Aspects Of Social Life Research Articles

Identify Changes in the Spiritual Life of Vietnamese Workers after the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 has a profound impact on all aspects of social life around the world. To adapt to life after the COVID-19 pandemic, workers have changed many habits in life, especially in mental health. The main changes in spiritual life are focused on the following issues: family care and children's education; health care and medicine; stressful issues juggling personal life, family and childcare; issues of family interaction and community connection. Thereby, the article gives a summary of the changes in the spiritual life of workers and proposes some specific solutions.
 
 

The Field of Education in Reconstruction as the Consequence of COVID Pandemic Rebuilding Education? Mapping Landscapes of Changes in the COVID-19 Era

The pandemic outbreak in 2020 has influenced all aspects of social life. We focus on the education system and its impact on social (in)equality using Poland’s case to analyse them, through the notion of Bordieuan social field and knowledge-power relations. We claim that lockdown put into motion important processes or even systemic changes of education, by the emancipation and empowerment mechanism of social actors that aspire to be an active part of the educational field. In Poland, we deal with a static, centralized and hierarchic system. The time of pandemic made the field of education more dynamic. New actors were invited with the result that the power-knowledge relations changed. In this frame, we put the question about educational inequalities. We ask how the educational field is changing in face of the unforeseen and scarcely manageable global pandemic risk. Do they mean less in the global pandemic context or, on the contrary, are they strengthened?

The Relationship between the Use of Technology and Technology Addiction in Learning Foreign Language

In the last century, technology has become more commonplace than ever. Its effect continues to increase day by day in the field of education, training, and in many aspects of social life. Today people cannot protect themselves from its influence, which mostly leads to addiction. The present study aims to determine the relation between learners’ addiction to technology and the use of technology in foreign languages. The research is to address the following questions: “Are foreign language learners addicted to technology, and to what extent do they utilize technology in their learning of a foreign language?” The respondents consist of 277 students, male and female from the departments of English, French, and German language education. A survey consisting of 35 closed-ended questions was given to students in the three departments. The 5 Likert scale with 35 items was also used. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics by means of the Spss program. The findings of the study revealed that the participants’ level of technology addiction is medium, and their competence in using technology in foreign language learning is low. Furthermore, the results indicate a significant difference in favor of upper grades in the use of technology.

Rethinking waiting

This article critically analyses the conventional conception of waiting processes, understood exclusively as temporality, examining their limitations in capturing the complexity of waiting as a broader social phenomenon. Drawing on the philosophical paradigm of Discontinuist Materialism, it argues that waiting time must be understood as more than a singular, ontologically negative, and necessarily detrimental phenomenon. The text underlines the intricate relations between waiting time and other aspects of social life, suggesting the need to broaden the perspectives of analysis hitherto employed. It reveals the need for a new analytical framework incorporating social, cultural, and historical factors when examining waiting processes. This article aims to take another step towards reconfiguring the temporal dimension of waiting, paving the way for constructing a more nuanced approach to this multifaceted phenomenon.

Disability Prestige and Perceived Disability Disadvantage: Intersubjective Structure of Disability as a Social Disadvantage in the Japanese Metropolitan Area

Abstract This paper explores disability disadvantage in Japanese society by analyzing the structure of people’s perceptions. Following in part the occupational prestige ranking, a random-sampled postal survey conducted in 2018 in the Southern Kanto District of Japan measured the extent to which respondents thought 33 different bodily conditions were an impediment to aspects of social life (e.g. work, school, and marriage) on a six-point scale. There were 248 valid cases (24.8%) out of the sample of 1,000 persons. Based on the mean scores for each bodily condition, physical and sensory conditions ranked high, psychiatric conditions ranked in the intermediate range, and disfigurements ranked low, as confirmed by multidimensional scaling using Euclidean distance. Alternatively, based on correlations of response patterns as similarity, some clusters of disability types emerged: physical/mental incapacity, mental/physical disorders, and disfigurement. These results indicate the residual social disadvantage for some disability types according to perception in Japan, while suggesting diversity among disabilities both quantitatively and qualitatively. The latter point also implies different corporal meanings attached to different aspects of body function and structure.

