339 results on '"POSTINDUSTRIAL societies"'
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2. "See Detroit Like We Do": White Savior Capitalism and the Myth of Black Obsolescence.
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Helps, David and Hwang, Christine
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WHITE men , *CAPITALISM , *EMINENT domain , *OBSOLESCENCE , *BUSINESSPEOPLE , *MYTH , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *URBAN renewal - Abstract
This essay investigates the phenomenon of wealthy white men who use financial means and power to "revive" Detroit after a perceived "death" through what we call white savior capitalism. This "death," popularized by media portrayals of decline, relies on projecting an image of Detroit, a Black-majority city on stolen Native land, as a vacant, postindustrial "frontier" despite the continued existence and resistance of Black and Indigenous residents. We trace the prehistory of white savior capitalism to the area's eighteenth-century conquest by French settlers, the exclusionary redevelopment policies of Mayor Coleman Young's administration (1974–94), and Detroit's use of federal antipoverty funds and eminent domain to establish a General Motors Plant in the Poletown neighborhood. Finally, we demonstrate how the recent and ongoing "rediscovery" of Detroit by businesspeople such as Dan Gilbert gave rise to white savior capitalism. Parallel to these developments, activist movements in the Black Left have presented alternative solutions and imagined futures that include Black and Native Detroit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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3. "People aren't numbers": A critique of industrial rationality within neoliberal societies.
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Fourie, Danelle
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POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *NEOLIBERALISM , *MODERN society - Abstract
The main contribution of this article is to apply Herbert Marcuse's work in contemporary neoliberal society. Specifically, this article will focus on Marcuse's critique of advanced industrial society and the role that technology plays in the quantification of the self. In this article, I will argue that in recent years, the development of technology has created the possibility to measure, calculate and quantify even the most trivial aspects of our lives, reducing people to numbers. The quantification of people is done with the specific purpose of enhancing efficacy and productivity. I will unpack this notion by first looking to Marcuse's critique of an advanced industrial society which he argues has the unique purpose of quantifying people to achieve a universal norm of calculated efficiency. Specifically, I will refer to Marcuse's critique of industrial rationality as the prevailing rationality in advanced industrial societies which encourages the quantification of people. Secondly, I argue that Marcuse's critique has evolved in the work of contemporary thinkers such as political economist Wendy Brown and cultural theorist Byung-Chul Han. I argue that Brown expands on Marcuse's theories and contextualises those theories in contemporary neoliberalism. Specifically, I will focus on the concept of governmentality as a political rationality in neoliberal societies and how it advances a one-dimensional political passivity in neoliberal subjects. Finally, I refer to Han, whose theories explore the influence of new forms of technology in a neoliberal society and the development of the neoliberal subject as a "quantified self". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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4. Family ideals in an era of low fertility.
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Aassve, Arnstein, Adserà, Alícia, Chang, Paul Y., Mencarini, Letizia, Hyunjoon Park, Chen Peng, Plach, Samuel, Raymo, James M., Senhu Wang, and Wei-Jun Jean Yeung
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POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *EXTENDED families , *FERTILITY decline , *FERTILITY , *GENDER role - Abstract
Taking stock of individuals’ perceived family ideals is particularly important in the current moment given unprecedented fertility declines and the diversification of households in advanced industrial societies. Study participants in urban China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the United States, Italy, Spain, and Norway were asked to evaluate vignettes describing families whose characteristics vary on ten dimensions. In contrast to previous studies that focused on a single dimension, such as fertility ideals or gender roles, this holistic vignette approach identifies the relative importance of each dimension. Multilevel regression analysis reveals both expected and unexpected findings. Parenthood remains a positive ideal, but the number of children does not matter once other family dimensions are considered, a potentially important finding in light of conventional wisdom regarding the two-children ideal. When evaluating families with at least one child, respondents tend to positively evaluate more traditional arrangements, including valuing marriage relative to cohabitation and, particularly, divorce. Also, in addition to financial resources, good communication between immediate and extended family members, as well as maintaining respect in the larger community, are highly salient attributes of an ideal family. Notwithstanding some important cross-national differences, egalitarian gender roles and avoiding work– family conflict are also valued positively. Overall, even as the study reveals some notable variations between societies, respondents across countries identify similar components of an ideal family. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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5. Third Way to Nowhere.
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Geismer, Lily
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DEMOCRATS (United States) , *POLITICAL science , *BUSINESS enterprises , *POLITICIANS , *ELECTIONS , *PROTEST movements , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies ,BRITISH prime ministers - Abstract
Jeff Faux of the Economic Policy Institute likewise noted that while "Clinton and Blair are two of the most articulate politicians of the age…their definitions of the third way leave the observer without a clue as to what it means." Soon after Clinton won in 1992, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, and Jonathan Powell of the Labour Party flew to Washington to meet with From, who was leading Clinton's domestic policy transition team. During the late 1990s, Blair proved to be the most enthusiastic promoter of the DLC's philosophy and policy agenda. The British delegation included Gordon Brown (Blair's successor as prime minister), Peter Mandelson (a trusted adviser to Blair), David Miliband (Blair's head of policy), and the eminent sociologist Anthony Giddens. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2022
