Social Interpretation Research Articles

Exploring the GP-patient relationship: a historical narration

The relationship between patients and their doctor is a fundamental concept—particularly within general practice. Many patients and general practitioners (GPs) have a ‘common-sense’ recognition of the interpersonal connection, usually over...

Development of Theoretical Study of Social Interpretation (Social Relations)

This reserach explores the application of Qur'anic social interpretation in social relations to address the complexity of contemporary social issues. This research aims to bridge the understanding of the Qur'anic teachings with their application in daily social dynamics, given the urgency of increasing social problems. Using a qualitative content analysis method, this study identifies and explains various social interpretations, evaluates their relevance in the modern social context, and examines the methodological differences between classical and contemporary interpretive approaches. The research focuses on the historical development of social tafsir, the influence of important figures such as Al-Sayyid Jamaluddin al-Afghani and Muhammad 'Abduh, and the application of tafsir in the context of multiculturalism and social justice. The results of this study are expected to produce strategies to promote social harmony through the application of inclusive and adaptive tafsir. The implications of the research show that a more inclusive understanding and application of social tafsir can be a solution in facing modern social challenges.

Impaired belief revision yet intact information seeking in positive schizotypy: A modified task of bias against disconfirmatory evidence

Cognitive models of delusions emphasize the role of bias against disconfirmatory evidence (BADE) in maintaining false beliefs, but sources of this tendency remain elusive. While impaired information integration could be an explanation for this tendency, the lack of information seeking motive could also result in disregard for new evidence once a (false) belief is formed. The role of information seeking in the association between psychosis-proneness and belief inflexibility has not been investigated in the context of a social interpretation task. In this study, we modified the Interpretation Inflexibility Task (IIT), which assess bias against disconfirmatory evidence in interpersonal contexts, to permit assessment of information seeking by allowing participants to skip seeing increasingly disambiguating information (in the form of pictures at varying degrees of degradation). A robust regression analysis was conducted to examine whether increasing severity of positive schizotypy is associated with more frequent skipping of later trial stages, to examine information seeking. Controlling for the number of pictures seen by participants, a robust mixed effects analysis was conducted to investigate the associations of positive schizotypy, trait anxiety, and the emotional valence of the scenario with a measure of belief revision. Participants higher in positive schizotypy did not opt out of seeing disambiguating information more frequently, p = 0.65, ß = 0.04; despite this, they still exhibited heightened belief inflexibility by rating the lures and true explanations as equally plausible, p < 0.001, ß = -0.32. These results suggest that bias against disconfirmatory evidence in positive schizotypy is unlikely a result of reduced information seeking, leaving impaired information integration as a more likely source.

An experience of social interpretation of the materials from the pre-Turkic necropolis of Choburak-I (Northern Altai)

An experience of social interpretation of the materials from the pre-Turkic necropolis of Choburak-I (Northern Altai)

Democratic Socialism of BP and its Imperatives in Nepal's Politics and Development: A Critical Outlook

This paper explores Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala’s interpretation of democratic socialism and its influence on Nepal’s political and developmental trajectory. Adopting a review-based methodology within a critical framework, the research delves into BP’s principles of democratic socialism, which aim to blend democratic governance with social fairness and economic equity. The study evaluates how these principles were reflected in development policies during the Nepali Congress leadership, noting both positive outcomes and limitations. Additionally, it addresses the substantial obstacles encountered in applying democratic socialism in Nepal, such as political instability, leadership crisis, economic constraints, and societal challenges. In conclusion, the paper assesses the ongoing significance and future prospects of democratic socialism in Nepal, advocating for its effective theorization and application through development strategies centered on the people, improved governance practices, and reinforced institutional structures to promote political morality and sustainable development.

Evaluation of score-based tertiary triage policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: simulation study with real-world intensive care data.

