Socio-cultural Characteristics Research Articles

Content of the Tasks of the All-Russian School Olympiad in English: Moral Aspect

School subject Olympiads in Russia are among the most important projects in the field of education that receive powerful state support. During the preparation for the Olympiads, participants thoroughly study the curriculum. Meanwhile, successful students often go far beyond the minimum level of knowledge in their subject studies, thus preparing for research activities in higher education. However, the program documents of the Olympiads poorly regulate the instructional framework of the educational and methodological sets created. The purpose of this study is to identify the moral impact of the tasks of the Olympiad in English on schoolchildren, as well as to establish the moral potential of the content of the Olympiad. The author has studied numerous scientific materials of modern Russian researchers reflecting on the prospects of the moral aspects of education, taking into account the specifics of the English language subject. The author concludes that mastering sociocultural competence at the level declared in the Olympiad can impact the ethical education of a person, besides, excessive immersion in the values of English-speaking countries can lead to defying more traditional values. As part of the research, the materials of the Olympiad were studied and the focus was put on sociocultural phenomena that are required to be learned for successful participation in the Olympiad. The article speaks of the need to rethink approaches to the creation of the Olympiad competition materials, including the systematization of topics as part of the study of the socio-cultural characteristics of English-speaking countries.

Atención de los profesionales de la salud a personas trans en América Latina y el Caribe

Health care is important for the transitions of people with trans life experiences and to strengthen the processes of health and disease. Health professionals are educating and accompanying agents; however, the literature frequently reports that there are barriers perceived by professionals regarding their competencies to accompany such processes, in addition to others related to social representations regarding trans identities, the limited scientific evidence regarding the processes of gender reaffirmation and representing the communities themselves according to their historical and sociocultural characteristics. The aim of this study was to analyze the characteristics of scientific articles published during 15 years regarding health care for trans persons in Latin America and the Caribbean. A systematized review of articles published in four databases between 2005 and 2020 was carried out. 20 studies were analyzed in the research. Most of them report the perceptions of trans communities and, less frequently, the experiences of health professionals on health care. The results allow the identification of barriers that influence the processes of care and the challenges to improve it. The deficient and insufficient training of professionals on trans identities and differential and affirmative gender approaches stand out, as well as the need to strengthen comprehensive approaches among the academic and health communities and the generation of trans affirmative public policies. On the other hand, the results evidence a construction of science with respect to gender that is cisnormative and invisibilizes gender diversities. In addition, many of the studies establish vertical relationships between participants, including researchers, which generates research dynamics in which trans communities are considered more as informants and less as expert peers, community researchers or participants in a collaborative and co-creative research process. These findings support the need and renew the urgency to generate processes of knowledge construction with and for trans communities that allow nurturing educational, social, public policy and health spaces that represent their needs for gender transitions, in case the person considers so, and that welcome in an integral and humanized way the processes of health and disease. Research on health and health care in trans communities both in Colombia and in the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean does not show the implementation of health policies focused on the community and that respond to their health needs. Health professionals, around the world, should accompany from care actions focused on the processes of self-identification and self-determination of gender. Being recognized and made visible based on gender identities and expressions has a positive impact on the mental health of trans people and their well-being. In professional practice, it is important and essential to overcome the barriers of social inequality, promoting a critical social vision and understanding of the reality of this population. It is necessary to expand research from gender diversities and separate from the LGBTIQ+ umbrella given the complex social, cultural, biological, and psychological diversities faced by each community. As for health professionals, it is necessary to deepen the measurement and understanding of attitudes, knowledge, beliefs, skills and gaps identified by all staff, from doctors and nurses to institution managers. This in order to articulate and triangulate information and develop intervention programs aimed at comprehensive and accessible care, especially for their reports about the little information on sexual and gender diversity received during their professional training process and organizational culture. Finally, each country should develop clinical guidelines based on local, national, and international evidence that responds to the psychological and sociocultural needs and experiences of trans communities that include the process of gender transitions from hormone therapy, affirmative surgeries and other non-binary processes of gender expressions, family, psychosocial support, and community accompaniment. https://doi.org/10.16888/interd.2023.40.1.4