6. The Arrival of Post-industrial Society.
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Mills, M. Anthony
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POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *POWER (Social sciences) , *SOCIAL conflict , *NARCISSISM , *SOCIAL status , *SOCIAL forces , *POLITICAL debates , *RACIAL minorities ,INAUGURATION of United States presidents - Published
- 2024
7. Development of Smart Technologies in Education in the Context of Modern Neuroscience and the War in Ukraine.
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VOLOS, Anastasiia, TELOVATA, Mariia, SHELEVER, Oksana, TREGUBOVA, Iryna, GROSHOVENKO, Olga, and NYKOLAIEVA, Valentyna
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TECHNOLOGY education , *INCOME inequality , *EDUCATIONAL sociology , *NEUROSCIENCES , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *WAR - Abstract
The article examines the problem of interdependence of post-industrial society and the level of education based on the study of scientific and periodical sources. The meaning of the concept of "smart education" is clarified, its main elements are described. Studying the development of smart education in different regions of the world, conclusions are made about the impact of economic inequality and objective negative processes such as war. On the other hand, if previously weaker states involved the elements of intelligent education at a slow pace, today the acceleration of this pace is dictated by the objective world situation. The topicality of the topic is confirmed by the global focus on education problems, since today the crisis demonstrated the practically underdeveloped mechanism of smart education in all countries, which in difficult conditions was the most unbalanced, and in some regions was absent at all. The practical significance of the article is that the conclusions about the application of neuroscientific analysis of smart technologies, especially foreign ones, can be used in the smart concept of our country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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8. When the Rich Get Richer: Class, Globalization, and the Sociotropic Determinants of Populism.
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Powers, Kathleen E and Rathbun, Brian C
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POLITICAL attitudes , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *GLOBALIZATION , *RIGHT-wing populism , *CITIZENS , *FORTUNE - Abstract
Globalization is frequently linked to populism in advanced industrial societies, yet scholars have found little evidence for a direct connection between citizens' personal economic fortunes and populist beliefs. We draw on the sociotropic tradition to argue that beliefs about how the global economy differently affects groups in society link globalization to populism and its component elements—anti-elitism, people-centrism, and demand for popular sovereignty. Data from an original survey of US residents support our argument that beliefs about whether wealthy Americans have gained from globalization—the rich getting richer—correlate with populist attitudes. This pattern holds while adjusting for a broad range of pocketbook measures and the nativist attitudes associated with right-wing populism. Results from a pre-registered experiment further show that exposure to an article about globalization enriching Davos billionaires increases two of three populist beliefs, lending causal leverage to our empirical tests. Our results emphasize the class dynamics created by outside financial forces, rather than the effects on the country as a whole, suggesting that international relations (IR) scholars gain important insights by accounting for globalization's uneven effects. Perceptions about globalization inform attitudes about politics in general, a layer deeper than foreign economic policy preferences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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9. Visualising the past for the future: a social semiotic reading of urban heritage.
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Skrede, Joar and Andersen, Bengt
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POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *STEEL sculpture , *CELLULOSE , *PLANT shutdowns , *SIGNAGE - Abstract
Peterson, Norway, was a former cellulose factory that is in the process of being transformed into new usage. A landmark at the premises is the "digester," a high-rise steel structure used to make cellulose before the factory closed in 2012. The digester is now facing an uncertain material future, but this does not keep it from being represented and remembered in different ways. Peterson is also known for its elephant logo, which has been resemiotised from a signboard into a three-dimensional elephant sculpture in blank steel. As we will demonstrate, this and other uses of semiotic resources may be viewed as part of a transformative process that indicates looking forward into a post-industrial society where communication is more important than cellulose production. However, as we will demonstrate, this interpretation does not necessarily match the intention of the sign producer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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10. A vision of a more sustainable Slovakia in the light of participatory processes.
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HUBA, Mikuláš and KAŠČÁKOVÁ, Renáta
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REGIONAL development , *CIRCULAR economy , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *SUSTAINABLE development , *MATHEMATICAL optimization , *LOW vision - Abstract
The paper reflects the results of the ongoing discussion about sustainable development in Slovakia as an increasingly urgent topic resonating across scientific disciplines. Specifically, it deals with the participation processes, which were realized in 2022-2023 under the auspices of the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization of the Slovak Republic (MIRRI), and the second part of which was implemented at the Institute of Management of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava using its expert and organizational capacities. The mentioned activities follow the strategic document entitled Vision and Development Strategy of Slovakia 2030 and are related to the preparation of the document Vision and Development Strategy of the Slovak Republic until 2050 - Slovakia 2050. In the light of the outputs from the participation processes, the paper deals, among other things, with the necessity of accelerating the transformation of regional economies from the industrial towards the post-industrial society, including sustainable innovation-oriented circular economy less dependent on raw materials and energy, with the simultaneous optimization of the system of decision-making and effective management, based on partnership and division of responsibilities between different levels and various actors of sustainable development. It also points out that discussions about this vision have the potential to significantly frame the creation of concepts of integrated territorial innovation-oriented clusters, the urgency of which - in parallel with the frustration of the ineffectiveness of fragmented development processes and activities - is felt at different levels by practically all participating subjects of the professional discourse analyzed in this paper. The results of the participation process fully confirm that Slovakia is not adequately prepared to respond to the challenges associated with all the necessary transformation processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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11. The paradox of the beautiful or the art paradox.