The explicit prohibition of discontinuing intensive care unit (ICU) treatment that has already begun by the newly established German Triage Act in favor of new patients with better prognoses (tertiary triage) under crisis conditions may prevent saving as many patients as possible and therefore may violate the international well-accepted premise of undertaking the "best for the most" patients. During the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities set up lockdown measures and infection-prevention strategies to avoid an overburdened health-care system. In cases of situational overload of ICU resources, when transporting options are exhausted, the question of atertiary triage of patients arises. We provide data-driven analyses of score- and non-score-based tertiary triage policies using simulation and real-world electronic health record data in aCOVID-19 setting. Ten different triage policies, for example, based on the Simplified Acute Physiology Score (SAPSII), are compared based on the resulting mortality in the ICU and inferential statistics. Our study shows that score-based tertiary triage policies outperform non-score-based tertiary triage policies including compliance with the German Triage Act. Based on our simulation model, aSAPSII score-based tertiary triage policy reduces mortality in the ICU by up to 18percentage points. The longer the queue of critical care patients waiting for ICU treatment and the larger the maximum number of patients subject to tertiary triage, the greater the effect on the reduction of mortality in the ICU. ASAPSII score-based tertiary triage policy was superior in our simulation model. Random allocation or "first come, first served" policies yield the lowest survival rates, as will adherence to the new German Triage Act. An interdisciplinary discussion including an ethical and legal perspective is important for the social interpretation of our data-driven results.

Revisiting Perdeck's massive avian migration experiments debunks alternative social interpretations.

Whether avian migrants can adapt to their changing world depends on the relative importance of genetic and environmental variation for the timing and direction of migration. In the classic series of field experiments on avian migration, A.C. Perdeck discovered that translocated juveniles failed to reach goal areas, whereas translocated adults performed 'true-goal navigation'. His translocations of > 14 000 common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) suggested that genetic mechanisms guide juveniles into a population-specific direction, i.e. 'vector navigation'. However, alternative explanations involving social learning after release in juveniles could not be excluded. By adding historical data from translocation sites, data that was unavailable in Perdeck's days, and by integrated analyses including the original data, we could not explain juvenile migrations from possible social information upon release. Despite their highly social behaviour, our findings are consistent with the idea that juvenile starlings follow inherited information and independently reach their winter quarters. Similar to more solitarily migrating songbirds, starlings would require genetic change to adjust the migration route in response to global change.

Planning Socially Expressive Mobile Robot Trajectories.

Many mobile robotics applications require robots to navigate around humans who may interpret the robot's motion in terms of social attitudes and intentions. It is essential to understand which aspects of the robot's motion are related to such perceptions so that we may design appropriate navigation algorithms. Current works in social navigation tend to strive towards a single ideal style of motion defined with respect to concepts such as comfort, naturalness, or legibility. These algorithms cannot be configured to alter trajectory features to control the social interpretations made by humans. In this work, we firstly present logistic regression models based on perception experiments linking human perceptions to a corpus of linear velocity profiles, establishing that various trajectory features impact human social perception of the robot. Secondly, we formulate a trajectory planning problem in the form of a constrained optimization, using novel constraints that can be selectively applied to shape the trajectory such that it generates the desired social perception. We demonstrate the ability of the proposed algorithm to accurately change each of the features of the generated trajectories based on the selected constraints, enabling subtle variations in the robot's motion to be consistently applied. By controlling the trajectories to induce different social perceptions, we provide a tool to better tailor the robot's actions to its role and deployment context to enhance acceptability.