On the Possibility of Scientific Socialism. S. N. Bulgakov vs K. Marx

The article deals with criticism by the great Russian philosopher S. N. Bulgakov’s ideas of scientific socialism in his major work “Philosophy of Economics”. Attention is drawn to the fact that Bulgakov’s philosophical basis for this criticism is an indication of the primacy of the theme of justice in a socialist society, which is rationalized in the theory of scientific socialism. Bulgakov shows that in the very history of Marxism, the focus on justice predetermines the desire to build a theory of scientific socialism. Another topic discussed by the philosopher in the framework of his criticism of the idea of scientific socialism is the illegitimacy of Marxism’s assertion about the existence of laws of a natural historical type, in accordance with which the development of society as a whole takes place and which are considered in Marxism as the basis for the possibility of scientific substantiation of the inevitable onset of a future just society. . According to Bulgakov, the scientific nature of social policy is determined by relying not on such laws, but on statistical generalizations, a kind of empirical patterns that express the development trends of certain aspects of social life in specific conditions and in a specific historical period. Another subject of Bulgakov’s criticism is the desire to talk about the development of society as a whole. Scientific research, in his opinion, should be specific and deal with specific aspects of public life. The whole cannot be the subject of scientific research. The article draws attention to the similarity of Bulgakov’s views to the views of K. Popper, set forth by him a quarter of a century after the Russian philosopher in his work “The Poverty of Historicism”. Popper criticizes historicism, by which he understands the concept of the natural development of society as a whole, which inevitably turns into utopianism. Attempts to talk about society as a whole and try to transform it as a whole, he defines as holism, which he contrasts with “partial engineering”. The author of the article notes that the views of these two thinkers, which reveal an undoubted similarity, deserve to be presented in modern discussions about the possibility of social prediction.

Can War in Ukraine Be A Step Back on Climate Change Fight?

Background: The war in Ukraine, the major event of recent years in relation to public international law, is being challenged by the actions of the Russian side by interfering in the territory of a sovereign state with the intention to annex specific parts of the state of Ukraine. The special importance of this war is the international community’s involvement, striving to uphold principles of international justice, preventing these situations from happening in Europe. Beyond the tragic loss of people's lives, a critical point is the degradation of the environment in these areas along with the possibility of destroying the states’ efforts to fight climate change. This war has far-reaching consequences beyond the battlefield. It impacts numerous social aspects and has a direct impact on the social well-being of society. Besides this, the increase of inflation rates globally, an energy crisis, disruptions within the transport market of goods and services, as well as other interconnected aspects of social life in general, are being directly impacted. This research encompasses an analysis across different categories, starting with GHG emissions, the effects of bombing campaigns in the vicinity of nuclear reactors, and assessing the potential risks of meltdowns and their subsequent repercussions. We have also analysed the socio-economic aspect, global market movement, energy crisis, and inflation. A critical discussion revolves around shifting the focus from fighting climate change towards addressing the current situation created by the war in Ukraine. Moreover, part of the research encompasses gauging public sentiment on specific questions and comparing the results from two different groups to discern potential divergencies in viewpoints. Methods: Methodology used: collection of materials from books, articles, official data, and other scientific reports; analysing and structuring the collected material; surveys. Results and Conclusions: Based on the research and analysis made throughout the study, we concluded that the war in Ukraine has been a step back in the fight against climate change.

THE FEATURES OF FORMING THE ECOLOGICAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF A PERSON

In recent decades, people have faced a severe threat of an ecological catastrophe, primarily due to the conflict between culture and the laws of nature. Society has exceeded the capabilities of the biosphere. In this context, there is a need to make all aspects of social life more environmentally friendly, including developing and implementing resource-saving and waste-free technologies, which requires the active participation of ecologically conscious persons. The environment must be provided with the necessary resources for carrying out socially significant work. Knowledge of the interactions between society and the environment, understanding the immediate and long-term consequences of natural changes, appreciation, conservation of natural resources, and love for nature are essential. Technological progress has improved people's financial lives, but unfortunately, it has caused significant damage to the entire biosphere. In these conditions, the understanding of contradictions arising in the "nature-conscious society" sphere lags behind the constant growth of conflicts. Resolving the ecological problems of the current stage of social development requires a new worldview and the formation of people's thinking and attitudes toward the major issues of human life. The formation of this ideology allows people to recognize their honesty and naturalness and transform consumer relations into sustainable consumption. Despite society's attempts to reflect its actions against nature, people's perceptions of the world are still distorted, their natural behavior is ecologically abnormal, and people are not yet ready to actively work in harmony with nature. Therefore, the relevance of the research topic is determined by the need for a deep and comprehensive analysis of information on the formation of ecological consciousness in the context of natural social development. Theoretical research enables the creation of a broad concept of environmental consciousness and the revelation of its nature, functions, and role in the development of the environment. The article hypothesizes that the formation of ecological consciousness depends on the person's age. Based on a sociological study conducted by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation on behalf of the Environmental Law Association, problems of forming ecological consciousness and age-specific features of ecological perception were identified. As a result, forms and methods of creating ecological consciousness for different age groups were developed: children (preschoolers), adolescents (schoolchildren and students), and adults. The article emphasizes the necessity of educational and awareness-raising activities among the people of each age group to form ecological consciousness effectively.