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Kiuntsli, Romana, Stepaniuk, Andriy, and Sobczak-Piąstka, Justyna
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20TH century art , *PARADOX , *SPACE perception , *ART exhibitions , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies - Abstract
The paradox is inherent in many works of art of the twentieth century. Particularly clear, the paradox in art showed its essence in the beginning of the 21st century, when distorted reality, problems of meaning, unusual attitude to reality broke down the stereotypes of life established by centuries and could express their essence through an enigma. The paradox always attracted to itself with its non-standard and protest nature. The protest in each era manifested itself in different axonometric projections of human being. Art is a shadow of reality that the artist throws at the object of description according to the angle of his talent. Interest in paradox in works of art testifies to the corresponding psycho-emotional state of society, it reflects reality in its artistic colors, as well as clearly demonstrates the specificity of perception of reality, the way of demonstrating the spiritual world and the level of comprehension of being. The purpose of this study is to trace the influence of art as a manipulative factor in the presentation of reality and the influence of the subjective creative view of an artist on the change of aesthetic categories that have formed in society as classical. The thesis that architecture reflects the general function of culture in soothing and restoring spiritual peace for modern post-industrial society is not sufficient to satisfy the emotional perception of space. To achieve the multidimensionality of the viewer's interpretations required of contemporary art, architecture resorts to a manipulative method of reflecting the reality of the spatial environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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12. The paradox of the beautiful or the art paradox.
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Kiuntsli, Romana, Stepaniuk, Andriy, and Sobczak-Piąstka, Justyna
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20TH century art , *PARADOX , *SPACE perception , *ART exhibitions , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies - Abstract
The paradox is inherent in many works of art of the twentieth century. Particularly clear, the paradox in art showed its essence in the beginning of the 21st century, when distorted reality, problems of meaning, unusual attitude to reality broke down the stereotypes of life established by centuries and could express their essence through an enigma. The paradox always attracted to itself with its non-standard and protest nature. The protest in each era manifested itself in different axonometric projections of human being. Art is a shadow of reality that the artist throws at the object of description according to the angle of his talent. Interest in paradox in works of art testifies to the corresponding psycho-emotional state of society, it reflects reality in its artistic colors, as well as clearly demonstrates the specificity of perception of reality, the way of demonstrating the spiritual world and the level of comprehension of being. The purpose of this study is to trace the influence of art as a manipulative factor in the presentation of reality and the influence of the subjective creative view of an artist on the change of aesthetic categories that have formed in society as classical. The thesis that architecture reflects the general function of culture in soothing and restoring spiritual peace for modern post-industrial society is not sufficient to satisfy the emotional perception of space. To achieve the multidimensionality of the viewer's interpretations required of contemporary art, architecture resorts to a manipulative method of reflecting the reality of the spatial environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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13. Digging Deeper: What Can We Really Learn about Dementia from History?
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Ballenger, Jesse, George, Daniel R., and Whitehouse, Peter J.
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POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *DEMENTIA , *DISEASE risk factors , *ALZHEIMER'S disease , *SOCIAL determinants of health - Abstract
In response to Finch and Burstein's provocative argument that the advanced dementias may result from environmental toxins and lifestyle factors associated with post-industrial societies, we call for a more rigorous historical approach, emphasizing the importance of situating ancient texts more fully in their historical and cultural context. Such an approach would also entail consideration of the declining relative rates of dementia in Western countries, which have been linked to population health-level factors and policies that appear to have reduced the risk of dementia by directly and indirectly influencing the social determinants of brain health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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14. THE URBAN LEFT IN POWER: Comparing the Profiles of 'Municipal Socialists' and the 'New Urban Left' in Swiss Cities.
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Antoniazza, Baptiste, Mach, André, and Strebel, Michael Andrea
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MIDDLE class , *URBAN policy , *METROPOLIS , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *SOCIALISM - Abstract
Today, many cities in post‐industrial societies are strongholds of left and progressive political forces. Almost 100 years ago, left parties had instituted municipal socialism in several European cities. In this article, we compare these two periods of left urban rule by focusing on the long‐term changes over the last 120 years in the socio‐demographic profile of urban left elites in four major Swiss cities. Our analysis of left elected representatives at six key dates highlights the main differences between the municipal socialists of the interwar period and the new urban left that rules contemporary cities. The former are members of the working class, blue‐collar workers without university education, while the latter are members of the upper‐middle class, highly educated sociocultural professionals. The results of our analysis contribute to a better understanding of the sociological composition of urban left‐progressive political forces, an aspect that is somewhat neglected in recent research on the urban left. We discuss the potential political implications and further research avenues for contemporary debates in urban studies, in terms of urban policy priorities and political mobilization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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15. Transition from Idealized Science to Culture of Skepticism in South Korea: Micro-Level Evidence for the Two-Culture Model of Public Understanding of Science.