Reform or Revolution? Socialism from China to Asian Communities

“This article examines socialist ideologies in Asian American literature by comparing Karen Tei Yamashita's I-Hoteland H.T. Tsiang's And China Has Hands. Despite both novels centering on Chinese American experiences in the 20th century, they offer differing perspectives on socialism influenced by the authors' backgrounds and historical contexts. Tsiang's work, set in 1930s New York, portrays socialism as an experimental pursuit for Chinese revolutionaries amidst the clash between socialism and nationalism. Conversely, Yamashita's I-Hotel, set in 1960s and 1970s San Francisco, depicts Asian American characters influenced by Maoist socialist ideology, tempered by disillusionment with the Cultural Revolution. Through close analysis, the article examines how each author navigates characters' attitudes towards socialism. In I-Hotel, Yamashita critiques the Cultural Revolution's suppression of art and literature, exposing Maoist authoritarianism. Meanwhile, Tsiang's optimism towards socialism is reflected in characters like Fellow, expressing a longing for reform and unity within the proletariat. Both authors' personal experiences and historical contexts shape their narratives. Tsiang's immersion in New York City's political landscape during the early 20th century informs his advocacy for socialist reform. Similarly, Yamashita's upbringing in a Japanese American family during World War II informs her critique of authoritarianism and advocacy for equitable socialism. In conclusion, this comparative analysis highlights diverse interpretations of socialism in Asian American literature, emphasizing the interplay between personal experiences, historical contexts, and ideological frameworks. Through their narratives, Yamashita and Tsiang offer reflections on the potentials and pitfalls of socialist ideologies, urging readers to engage critically with questions of revolution and social justice.”

Meanings of independence and assistance: textual analysis of personal assistance in South Korea

Both Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the growth of the Independent Living Movement (ILM) have contributed to the introduction of the concept of personal assistance in East Asian countries. However, policymakers in East Asian countries need to translate personal assistance into their languages and sociocultural contexts. With the assumption that the language and terminology used in policy contain social interpretations and cultural understandings of policymakers, this article examines how personal assistance has been translated into Korean legal and administrative texts. Results show that the current Korean personal assistance services have a narrow understanding of independence and assistance while implicitly assuming family intervention. Moreover, assistance has been interpreted as an act of caregiving, which can impair the quality of the services. This article concludes with the importance of qualitative textual analysis of personal assistance services with consideration of sociocultural specificity.

UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF THE NAME ‘BIAFRA’ IN CONTEMPORARY IGBO SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN NIGERIA

Name is a social construct that gives identity to people in society. The name ‘Biafra’ has an interpretation and social context that is embedded with meanings among the Igbo of South-East, Nigeria. The name ‘Biafra’ expresses idea, social interpretation and value among Igbo people in their social interaction. This study explains the historical antecedents of the name ‘Biafra’, the contemporary use of Biafra by the Igbo for identity construction, social cohesion, and contextual symbol of the name ‘Biafra’ in Nigeria. Using qualitative method of data collection, key informant interviews, in-depth interviews (IDI) and focus group discussion (FGD), twenty-six interviews were conducted with Biafra activists/representatives, Biafra war veterans and youth leaders in two selected communities namely, Aba and Onitsha in Abia and Anambra states, respectively. Data collected were analyzed using ethnographic content analysis. The findings of this study show that the name ‘Biafra’ holds social and cultural symbols that are presented as Biafuru (come and see) and Bia-fara (come and take) which is a symbol of olile-anya (hope) and nzoputa (emancipation). All these create Biafra symbolism for agitation, social identity, recognition, freedom and ofu-obi (social cohesion) that are associated with the Igbo society in Nigeria.

Refining Contextually Vulgar Word Choices in the Lyrics of Campursari Song "Gubug Asmoro": A Semiotic Analysis

Campursari lyrics have distinctive characteristics in refining word choices, even in contexts that may be considered vulgar. Likewise, the artists constantly adapt to the changing times. They understand that excessively harsh or vulgar word choices can undermine the beauty and wisdom they intend to convey. In this regard, the present study aimed to analyze word choices to refine the vulgar context in the lyrics of the Campursari song "Gubug Asmoro." The research method employed was descriptive qualitative with a semiotic analysis approach based on Charles Sanders Pierce’s theory. Data collection techniques included observation and note-taking. The research data consisted of lyrics manifesting as words, phrases, and sentences representing gender imbalances. Data analysis techniques involved content analysis and focus group discussions. The findings of this study could contribute to the fields of linguistics, Campursari music, and language usage in song lyrics. The results documented the semantic and contextual variations in word choices used to refine the vulgar context in Campursari lyrics, aiming to understand how their usage could influence listeners' perception of art and culture. The semiotic analysis by Charles Sanders Pierce was incorporated to provide a deeper understanding of the connection between vulgar words, the context of traditional music art, and how social interpretations were formed through their usage. Thus, this research could contribute to the understanding of meaning construction and representation in the context of popular art and culture in Indonesia, particularly within the Campursari genre.

