Social Relations Research Articles

Interpersonal relationships, PNI, and health: Seeds in the 1980s, fruiting trees today

In this contribution to the Special Issue, I highlight how Janice Kiecolt-Glaser’s research in the 1980s planted the seeds for two areas of social relationships and health research: loneliness and intimate/marital relationships. I review the foundational “seed” studies from the mid- to late-1980s, the research “saplings” that sprouted and grew during the subsequent twenty years, and the “mature trees” that have gone on to fruit and grow their respective areas of inquiry over the past twenty years. In addition to highlighting the mature trees that have borne rich empirical fruit, my other goal for this contribution is to draw attention to ideas and concepts from Kiecolt-Glaser’s work and writing that merit further conceptual and empirical examination in the next generation of research on social relationships, psychoneuroendocrinology, psychoneuroimmunology, and health.

REFORMATION OF SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS DURING OLDER AGE

Social relations in all age periods differ from other periods in their own way. The decrease or cessation of work activity will prompt him to reconsider the relations in society and family. The development and formation of a person is a long-term process, and this process continues in its own way even in old age.

Sports Reforms and Coaches’ Spoiled Identities: An Analysis of Structural Stigma

This article explores how sports coaches’ identity and social relations are shaped within the context of new policy initiatives in sport. It focuses particularly on South Korea’s ongoing sports reforms wherein sports coaches feel stigmatized and disgraced. Informed by classic and contemporary sociological understandings of stigma and relying both on documents and narratives from 29 individuals, our qualitative analysis reveals that Korean coaches’ stigma is discrediting, prior-known, and power-laden. By viewing stigmatization as a social process constructed both “symbolically” and “structurally,” this article extends Goffman’s analysis to argue that coaches’ stigmatization is rooted in the social, institutional, and political power around sports reforms that forge stigmatizing attitudes and beliefs across society by offering ready-made scripts for both the stigmatized and the “normals.”

SOCIAL MEDIA INTEGRATION WITH CUSTOMER PORTAL

Abstract : Customer relationship management, abbreviated as CRM, is a concept used in marketing that focuses on the customers’ needs and satisfaction to improve the company’sperformance. In the business world today, technology has changed traditional procedures due to theemergence of the internet and social media channels. It is clear that customers are the only source of current and future profits for the company thus,developing systems that are customer-centered is the new norm in the business world.Traditional CRM uses internal strategies that help understand customer needs, while Social CRM uses social media platforms to manage their customers. Integrating social media andCRM has helped companies improve customer interactions and offers ways of managingand measuring social networking for successful customer engagement. This paper aims toreview various studies touching on the impacts of social media CRM on large Corporationsin the UK. IndexTerms – Social media, customer relationship management (CRM), social customer relationship management (SCRM), social media platforms.

Social Dynamics in Public Administration: A Case Study of Local Government

This study explores the social dynamics within public administration through a case study of local government in Indonesia. The research aims to understand how social interactions, relationships, and structures influence the effectiveness and efficiency of public administration at the local level. Utilizing a qualitative approach, data were collected through interviews, observations, and document analysis. The findings reveal that social dynamics, including community engagement, leadership styles, and inter-departmental cooperation, significantly impact policy implementation and public service delivery. Additionally, the study highlights the importance of social capital in fostering collaboration and trust among stakeholders. The implications of these findings suggest that local governments should prioritize social dynamics in their administrative processes to enhance governance outcomes. This research contributes to the broader discourse on the interplay between sociology and public administration, offering insights for policymakers and practitioners in Indonesia and beyond.

The hero's existential dilemma in the story "First Love": the Hamletian question

The article is devoted to the existential dilemma of the hero in I. S. Turgenev's story "First Love", which goes back to the eternal Hamletian question. The traumatic experience of the hero of the story is analyzed, in the image of which it is possible to find moral and psychological traits peculiar to Hamlet, transferred in the context of Russian cultural tradition. The object of the study is the political and ethical dilemma of the hero in the story "First Love". The subject of the study is the unusual love experience of the protagonist of the story and the social and family relations connected with it. The main purpose of the work is to analyze Shakespearean reminiscences in the story, to identify the Hamletian question behind the hero's tragic love. The following research methods were applied in the work: the method of holistic analysis of the artwork, descriptive, comparative, as well as the method of linguocultural interpretation. The research shows that I. S. Turgenev presents the story of the young hero's first love as a socio-political allegory, an allusion to the existential dilemma of the young generation at a critical period. It is the inability to resolve this dilemma that leads the hero of the story to a tragic finale, which should be seen as a warning from the writer. The results described in this article will contribute to a deeper understanding of the late work of I. S. Turgenev, as well as can be introduced as a scientific material in the educational process at the Faculty of Philology. The scientific novelty of the study consists in the fact that the paper is the first to study in detail the Hamlet question in Turgenev's story, which is usually paid little attention to, and to discover the reason for the formation of the Russian Hamlet from the double dilemma (political and ethical) of the protagonist.