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Kim, Sei-Hill, Oh, Sang-Hwa, Zain, Ali, Heo, Yujin, and Jun, Jungmi
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PUBLIC understanding of science , *SCIENCE skepticism , *SCIENTIFIC knowledge , *OLDER people , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies - Abstract
Using data from a national survey in South Korea, this study offers micro-level evidence for the two-culture model of public understanding of science , which posits that a shift from an industrializing to a post-industrial society is accompanied by a transition from a culture of idealized science to a culture of skepticism. We investigate whether older South Koreans, who spent much of their lives during the intense industrialization of the country, hold more positive perceptions about science than younger generations, who grew up mostly in a post-industrial era. As predicted, older individuals perceived greater contributions of science, suggesting that they held more idealized perceptions of science than younger individuals. Perceived importance of economic development, scientific knowledge, ideology, uncertainty of scientific risks, and formal education mediated the link between age and perceived contributions of science, suggesting that these mediators may function as causal mechanisms that could explain why citizens in post-industrial societies tend to have more skeptical perceptions about science than those in industrializing countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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16. "I'm telling you this because I love you".
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McLachlan, Amy Leia
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WIDOWS , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *KINSHIP , *COLLECTIVE memory - Abstract
Footnotes 1 I draw on Di Leonardo's ([7], 443) concept of "kin work", which makes visible the gendered work required for "the creation and maintenance of kin and quasi-kin networks in advanced industrial societies." This essay follows the parenthetical opening of the fieldwork confessional into the parenthetical spaces within our fieldwork archives, in order to consider the nature of those parentheses and of their complex claims on our writing and relating. In Uitoto kin-making praxis, substances (including ancestral plant foods and medicines, tears, sweat, smoke, etc.) shared over time are needed to make people kin, and processes of gradually coming to matter together have been an essential part of our capacity to build archives of shared memory with and in each other. But Uitoto people know this and hone it.) Animating and animated by shared substances,[3] stories are what make kinship, what make kin of inhuman and alien things (like fieldworkers). [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023
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17. Are we in a post-industrial society?
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James, David
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POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *ECONOMIC change , *CONSUMPTION (Economics) , *INTEREST rates , *CLEAN energy - Abstract
The article discusses the concept of a post-industrial society and the declining significance of the industrial era. It highlights the shift from agriculture and industry to services as major contributors to global GDP. The article also explores the impact of technological advancements and the monetization of various industries, such as sports, weight loss, and nail care. It raises questions about the future of economic activity and the need for new ways of thinking about economics and finance. The article concludes by emphasizing the importance of making money serve society rather than ruling it. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
18. Making a Living.
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BENANAV, AARON
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SOCIAL scientists , *HUMAN behavior , *CITY dwellers , *GESTURE , *UNEMPLOYMENT statistics , *HUNTER-gatherer societies , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *HOME health aides - Abstract
Suzman also criticizes Keynes for thinking that economic elites would lead us to the "promised land", yet in his own account, the power of "ambitious CEOs and money-men" mostly fades into the background. When Keynes "first described his economic utopia", Suzman points out, "the study of hunter-gatherer societies was barely more than a sideshow in the newly emerging discipline of social anthropology." On the contrary, as the economist James Crotty has shown, Keynes styled himself in the tradition of Mill as a "liberal socialist": What he imagined might come after the onset of economic stagnation was a barrage of public investment, which would displace private investment as the primary engine of economic stability. For Suzman, anthropological insights into our pre-scarcity past lend support to a post-scarcity tradition in economics, which he associates with the work of John Maynard Keynes. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2021
19. Research on consensus and cultural communication features of "meta-narrative of heroismin" in students.
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Wang, Lingxuan
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SOCIAL norms , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *ANIMATED films , *ARTISTIC creation , *SOCIAL systems - Abstract
Although the meta-narrative of the unique process and the ultimate goal of human society has lost attention in post-industrial society. Social behavior at different levels still rely on consensus and common habitus of members. In most social activity field, the transfer of knowledge and mutual understanding often depend on the construction of narration. Such kind of narration of basic concepts and categories can be regarded as "meta-narrative" inside the social field. Such kind of "meta-narrative" is no longer a discourse of power that simply serves to support or oppose the legitimacy of the current social system, but is more closely related to the experience of individuals. This "meta-narrative" that everyone can express shows common cognitive foundations and collaborative norms in social activities. It's multi-dimensional and has a more free and variable meaning space. The traditional meta-narrative topic is still active in the discourse of microscopic social fields, especially in the literary and artistic creation. The content of contemporary works under those topics is not only influenced by the norm of traditional meta-narrative and artistic forms, but also by history, culture, social system, value of the times, public news, and common experiences of members. Under the topic of "Chinese narrative of heroism", this research selects students to pick the hero characters in history, literature, film or cartoon works that influenced them most. Related typical narratives will be deconstructed and compared, so as to find "meta-narrative" of "qualified hero" and value basis in the youths. We also analyzed features of Chinese narrative of heroes. The conclusion provides a narrative model and a number of feasible methods to organize heroic story with values and culture conscious in art works and educations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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20. CURRENT METHODS AND TOOLS FOR TEACHING THE GEOGRAPHY OF INDUSTRIES (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE FUEL AND ENERGY COMPLEX).