A Child Burial from Kerch: Mortuary Practices and Approaches to Child Mortality in the North Pontic Region between the 4th Century BCE and the 1st/2nd Century CE

This article discusses a poorly studied child elite burial discovered in 1953 at the necropolis of Panticapaeum, situated near the modern city of Kerch, Crimea. A reassessment of previous research is urgently needed since it did not offer an analysis of Bosporan society from the perspective of childhood studies in general and local approaches to child mortality in particular. This fresh approach sheds new light on social structures and transformations within the northern Black Sea region. A broad chronological and geographical perspective is provided in order to detect changing mortuary rituals regarding deceased children in relation to shifting socio-political situations among North Pontic Greek and non-Greek societies. A survey of current social interpretations concerning the (in)visibility of children in the mortuary customs, particularly between the 4th century BCE and the 1st/2nd century CE, is followed by a detailed description of the history of research in the Panticapaeum necropolis. A comprehensive analysis of the grave goods that accompanied the deceased child is also provided. The discussed material suggests that a new form of elite self-representation, expressed through mortuary rites, appeared around the turn of the first millennium. This included a different approach to deceased children, whose ascribed status and expected, yet unfulfilled, social roles were frequently displayed by the family through the funerary ceremony.

Opinion formation over dynamic hierarchical networks with acquaintances and strangers: A genetic variation based double-mechanism framework

Inspired by the psychological phenomenon that agents generally adopt different opinions or action-update mechanisms when faced with different types of neighbors, we propose a novel double-mechanism framework over dynamic hierarchical networks to fill this gap. First, a novel multi-attribute genetic variation-based leader-influencer-follower (LIF) dynamic hierarchical network is developed. Second, we propose a double-mechanism framework in which a synchronous asymmetric Deffuant–Weisbuch model with opinion memory effect (MSADW) and a continuous opinion and discrete action (CODA) model with action memory effect (MCODA) are built, achieving the co-evolution of the agent’s attribute and the social network with acquaintances and strangers, respectively. Finally, the experimental results show that the memory effect can effectively weaken the bounded confidence rule and behavioral preference, accelerating the consensus of group opinions or actions. In addition, all agents attempt to obtain a higher out-degree during the co-evolution process to realize the hierarchical transition. The fitted hierarchical partition functions provide a basis for adjusting social structure from the inverted T-shaped to the pyramid-shaped structure and finally to the olive-shaped structure, which has insightful social interpretations.