COVID-19 and fertility intentions: a qualitative study in six regions of Russia

The paper discusses results of a qualitative study conducted in May-June 2021 in six regions of Russia (Astrakhan region, Republic of Bashkortostan, Republic of Kalmykia, Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia, Tomsk region and Yaroslavl region) with the purpose to identify opinions on impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility. Focus groups were held in these regions among childless respondents aged below 35. This allowed to observe influence of the pandemic on intentions to become first-time parents which is critically important for fertility tendencies. Although the survey regions differed considerably by fertility rate and age-specific characteristics as well as by socio-cultural characteristics, key results of the focus groups were rather similar across regions. The respondents in all regions very strictly defined income levels necessary for having a child and also stressed out the need for parents to provide positive psychological conditions for their young off-springs. Assessing their abilities to become “high-quality” parents, the informants relied almost only on their own resources, not counting much upon assistance of elder relatives. Under these views, the pandemic was perceived as a serious obstacle for the “high-quality” parenthood. The informants did not expect the state measures of support for families with children to considerably soften this effect of the pandemic.

(Un)certainty After Return

Abstract Migration in Cameroon is often linked to specific expectations towards migrants, particularly with regard to sharing accumulated resources. To understand how differences in post-return experiences are created, this study, which is a summary of a PhD research project on the post-return experiences of Cameroonian migrants, takes a holistic approach by considering the socio-cultural, economic and political characteristics of the Cameroonian context. These factors were examined at four levels: (1) the expectations of the local community towards returned migrants; (2) family perspectives towards return; (3) tactics in navigating the socio-cultural, economic and political uncertainties after return; and (4) the formal support structures available for returnees. In addition to increasing scientific knowledge, this study leads to clear recommendations for policy and practice.

한·중 대학생의 사회문화적압력, 신체의식, 외모관리행동 분석

This study found that there is a difference in sociocultural pressure, body consciousness and appearance management behavior by country/gender. In other words, body values differ by country, and classification by demographic characteristics is critical. In fact, appearance awareness and involvement can vary depending on society and culture, and aesthetic differences are found by country, society and culture. This study is meaningful in that it examined differences in sociocultural pressure, body consciousness and appearance management behavior by country against Korean and Chinese college students and confirmed that such differences were observed under different sociocultural environments. In other words, sociocultural pressure, body consciousness and appearance management behavior can be perceived differently by country, and their importance can also differ. However, the study has a limitation in generalizing the results because it examined Korean and Chinese students from colleges in Gwangju Metropolitan City only. Therefore, it is required to perform further studies with a broad age and gender spectrum and extend a scope of study by covering more countries to specify aesthetic values, body consciousness and appearance management behavior according to sociocultural characteristics.

Influence of parents’ views about science on parent–child science talk at home

ABSTRACT This study explores parents’ views of science as a family sociocultural background that influences how parents support children’s science talk as they engage in a science activity together at home. We focus on Indonesian families as they have distinct sociocultural characteristics that may yield different parent–child interactions than their Western counterparts in informal science learning settings. A microethnography approach and thematic discourse analysis are employed to capture the parent–child science talk and interactions. Findings show that Indonesian parent–child interactions are directive and collectivist in nature. Parents tend to lead learning at home, and the other family members voluntarily participate. Through their science talks, Indonesian parents engaged children in the science activity using explanatory talk, corrective feedback, and real-world connections. Throughout the interactions, the parents emphasized particular science knowledge and practices based on their views of science. We present three cases where the parents viewed science as a hypothesis-testing practice, as knowledge related to everyday phenomena, and as an inference-making process. Their talks and support for children’s learning varied due to these different views of science. The study adds to the limited literature on parent–child interactions in informal science learning in non-Western contexts.