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Khusnutdinova, Svetlana R., Kasimov, Denis I., Khusnutdinov, Rustem R., and Valiev, Marat R.
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GEOGRAPHY , *TEACHING methods , *ENERGY development , *ECONOMIC geography , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *ELECTRIC power consumption - Abstract
The article considers the possibilities of using modern methods and tools in teaching the industry section of economic geography, in particular the geography of the fuel and energy complex. The authors propose to use methods and approaches that take into account the significant changes that occurred at the turn of the 20th-21st centuries during the transition from industrial to post-industrial society and the formation of modern information technologies. The article proposes to increase the involvement of schoolchildren and students in the study of industry geographical sections by combining the classical cartographic method using atlases and traditional maps and the daily use of GIS-technology in smartphones. It is proposed to use real-life cases of modern use of electricity, including those that constitute an urban way of life and create an attractive urban environment. Educational tourism can provide an up-to-date look at the changing geography, the history of the development of energy enterprises. An approach that demonstrates the commitment of enterprises of the fuel and energy complex to the ideas of sustainable development and the use of ESG in their practice is mandatory. It is shown how through effective coordination and cooperation in the cross-educational space between universities, formed a unified educational space to achieve learning outcomes in the field of fuel and energy complex. Thus, the current priorities and approaches in the study of geography at school and university to strengthen the practice-oriented effect of learning are identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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21. In the wake of Brexit: negotiating diversity and majority-minority relations in the North of England.
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Wallace, Andrew and Favell, Adrian
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MULTICULTURALISM , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *COMMUNITY studies - Abstract
Our contribution to this special issue brings the theoretical and empirical orientations of the Becoming a Minority (BaM) project into dialogue with the complex and charged post-Brexit geography of the North of England. We present findings from the UK ESRC funded project Northern Exposure: Race, Nation and Disaffection in 'Ordinary' Towns and Cities after Brexit, drawing upon a period of co-productive and ethnographic work with local authority stakeholders, voluntary sector practitioners and community actors in two urban locations in the English North: Halifax and Wakefield. We report on how shifting patterns of diversity and population change interlock with deindustrialised economies, fiscal austerity, the coronavirus crisis, and the predations of ethno-nationalist politics and policy. Amid these dislocations and risks, we find delicate, differentiated, and predominantly informal infrastructures of community governance and intervention attempting to build alliances and resolve tensions: a grounded, local-view that belies the kind of image of the North established in mainstream national understandings of the dramatic politics of Brexit and after. Taking a productive cue from the BaM study, we offer some fine-grained reflections on localised dynamics of diversity experience and the negotiation of inter-ethnic relations albeit in a sprawling urban region beyond the West-European metropolitan core. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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22. Book Review: Pacific Automobilism. Adventure, Status and the Carnival of Mobility, 1970–2015 by Gijs Mom.
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Baby, Jacob
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MOTHERS , *CARNIVAL , *CARNIVALS , *ADVENTURE & adventurers , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *INTERGENERATIONAL mobility - Abstract
Gijs Mom's book, Pacific Automobilism, fills a void in the field of transport and mobility history by focusing on the regions beyond the Pacific. The book explores the car as an "adventure machine" and examines its significance in different societies, including the American fascination with cars and the rise of car usage in China and India. Mom's book is divided into two parts, tracing the historical development of the car and society from 1970 to the 1990s and exploring the impact of car culture in the Asia-Pacific region. The book provides a comprehensive account of mobility history and offers a mix of theoretical frameworks and archival research. While the book's length may be challenging, it presents a fascinating and exciting read for those interested in the history of automobilism. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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23. The Impact of Decentralization on the Development of Civil Society in the Context of the Philosophy of Reason.
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ZABLOTSKYI, Volodymyr, BABARYKINA, Nadiia, SYCH, Tetiana, PTAKHINA, Olga, IVANOV, Yevhen, and VASYNOVA, Nadiia
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CIVIL society , *PHILOSOPHY of mind , *REFLECTION (Philosophy) , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *SOCIAL networks , *PHYSICS - Abstract
The authors have attempted a philosophical essay to comprehend the phenomenon of statehood, society, decentralization and culture in the context of the philosophy of mind and (partially) the neuroscientific paradigm. The authors used a number of theoretical methods: from historical analysis and reconstruction of the phenomenon of philosophy of mind and establishing the role of human subjectivity and "selfhood" in sociopolitical processes, to philosophical reflection and essayistic parascientific author interpretations. The main result is a new view of decentralization in the context of postmodernist consciousness, where the background (postmodern) and sociopolitical result (decentralization) are the synergistic result of human social networks' realization of neurocognitive natural ability to parallel coexistence of personal and social. As a result, the virtual and material manifestations of the globalized informatized post-industrial society, which has received postmodernist experience, have conditioned total decentralization. At the same time, politically administrative is only a partial manifestation of it, while civil society seeks to diversify its needs and ways of solving them as much as possible. The international significance of the article lies in its universality: it complementarily analyzes the neuroscientific, cultural-mystetic, philosophical, social, and political dimensions of a civil postmodern society that seeks maximum decentralization of all superstructures and maximum delegation of managerial functions to its members and groups. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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24. Formation of Communicative Competence of Foreign Students in Post-Industrial Society: Electronic Tutoring and Mentoring.
