The resituated rural: exploring narratives beyond the empty Spain

The Technological Gaze

This study examines whether opposition against gender and sexual equality is a common denominator between the radical right, political actors, and mainstream media in Germany. The study hypothesizes that socially shared sexist beliefs and gender stereotypes offer access points to public discourse for anti-egalitarian counterpublics, legitimizing their contestations of gender and sexual equality. This hypothesis is tested in a quantitative frame analysis of n = 1102 articles in 18 digital media outlets from diverse anti-egalitarian counterpublics (anti-feminist men’s rights activists, feminists, Christian fundamentalists, radical right, and far-left media) and mainstream media. The study results offer a current overview of the framing of gender and sexual equality in mainstream and counterpublic media in Germany: Discourse on gender equality and LGBTQI rights takes up the most space. The framing of these topics is less controversial than the highly contested discussion of gender roles and reproductive rights. Discourse coalitions between anti-egalitarian counterpublics and established actors become visible in the neosexist and gender-traditional frame, pointing to the relevance of neosexist convictions and gender traditionalism as a common denominator between these actors. Across all frames, a common oppositional strategy is reframing gender and sexual equality issues into threat scenarios to families and society.

The pursuit of social justice fundamentally requires gender equality, just as meaningful gender equality necessitates social justice. This means that each is integral to achieving the other. While commonly characterised as "two sides of the same coin," this paper aims to demonstrate they are, in fact, the very coin itself: a unified entity forged into an indissoluble foundation. As perceptions and definitions of social justice in different contexts demonstrate, the term "social justice" remains deceptively simple in everyday usage. Similarly, the term "gender equality" has emerged to bring together a large number of basic precepts crucial to removing sex-based discrimination in all spheres of human endeavour. While social justice arises from binding and non-binding instruments, and workplace social justice stems from the 1919 ILO Constitution and international labour standards, gender equality springs from a plethora of international treaties negotiated by States to end discrimination based on sex. This article examines the content and overlay of these concepts using a comparative law methodology, citing examples where social justice and gender equality combine. It reviews texts that give context to social justice, texts that define gender equality, and the main hard law treaties giving substance to gender equality, providing applied illustrations of implementation of gender equality. The article concludes that without these principles and rights, social justice remains illusory. If decision-makers strive to produce the composite coin itself, the two concepts melded together as a whole will lead to genuine improvements in the quality of all human life, as this paper demonstrates.

Gender equality in emergency medicine: Ignorance isn't bliss.

A 12-Year North American Longitudinal Study of Gender Equity and Equality in Gastroenterology

In the recent years, we have witnessed social networks blossom. Social networking reshaped worldwide communication significantly increased the speed of news spread, and connected the world stronger than ever. Although social networking has been such a revolutionary invention for the society, and many researchers have turned towards social media to explore trending topics, mainstream media still remains as the origin of the majority of the news discussed in social networking sites. Social stream mining to make video recommendations based on the trending topics has been an active direction in the research community. Understanding the trending topics and its impact on video sharing sites is very interesting for network traffic engineers. Quality of service can be significantly improved if we can predict what kind of video content will generate large traffic. The focus of this paper is to study which type of media, mainstream or social, can contribute better towards identifying trending topics. We present the experimental study of the story development process in mainstream and social media based on the real-world data. The study helps us properly identify which media source is more appropriate for the video recommendation and network traffic prediction systems. Through our findings, we discovered mainstream media could significantly improve the trend detection.

This study investigates the gender role attitudes among third-generation Turkish immigrants in France, focusing on individuals aged 18-25 who were born and raised in France, received a formal education, and identify as highly religious. Building on the framework of cultural adaptation, this research explores how these young adults balance traditional Islamic gender norms with the secular, egalitarian values prevalent in French society. Through qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with seven participants, this study identifies key themes related to gender roles, familial responsibilities, and the influence of education and religiosity on gender perceptions. The findings reveal a dynamic interplay between cultural heritage, religious teachings, and exposure to progressive societal values, with a notable shift toward egalitarian attitudes, especially among women. The study emphasizes the role of education and social networks in fostering more inclusive gender perspectives while also highlighting the challenges these individuals face in reconciling their cultural and religious identities within a secular context. This research contributes to broader discussions on migration, integration, and gender dynamics, providing insights that inform policies aimed at promoting social cohesion and gender equality in multicultural European societies.