CRAFTSMAN EPICS IN TURKISH SAZ POETRY AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO AKHI CULTURE

Turkish instrumental poetry is a deep-rooted tradition that has survived to the present day by gaining a unique style and shape by being fed from the minstrel-art environments in Anatolia, rooted in the pre-Muslim poet-baksı tradition, developed over the centuries by feeding from different cultural environments and artistic circles of the Turkestan geography, and followed systematically since the 16th century after the first examples were identified in Anatolia from the 14th century. The epic genre, which is performed in an epic style based on the principle of syllabic meter, long volume and storytelling, in which the minstrels show great popularity and perform their art is also an important genre in this tradition. The epics, in which the first examples of a historical event in the past are dealt with, have started to be told around various topics such as economic and social life, flood, fire, drought, disaster, famine, animals, daily life, etc., thus expanding its field. One of the types of epics that emerged in this context is the Artisan Epics. These are poetic products in which certain professions and tradesmen groups and their masters are discussed, often based on a story that the minstrels go through on their own. Artisan Epics, which can sometimes only be told around a profession (craftsman), are often told around many tradesmen and professional groups. In these epics, problems related to a certain profession and its master, the story of the lover's inability to get a job in life and his failure in every job is often the subject while the satire and humour style is seen. In the tradesman epics, socio-cultural characteristics, the place of tradesmen and professional groups in social life, principles of tradesmen and professionals, duties of tradesmen, the importance given to tradesmen by the era, what is expected of traders, the place of professions in the eyes of the public, tragic-comic events that are instrumental in telling the epic; advice, satire, humour, etc. are dealt with using explanation. Based on the fact that the Akhism organization is a tradesman organization, we can say that the minstrels are not indifferent to this type of poetry, and they are especially in demand. In this context, many Artisan Epics have been identified in Turkish instrumental poetry. In this study, characteristics of the epic genre, varieties, the place of Artisan Epics in Turkish instrumental poetry, the characteristics of the Artisan Epics identified in Turkish instrumental poetry, tags, samples, occupations and occupations covered in these epics, and their place in community life will be shown. Keywords: Akhi-Order, Turkish Saz Poetry, Epics, Artisan Epics, Jobs.

The Influence of Socio-Cultural Factors on Knowledge-Based Innovation and the Digital Economy

The knowledge economy, fostered by knowledge-based innovation, has been linked to entrepreneurial and economic success, especially in OECD countries. Studies have shown the influence of socio-cultural factors on almost every area of economic behavior. However, few studies have attempted to connect these factors to the knowledge economy. Our research bridges this gap. We investigated the impact of socio-cultural factors on knowledge-based innovation, then we also examined whether digitalization impacted knowledge-based innovation, regardless of the influence of socio-cultural factors. Using official data from Russia’s statistical office, we developed a correlation regression model using a linear graphical test and Pearson correlation. Our results show that certain socio-cultural factors significantly influenced knowledge-based innovation. We also found that digitalization could mitigate the negative effects of socio-cultural factors. Digitalization had a positive influence on knowledge-based innovation across all regions and socio-cultural characteristics. Our research provides pioneering analysis of the topic within post-Soviet economies and has huge implications for business practice, policy making, and academic research.

Determinants of modern family planning methods in Ethiopia: A community-based, cross-section mixed methods study.

In 2019, Ethiopia had a total fertility rate of 4.2 births per woman with the rates varying significantly across regions. The Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia announced "Ethiopia FP 2020" to address the high fertility rate, aiming to reduce it to 3.0 by 2020. This study aimed to identify the determinants of the use of modern family planning services in the Amhara, Oromia, and Somali regions. A community-based, cross-sectional mixed methods study was conducted, using quantitative and qualitative surveys. The quantitative survey data were subjected to binary logistic regression analyses. Participants included over 4117 married men and women aged 15-65 years old. This study found that participants in Oromia were 8.673 times more likely to have modern family planning methods than those in Somali. Participants in Amhara were 5.183 times more likely to have modern family planning methods than their Somali counterparts. Women, married respondents, and recipients of media messages were more likely to have family planning experience. Family planning discussions with health extension workers and health professionals played a significant role in modern family planning. These findings show that establishing a family planning strategy that considers the sociocultural characteristics of each region help address regional contexts. Everyone in Somali-especially husbands and religious leaders-must be educated in family planning and funds be made available to deploy advanced measures for the same.