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DIADCHENKO, Hanna, TAMOZHSKA, Iryna, RUD, Olha, RUDNYTSKA, Zhanna, KULISHENKO, Lyudmyla, and KUMEIKO, Tetiana
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POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *COMMUNICATIVE competence , *FOREIGN students , *INTELLIGENT tutoring systems , *MENTORING , *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations - Abstract
The theme of the article highlights the main aspects regarding the impact of the development trends in post-industrial society on the formation of communicative competencies. The aim of the article is to reveal the essence of electronic tutoring and mentoring as one of the important factors in the formation of communicative skills of foreign students. The article identifies the features of the organization of tutoring and mentoring using innovative technologies, the achievements of the information and post-industrial society. Theoretical bases for defining the concept of communicative competence, post-industrial society, electronic tutoring, and mentoring are substantiated. The urgency of the problem lies in the presentation of new psychological and pedagogical approaches, it also lies in the formation of competence in a post-industrial society such as the use of electronic learning tools to increase efficiency, the use of information and communication technologies to develop the competence of students and teachers, and organization of learning based on organizational approach. Methods of analysis and synthesis, research method, and method of content analysis were used to determine the peculiarities of the formation of communicative competence in foreign students in the conditions of electronic tutoring and mentoring. In the course of the study, it was proved that the implementation of theoretically sound conditions of electronic tutoring and mentoring will contribute to the formation of communicative competence among foreign students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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25. The Intervention of the Anti-Extradition Bill Movement in the Norms of Citizenship in Hong Kong.
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Tang, Gary
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CITIZENSHIP , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *DEMOGRAPHIC surveys , *FOCUS groups - Abstract
Following the post-material shift of post-industrial societies, an evolution in citizenship norms from dutiful citizenship to engaged citizenship has occurred. This paper examines how people's attitudes towards the Anti-Extradition Bill movement are related to these two citizenship norms. Using data collected from a population survey (N = 817), this paper shows that the people supporting the movement and radicalism perceived dutiful citizenship to be less important and engaged citizenship to be more important. The compatibility between the two sets of citizenship was found to be stronger among the people who supported the movement, despite the frequent appearance of unlawful behaviour in the movement. To explain the moderating effect, observations from focus group interviews revealed that some people had a traumatic experience in the movement. This trauma led them to doubt the legitimacy of the authority. Therefore, although they perceived dutiful citizenship to be important, they could also support various unlawful behaviours that occurred in the movement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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26. Explaining confidence in the police within transitional Hong Kong: the influence of postmaterial values.
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McCarthy, Daniel, Stoneman, Paul, and Ho, Lawrence Ka Ki
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YOUNG adults , *POLICE attitudes , *FEAR of crime , *IMMIGRATION enforcement , *POLICE , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *INTERFERENCE suppression - Abstract
The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) has a tradition for being among the most respected national police organisations globally. More recent political events in Hong Kong have however placed the HKPF in highly visible public order situations. A wide array of political factions have emerged as a consequence of the handover of control in Hong Kong, many of which have involved young people protesting the curtailment of democratic rights. In this paper, we utilise Wave 7 of the World Values Survey (n = 2075). We utilise Inglehart's (1971. The silent revolution in Europe: intergenerational change in post-industrial societies. American political science review, 65 (4), 991–1017) concept of postmaterialism to examine how far young people's more negative attitudes to the police can be underpinned by cohort-based (or generational) explanations. Our findings identify associations between postmaterialist values and lower confidence in the police. Those that favoured stricter immigration controls, experienced higher fear of crime, perceived drug selling in their area, and consumed certain types of media (notably television and new media) were also less likely to have confidence in the HKPF. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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27. Is undisciplined behavior antithetical to cooperation, or is it part and parcel of it?
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Syme, Kristen L.
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POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *COOPERATION , *AMBIVALENCE - Abstract
This commentary raises three points in response to the target article. First, what appear to be victimless behaviors in highly individualistic, post-industrial societies might have a direct impact on group members in small-scale societies. Second, many societies show marked tolerance or ambivalence toward intemperate behavior. Third, undisciplined behavior is not antithetical to cooperation but can be used to cooperative ends. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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28. The Berenstain Bears and Property Ownership in the Modern Age.
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Collins, Gregory M.
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PROPERTY rights , *HOME ownership , *POLITICAL science , *POWER (Social sciences) , *PRIVATE property , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *BROTHERS - Published
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29. Development of Professionally Oriented Intercultural Competence of Future Tourism Experts in the Conditions of Post-Industrial Postmodern Society.
