Impact Of Social Culture Research Articles

Tackling the Complexities of the Obesity Pandemic Among the BAME Population in the UK Through Identification of the Social Determinants of Mental Health and Wellbeing

Obesity's multifaceted causes give rise to a complex and diverse range of health associated morbidities and comorbidities, including diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, particularly among British Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) populations within in the UK. As found within the recent COVID-19 pandemic these can have wider reaching implications including increased risk of mortality within this population group. Understanding the potential social determinants of the causes of obesity is essential if effective strategies are to be developed to tackle this. A comprehensive search of the CINAHL, ASSIA and Web of Science databases was undertaken with 148 papers identified. Through application of inclusion and exclusion criteria two papers were included within this review. Inductive content analysis was undertaken, through which four conceptual categories were identified: impact of social culture, the "limitless" consequences of empowerment, the power of knowledge, and external elements. Social determinants such as culture, perception, family, and mental health have been found to impact significantly on the ability of many individuals within the BAME population to effectively engage with obesity and weight loss strategies. A greater understanding of these social determinants is needed if future strategies aimed at addressing the obesity pandemic within this population is to be effective.

Personal brand development problems through the social culture perception prism

Introduction. The article considers the problem of the individual personal brand development through the prism of the social culture of perception. We also identified approaches to understanding social culture, analyzed the results of research on the impact of social culture on personal brand development, and considered the structure of social culture. The article defines the types of socialization in which the individual brand values is particularly important, namely: volunteer work, professional expertise in various fields, and individual self-sufficiency as a role model. Goal. The purpose of this study was to determine the dependence of factors of socio-cultural influence on the ability of self-realization and self-actualization through the creation of an individual personal brand. Method. Confidence in our research was increased by detailed data collection aimed at obtaining a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of personal perception of social networks based on primary information obtained by the method of experimental questionnaires of social network experts. Using the analysis of the results of the survey in the control and experimental groups of respondents, we were able to make sure that the motivational factors that encourage individual involvement in social networks have a social basis. The results. We considered social culture as a set of actions to create optimal internal conditions for the development and self-change of the individual, education of the subject of activity, capable of acting, harmonizing his activity with the natural, social, spiritual-moral (value-meaning) basis of interaction with the surrounding world and himself. In the research process, ascertaining and control stages, we evaluated the level of self-actualization of persons with a developed personal brand (PB) of the control and experimental groups using the self-actualization test (TSA). The ecopsychological approach is the basis of the construction of the technology for the implementation of the social culture development program of certain types of socialization (experts). The reliability of test results and differences in mean values were assessed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The formative program shows the effective influence of the development of social culture on the self-actualization of the individual and the ability to form his PB.

FRENCH CATHOLIC LITERARY REVIVAL: HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND

The article focuses on the background of French Catholic literary revival of the first half of the XXth century. Among the fundamentals of the analysed phenomenon are distinguished three major ones: historical background, theological preconditions and the influence of purely literary predecessors of the XIXth century. The first one is presented through the research of French peculiarities of republican secularisation, its educational reforms and the social-cultural impact of the Dreyfus affair. The ecclesiastical context is described through the challenge of theological modernism and popes’ encyclicals as an attempt to deal with them. Specific French Catholic identity’s division between Gallicanism and Ultramontanism with its influence on the cultural context is also mentioned. Finally, the return of Christian spirituality and the birth of specific apophatic poetics are observed from symbolism of romanticists Chateaubriand and Lamartine through Baudelaire’s aesthetic of sin to decadent poetization of embodied evil and divided human soul of d’Aurervilly and Huysmans. Special emphasis is made on the tradition of political engagement of Catholic writers from J. de Maistre through Ch. Maurras to L. Bloy. Hence, Catholic literary revival is regarded as complex cultural, historical, theological and literary French phenomenon.