Ideological and Artistic Originality of French Children’s Literature of 19th Century: E. d’Hervilly “Adventures of a Prehistoric Boy”

The article deals with the theme of the formation of children’s literature in the 19th century in France. The relevance of the study is due to the constant interest of both researchers and a wide range of readers in children’s literature as a source of reflection of the socio-cultural characteristics of a particular society. The story of the little-known French romantic writer Ernest d’Hervilli “The Adventures of a Prehistoric Boy”, which has not previously become the object of a special analysis, is examined. The author of the article reveals a pronounced ideological originality of the story, its compositional and artistic features. The nusualness of the reference of the French writer to the late Paleolithic era is emphasized. The author of the article believes that the main character is one of the first examples of a primitive romantic hero. It is argued that thanks to the story of Ernest d’Hervilli in the literature of the 19th century, the theme of the prehistoric past of human, interest in primitive society and the psychology of the maturation of a teenager in a certain period of history appears. It is shown that at the compositional level, taking into account the adventurous register, the author draws attention to the little-known pages of the history of mankind and, thanks to various means of verbal expression, creates a realistic picture of the life, nature and life of the Cro-Magnons.

What about Exotic Species? Significance of Remains of Strange and Alien Animals in the Baltic Sea Region, Focusing on the Period from the Viking Age to High Medieval Times (800–1300 CE)

During the Viking era and the Middle Ages, in the Baltic Sea area, the remains of alien animal species are found rarely but recurrently. These species, which were previously widely distributed in other regions, were originally considered “exotic” by the local people of the Baltic Sea region. Conversely, “exotic” was also used to describe the last local specimens of those indigenous species that had become very rare over time. Other categories of exotic animals can be defined: the first specimens of domesticated animals seen in an area, and mythical species whose existence was generally, but erroneously, assumed. In the present paper, the evidence of selected exotic species in the Baltic Sea area is analyzed with regard to both their cultural–historical and ecological significance. Many exotic specimens were used for social and hierarchical display, illustrating the individual’s sophistication and broad knowledge of the world, their wealth, and their supra-regional influence. As a result, before Christianization, these species became part of burial rites. At the same time, some of these species became or were already integral parts of the fauna of the Baltic Sea region. Some newly immigrated species were welcomed by the people, while others were considered pests. “New”, initially exotic, species formed the basis for the purely anthropogenic urban ecosystems that emerged during this period. Meanwhile, other, formerly common, species had become “exotic” because of their increasing rarity; when they became extinct, they left significant gaps in the biocoenoses wherein they were interconnected. These ecological effects, as well as some of the socio-cultural characteristics of exotic species, find parallels in modern times.

Community nurses' perceptions of elder abuse based on an ecological system model: A descriptive study

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide the basic data for reinforcing community nurses’ competencies related to elder abuse by identifying their perception based on an ecological system model. Methods: This study was a descriptive study. Structured self-reported questionnaires were sent via email to Seoul community nurses from Nov. 17 to Nov. 31, 2021 and, after getting their consent, a URL survey was distributed for collecting data online. Data were analyzed using the SPSS 25.0 program by descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation coefficient. Results: Total perception of elder abuse was scored at 1.32±0.46 points out of 4. Among the individual characteristics, educational level (F=4.48, <i>p</i>=.013) and economic level (F=4.21, <i>p</i>=.016) were identified as variables with significant differences in perception of developmental abuse. Subjective health status negatively correlated with perception of spiritual abuse (r=-.15, <i>p</i>=.048). There were no significant variables among the family characteristics. Among the socio-cultural characteristics, elderly human rights positively correlated with total perception of elder abuse (r=.16, <i>p</i>=.031), sociocultural abuse (r=.23, <i>p</i>=.003), and spiritual abuse (r=.22, <i>p</i>=.003). Conclusion: It is necessary to increase the level of perception of elder abuse by community nurses to efficiently respond to the increasing elder abuse in the community.