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BIHYCH, Oksana, OKOPNA, Yana, SHCHERBYNA, Madina, ZUIENKO, Nelia, CHERNYSH, Valentyna, and KUKSA, Bohdana
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CULTURAL competence , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *PROFESSIONAL competence , *TOURISM , *STUDENT activities , *PLACE attachment (Psychology) - Abstract
The problem of formation of professional intercultural competence is relevant in the conditions of post-industrial postmodern society. The article highlights main trends in factors of intercultural competence. The article considers different approaches to determining the foreign language competence of tourism experts to intercultural competence. The analysis of theoretical and methodological approaches gives grounds to define the concept of German-language competence and qualifications of tourism experts. In the context of the study, the features of intercultural competence are identified. The objectives of the article are to determine main aspects of the formation of professional German-speaking competence of future tourism experts. In the course of the research the world and domestic experience of professional competence formation of future tourism experts and formation aspects of foreign language professional competence are analyzed. Also, based on the study, it can be argued that there is no single approach to the future tourism professionals formation of intercultural competence. Methods of analysis, synthesis, a research method and method of content analysis were used in the research. Based on the study, it is proved that levels of intercultural competence are controlled processes in the context of the use of modern educational technologies. Future tourism experts combine knowledge and skills in professional terms to achieve a high level of qualification. The results of the study are the basis for extracurricular activities in the formation of foreign language competence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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30. The Role of Human Communicative Competence in Post-Industrial Society.
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ILISHOVA, Olha, MOROZ-REKOTOVA, Lesia, SEMENIAKO, Yuliia, PODLEVSKA, Nelia, RANIUK, Oksana, and HORIACHOK, Inna
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POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *MOBILE apps , *HIGHER nervous activity , *HIGHER education research , *LEARNING , *COMMUNICATIVE competence - Abstract
The article considers the scientific category of "educational neuroscience" as a promising interdisciplinary field of research that studies relationship between education and the sciences of higher nervous activity. The role of theoretical research in the field of neuroscience for creation of modern distance educational technologies is determined. It is established that use of neuroscience in learning process expands and enhances competency characteristics of higher education students in research, diagnostic and professional activities. The problem of obtaining neuroscientific knowledge by higher education students, which will help provide future specialists with a sufficient communicative level of skills in everyday life and work environment, has been brought up to date. Evaluation of large-scale application of the distance learning system in the process of formation of communicative competencies of higher education students is carried out. The main problems that arise in higher education students and teaching staff when working in the distance learning system are analyzed. Possibilities of application of mobile devices and applications in educational process at a distance form of training are considered. The effectiveness of application of information and communication technologies in the process of formation of communicative competencies in higher education students is clarified. The positive and negative impact, advantages and disadvantages of distance learning for both higher education students and the academic teaching staff of higher education establishments, including in the context of neuroscience, have been identified and generalized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. The Information Revolution in the Post-Industrial Society: Dangers in Political Processes.
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KRAVCHUK, Olga, SHOTURMA, Nataliia, GRABINA, Ganna, MYLOSERDNA, Iryna, VEDENIEIEV, Vitalii, and SHTELMASHENKO, Anastasiia
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POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *INFORMATION technology security , *INFORMATION technology , *SPIRITUAL formation , *SOCIAL space , *DATA security , *CYBERTERRORISM - Abstract
The relevance of the study lies in the fact that the information and computer revolution has made it possible to create and include in the system of social circulation such information flows, which are currently sufficient to ensure the most rational use of nature, demographic, economic, industrial, agricultural and spiritual and cultural development of mankind. The phenomenon of the information revolution is the result of two parallel processes that can develop throughout history: an increase in the role and volume of information necessary to ensure the full existence of society, and improvement in the technology of information accumulation and dissemination. Information technology has been integrated into the current social and economic space. The use of computers and telecommunications has influenced an unprecedented intensity of communicative interactions. These processes affect the stages of social development. The article analyzes the current understanding of the fourth and fifth information revolution. The problems of economics, management and post-industrial society are considered. An attempt is made to synthesize the models of foreign and domestic researchers. The article considers the existing theoretical approaches to the explication of political security, highlighted such its component as information and political security, and this author's interpretation of the latter. The limits of the information-political security, allowing to separate it from other types of security, depending on the information are established. The influence of information on the formation of information and political threats affecting the information and political security of the country is considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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32. Editorial Foreword.
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POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *LATIN literature , *KOREANS , *WORLD War I , *CLASSICAL literature - Abstract
The final article in this issue elaborates upon a broad range of valuable scholarly opportunities for teaching, research, and general education that stem from the establishment of the Hsu-Tang Library of Classical Chinese Literature. The first three articles in this issue take innovative approaches to study human/nonhuman animal relations, conservation and waste management, and the development of atomic scientism, drawing on science and technology studies to analyze and interpret histories of practice in East and South Asia. Tracing out the history of homing pigeons in Moghul South Asia and their military use as messengers during World War I, Kavesh shows how powerful preconceptions define a framework within which pigeons embody radically different ideas concerning self and other. [Extracted from the article]
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33. THE PRACTICE OF INFORMALITY: Hustling, Anticipating and Refusing in the Postindustrial City.
