scholarly journals CONSUMER TRICKS AND STRATEGIES AMONG POLISH MIGRANTS IN BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-23
Author(s):  
Marta Kempny
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Consumer Culture ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Consumer Society ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
Polish Migrants ◽  
Depth Interviews

This paper examines practices and strategies of consumption among Polish migrants in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Bridging theoretical perspectives on postmodernism, transnationalism and consumer society, the author discusses extent to which consumerism among Polish migrants can be seen as their way of integration with the local community in Northern Ireland. Focusing on conspicuous and inconspicuous consumption, this article explores the reasons why migrants take on the local consumption practices. Furthermore it examines migrants’ attempts to increase their social status, and display wealth through their engagement in consumer culture. Next, differences in Polish and local consumption patterns are teased out. Following this, the author links consumerism among Polish migrants to their embeddedness in local, transnational and global spheres. This research adopts 30 in-depth interviews.

La consommation n’a pas d’odeur … Quelques réflexions sur le religieux en culture de masse

2011 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 316-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Haenni
Keyword(s):  
Mass Culture ◽  
Consumer Culture ◽  
Moral Norm ◽  
Consumer Society ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
Arab Muslim ◽  
Consumption Practices

Based on the situation observed in contemporary Arab-Muslim countries, this article analyzes the interactions between religion and mass culture and its consumerist ethos. Although consumer society supports an implicit ideology (individualism, immediacy), consumption practices are also permeable to the influence of the values of the different social configurations in which they are grounded. In its interaction with religion, consumer culture can reveal itself to be a powerful primer for neo-conservative revivals, contradicting the market’s supposed hedonist ethics. This article argues that this may be due to the fact that consumer culture is a double-edged process and that its effect on religion amounts to both a rerouting and a recall of its moral norm, almost unanimously Salafist today.

scholarly journals Life in London on the Eve of Brexit – Polish Migrants’ Reports

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (3 (181)) ◽  
pp. 167-187
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Winiecka
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Scientific Program ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Social ◽  
Polish Migrants ◽  
The City ◽  
Depth Interviews

London is home to the largest community of Polish migrants in Great Britain. The multicultural and superdiverse character of the city frequently – though not always – helps newly-arrived inhabitants to settle and decide to stay for longer or for ever. In 2016 there was a referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership in the European Union. It was a moment when many migrants (re)considered their presence and their position in the society of the United Kingdom. One of the largest affected groups of migrants were the Poles. The purpose of this article is to present the situation of Polish migrants on the eve of Brexit, from the perspective of life in a multicultural and superdiverse city – London. The spectre of Brexit has brought out social tensions, detectible to varying degrees depending on the social character of the place of residence in question. In this article I have tried to answer the question: To what extent have the social mood and the social status of migrants in their own perception changed due to Brexit in the context of London’s multiculturalism and superdiversity? The article was based on 25 in-depth interviews with Polish migrants living in London. The research was realised within the framework of the scientific program: “The process of the social (re)adaptation of Polish migrants in London when facing Brexit – change and redefinition of social status from an intragroup perspective” (Miniatura 2, NCN Register No.: 2018/02/X/HS6/02300). Interviews were carried out at the end of April and the beginning of May, and in October 2019.

Transnational Viewers of Turkish Television Drama Series

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-43
Author(s):  
Deniz Özalpman
Keyword(s):  
Trade Flows ◽  
Television Series ◽  
Television Drama ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
Austrian Capital ◽  
Depth Interviews

Since the mid-2000s, Turkish television drama series have been exported to many countries and attracted an unprecedented transnational audience. However, despite popularity, there is paucity of research focusing on the transnational understanding(s) of Turkish television drama audiences in different geographies. Through a reception analysis of three mostly cited television series among participants Muhteşem Yüzyıl (Magnificent Century), Aşk-ı Memnu (Forbidden Love), Kuzey Güney (North South), this study aimed at offering an understanding beyond overly stated cultural/religious proximity explanations to ascertain traces and elements of empowerment that citizens feel coming through their act of consuming Turkish dramas. For that purpose, in-depth interviews were conducted with Iranian viewers of Turkish television series living in the Austrian capital Vienna. Interpretation of that collected qualitative material suggests re-thinking of the transnational audience’s consumption practices that expand tourism and trade flows and other related businesses between the two countries. 

scholarly journals Drinking Water Consumption Patterns: An Exploration of Risk Perception and Governance in Two First Nations Communities

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 6851
Author(s):  
Neal Spicer ◽  
Brenda Parlee ◽  
Molly Chisaakay ◽  
Doug Lamalice
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
First Nations ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Bottled Water ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Individual Risk

Many Indigenous communities across Canada suffer from the lack of access to clean drinking water; ensuring individuals and communities have safe water to drink either from their home or from their local environment requires the consideration of multiple factors including individual risk perception. In collaboration with local leaders, semi-structured interviews (n = 99) were conducted over a two-year period in the Dene Tha’ First Nation and Kátł’odeeche First Nation to unpack the issue of risk perception and its meaning to local community members. These local metrics of risk perception including smell, taste, safety, health fears and level of concern were then used to explore patterns in other data on drinking water consumption patterns and bottled water use. The results are consistent with previous research related to water insecurity and indicate that both communities consume more bottled water than the average Canadian. Results also varied by jurisdiction; those in Alberta indicated much higher levels of concern and a greater degree of bottled water consumption.