Общественное здоровье как ресурс стабильного развития российского социума: риски и угрозы

Introduction. The article analyzes the state and risks of public health as the basis for sustainable socioeconomic development and the country’s competitiveness. The criteria of public health are both objective physiological indicators of the functioning of the human body, and a wide range of socio-cultural characteristics     of the individual associated with his spiritual and moral attitudes that determine the sphere of relations between man and society, as well as man and nature. The authors identify the main factors influencing public health: material (the state of the economy and ecology, the demographic situation, the availability of modern medical care); spiritual (ideological attitudes, social ideology, moral values); technical and technological (biomedical and digital) resources. Methods. The study is based on an interdisciplinary approach that allows integrating data from various areas of scientific knowledge; to the neoclassical model of scientific research, which makes it possible to apply a holistic approach to the study of public health as a synthesis of biological and social indicators of the state of health of the population; a risk approach that allows to explore the risks and threats to public health. Results and its discussion. Indicators of public health in modern Russian society testify to the weak formation of the value attitude to health both at the individual-personal and at the state levels. The objectively low level of health culture is the result of a crisis not only in the socio-economic, but also in the spiritual and moral sphere of Russian society, and the reproduction of this most valuable development resource is largely spontaneous.

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of functional neurological disorders in children and adolescents treated in the child psychiatry department of Casablanca

Objectives: Functional neurological disorders (FNDs) are a common source of disability in medicine. Patients have often been misdiagnosed, correctly diagnosed after long delays, and/or subjected to misdiagnoses that lead to inadequate treatments, unnecessary costly evaluations, and poor outcomes. We sought to identify the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of children and adolescents suffering from functional neurological disorders in the child and adolescent psychiatry department in CASABLANCA. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of 52 children and adolescents admitted for functional neurological disorders from March 2019 to July 2021, and analyzed their clinical profiles, sociocultural, environmental and psychological characteristics. Results: In our study, nearly the threatening quarters of the patients were girls, stressor antecedents were notably reported, most often related to family stressors. Recent or distant history of abuse was of varying degrees. The neurological presentations were complex, with nearly half of the patients having multiple distinct neurological symptoms. Motor symptoms and non-epileptic seizures were the most frequent, with an acute mode of onset in the majority of the cases. The course was marked by the regression of symptoms in the majority of patients, with their persistence in the third of the cases, meanwhile a small group of the cases interrupted the follow-up. A high resource use was noted due to the participation of several specialized consultants, the conduction of many diagnostic studies, and lengthy hospital stays. Conclusion: Our data confirms previous findings in the literature and contributes to a better understanding and characterization of our population.

Frequency of Voiding and Defecation Dysfunction in Primary School Children in Zahedan, Southeast Iran

Background: Childhood voiding and defecation dysfunction are common problems in children of all ages worldwide. The prevalence of bowel and bladder dysfunction in children is reported to be approximately 47%. Objectives: Due to the different ethnic and socio-cultural characteristics, this study was conducted to investigate the frequency of voiding and defecation dysfunction in primary school children. In this study, we examined the urinary and defecation problems of patients and their relationship with each other. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was performed on 400 children aged 7 to 13 years in Zahedan in 2016. Data were collected through a questionnaire. Finally, data were analyzed using SPSS 16 version. Statistical analysis was performed using descriptive and analytical statistics of the chi-square test. P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: In this study, 400 students with a mean age of 9.96 ± 2.07 were studied, of whom 188 (47.1%) were girls and 212 (52.9%) were boys. The prevalence of urinary incontinence was 56.9%, 63.7% of whom were girls, and 36.3% were boys. The difference in the prevalence of urinary incontinence between girls and boys was large and statistically significant (P = 0.04). The prevalence of fecal incontinence was 61.7% among girls and 62.4% among boys (the total prevalence was 62.4% [239 cases]), but the difference in prevalence between girls and boys was small and statistically insignificant (P = 0.83). Conclusions: The prevalence of defecation dysfunction in school-age children was much higher than in previous studies. This may be due to differences in cultural and geographical environments. Due to the high prevalence of defecation dysfunction in children, it is recommended to have more focus on public education on various types of urinary and fecal dysfunction in urban and rural communities.