Alice Rohrwacher’s Cinema of Poetry

Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera (2023), the director’s fourth feature, opens with a young woman’s face, her glow, her blondeness. Rohrwacher is at once one of the most singular and most successful directors making films in Italy today. I look here at the distinct, full-throated critique of patriarchy and of machismo, in Italy and beyond, present in all her films but most forcefully in La Chimera. A vision of social and gender relations that transcend patriarchy, a refusal of indenture and violence, a focus on care for the earth and all living beings, orient her work and direct it toward the future. I see this as part of a broader project of antipatriarchal world making, one that depends not on the gender of the director or cinematographer, but on the vision the films propose: a vision realized in Rohrwacher’s cinema of poetry.

Brittney Griner, Intersectionality, and “Woke Politics”: A Critical Examination of Brittney Griner’s Return to the United States

In February of 2022, professional women’s basketball player Brittney Griner was detained in Russia on drug possession charges. Her detainment was a trending Twitter topic demonstrating the cultural, political, and social state of the United States, specifically pertaining to race, gender, nationality, and LGBTQ matters. The purpose of this study was to analyze what Brittney Griner’s release from Russia tells us about social power relations and contemporary social political matters on the axis of race, gender, and sexual orientation. We organized the data to determine three distinct, yet interconnected themes: (a) Woke Politics at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Queerness; (b) Preferential Treatment at the Expense of Whiteness Informed Patriotism; and (c) Intersectionality as Political Pandering.

Social control is associated with increased reproductive skew in a wild mammal.

In group-living species, reproductive variation among individuals of the same sex is widespread. By identifying the mechanisms underlying this reproductive skew, we gain fundamental insights into the evolution and maintenance of sociality. A common mechanism, social control, is typically studied by quantifying dominance, which is one of many attributes of sociality that describes how individuals exert influence on others and is an incomprehensive measure of social control as it accounts only for direct relationships. Here, we use the global reaching centrality (GRC), which quantifies the degree of hierarchy in a social network by accounting for both direct and indirect social relationships. Using a wild, free-living population of adult female yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris), we found a positive relationship between the reproductive skew index and GRC: more despotic social groups have higher reproductive skew. The GRC was stronger predictor for skew than traditional measures of social control (i.e. dominance). This allows deeper insights into the diverse ways individuals control other group members' reproduction, a core component in the evolution of sociality. Future studies of skew across taxa may profit by using more comprehensive, network-based measures of social control.

Exploring the perceptions and experiences of female’s with ß-thalassemia major in a Tertiary Care Private Hospital in Pakistan

Introductionß-Thalassemia, a genetic condition which influences both the physical and emotional facets of individuals specially females while also exerting substantial financial strain on families and healthcare systems. Recognizing the pivotal influence of social support, particularly on mental well-being, this study endeavors to delve into the shared psychosocial challenges experienced by females grappling with ß-thalassemia major. MethodsEmploying a qualitative-descriptive methodology and purposive sampling, this study conducted in-depth interviews with forty-two young girls, 18.64 ± 4.27, diagnosed with ß-thalassemia major and representing diverse academic backgrounds, using a semi-structured in-depth interview guide. NVIVO-12 software facilitated extended data analysis, encompassing coding, categorization, theme development, and mind-mapping techniques to unravel nuanced insights from the collected data. FindingsThis groundbreaking study delves into the psychosocial factors that impact the well-being of female ß-thalassemia patients. The research highlights the key factors that positively contribute to their quality of life by conducting thorough inductive content analysis. These include receiving an education, having robust family support, experiencing overall life satisfaction, and making meaningful societal contributions. The findings of this study can be used to improve the lives of female ß-thalassemia patients and enhance their overall well-being. Contrariwise, notable impediments encompassed depression, social isolation, limited access to insurance services, challenges in educational and employment spheres, as well as difficulties in nurturing social relationships. These findings underscore the multifaceted influences shaping the quality of life for girls navigating ß-thalassemia, shedding light on empowering and challenging elements within their experiences. ConclusionIn conclusion, psychosocial factors supporting or hindering the well-being of young girls with ß-thalassemia major in Pakistan include an inductive environment at homes, organizations, education, institutions with adequate knowledge of thalassemia disease among patients, and society. More research is needed to understand their needs and advocate for societal support and acceptance. Family and friends support are crucial for improving their quality of life, necessitating focused efforts to provide understanding and aid within the community.