Naive, connected, and counselor tween girl identity groups: Consumption practices and social identity constructions within consumer culture

2021 ◽  
pp. 146954052110160
Author(s):  
Tiziana Brenner Beauchamp Weber ◽  
Eliane C. Francisco Maffezzolli
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Consumer Culture ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Consumer Identity ◽  
Identity Constructions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
Identity Groups

This research identifies the relationship between consumption practices and the construction of social identity among tweens in a Brazilian context. Using consumer culture theory and social identity theory, we employed 80 h of observation, 9 interviews, and projective techniques with fifteen girls. Three social identity groups were acknowledged: naive, connected, and counselors. These groups revealed different identity projects, such as the integration and maintenance within the social group of current belonging, the access to the social group with the greater distinctions, the generation of differentiable and positive distinctions (both intra- and intergroups), and the expression and consolidation of identity and its respective consumption practices. This research contributes to the consumption literature that relates to consumer identity projects. The findings reveal a current resignification of girlhood and exposes tweens’ consumption practices as a direct mechanism of the expression and construction of their social identities. These are mechanisms of social identity construction as mediated by group relations through the processes of access, maintenance, integration, differentiation, and distinction.

Gender and Power: Boys Will Be Boys and So Will Girls

1994 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Carey
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Third ◽  
Employed Women ◽  
Male Dominated ◽  
Gender And Power ◽  
Depth Interviews

This paper examines the treatment of women by men in two areas of male-dominated employment: specific professions and non- traditional ‘manual’ employment such as construction, transport, and other trade workers. Based on data from secondary sources, and in-depth interviews with non-traditionally employed women in Northern Ireland, the paper is divided into three main parts. The first section assesses the extent of harassment and discrimination towards women in male- dominated professions; the second provides a similar account of the treatment of non-traditionally employed women in Northern Ireland. Evidence suggests that there is a dichotomy in the treatment of women between the two areas discussed - given that men and women in ‘manual’ employment seem to sustain a more ‘peer-like’ relationship than their counterparts in some male-dominated professions. Thus, in the third section of the paper, while attempting to avoid the trap of dualism, I posit reasons for the existence of such a dichotomy.

scholarly journals Tradisi Maulid pada Masyarakat Muslim Gorontalo: Pertautan Tradisi Lokal dan Islam (Maulid Tradition Among Gorontalo Muslim Community: The Link Between Local Tradition and Islam)

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Kamaruddin Mustamin ◽  
Muhammad Gazali Rahman ◽  
Arhanuddin Salim
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
Religious Perspective ◽  
Acculturation Process ◽  
Local Character ◽  
The People ◽  
Early Islamic ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Collection Methods

ABSTRACT This article aims to discover and probe deeper into the acculturation process of local culture with the practices and traditions of the maulid of the Prophet Muhammad in the Gorontalo community. This study uses a phenomenological qualitative approach. Data collection methods applied are in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation. The results of the study found that the presence and expansion of Islam in Gorontalo also influenced the religious perspective held by the people of Gorontalo. The willingness of the local community to adapt to the new teachings of Islam that they believe is a reinforcement of the acculturation of local cultural practices with the implementation of the tradition of the maulid of the Prophet Muhammad. The early Islamic preachers in Gorontalo managed to distinguish between the part of the local culture that still worth preserved and the part that must be preserved. This combination and acculturation effort between Islam and local culture is able to engender a new version and level of culture that is unique and has a local character. The innovative ability of the preachers to communicate Islamic rituals to the local culture of the Gorontalo people, can lead to a critical appreciation of the local values of the community's culture and the characteristics that accompany these values. Keywords: tradition; political; culture.ABSTRAKArtikel ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menggali lebih dalam proses akulturasi budaya lokal dengan praktik dan tradisi maulid Nabi Muhammad saw. dalam masyarakat Gorontalo. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif fenomenologis. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah wawancara mendalam, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa kehadiran dan ekspansi Islam di Gorontalo turut mempengaruhi cara pandang keagamaan yang dianut oleh masyarakat Gorontalo. Kesediaan masyarakat lokal untuk mau beradaptasi dengan ajaran Islam yang baru mereka yakini menjadi penguat dari akulturasi praktik budaya lokal dengan pelaksanaan tradisi maulid Nabi Muhammad saw. Para pendakwah Islam awal di Gorotalo berhasil memilah antara bagian budaya lokal yang masih layak dipertahankan dan bagian yang harus dilestarikan. Upaya kombinasi dan akulturasi antara Islam dan budaya lokal ini mampu melahirkan versi dan level budaya baru yang khas dan bercorak lokal. Kemampuan inovasi para pendakwah mendialogkan ritual Islam dengan budaya lokal masyarakat Gorontalo, dapat mengantarkan diapresiasinya secara kritis nilai-nilai lokalitas dari budaya masyarakat beserta karakteristik yang mengiringi nilai-nilai itu.Kata kunci: tradisi; politik; budaya.