Pengemasan Atraksi Wisata Susur Sungai Klegung dengan Menggunakan Pendekatan Potensi Wisata

Community-based ecotourism development is an opportunity to develop tourism attractions that are almost unknown to tourists in general and will reduce the social-cultural impact for the community. The potential of the Klegung river that forms the river flow and the natural wealth of its riverside ecosystem makes the community take the initiative to open tourism destinations to provide benefits both economically and for the sustainability of existing water resources. The research that has been conducted using a qualitative descriptive method aims to analyze the potential of human resources, culture, flora and fauna, and attractions in accordance with the characteristics of Padukuhan Klegung. Having known the potential, then made attractive and appropriate attraction packages. keywords are required for computerization. Research and abstract title search made easy with these keywords

Suicidal Ideation Risk and Socio-Cultural Factors in China: A Longitudinal Study on Social Media from 2010 to 2018.

Many studies cited the importance of social factors as protective and risk factors for suicide. However, there is a lack of evidence on the influences of cultural and moral values. This study aims to examine the association between cultural values and suicidal ideation risks detected on an online social media platform. We collected a total of 5.1 billion pieces of Weibo posts from 2010 to 2018 to calculate their suicidal ideation risks as measured by psychache in the Chinese Suicide Dictionary. We calculated the word frequencies of cultural and moral values based on Cultural Value Dictionary and Moral Foundation Dictionary. We collected economic and population data from the China National Bureau of Statistics. Two-way fixed-effect models were performed to analyze the association between culture, economy, and population factors and suicidal ideation risks. The results confirm the relations between high suicidal ideation risk and public concerns of vice under the Chinese context such as harm (β = 0.193, p < 0.01), betrayal (β = 0.096, p < 0.01), and dirty (β = 0.624, p < 0.001). In addition, extremely individualistic or collectivistic values of the public were associated with high suicidal ideation risks. The finding indicated the significant impact of social culture on suicide risk apart from the influence of the social economy and population characteristics. Our evidence informs population-based suicide prevention policymakers that incorporating cultural and moral values can help prevent suicidal ideation in China.

Social-Cultural Impact of Bead work in East Africa: the Nexus between the Dinka, Samburu &amp; Masaai Ethnicities

Beadwork has been practiced in Africa and worldwide for centuries. In East Africa, different communities made beads from a wide range of materials available to them. This materials range from black coral collected from the Indian Ocean to the use of bone from their livestock. This study is an analysis of beadwork uses in the following East African communities; Dinka of South Sudan, Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania, and the Samburu of Kenya. Conducted in Nairobi, the objective was to establish its social-cultural significance as an art form. It was also a part of the annual design symposia, workshops and presentations involving master's students, faculty, experts and stakeholders. The research used an interview guide, observation and a historical research method. The findings established that beadwork was used for social, cultural and religious practices in all the communities. These include, rites of passage, decoration and ornamentation, and also for political and leadership purposes. Despite the similarities in occasions, the types, and colors of beads used differed. The findings further pointed out the unique characteristics in color, materials, shape of beads in each community.

Can Happiness be Created in Rituals?

Abstract This article refers to an ethnographical study within the framework of a cross-cultural research project in Germany and Japan. It focuses on the ritual staging and performing of family happiness within two countries: Christmas in Germany and oshogatsu, the turn of the year, in Japan. Happiness is hereby conceived as a particular form of well-being that is (intended) to be evoked during the yearly reunion of the family. Through ritual practice, the family members (re)confirm their family bonds and create their specific idea of family happiness. In the German family outlined below, Christmas Day in Germany happens to be the first Christmas Celebration in the new family constellation for everyone, and the family members are about to perform their future life plan. In Japan, oshogatsu relies on experiences and memories within the particular family constellation which allow an emotional proximity between four generations. The analytical approach reveals the social cultural impact on emotions and their performative and amplifying potential in rituals

Can Happiness be Created in Rituals?

This article refers to an ethnographical study within the framework of a cross-cultural research project in Germany and Japan. It focuses on the ritual staging and performing of family happiness within two countries: Christmas in Germany and oshogatsu, the turn of the year, in Japan. Happiness is hereby conceived as a particular form of well-being that is (intended) to be evoked during the yearly reunion of the family. Through ritual practice, the family members (re)confirm their family bonds and create their specific idea of family happiness. In the German family outlined below, Christmas Day in Germany happens to be the first Christmas Celebration in the new family constellation for everyone, and the family members are about to perform their future life plan. In Japan, oshogatsu relies on experiences and memories within the particular family constellation which allow an emotional proximity between four generations. The analytical approach reveals the social cultural impact on emotions and their performative and amplifying potential in rituals