La distopía energética en la arquitectura urbana contemporánea-

Dystopias present a very particular architecture, with a way of living enclosed in modules and a space subjected to functional segregation, with a fundamentally vertical urban planning and as a clear opposition to the utopian organization of the Garden City. This text introduces into the complex equation of the social relationship between the individual, architecture and nature the problem of energy dependence in the analysis of the passage from the megapolis to the metapolis. This text describes a present built of clean energy production systems with the hypothesis of overcoming the past design in favor of an imagined future that is nourished by the use of wind, in its plausible connection with vernacular architecture in the two scales of a metapolis.

The Phenomenon of Changes in Social Relationship Patterns and Eating Habits That Occurred in the Eucalyptus Oil Farmer Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Phenomenon of Changes in Social Relationship Patterns and Eating Habits That Occurred in the Eucalyptus Oil Farmer Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social experiences shape song preference learning independently of developmental exposure to song.

Communication governs the formation and maintenance of social relationships. The interpretation of communication signals depends not only on the signal's content but also on a receiver's individual experience. Experiences throughout life may interact to affect behavioural plasticity, such that a lack of developmental sensory exposure could constrain adult learning, while salient adult social experiences could remedy developmental deficits. We investigated how experiences impact the formation and direction of female auditory preferences in the zebra finch. Zebra finches form long-lasting pair bonds and females learn preferences for their mate's vocalizations. We found that after 2 weeks of cohabitation with a male, females formed pair bonds and learned to prefer their partner's song regardless of whether they were reared with ('normally reared') or without ('song-naive') developmental exposure to song. In contrast, females that heard but did not physically interact with a male did not prefer his song. In addition, previous work has found that song-naive females do not show species-typical preferences for courtship song. We found that cohabitation with a male ameliorated this difference in preference. Thus, courtship and pair bonding, but not acoustic-only interactions, strongly influence preference learning regardless of rearing experience, and may dynamically drive auditory plasticity for recognition and preference.

Flirtations with Eros from a Black-Eyed Squint: Romantic Love in the Oeuvre of Ama Ata Aidoo

ABSTRACT: What's love got to do with it? Everything—suggests Ama Ata Aidoo, whose oeuvre, virtually without exception, foregrounds romantic love as part of a woman's well-being, obstacles to which constitute a decidedly feminist concern. Throughout Aidoo's career, her fiction highlights romantic love as the human relationship that has the greatest potential to achieve social justice, since it often transgresses boundaries of ethnicity, race, class, and various social taboos. At a personal level, union through love represents a reconciliation of broader political differences. In this sense, as in a range of others to be considered, the personal is shown to be political. Romantic love in Aidoo's project, furthermore, has the catalytic potential to transform and bring into congruence disjunct social relations, which, in a postcolonial context, disproportionately impact the lives of African women. The earliest recognition of the significance of eros in Aidoo's meditation was an unconscious one, where she echoed the dominant assumption of the African literary scene at the time, which saw love as a trivial personal concern. In a provocative self-critique, Aidoo reverses her earlier position when she acknowledges her own preoccupation with love across her career. A careful study of Aidoo's work suggests, however, that despite its power, romantic love finally is beset by obstacles to its realization, which leave social barriers in place and patriarchal structures untransformed. This black-eyed squint clearly does not see the world through rose-tinted glasses.

The notarial mediation as an alternative way of resolving legal disputes in the Russian Federation

Mediation technologies are one of the alternative ways to resolve judicial disputes, and extrajudicial methods to resolve legal conflicts are a priority and promising direction. The mediation institute affects many aspects of social relations and is relevant in foreign legal orders and the Russian Federation. This paper aims to analyze the concept of notarial mediation as an alternative way of resolving legal disputes in the Russian Federation, define the issues related to its implementation, and further perspectives on its development. A set of methods was used to achieve the aim of the paper. Thus, the authors applied a systemic approach to study the implementation of the concept of “notarial mediation” in the Russian Federation. Also, comparative legal analysis was used to address the development of the concept of notarial mediation in different countries from a comparative perspective. The authors concluded that notarial mediation in the Russian Federation, one of the methods of out-of-court reconciliation, is becoming increasingly popular and in demand as an institution of dispute resolution with the help of a notary and a mediator (conciliator). Participation of a notary in the certification of the mediation agreement on the results of the mediation procedure guarantees the legality of the agreements reached and gives the mediation agreement executive force.

