Hidden Realities Research Articles

Sport's hidden realities: A review of ‘The End of Sport’ podcast

Sport's hidden realities: A review of ‘<i>The End of Sport’</i> podcast

Hidden Realities: Exploring the Dynamics of Poverty in Mexican Society

Hidden Realities: Exploring the Dynamics of Poverty in Mexican Society

Hidden realities: Food waste from servings in mini size packaging

This paper provides data obtained from real-life measurement of the Food Waste (FW) associated with the services offering food in mini size (9–20 g) single-use packaging representing the impact of the difficulties in emptying the food from such packages and service characteristics. We collected discarded such food packages from commercial public eateries (a time-share thermal town, student canteen, and student refectory), quantified FW, and subjected data to statistical analysis regarding the eatery places, package characteristics, and food type. The results suggest that service style, packaging, and consumer wastefulness can cause 10–47 %, 3–11 %, and 5–37 % FW, respectively, indicating hidden part of the wastage iceberg from mini size food portions with vast implication on the food and relevant packaging sustainability. Regarding the packing, the dominant cause of FW is difficulties in emptying the food, such as the shape, size, depth, width, and material of the package. Concerning the consumer wastefulness, our measurements seem to imply that the groups with relatively higher affluency creates more FW. Our results will prove to be highly beneficial in both promoting efforts to raise awareness of not only consumers but also industry players and decision makers on the sustainability for food and relevant packaging material.

Lebaran Kranggan: Al-Tārikh al-maḥallī li taqālīd mujtama‘ Buhun fi Jāwah al-Gharbīyah

Rituals associated with Idul Fitri or Lebaran, as well as pilgrimages to the Buhun community's ancestral tombs, are hidden realities behind the scenes of everyday life. This annual tradition known as Lebaran Kranggan features olot (traditional elders) as the central character in ceremonies at the olot traditional house and pilgrimages to the Buhun community's ancestral graves. Buhun's traditional beliefs include animism with Islam. Together with social and political developments, the Buhun community's traditions and identity are under threat of extinction. Thus yet, no extensive local history research on Lebaran Kranggan has been conducted. In order to preserve the Buhun community's identity, Lebaran Kranggan's role as a vehicle must be clarified. By primarily utilizing oral historical materials and oral traditions, this study integrates a historical viewpoint and local history approaches to provide a fresh perspective on Indonesia's traditional beliefs.

Semiotics of Da’wah in the Sang Pencerah Film

The film always tells hidden realities with certain characters and symbols. The characters and symbols represent the story or the meaning that the audience will achieve. As an industry, film in Indonesia was dominated by the horror genre. However, in 2010, Ayat-Ayat Cinta film marked the success of the religious genre, especially those that tell historical figures in the Islamic world. The Sang Pencerah film, released in 2010, is a religious film directed by Hanung Bramantyo. It is based on the true story of the founder of Muhammadiyah, KH Ahmad Dahlan. Therefore, this film is a worthy research object to examine the representation of the da’wah methods in it. This study uses a qualitative research method by applying Charles Sanders Pierce's semiotic analysis, which focuses on signs, sign references and sign users. Data collection techniques in this study were carried out through documentation techniques by analyzing scenes and dialogues in scene footage in the film. The results of this study indicate that the method of da’wah in the Sang Pencerah refers to the Qur'an, especially Surah an-Nahl verse 125, which includes the bil hikmah, bil mau'idhah hasanah, and bil mujadalah methods. The dominant da’wah method in this film is the bil hikmah method.

Gender inequality and gender-based violence: the hidden realities during the COVID-19 era in Zimbabwe

Gender inequality and gender-based violence: the hidden realities during the COVID-19 era in Zimbabwe

The dynamics of working at intersections: Reflections from exploring inequalities

This commentary provides a first-hand account of a year-long collaborative academic–policy synthesis project – Exploring Inequalities: Igniting Research to Better Inform UK Policy – between University College London (UCL) and the Resolution Foundation. We brought together leading experts from over fifty organizations, convened six roundtables and conducted additional in-depth interviews. This collaboration resulted in a series of action notes and a final report, Structurally Unsound (Morris et al., 2019). By reflecting on the ‘nuts and bolts’ of doing this type of project, we reveal the hidden realities of knowledge exchange and open up new possibilities for understanding successes and failures for future projects of this kind.