Проект «социальной теологии» в учении Вальтера Раушенбуша

The article examines the question of the possibility of transforming systematic theology in accordance with the main ideas of the "social gospel". This question was formulated in the last significant work of the eminent American theologian of the early twentieth century, Walter Rauschenbusch, Theology for the Social Gospel. The work was published in 1917, a year before the thinker's death. Walter Rauschenbusch was convinced that it was necessary to transform a number of provisions of Christian doctrine, taking into account some important discoveries that became apparent in the context of the social interpretation of Christianity. These "discoveries" seem new only from the standpoint of historical Christianity, which was seriously influenced by the mystical, metaphysical and ascetic tendencies of the Greco-Roman intellectual tradition alien to it. In reality, according to V. Raushenbush, these “discoveries” of the social gospel were part of the original content of the Christian gospel and are now again updated in the context of social interpretation. W. Rauschenbusch refers to such provisions of the social gospel, which should be introduced into systematic Christian theology, the following ideas: 1. A broader interpretation of the nature of evil (evil has not only an individual, but also a social nature). Evil is rooted not only in a person's freedom, but also in some social institutions that incline a person's will to a vicious life. 2. “Limiting the theological weight” of the doctrine of the original sin in order to educate Christians in active enthusiasm instead of passive contrition for the fall, the consequences of which no one can overcome. 3. Salvation has both a personal and a social dimension. The personal conversion of a Christian is necessarily linked to his social mission. Social responsibility should not be seen as a secondary consequence of acquiring personal faith. One is unthinkable without the other. By acquiring personal faith, a person also acquires social responsibility towards other people. 4. Democratic character of theology instead of despotic. Theology should be guided by the gospel understanding of God as a loving and merciful Father. 5. Social interpretation of eschatology. The posthumous existence of people in heaven and hell should not be regarded as a state of "eternal rest". It is necessary to admit the existence of active love in paradise, which will contribute to the correction of sinners and the perfection of the righteous. It is an eschatology of hope instead of an eschatology of punishment.

The effects of life experiences and polygenic risk for depression on the development of positive and negative cognitive biases across adolescence: The CogBIAS hypothesis.

The Cognitive Bias (CogBIAS) hypothesis proposes that cognitive biases develop as a function of environmental influences (which determine the valence of biases) and the genetic susceptibility to those influences (which determines the potency of biases). The current study employed a longitudinal, polygenic-by-environment approach to examine the CogBIAS hypothesis. To this end, measures of life experiences and polygenic scores for depression were used to assess the development of memory and interpretation biases in a three-wave sample of adolescents (12-16 years) (N = 337). Using mixed effects modeling, three patterns were revealed. First, positive life experiences (PLEs) were found to diminish negative and enhance positive forms of memory and social interpretation biases. Second, and against expectation, negative life experiences and depression polygenic scores were not associated with any cognitive outcomes, upon adjusting for psychopathology. Finally, and most importantly, the interaction between high polygenic risk and greater PLEs was associated with a stronger positive interpretation bias for social situations. These results provide the first line of polygenic evidence in support of the CogBIAS hypothesis, but also extend this hypothesis by highlighting positive genetic and nuanced environmental influences on the development of cognitive biases across adolescence.

Uses of scientific discourses and markers in shark attack risk management on Reunion Island

The article discusses how the uses of scientific discourses and markers, by activists and policymakers have been perceived by scientific experts and journalists and generated tensions related to science use in managing shark attack risk on Reunion Island. Following a series of shark attacks in 2011, a scientific research program was funded by French authorities to help political decision-making to reduce shark attack risk on the island's west coast, from 2011 to 2015. This program collected a large set of data to understand the ecology of the shark species implied in the attacks. The authorities have also funded a selective fishing program as an operational management device, which opposed activists from sea users' NGOs requiring shark fishing and environmental NGOs requiring sharks' protection. Based on sixteen semi-directional interviews led with local scientific experts, activists, journalists and a mandated fisherman, the study explores how activists and policymakers are perceived as having reappropriated scientific discourses to legitimize their position on shark risk management in Reunion Island. The scientific experts’ perception of activists depends on the epistemology of their discipline and the values they carry about the management of living beings. Otherwise, the political shark risk management strategy on Reunion Island is perceived as preferring to use scientific rationality instead of social claims to justify public policies. These uses of science generated conflicts between scientific experts, policymakers and sea users, and argue for the need of a dialogical process between parties to manage shark attack unpredictable risk, by better considering its social interpretation.