scholarly journals Memahami Makna-Makna Simbolik Pada Upacara Adat Sedekah Laut di Desa Tanjungan Kecamatan Kragan Kabupaten Rembang

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Muhammad Abdurrohman
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Value Of Life ◽  
General Idea ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
A Value ◽  
The Gift ◽  
Community Theory ◽  
The Village ◽  
Depth Interviews

<p><em>This study aims to determine the meanings contained in the sequence of the ceremonial procession in the village of Sea Alms Tanjungan as an annual tradition organized by the local community. Theory basis used is the symbol by Susanne Langer's theory which states that a symbol or set of symbols works by connecting a concept, the general idea, pattern, or shape. Symbols are human conceptualization of a thing, there is a symbol for something. Research methods in use is descriptive qualitative, by describing the results that have been obtained from observation and depth interviews with informants. Results in the can that is symbolic ceremonies Sea Alms is a form of implementation of gratitude local community to God Almighty for the gift that has been given, as well as their respect to guard the sea are believed during this important role for the safety of the villagers Tanjungan. This research linkages with communication studies is that people can establish a value of life by applying them in the form of symbols that can be agreed upon by the perpetrators so as to form a culture.</em></p>

scholarly journals PROGRAM PEMULIHAN PELANCONGAN PASCA BENCANA GEMPA BUMI 2015 DI SEKITAR PINGGIRAN GUNUNG KINABALU, KUNDASANG: CABARAN DAN STRATEGI

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raihan Anas ◽  
Rosazman Hussin ◽  
Badariah Ab Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Main Approach ◽  
Depth Data ◽  
Mount Kinabalu ◽  
Recovery Program ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Post Disaster

This study is on the post-earthquake disaster recovery program in Kundasang located on the outskirts of Mount Kinabalu, Ranau Sabah. Therefore, this study reviews the post-disaster tourism recovery program conducted by members of the local community to revive existing tourism products. The main approach of this study is the qualitative approach. Methods of collecting data such as in-depth interviews with seven informants involved. Besides, field observations have been applied to obtain more in-depth data for this study. The results show that the community in Kampung Mesilou Kundasang has been directly and actively involved in the post-disaster tourism recovery program. The findings show that there are issues and challenges faced by community members whose issues and challenges are different in the process of implementing and implementing the post-earthquake earthquake recovery program in Sabah Kundasang.   ABSTRAK Kajian ini adalah mengenai program pemulihan pelancongan pasca bencana gempa bumi di Kundasang yang terletak di pinggiran Gunung Kinabalu, Ranau Sabah.Gempa bumi yang berlaku pada 05 Jun 2015 di kawasan Gunung Kinabalu telah menyebabkan aktiviti pelancongan di sekitar Kundasang telah terjejas. Oleh itu, kajian ini meninjau program pemulihan pelancongan pasca bencana yang dilakukan oleh ahli komuniti setempat untuk memulihkan semula produk pelancongan yang sedia ada. Pendekatan utama kajian ini adalah pendekatan kualitatif. Kaedah kutipan data seperti temubual mendalam kepada tujuh orang informan yang melibatkan ahli komuniti yang berkepentingan. Selain itu, pemerhatian di lapangan telah diaplikasikan untuk mendapatkan data yang lebih mendalam bagi kajian ini. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa komuniti di Kampung Mesilou Kundasang telah terlibat secara langsung dan aktif dalam program pemulihan pelancongan pasca bencana. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa wujud isu serta cabaran yang dihadapi oleh ahli komuniti dimana isu dan cabaran yang dihadapi adalah berbeza dalam proses melaksanakan dan semasa melaksanakan program pemulihan pelancongan pasca bencana gempa bumi di Kundasang Sabah.                                                                                                         

The Northern Ireland Political Collection at the Linen Hall Library

2001 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 175-177
Author(s):  
John Gray
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Local Community ◽  
The Troubles ◽  
The Social ◽  
Academic Researchers

Despite the social and political divisions of Northern Ireland, a unique archive of materials documenting the ‘Troubles’ has been established. This article briefly examines how the collection was built up, noting some of the difficulties inherent in this process, and discusses the issues to be resolved in cataloguing and indexing this very diverse collection to maximize access for both academic researchers and the local community.

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