Who alone can ‘see’? Christian humanitarianism, aspect-perception and political critique

This article offers a critique of Christian humanitarianism in Zambia. But it does so by engaging with the arguments of anthropologists who have begun to question the status of political critique within the discipline. These anthropologists argue that critique often undermines ethnographic understanding because it problematically positions the anthropologist as an actor who is able to ‘uncover’ political realities that remain invisible to others. In this article, I take these concerns seriously and attempt to reconsider the practice of critique by drawing on an ethnographic description of the work of Christian medical missionaries in Zambia. Focusing on how these missionaries encouraged one another to ‘see’ their Zambian patients as ‘Christ-like’ and ‘faithful’ in moments of suffering, I argue that these practices of ‘seeing’ and ‘showing’ resemble certain forms of political critique. Rather than an exercise in ‘uncovering’ hidden realities, critique can also be understood as an act of ‘aspect-showing’ – the aim of which is to encourage others to ‘see’ the same things in a different light. The critique of Christian humanitarianism I offer here is therefore itself an act of aspect-showing that partially resembles that which missionaries themselves engaged in.

Controversies in Political Ideologies: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Speeches of Indian and Pakistani Premiers on Pulwama Incident

Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) is considered an effective approach to exploring a text's hidden realities. The current research analyzes the speeches of the leaders of the two states on the incident of Pulwama attack on 14th February 2019 in the region of Indian occupied Kashmir to control the minds of the audience and formulate their ideologies to achieve their political benefits through power abuse. The data has been taken from the speeches delivered by both political leaders, the Premier of Pakistan Imran Khan and the Premier of India, Narendra Modi, on Pulwama Attack. Both qualitative and quantitative research approaches have been followed to investigate the texts. For Quantitative data, AntConc 3.5.8 has been utilized for the frequencies and concordance of the important words to be discussed. Observation has been utilized to gain in-depth information to describe qualitatively. The results show that some specific linguistic choices regarding some particular vocabulary, pronouns, and modal verbs have been used ideologically by the premiers to manipulate the language of their speeches. The study will be important for researchers who want to investigate the discourse developed by the political leaders’ speeches on the same issue.Keywords: discourse; pronoun; modality corpus; intertextuality

Language, Media and Ideology: CDA of an Animation, “The Donkey King”

The present study has looked into the hidden realities and ideologies in an animation &amp;ldquo;The Donkey King&amp;rdquo; released on 13th October 2018, by using the English subtitles. This animation seems to be a reminiscent of the Orwellian plot and is a phenomenal depiction of the contemporary political scenario in Pakistan. Realities can be constructed, ideologies can be created and false consciousness can be spread among the common masses by unknown and unseen powers of the society. The research has explicated the hidden realities and ideologies through CDA three-dimensional framework proposed by Norman Fairclough (1989, 1992a, 1993, 1995). Qualitative method with convenient random sampling approach in chronological order has been utilized to carry out the research. CDA is a combination of politics and language use and the study provides a deep insight into the role of cinema, in reality construction. The study concludes that cinema is a powerful tool capable enough to create realities and ideologies among the masses. The study also contains message for all ages that the real king is the savior of the nation no matter which creed or cast he belongs to. The study is significant to bring changes in the society and recommends some practical and useful suggestions to the readers, leaders, viewers of cinema and for the upcoming researchers who can bring a positive change in the society. The main significance of the study lies in creating awareness in the masses for the welfare of a free and open society. Additionally, the current study suggests that critical thinking is crucial for viewers and readers; critical thinking would help them not to easily get triggered by the issues intended by the powerful institutions, in which ideology and power keep important influences. This study filled many gaps and persisted with numerous gaps for upcoming researchers. It is expected that the current study is going to serve a useful reference resource for the researchers in understanding the study about ideology and power in media discourse.

Transboundary river basins, their hidden realities

A World Family Portrait is a joint project of the Consortium for Comparative Research on Regional Integration and Social Cohesion (RISC) and Regions &amp; Cohesion. It aims to promote interdisciplinary and cross-cultural communication through images and essays on the different faces of humanity, including, but not limited to, our similarities and our differences, our strengths and our weaknesses, our hopes and our concerns, our legacies and our aspirations, as well as our interactions with each other and our world. This project seeks to establish a dialogue between human experiences, academic reflections and shared ethics, such as mutual respect, the protection of human dignity and solidarity.