A.I. as a medium: the production and consumption of documentaries programming against the background of media convergence

In recent years, the documentary film industry has grown considerably, including the diversification of creative means, the enrichment of broadcasting platforms and the further improvement of the industrial chain. At the same time, with the continuous development of the global economy and culture, the influence of industrial civilization and technological freedom has penetrated into every aspect of social life. Nowadays, Web 3.0 is driving and enhancing the way viewers think, and the means of communication are changing. At the same time, while global trends are at a critical point in the evolution of the industrial economy to a digital and smart economy, new media echoing the times are emerging, among which artificial intelligence is gradually becoming a mainstream intermediary in communication as an extension of the human brain. From this perspective, this paper explores how artificial intelligence as an intermediary is changing the way information is presented, the way media content is produced, and the relationship between communicator and recipient, thereby affecting the development of documentary film.

Adaptive Coping Strategies at the Time of COVID-19: The Role of Social and General Trust.

Research in the field shows the crucial role of trust in the functioning of many aspects of social life, especially when dealing with emergencies. We report the results of a study (N = 883) carried out in Italy during the first phase of the COVID-19 crisis to assess whether and how social trust (i.e., trust in those who have the authority and responsibility for making decisions, such as the Italian government, the regional government, the Civil Protection, the European Union, the Catholic Church, and the scientific community) and general trust (i.e., trust in the trustworthiness of other individuals, such as Italians and humankind) are associated with the employment of coping strategies in dealing with the challenges of the pandemic. Overall, the results highlight that trust in different authorities and institutions and trust in other human beings are positively associated with the adoption of adaptive coping strategies such as seeking social support, positive reinterpretation and growth, problem-solving orientation, and transcendent orientation. In contrast, they are negatively related to the adoption of maladaptive coping strategies such as avoidance. These findings point out the benefits of various types of trust in helping individuals deal with crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Factors Influencing Academic Achievement of University Students

Academic achievement is one of the significant outcomes of the formal education processes. Thus, understanding the factors which influence academic performance is timely. This study aims to examine the determinants that impact the academic performance of students. The determinants include student engagement, general knowledge, social skills, and communication skills. This study applied a quantitative research design, with an online survey questionnaire distributed to the students of a private university in Klang Valley, and 150 valid responses were solicited. The Pearson’s product-moment correlations in the current study demonstrated that student engagement had a positive and strong relationship with student’s academic achievement. General knowledge and social skills were found to have a positive and moderate relationship with academic achievement; however, communication skills were found to have a positive but weak correlation with academic achievement. Multiple regression analysis found that student engagement, general knowledge, and social skills were predictors of academic achievement. However, communication skills were not the predictor. In addition, this study significantly contributes to students’ social life aspects as it is consistent with the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education's initiative to integrate soft skills into the curriculum and learning processes. This will urge the university's management to develop initiatives and programmes that equip students with various soft skills to make them competent in the market force after graduation. This study also discusses the conclusion, implications, and future research directions.

CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY – APARADIGMSHIFTINMONETARYARCHITECT

Money was a centre of economic gravity from its incepƟ on. It evolved from gold to fi at currency, and now we face a new era of monetary evoluƟ on. Every step of development gives him new power to infl uence society by reaching more and more aspects of social life. With its infl uence were unknown risks and concerns to-ward monetary systems fl exibility and sustainability.Using a promise to pay as money (banknote) has several criƟ cal legal and technical inconsistencies with the token-based CBDC system. One signifi cant limitaƟ on is that promissory notes may not have a unique serial num-ber like physical currency printed by central banks. In the modern hybrid monetary system where only cash has a unique serial number and banks’ electronic payments work on an account-based approach, the incompaƟ bility of promise to pay with real money is not visible widely. Overall, the role of fracƟ onal reserve banking and the money mulƟ plier in a token-based CBDC system will play a diff erent role than in tradiƟ onal banking systems, given the unique characterisƟ cs of digital tokens and the role of central banks in issuing and controlling them. By analysing these key aspects, this paper aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the potenƟ al eff ects of CBDCs on fracƟ onal reserve banking. The fi ndings of this research will contribute to the ongoing discus-sions and debates surrounding the adopƟ on and implementaƟ on of CBDCs, enabling policymakers, regulators, and banking insƟ tuƟ ons to make informed decisions in this challenging era of digital currencies.