Characterization of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia among Community-Dwelling Mexican Americans and Non-Hispanic Whites.

Despite tremendous advancements in the field, our understanding of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) among Mexican Americans remains limited. The aim of this study was to characterize MCI and dementia among Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic whites. Baseline data were analyzed from n = 1,705 (n = 890 Mexican American; n = 815 non-Hispanic white) participants enrolled in the Health and Aging Brain Study-Health Disparities (HABS-HD). Among Mexican Americans, age (OR = 1.07), depression (OR = 1.09), and MRI-based neurodegeneration (OR = 0.01) were associated with dementia, but none of these factors were associated with MCI. Among non-Hispanic whites, male gender (OR = 0.33), neighborhood deprivation (OR = 1.34), depression (OR = 1.09), and MRI-based neurodegeneration (OR = 0.03) were associated with MCI, while depression (OR = 1.09) and APOEɛ4 genotype (OR = 4.38) were associated with dementia. Findings from this study revealed that the demographic, clinical, sociocultural and biomarker characteristics of MCI and dementia are different among Mexican Americans as compared to non-Hispanic whites.

Examining the influence of group diversity on the functioning of community-based participatory research partnerships: A mixed methods study.

Public health has endorsed the use of community-based participatory research (CBPR) to address health inequities involving diverse and marginalized communities. However, few studies have examined how group diversity among members of CBPR partnerships influenced how well the partnerships achieve their goals of addressing health inequities through equitable collaboration. We conducted secondary, convergent, mixed methods analysis to (1) evaluate the association between group diversity and participatory decision-making within CBPR partnerships, and (2) identify the perceived characteristics, benefits, and challenges of group diversity within CBPR partnerships. Using data from a cross-site study of federally funded CBPR partnerships, we analyzed and integrated data from surveys of 163 partnerships (n = 448 partners) and seven in-depth case study interviews (n = 55 partners). Quantitatively, none of the measured characteristics of group diversity was associated with participatory decision-making within the partnerships. Qualitatively, we found that partnerships mainly benefited from membership differences in functional characteristics (e.g., skillset) but faced challenges from membership differences in sociocultural characteristics (e.g., genderand race). The integrated findings suggest the need to further understand how emergent group characteristics and how practices that engage in group diversity contribute to collective functioning of the partnerships. Attention to this area can help promote health equity achievements of CBPR partnerships.

PSUN122 The Missing Link Between Obesity and Depression in Transgender Patients: A Retrospective Review at the Border of the United States.