Influence of International Mega Sport Event towards Cognition of Economic, Social-Cultural and Environmental Impact for Residents: A Case Study of the 2009 Kaohsiung World Games

This study focuses on the influence of holding international mega sports events towards the cognition of economic, social-cultural, and environmental impact for residents. Research subjects of this study were residents age 18 to 65 and living in the Kaohsiung area where the 2009 Kaohsiung World Games was held. A total of 437 effective questionnaires were obtained. Results from this study showed that (1) there was significance between different genders in the cognitions of positive economic impact, the positive as well as negative social-cultural impact, and the positive as well as negative environmental impact; (2) there was significance with different age groups in the cognitions of positive as well as negative economic impact, the positive as well as negative social-cultural impact, and the negative environmental impact; (3) there was significance with different residency spans in the cognitions of positive as well as negative economic, social-cultural, and environmental impact; (4) residents are clearly in support of holding major sports events again in the future.

Development of a sustainability assessment model for underground infrastructure projects

The concept of sustainable development is receiving much attention throughout the global community. The concept embraces the traditional paradigm of infrastructure development and is expanding to a wider range of implications from social and environmental impacts caused by infrastructure development. Enhancement of sustainability is generally summarized using a triple bottom line approach of (i) minimizing environmental impact, (ii) maximizing economical benefit, and (iii) minimizing adverse social–cultural impact. Sustainability assessment should consider complications and interrelationships of all sustainability aspects throughout the entire life cycle. This paper presents a methodological development for a sustainability assessment modeling framework aimed at underground infrastructure construction projects. The modeling framework is based on assessing multiple proposed design alternatives and eliciting the most sustainable alternative through multiple assessment processes and a decision making process.

Mistaken Identity: Testing the Clash of Civilizations Thesis in Light of Democratic Peace Claims

Cultural identity has become prominent in studies of world politics in the post-Cold War era. First, a growing literature in world politics has emerged that focuses on the impact of social culture, broadly conceived as the shared religious, racial or ethnolinguistic characteristics of a society. The significance of this aspect of culture is epitomized in studies focusing on ‘ethnic conflicts’, ‘ethnic security dilemmas’, and most prominently in Huntington's ‘clash of civilizations’ thesis, which suggests, among other things, that shared civilization membership is the fulcrum upon which post-Cold War era world politics rests. Secondly, the impact of political culture, broadly conceived as the shared norms and institutions guiding political behaviour in a society, has become increasingly salient, as evidenced by the bourgeoning literature on the democratic peace thesis, which posits that the extent to which a state (or pair of states) is democratic is a major determinant of its war-proneness. Adherents of this view argue either that although democracies are just as war-prone as non-democracies they rarely fight other democracies, or that democracies are more peaceful than non-democracies, in general.

Dimensions of Cultural Values

Marketers have long acknowledged the importance of attitudes and attitude change in the study of marketing and market research, but the role of values has received relatively little attention. In this paper secondary data is used to present the ethnic and social cultural impact on cultural values.A three-level structure of the individual value system, which is derived from ethnic peculiarity, level of adaptability to the former or new created social and economic environment, and one’s owns decisions, is applied.The identification of Lithuanian cultural values and explanation of derived hypotheses are based on information received using O-sort scaling and survey methods.

Unseen forces: The impact of social culture on school leadership

The emergence of the global era has raised the ante on cross-cultural understanding. Although education has been a traditional means of cross-cultural transmission, relatively little effort to date has gone into understanding how culture influences the content or processes of educational practice. Internationally disseminated theories of educational leadership have been dominated by Western cultural and intellectual frameworks and have ignored a range of other frameworks. It is time to open up our thinking about theories and methods of organizing and administering education throughout the world. There are potential benefits to theory as well as to practice in widening the cultural and intellectual lenses being used in the field. Our purpose in this article is to understand how one might begin to explore educational leadership concepts and practices across cultures. We discuss how culture has been studied in fields of management outside of education. Then we examine the role that a cultural lens could play in our thinking about educational leadership and argue that the notion of societal culture will enrich both theory and practice in the field. Finally, we raise some questions for future research that arise from looking at educational leadership within a cultural context.