Gennady Shimanov and His Unfulfilled Dream of “Orthodoxizing the Soviet State”

The article delves into the life and endeavors of Gennady Mikhailovich Shimanov (1937–2014), a relatively unknown to the wide audience yet a profoundly intriguing thinker, Orthodox publicist and dissident of the Soviet and post‑Soviet eras. It provides an overview of his biography and creative journey, highlighting his atypical position within the dissident and human rights movement, which predominantly leaned towards liberalism. In general, Shimanov’s beliefs revolved around practicing Orthodoxy during the Soviet era, Christian socialism, and Russian nationalism. The article focuses on Shimanov’s historiosophical prediction in the 1970s, suggesting the transformation of the Soviet state into an Orthodox theocracy, and the subsequent debates within the dissident literature of that time. Unusual for that period was Shimanov’s conviction in the necessity of maintaining loyalty to the Soviet state even on the part of dissidents. The article also touches upon Shimanov’s post‑Soviet creative works and their character, notably after the collapse of the USSR when his expectations starkly failed to fulfill, or fulfilled in the opposite direction. Nevertheless, other successful ideas and predictions by Shimanov are acknowledged. For example, those regarding the detrimental consequences that the country and society would experience if the liberal approach was chosen as the way out of the historical impasse of the Soviet era. The article also notes weaknesses in Shimanov’s ideologies, particularly evident in the post‑Soviet years: painful antisemitism, excessive social interpretation in understanding of Christianity, and ideological engagement. Simultaneously, the article acknowledges positive aspects of his ideas, namely his focus on national and family issues that heavily impacted the future of the Russian people.

On the issue of the relationship of verbal and non-verbal components in the interpretation of audiovisual discourse

The process of interpretation is to a large extent defined by the scientific perception of an audiovisual production as an act of intracultural and intercultural communication between the collective author and the target audience. Audiovisual productions are multilayered complexes of verbal and non-verbal elements that are interrelated by the collective author in the process of their creation. The structure of these relations must be perceived, understood and interpreted correctly by the target audience. Without this the process of cultural communication by the means of these audiovisual works between these two aggregated entities is impossible. The process of interpretation has many levels that are defined by cognitive and cultural attributes of viewers. Its stages are - perception of its components by visual and sound receptors; - understanding of the meaning of minimal units of both visual and aural verbal and non-verbal streams; - culturally determined interpreting of plot units in the process of double reconstruction of the coherent AV discourse whole based both on its explicit and implicit components; - secondary semantization of content. This article differentiates between the concept of a single viewer-recipient as a subject of perception process and the collective viewer as a participant of an act of the social communication based on the transmission of AV discourses. The collective viewer is a complex subject of the social interpretation of AV discourses who establishes norms and rules of this process and performs acts of their secondary semantization. Eventfulness is the key cognitive parameter of audiovisual productions, The collective author uses visual, ambience, verbal tools in the process of the cultural communication to create for the target audience various event sequences forming the backbone of a plot that can by understood by the audience.

Tendulkar’s Kanyadaan: A Critical Representation of Caste, Class and Gender

Abstract: One can see the primary difference between man and woman on the basis of their gender. This biasness depicts the biased mentality of men and their dominating society. It is seen in Indian English Drama that Gender consciousness is one of the most burning and dominating issue that Indian dramatists aim to reflect in their plays. After six decades of post - colonial account of Indian English fiction, we get that a wide-ranging range of playwrights have emerged concentrating consciousness on a huge figure of marvelous concerns whether economic, political, spiritual, and social. These playwrights confronted three corresponding periods of human experience. As we know that there is a large number of playwrights who emerged and focused on the burning issues of India. Among those Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar is such a playwrights who not only see the social evils but also depicted on literary canvas as it should be. Tendulkar (1928 - 2008) is a foremost and televisio’s prominent Indian playwright. He wrote for movie and television. Besides these, he is a legendary essayist, radical columnist, and social interpreter too, chiefly in Marathi language. As we have me ntioned earlie r t hat Tendulakar has experie nced the problem, need and necessities of Indian societ y. In thi s way it can’t be argued that the most of Tendulkar’s plays derived motivation from real - life happenings orsocial disorders which helped him to provide a clear estimate of the punitive genuineness