The legal policy in fostering the use of alternative dispute resolution procedures

The complications of social relations contribute to the growth of the number of disputes that result from conflict situations. In these conditions, the role of the state’s legal policy, aimed at stimulating the participants of social relations to choose economical, efficient, and prompt methods of conflict resolution, is significantly increasing. Improving the quality of dispute resolution directly correlates with a drop in the number of cases pending before a judge. This is achievable only through the development of the mechanisms of pre-trial dispute resolution and conciliation procedures. This paper aims to study legal issues and perspectives on the development of alternative dispute resolution based on the analysis of the legal policy of the Russian Federation. To achieve the mentioned goal, comparative legal analysis, a systemic approach, and formal-juridical methods were used to show the current developments of the legal policy of the Russian Federation in the sphere of stimulating and incentivizing alternative dispute resolution. Authors concluded that, unlike the domestic legal order, in foreign states, there is not only a formed normative basis for the procedures of alternative dispute resolution but also political acts of stimulating tone, designed to actively involved in these procedures more and more participants of social relations in a state of conflict. It has been established that the legal policy on introducing alternative dispute resolution procedures in foreign legal orders is characterized by a shifted emphasis on family law.

Como gênero e raça estruturam o sistema prisional: Diálogos com Angela Davis sobre racismo e sexismo no controle punitivo brasileiro

Abstract We present an analysis of the phenomenon of female incarceration in Brazil, placing it as a concrete determination of the capitalist mode of production. We start from the issue of how the categories of gender and race act as structural elements of Brazilian penal control, based on the reading proposed by Angela Davis, in dialogue with authors of Brazilian feminist. For this reason, initially, we will promote initial debates about oppression as structures of social relations in capitalism. Subsequently, it will be necessary to discuss the oppression of gender and race in the Brazilian context, especially considering the overload of reproductive, invisible, and precarious work. Finally, we will analyze the consolidation of Brazilian punitive control as an instrument for the management of disposable bodies and the constant production and reproduction of racism and sexism in Brazilian culture. We will use materialistic analysis as a methodology, with the critical interpellation (ana-dialectical moment of the method) through the critical analytical, theoretical framework of the black feminism theory. With the formulations, we can conclude, in short, that the violent and racist management of the penal system maintains a solid Brazilian social structure, subjecting the bodies of black women to the harder process of vulnerability imposed by punitive state control.

Assessment of Executive Function Skills in Children with Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency: A Cross-sectional Study

The aim of this study was to evaluate executive function (EF), such as inhibition and working memory, in children with isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) using performance-based tests and parent-report scales. A total of seventy children between the ages of 7 and 12 years were included in the study. Half (n=35) had children with IGHD and half were healthy controls. To evaluate the EF performances of the participants, the Visual Aural Digit Span Test-B Form (VADS-B) and Stroop task were applied. EF was also evaluated using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF). Children with IGHD scored lower on the VADS-B form for short-term memory (p<0.05) compared to healthy controls. In addition, the completion time for the Stroop-color/word test was significantly longer in children with IGHD (p<0.05). For children with IGHD, their parents reported higher scores on all sub-scales of the BRIEF scale, with statistically significant differences for all sub-scales with the exception of “organization of materials” (p<0.05). In this study, children with IGHD had poorer EF skills compared to unaffected peers. EF skills may influence academic success by affecting children’s language skills, mathematical comprehension, cognitive flexibility, and hypothetical thinking. We believe that psychiatric evaluation of children with IGHD before and during treatment may positively contribute to both their academic performance and social relationships.

SOCIAL CAPITAL OF THE PEASANTS IN BANGLADESH: CHANGES AND CHALLENGES

The aim of the study was to analyze changes in social capital among Bangladeshi peasants over the past decade, with a specific focus on their social relations and reciprocal arrangements. A mixed-methods approach was employed to gather comprehensive data for this study. The findings reveal that bridging social relationships between peasants and local elites has not shown any promising trend. Economic inequality and discrimination in accessing education, healthcare, and job opportunities are significant factors that contribute to the increasing distance between different groups. The reciprocal relationships among peasants have become more distant, particularly with the local elites. Economic inequality, politically biased hierarchical structures, and discrimination in accessing education, healthcare, and job opportunities all contribute to the increasing distance between different groups. Overall, peasant communities in Bangladesh have experienced a decline in social capital, which is crucial for sustaining agrarian relations and agricultural production systems.

Peran Pembelajaran IPS dalam Pembentukan Karakter Peserta Didik

This article aims to describe the implementation of Character Education values ​​in Social Sciences Learning. An integrated introduction to character values ​​in social studies subjects. In the introduction to social studies learning, we apply the importance of values ​​in cultivating daily behavior. Character must be built through a process, one of which is daily learning at school. These values ​​are integrated into social studies learning, especially the development of religious values, discipline, and ethics and morals in social and environmental relations. Integrating education into the learning process begins with planning, implementing and evaluating the learning stages. The principle of contextual learning (teaching and learning in situations) which can be implemented in the development of learning plans (curriculum, lesson plans, design of learning activities and assessment in teaching materials), learning processes and assessments. Keywords: Social Studies Learning, Character Formation