Indirect reciprocity with stochastic and dual reputation updates.

Cooperation is a crucial aspect of social life, yet understanding the nature of cooperation and how it can be promoted is an ongoing challenge. One mechanism for cooperation is indirect reciprocity. According to this mechanism, individuals cooperate to maintain a good reputation. This idea is embodied in a set of social norms called the "leading eight". When all information is publicly available, these norms have two major properties. Populations that employ these norms are fully cooperative, and they are stable against invasion by alternative norms. In this paper, we extend the framework of the leading eight in two directions. First, we include norms with 'dual' reputation updates. These norms do not only assign new reputations to an acting donor; they also allow to update the reputation of the passive recipient. Second, we allow social norms to be stochastic. Such norms allow individuals to evaluate others with certain probabilities. Using this framework, we characterize all evolutionarily stable norms that lead to full cooperation in the public information regime. When only the donor's reputation is updated, and all updates are deterministic, we recover the conventional model. In that case, we find two classes of stable norms: the leading eight and the 'secondary sixteen'. Stochasticity can further help to stabilize cooperation when the benefit of cooperation is comparably small. Moreover, updating the recipients' reputations can help populations to recover more quickly from errors. Overall, our study highlights a remarkable trade-off between the evolutionary stability of a norm and its robustness with respect to errors. Norms that correct errors quickly require higher benefits of cooperation to be stable.

Resolution of Interpersonal Conflicts in the Context of Methods and Strategies Applied in Dispute Resolution

Conflict is an inherent aspect of social life, presenting itself in various forms, which can be categorized into five types: relationships, data, interests, structural, and values. Relationship conflicts involve communication issues, intense emotions, stereotypes, and retaliation. Resolving relationship conflicts requires displaying respect for the other person. Data conflicts arise from lack of information or incorrect interpretation. Conflicts of interest occur when needs or goals cannot be satisfied. Structural conflicts result from limited access to necessary resources or efficient work tools. Values conflicts involve differences in values and rules. Conflicts within organizations arise due to resource allocation, differing positions, goals, or values. Negotiations are widely considered the most effective means of resolving conflicts. Negotiations involve interpersonal communication aimed at achieving mutually satisfying agreements. Negotiation strategies can be classified into win-lose, lose-win, lose-lose, and win-win approaches. Win-win strategies prioritize mutual benefits, while winlose and lose-win strategies focus on individual gains. Avoidance and rivalry strategies are examples of lose-lose approaches. Mediation is a conflict resolution method involving a neutral third party. It is useful when legislative or normative acts prevent resolution, or when confrontation is costly or dangerous. Mediation relies on cooperative negotiation and is effective when parties desire to maintain a future relationship, value confidentiality, or wish to avoid court proceedings. However, mediation is not suitable for criminal conflicts or cases involving incapacitated parties. In mediation, the parties make the final decision under the guidance of the mediator. The mediator facilitates understanding, agreement, and reconciliation between the parties. They help identify potential solutions and conditions for resolving the dispute. Mediators do not assess evidence or make binding decisions but aim to promote mutual understanding and acceptable resolutions.

The Objectification of the Covered: Understanding Muslim Female Students’ Passivity in Physical Activities

Patriarchal culture in Indonesia affects vast aspects of social life, including in schools where students acquire an understanding of gender. One of the prominent gender issues in social encounters within a patriarchal culture is the uniquely female experiences of objectification at school. This article draws on data from a qualitative study on Muslim female students in an Indonesian Islamic Middle School to understand female students’ experience of objectification by applying a psychosocial feminist objectification theory (Fredrickson and Robert, 1997). The study finds that non-sexual objectifying treatment from male peers is manifested in male gazes and comments on women’s general physical appearance, and specifically on Islamic apparel—the veil and modest Muslim style clothing. More direct sexual objectification occurs in the form of male gazes and sexual comments on certain body parts, such as the chest and hips. These experiences are understood by female students’ male-centered understanding of the Islamic feminine ideal which contributes to their withdrawal from physical activities at school as in Physical Education and art performance courses. This research argues for separate PE classes as a temporary alternative for the sake of female students’ participation.