La terre des morts by Jean-Christophe Grangé

Reviewed by: La terre des morts by Jean-Christophe Grangé Nathalie G. Cornelius Grangé, Jean-Christophe. La terre des morts. Albin Michel, 2018. ISBN 978-2-226-39209-1. Pp. 553. One of the few French authors of suspense to gain recognition in the United States, Grangé, author of Les rivières pourpres (1998) and L'empire des loups (2003), once again makes his mark in detective fiction. His thirteenth novel's tightly woven plot, punctuated by violent action sequences and nightmarish scenarios populated by a gallery [End Page 233] of tortured individuals, makes for a top-notch thriller. In this dark world, the reader's anchor is Police Commander Stéphane Corso, whose rough childhood in Paris's worst neighborhoods makes him as dangerous and unpredictable as the criminals he tracks. On learning that the identification and capture of a violent murderer would help boost his image in a painful custody battle for his son, Corso uses his connections in the police force and his knowledge of underground society to home in on a probable suspect for the brutal torture and murder of two exotic dancers. Philippe Sobieski, a reformed criminal who has successfully channeled his lurid urges into a fascination for Francisco Goya's dark paintings, has become a talented artist and a model for civic rehabilitation. Despite multiple strong alibis, a lack of motive, and the former prisoner's assertions of innocence, Sobieski's arrogance and taste for provocation convince Corso of the ex-convict's guilt. As the investigation and litigation proceed, incriminating discoveries and circumstantial evidence alternately condemn and exonerate Sobieski. Readers find themselves equally questioning the law enforcer's reliability and the accused's sincerity. The resulting literary game, although highly entertaining, should come with the caveat"reader beware." Even someone habituated to Grangé's penchant for graphic violence should be cautioned that Corso's foray into the world of bondage and hardcore pornography gives rise to an explicit (and mostly unnecessary) catalogue of acts that can make even a stalwart reader cringe. Still, the raw language in the novel and the high suspension of disbelief required of the reader by the plot's twists heighten awareness of Grangé's writing skills. The author's study of biological and social determinism in a society whose conservative views prescribe repression but instead push individuals, marginalized because of their origins or lifestyle, toward transgressive acts, is convincing. Justice, innocence, and culpability are social constructs where wealth and social connections overshadow the quest for truth and vindication. Social commentary and entertainment value aside, the thriller's merit lies in the imagination and literary craft that propel its storyline. Characters that initially seem clichéd later reveal complex layers of personalities and motivations, alternately soliciting empathy and revulsion, interest more than judgment. Artful descriptions of the diverse architectural facades of Paris's arrondissements poetically symbolize the rift between appearances and hidden realities. Intriguing passages, such as the sensory impressions of a deep-sea dive and a digression on the historical origins of the Japanese art of shibari (rope bondage), pique the reader's curiosity. Finally, the explanation for the crimes and their motive in the novel is brilliant and original. [End Page 234] Nathalie G. Cornelius Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Copyright © 2019 American Association of Teachers of French

Poor Children in Rich Households and Vice Versa: A Blurred Picture or Hidden Realities?

An expanding evidence base suggests that children experiencing monetary and multidimensional poverty are not the same. This article breaks new ground by providing a unique mixed methods investigation of drivers of child poverty mismatch in Ethiopia and Vietnam, considering the role of measurement error and individualistic and structural factors. The analysis capitalises on large-scale secondary quantitative panel data and combines this with purposively collected primary qualitative data in both countries. It finds that factors at the household and structural level can mediate the effects of monetary poverty in terms of multidimensional poverty and vice versa, but that the size and sign of these effects are specific to place and time. The policy mix aiming to reduce all forms of child poverty need to be targeted on the basis of a multidimensional assessment of poverty and reflect the complex and context-specific interactions between determinants of child poverty.

Addressing structural violence through US reconciliation commissions: The case study of Greensboro, NC and Detroit, MI

Across the United States, communities encumbered by violence, economic injustice, legacies of oppression and continued social, economic, and political marginalization are increasingly turning toward truth and reconciliation commissions (TRC) to address and remedy persistent inequality. While modeled after the international truth movement, TRCs in the United States are often not state-sanctioned and characterized by fundamental differences that beg the question: How are peace and justice dialectically linked to, and flow from geographic specific understandings of violence? Drawing from the TRC experiences of Greensboro (NC) and Detroit (MI), this paper examines the way communities that were burdened with a history of violence are turning toward TRCs as viable vehicles for addressing violence and inequality in contemporary US society. This paper furthers our understanding of the geographic ruptures violence creates in communities and the often hidden realities that the legacy and memory of violence has for oppressed people in the United States.

Mechanistic Understanding of the Divergent Cyclizations of o-Alkynylbenzaldehyde Acetals and Thioacetals Catalyzed by Metal Halides.

The mechanisms of regiodivergent cyclizations of o-alkynylbenzaldehyde acetals and thioacetals catalyzed by Pd and Pt halides are studied. DFT calculations found that both reactions are initiated by electrophilic activation of the acetylenic moiety instead of the previously proposed metal-triggered CX (X=O, S) cleavage. Both the regioselective cyclization of the π-alkyne complex and the chemoselective [1,2]-migration in the carbenoid intermediate were determined as key steps to achieving the observed divergence. For acetal derivatives containing an internal alkyne, the 6-endo-dig cyclization is more favorable and leads to the carbenoid intermediate easily through further steps of CX fragmentation and carbocation cyclization. Then, from the carbenoid intermediate, the [1,2]-migration of sulfur is easier than that of H, Me, and Ph; whereas, a reversed aptitude was predicted for the oxygen analogue, which is consistent with the greater ability of sulfur atoms to stabilize β-carbocations. However, for precursors containing a terminal alkyne, the 5-exo-dig pathway is preferred and only the 1,2-disubstituted indene product is seen, irrespective of the nature of the acetal; thus, a different product from that reported in the literature is predicted for benzaldehyde acetal with a terminal alkyne at the ortho position. This prediction led us to reconsider some of the reported results and hidden realities were uncovered with solid new experimental evidence.

