSG population in their essential content are similar to the functions of agrarian entrepreneurship subjects. It is proved that personal country farms, despite the low marketability, carry out a number of socially important functions now, is an additional reserve for ensuring the growth of agricultural output, which the rural population perceives as a need for survival. It was emphasized that the development of OSG is closely linked with the provision of food security of the country, which led to the idea of ​​strengthening their role and importance in the formation of commodity supply and sustainable development of rural areas. It is envisioned that in case of non-dilution of the OSG value in the development of agriculture in the country, the conversion of a country farmer into an ordinary hired worker may lead to negative consequences for the whole society, such as the settlement of the rural population, the loss of their sense of ownership on their land and motivation to work, rural lifestyle and ultimately the domestic country traditions and culture. Key words: personal country economy, function, rural population, rural territories, rural households.

scholarly journals MEMBEDAH REALITAS KOMUNIKASI LINTAS AGAMA DI MEDIA MASSA (Critical Discourse Analisys terhadap Kompas tahun 2015)

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-198
Author(s):  
Umi Halwati
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
The Social ◽  
Plural Society ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Race And Religion

Abstract: The consequence of a plural society is social conflict. An attitude that can stimulate conflict is exclusivism, primordial ethnicity, race and religion. The existence of an interfaith communication cannot be separated from the mass media. The mass media is a tool or an effective mediator in the publication of ideology in the stage win public support. Therefore, it is necessary to study scientifically how the media constructs a discourse of reality. This study is qualitative research using critical discourse analysis approach. The results of this study describe how the Kompas newspaper construct a discourse, both in terms of thematic, schematic, semantic, syntactic, rhetorical, and in terms of the social aspect of the analysis. Keyword: inter-religious communication, media.

scholarly journals Assessment of Shyness among Tribal and Rural Adolescents and Its Relationship with Vocational Interests

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Shankarlinge Gowda ◽  
Dr. Chandrakant Jamadar
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
School Shootings ◽  
Adolescent Violence ◽  
Situational Cues ◽  
Job Preference ◽  
The Social ◽  
Socially Isolated ◽  
Occupational Preference ◽  
The Relationship

The present study aims to find out the prevalence of shyness among adolescents in tribal and rural areas as well as to find out the relationship between of occupational preference among adolescents of tribal and rural areas, influence of shyness levels, gender, and income on job preference among the adolescents. The experience of shyness can occur at any or all of the following levels: cognitive, affective, physiological and behavioural and may be triggered by a wide variety of situational cues. Since shyness could affect any dimension, the present study aims to identify the influence of shyness on occupational preference of the adolescents. The study of adolescent shyness has implications for understanding some of the more extreme examples of adolescent violence as exhibited by recent high school shootings perpetrated by shy, socially isolated, angry adolescents labeled as “cynically shy” (Carducci, 2000) and the development of strategies for reducing the social isolation experienced by such socially disenfranchised adolescents. Finally, severe shyness that continues into the later years of life can result in chronic social isolation that leads to increasingly severe loneliness and related psychopathology, and even to chronic illness and a shorter life span. Lastly, after studying the shyness aspects and relationship with other variables, an attempt will be made to suggest few remedial measures for shyness.

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