Reserve Components as a Non-Military Defense Strategy to Support Defense Economic

Indonesia has large human resources and has a lot of potential if proper management and development is carried out. Human resources are the most important aspect as a determinant of the development of national defense. This potential has a positive effect with the aim of forming a reserve component as a support for national defense forces so that the formation of this reserve component can also be interpreted as a strategy. This paper aims to explain how the role of reserve components in non-military defense efforts. The method used by researchers is a qualitative method with a literature study approach. The result of this writing is that the reserve components originating from the community will return to the community, then this is considered as a soft-approach strategy to form a nationalist youth generation which will ward off threats that arise from various aspects of social life. It is hoped that the development of the strength and capability of national defense in the management of the reserve component will result in the success of the universal people’s security and defense system with a large number of civil society members becoming members of the reserve component.

Survei Sikap Sosial Siswa Melalui Pembelajaran Penjasorkes di SMAN 1 Ngawen Kabupaten Blora Tahun 2021

The purpose of this study was to determine the level of success of physical education and physical education learning on the social attitudes of class X students of SMAN 1 Ngawen in Blora Regency during the current covid-19 period. This study uses a quantitative method through a survey with a descriptive approach. The research sample was 128 students. The sampling technique is proportional stratified random sampling. Methods of data collection using observation, documentation, and questionnaires. Data analysis with descriptive analysis of percentages. The results of this study are according to report cards on the attitude aspect of 19.86% (28 students) categorized as very good, while 80.14% (113 students) in the good category. The conclusion of this study, that most of the class X students at SMAN 1 Ngawen have been able to apply several aspects of social life through online learning according to the homeroom's assessment of attitudes including discipline, cooperation, honesty, mutual respect, responsibility, self-confidence, and tolerance contained in aspects of attitude assessment through observation, self-assessment, assessment between students, and journals with good categories.

Pengaruh Perkembangan Sosial Emosional pada Perilaku Anak Usia Dini

In early childhood, children experience a golden age, which is where children begin to be sensitive and sensitive to receive stimuli or stimuli. Social and emotional development in children is the emotional condition and ability of children to respond to their environment at an earlier age. Children's socio-emotional development aims to find out how they are. How to relate to other people, namely peers and people who are older than him. Be responsible for yourself and others and behave in a pro-social manner. Social Emotional Development in School Children. Socio-emotional development is increasingly understood as a crisis in children's development. This is because children are shaped through development in the learning process. Children's social development is strongly influenced by the process of parental care or guidance for children in introducing various aspects of social life or norms in society.
 Keyword: Socio-Emotional, Early Childhood

AGRARIAN REFORM AND CHANGES IN THE CULTURAL HERITAGE LANDSCAPE OF RURAL LATGALE IN 1920S AND 1930S

In the 20th century, Latvia underwent several rapid rearrangements of social and economic system. One of them were the Latvian Agrarian Reform (1920–1937) due to the implementation of which also the Latgalian rural cultural heritage landscape changed. In Latgale, there were established farmsteads instead of compactly inhabited locations (villages, in Latvian – sādžas). The rural landscape of Latgale became similar to rural landscape in other regions of Latvia. The aim of the article is, studying the economic and social aspects of life in Latgalian villages, to find out the outcomes of dividing villages into farmsteads during the Latvian Agrarian Reform, their influence on changes in the Latgalian rural cultural heritage landscape.

Analysing the Impact of Climate Change on Human Rights Through the Legislative Framework

The natural environment gives human creatures and the communities in which we live with the assets we have to be accomplish lives of nobility and well-being – clean air to breathe; clean water to drink; nourishment to eat; powers for vitality; security from storms, surges, fires and dry spell; climate control and illness control; and places to assemble for tasteful, recreational and otherworldly delight. These natural endowments often referred to as environment services that are at once essential for the core survival and imperative to human prospering. Every nation on the globe is paying the price of climate change but the most suffering category is the poorest countries who will suffer more in future from the enduring climate change. It is one of the most challenging strand in today’s era that humankind is facing and have affected not only economic, social aspects of life but has some major human rights repercussions. As there is a direct link between environment and human rights and Effects of climate change leads to large scale human rights violation. In order to overcome the aftermath of climate change each and every country in the world including governmental agencies and private actors should respond to these impacts in the best possible manner.