Abstract Introduction According to the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, 81.7% of respondents reported seriously thinking about suicide at least once in their lifetimes. Rates of depression and suicidality were higher in those who had 'poor overall health' and a 'multiracial background'. It is unclear if obesity and metabolic syndrome were contributors to these statistics. However, a meta-analysis has shown that obesity itself increases the overall risk of depression by 55%. Additional risk factors predisposing transgender patients with obesity to depression have not been previously identified. We studied the prevalence of depression in transgender people along the United States border, where lack of access to healthcare, poverty, and obesity rates are among the highest nationwide. Underlying risk factors might include lack of healthcare access, hormone use, gender reaffirming surgery, age, and ethnicity. Objectives Determine the prevalence of depression and underlying risk factors associated with it among transgender adults with overweight/obesity (BMI >24.9) in a gender clinic at Edinburg, TX, from 2018 through 2020. Methods We performed a retrospective review of electronic medical records of transgender adults (≥18 years) seeking hormone therapy. Variables collected were: age, ethnicity, insurance, previous hormone use, gender reaffirming surgery, and intention to start feminizing hormone therapy (estrogen) versus masculinizing. We used CDC Body Mass Index cut-offs to determine overweight or obesity. Results Median BMI of our sample was 32. The median age at encounter was 25 years old. Median was obtained due to age distribution not being symmetric. In our sample, 82% of patients identified themselves as Hispanic, 47% reported gender-affirming hormone therapy before the first encounter, 34% of patients sought feminizing hormone therapy, and 15% had gender reaffirming surgery in the past. Depression was reported by 65% of our patients. Interestingly, 73% of insured patients were depressed compared to 33% in the uninsured group. Lack of insurance was the only variable associated with depression showing statistical significance. Conclusions Our study aimed to identify factors that might explain the high prevalence of depression in transgender patients with overweight and obesity. Currently, there is minimal information on additional factors other than obesity and sociocultural characteristics. The majority of depressed patients with obesity were Hispanic; however, only a small number of individuals in our sample were non-Hispanic. Therefore, the characteristics of our population might limit the external validity of our study. Also, we might have missed uninsured patients that could not afford hormone therapy. More extensive studies, including populations with a greater variety of ethnicities and ages, might detect better statistical significance and identify more underlying risk factors. Additional research is required to develop effective public health interventions that improve mental health and wellbeing in the transgender population. Presentation: Sunday, June 12, 2022 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

TV Series as a Value Barometer of Image Media

The article is devoted to the peculiarities of the functioning of the television series genre within the framework of the development of modern mass screen media culture. The author conducts a thorough analytical review of modern scientific research in order to summarize the most important theoretical provisions on the basis of which the author builds a study of the Chinese television series "Symphonic Novel" in the aspect of actualization of social and national cultural values. The author suggests structural parameters and criteria for the distribution of values on the scale of the value barometer, depending on the possibilities of their influence on the formation of the image through the media images of the TV series. In the course of the study of its value potential, the author comes to the conclusion about the specific role of the value of "classical music", which allows reformatting the general list of values broadcast in a television series through a system of characters, storylines, motives. A television series shown abroad as a product of modern media culture can become an effective tool of "soft power of influence" due to the peculiarities of the value content of its media images. The value paradigm of the television series "Symphonic Novel", responding to the key positions of scientific and theoretical approaches to the study of the television series as a symbiosis of socio-cultural and media-cultural characteristics of the national-cultural mentality of the Chinese, at the same time becomes more flexible under the influence of the value of classical music, which as a leitmotif accompanies the disclosure of all other values in the development of the television series narrative. At the same time, the value of classical music does not distort or detract from other values, but shows their image potential. The role and place of the TV series as a hybrid genre based on the interaction of art and media communication in the structure of a multi-tiered image strategy is that the media images created in the TV series at the intersection and in the convergent interaction of genre characteristics of artistry and media communication acquire a special value potential that allows influencing the audience and forming its idea of the subject of the media message.

The Strategic Importance of Tashkent in 19th Century

Annexed to the Khokand Khanate in the first half of the 19th century, the city of Tashkent was the most important trade centre next to the capital city. It is also a city which is a State within a State and considered to be the most important economic pillar of the whole region. Having a history of 2200 years, the oldest name of the city is “Chach” and “Shash” and, besides, it is also mentioned as “land of Tashkent”, “province of Tashkent”, “Shahar”, “province of Tashkent Steppe of Kypchak” in historic works. An important centre in the Khokand Khanate, Tashkent’s boundaries included Akhangaran, Chinaz, environs of Tashkent, the city and environs of Turkestan situated on the banks of the river Syr Darya, which city is within the territories of Kazakhstan at present. In the second half of the 19th century, the city of Tashkent was again a key point in the Turkestan region, which became a gallant scene for the occupation movements. Once the city of Tashkent had been captured by the Tsarist Russia in 1865, the occupation process gained momentum in the region and the city turned into the centre of the Viceroyalty of Turkestan, which was established in 1867. What we will discuss will be the history and strategic importance as well as political, economic and sociocultural characteristics of the city of Tashkent.