An adequate understanding of the acculturation processes affecting immigrants and their descendants involves ascertaining the dynamic interplay between the way these individuals manage their multiple (and sometimes conflictual) cultural value systems and identifications and possible changes in their social networks. To fill this gap, the present research examines how key acculturation variables (e.g., strength of ethnic/host cultural identifications, bicultural identity integration or BII) relate to the composition and structure of bicultural individuals’ personal social networks. In Study 1, we relied on a generationally and culturally diverse community sample of 123 Latinos residing in the US. Participants nominated eight individuals (i.e., alters) from their habitual social networks and across two relational domains: friendships and colleagues. Results indicated that the interconnection of same ethnicity alters across different relationship domains is linked to cultural identifications, while the amount of coethnic and host individuals in the network is not. In particular, higher interconnection between Latino friends and colleagues was linked to lower levels of U.S. identification. Conversely, the interconnection of non-Latino friends and colleagues was associated with lower levels of Latino identification. This pattern of results suggests that the relational context for each type of cultural identification works in a subtractive and inverse manner. Further, time spent in the US was linked to both Latino and U.S. cultural identifications, but this relationship was moderated by the level of BII. Specifically, the association between time in the US and strength of both cultural identities was stronger for individuals reporting low levels of BII. Taking the findings from Study 1 as departure point, Study 2 used an agent-based model data simulation approach to explore the dynamic ways in which the content and the structure of an immigrant’s social network might matter over time in predicting three possible identity patterns: coexisting cultural identifications, conflicting cultural identifications, and a mixture of the two. These simulations allowed us to detect network constellations, which lead to identification or disidentification with both cultures. We showed that distinct patterns of social relations do not lead to identity outcomes in a deterministic fashion, but that often many different outcomes are probable.

How the Mainstream Media Help to Spread Disinformation about Covid-19

The Transmission of Political Critique after 9/11: “A New Form of Desperation”?

ABSTRACTThis paper investigates intermedia agenda setting between old and new media platforms through a study of the Norwegian Twitter and mainstream media agendas. The study tracks top tweets and headline news, asking whether Twitter mainly rehashes mainstream media content or actually produces original content. The study finds that Twitter and mainstream media are consistent on the salience of many issues, but also that Twitter gives attention to issues that are overlooked by mainstream media, such as news about environmental challenges and gender equality. The paper also suggests that Twitter contributes to an expansion of the elite, meaning that it has become an important platform for eloquent and media-savvy people outside the traditional political, economic, or academic elites.

With the 2024 Olympic Games touted as reaching gender parity (i.e., same number of female and male athletes participating), media conversations are continuing about elite athlete mothers. Researchers interrogating media stories of Olympic athlete mothers have shown that their sporting journeys are not straightforward due to tensions linked to gender (in)equity. In this paper we use narrative inquiry as a theoretical lens to explore “comeback themes” synthesized from published media studies of Olympic athlete mothers, along with recent examples of media stories of Olympic athlete mothers. We discuss four comeback themes that include: (in)compatible identities, super mums, veteran status/age, and exposing discrimination, and some implications for gender equity. The first three comebacks perpetuate gender ideologies of heteronormative femininity, good motherhood, ageism, and exceptionalism, which downplay equitable support and change. These themes, along with the exposing discrimination theme, also highlight shifting media representations of motherhood and sport whereby stories expose struggles, realities, and/or structural deficits. We reflect on these themes as a “tangled and bumpy road” to gender equity led by athlete mothers’ voices resulting in changes in maternity rights. These comeback themes show gains in gender equity for sportswomen and highlight areas where more work is needed. Future research recommendations include studying mainstream and social media spaces with an intersectional lens to expand understanding of media stories as pedagogical resources to learn more about motherhood, sport, and gender (in)equity.

Open educational resources (OER) and some of the United Nations sustainable development goals

This paper examines the portrayal of arranged marriages in India as depicted in mainstream media with a special focus on Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking. It utilises an intersectional feminism framework to explore themes of colourism, casteism, and gender discrimination within the context of Indian matrimony. Methodologically, the study employs a qualitative content analysis of specific episodes and character interactions within the documentary-style format of Indian Matchmaking. By analysing these depictions, the paper aims to uncover how mainstream media reflects and perpetuates societal norms and discriminatory practices inherent in the Indian matrimonial tradition. Through detailed examination, the findings highlight the ways in which the Netflix series perpetuates entrenched patriarchal structures and regressive value systems, illustrating the complexities of identity negotiation within the marriage market. The analysis demonstrates that while the series provides a platform for cross-cultural exploration, it simultaneously reinforces harmful ideologies and existing power dynamics. The paper concludes by discussing the broader implications of media representation for social discourses on gender equality and social justice, emphasising the dual potential of popular culture to both perpetuate and subvert dominant narratives.

To examine the association between life space, a measure of functional status that describes the range of movement through the environment covered during daily functioning, and the risk of mortality in older community-based persons. Two ongoing, prospective observational cohort studies of aging. Greater metropolitan Chicago area. One thousand four hundred forty-five community-based older persons without dementia. Life space was measured at baseline using a series of questions designed to measure the extent of participants' movement throughout their environment, ranging from the bedroom to out of town. The association between life space and mortality was examined using proportional hazards models adjusted for age, sex, race, and education. Over up to 8 years of follow-up (mean 4.1 years), 329 of 1,445 (22.8%) participants died. In a proportional hazards model adjusted for age, sex, race, and education, a more-constricted life space was associated with a greater risk of death (hazard ratio=1.18, 95% confidence interval=1.09-1.27, P<.001), such that people with life spaces constricted to their immediate home environment (score=3) were approximately 1.6 times as likely to die as those whose life spaces included trips out of town (score=0). This association persisted after the addition of terms for several potential confounders, including physical activity, performance-based physical function, disability, depressive symptoms, social networks, body mass index, and number of chronic medical conditions. Constricted life space is associated with greater risk of death in older community-based persons.