A New Discourse out of a Dark Atmosphere: Critical Discourse Analysis of Iran’s Eleventh Presidential Election

This paper tries to indicate how the candidates of Iran’s eleventh presidential election attempted to rise to power by the means of language. In this analysis, the discourse theory of Laclau and Mouffe is applied. The candidates tried to win the battlefield of election by creating exclusion borders and excluding their rivals. Critical discourse analysis is a methodology that can reveal ideological purposes behind the political discourses to reflect the hidden Realities. The study of the debates between presidential candidates shows that Hassan Rouhani was elected because he could exclude other discourses resulting from the rising sociopolitical crisis. Nevertheless, He could not articulate his floating signifiers and his discourse was not hegemonic.

6. Relación docente-alumno en el proceso educativo: una reflexión epistemológica

El presente ensayo pretende generar reflexiones, en atención a la relación docente-alumno y las perspectivas epistemológicas inherentes al proceso educativo de la actualidad. Se trata de connotar el encuentro cara a cara entre los actores más importantes del acto pedagógico y abrir la posibilidad de encontrar nacientes espacios humanos, de construcción axiológica propios de la dinámica sociocultural y la intervención científico-técnica, que opera en sintonía con los planes y formalidades del sistema, estableciendo las bases del proceso mismo. Es obvio que hay realidades escondidas en la relación docente-alumno, y los derroteros con necesidad de develarlas se agotan en extensas lecturas hermenéuticas, provenientes de informantes y triviales procesos de triangulación. Finaliza el documento, resaltando el proceso de investigar como parte integrante de la comprensión de la realidad implícita, en el espacio de relaciones interpersonales escolares y en posibilidad de un acercamiento al fenómeno educativo.

The invisible issue | the eye's the limit

Unseen stuff dominates the universe. To shed light on hidden realities, we build ever more extraordinary microscopes

Contemporary Hospice Rural Social Work Practice

The author examines the current inequities found in the practice of hospice social work in rural settings. The inter- section of these inequities, in the face of social development, with the hospice philosophy, and the values embedded in the profession of social work are examined. The role of social work education is explored as it relates to reducing and eradicating the inequities found between rural and urban populations receiving hospice care. Specific implications for social work education including curriculum, research, and advocacy are presented. 1. Background Popular assumptions suggest that the quality of life in rural areas is preferable to that in urban areas, as personal and social interactions in rural areas are warm and supportive. Yet Cuellar and Butts (1999) write that the romanticized vision of a tranquil and harmonious rural lifestyle is often refuted by hidden realities: economic deprivation, inadequate housing and transportation, limited access to health professionals and community-based programs, and un-addressed physical and mental health problems. Bull (1998) alludes to various bar- riers to social and health services in rural areas: geographic isolation, economic deprivation, and poor human infrastruc- ture. Compared to urban caregivers, rural caregivers use fewer formal services (Dwyer & Coward, 1991), including end of life care services such as hospice and palliative care. Related to these areas are the challenges experienced by hospice social workers when they attempt to deliver hospice psychosocial services in rural America. The current hospice psychosocial health care inequities and disparities expe- rienced by rural dwellers warrant attention in the literature and prompt response from social work programs.

Hidden realities: What women do when they want to terminate an unwanted pregnancy in Bolivia

ObjectiveTo explore women's experience of unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in Bolivia, where nearly all induced abortions are carried out in clandestine, unregulated, and unsafe conditions. MethodsQualitative and quantitative research methods, including focus group discussions, in-depth interviews and a structured survey of women of reproductive age, were used to explore the experience of unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in poor urban areas of 5 Bolivian cities. ResultsOf the 1175 sexually experienced women surveyed, 13% reported having had an induced abortion. The methods they tried included surgical abortion, taking misoprostol, drinking herbal and chemical preparations, and inflicting physical trauma on themselves. Many women made multiple attempts before successfully terminating a pregnancy. Lack of knowledge and confusion about how to use misoprostol may have contributed to the complications that resulted in seeking postabortion care. ConclusionIncreased access to accurate information and counseling about abortion options are paramount if women are to make informed decisions and minimize health risks.