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WORKING class , *HEALTH facilities , *URBAN poor , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *ETHNOLOGY , *ALCOHOL - Abstract
Drawing upon three years of ethnographic research conducted in drug and alcohol recovery houses and treatment centers in Philadelphia, this article argues that attending to the practice of informality in the subproletariat and precarious working classes of the postindustrial US city helps elucidate the twinned legacies of informality and surveillance in racialized US urban poverty. To do so, it recuperates Bourdieu's practice theory with the invigorating insights of Black studies on the historic legacies of racializing surveillance to theorize the practice of informality in the postindustrial US city. Ultimately, the article argues that informal practice offers a space of concealment forged through the evasion and countersurveillance of racializing surveillance in the postindustrial US city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Social Participation in Context. Participatory Culture in Spain and Germany.
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Amezcua, Teresa and Sotomayor, Eva
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PARTICIPATION , *SOCIAL participation , *PARTICIPATORY culture , *COMMUNITY involvement , *CIVIL society , *SOCIAL context , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies - Abstract
This article aims to examine and describe the ways in which elderly people participate in post-industrial societies. The literature points out the benefits of social participation. However, the influence of context in features of civil society has remained relatively understudied. This article analyses the influence of context on the conceptualization of the phenomenon of social participation and civic engagement. In addition, the findings are linked to the broader academic debate on civil society. This empirical study consists of results from semi-structured interviews and focus groups conducted with experts on social participation and elderly members of different associations. The German and Spanish case studies confirm that socio-demographic variables, cultural frames, political structures and social structure shape the culture of participation. The article argues that each context creates its own participatory culture through the incorporation of four different conceptualisations of participation: (1) participation as a right; (2) participation as an attitude; (3) participation as civic engagement; (4) participation as a slogan. The Spanish discourse tends mostly to conceptualize participation as a right and/or a slogan. The German discourse conceptualizes participation mainly as civic engagement. These conceptual differences give rise to two different participatory culture models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. America's rusted families: working-class political participation through three biological generations (1965–1997).
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Jeannet, Anne-Marie
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POLITICAL participation , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *SOCIAL structure , *SOCIAL reproduction , *CLASS politics , *WORKING class - Abstract
Has social reproduction through families preserved unequal political participation amongst the working class in post-industrial society? This article builds on both political and sociological traditions to consider the family as a tenacious social structure that reproduces political participation from one generation to the next. In order to answer this empirically, the study uses a longitudinal panel data of political behaviour across three biological generations in the United States (1965–1997). The findings show that respondents who grew up in working-class families are less likely to vote as adults regardless of whether they have working-class occupations or not. The transmission of un-equal participation is partially mediated by the voting behaviour of the parent who models this behaviour to their children. The study also shows that the second generation of respondents transmits low political participation to their offspring in the third generation. This study implies that occupational structures of a past industrial society are still politically relevant and that inequalities in political participation remain a legacy amongst the biological descendants of working-class families from the 1960s. Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2022.2044220. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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36. Problems and Prospects of Human Capital Development in Post- Industrial Society.
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TIURINA, Alona, NAHORNYI, Vitalii, RUBAN, Olha, TYMOSHENKO, Mykola, VEDENIEIEV, Vitalii, and TERENTIEVA, Nataliia
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HUMAN capital , *INDUSTRIALIZATION , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *GOVERNMENT programs , *COMPARATIVE method - Abstract
In a post-industrial society, the analysis of human abilities to work, their formation, reproduction and effective functioning is becoming increasingly important for achieving social and economic well-being. In the realities of globalization and total informatization, the figure of a person with his knowledge, creative and intellectual abilities comes to the fore. There is a reorientation of economics from the use of labor resources to the problems of creating a qualitatively new workforce, which takes the form of human capital. The concept of human capital testifies not only to the crucial role of man in the socio-economic system of postindustrial society, but also the need to invest in man, his education, training, health and livelihood, which are now priorities not only for individuals but also various government projects and programs. The state of human capital development is measured using the human capital index, which is calculated for each country separately. In contrast to other studies, the article focuses on the development and importance of human capital in the realities of post-industrial society. Namely, the concept of human capital in the realities of post-industrial society is considered, the state of human capital development in modern conditions is analyzed, the influence and challenges of post-industrial society on human capital development are studied and the method of comparative analysis is applied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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37. Intergenerational class mobility in industrial and post-industrial societies: Towards a general theory.
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Bukodi, Erzsébet and Goldthorpe, John H
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POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *INTERGENERATIONAL mobility , *LABELING theory - Abstract
A large body of often rather complex findings on intergenerational social mobility has by now come into existence but theoretical development has not kept pace. In this paper, focusing specifically on class mobility in European nations and the US, we aim, first of all, to identify the main empirical regularities that have emerged from research, making the now standard distinction between absolute and relative mobility. Next, we review previous theories of mobility, leading up to what we label as the liberal theory, and we note the difficulties now evident with the latter, associated with its functionalist basis. We then set out our own theory of intergenerational class mobility, grounded in the subjectively rational courses of action followed by the various actors involved. We seek to show how the empirical regularities described can in this way be accounted for, while pointing to additional evidence that supports the theory but also to ways in which it is open to further empirical test. Finally, we consider some more general implications of the theory and, on this basis, venture a number of – conditional – predictions on the future of class mobility in more advanced societies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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38. Notes towards the critical theory of post-industrialism capitalism.
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Dorahy, J.F.
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CRITICAL theory , *CAPITALISM , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *POLITICAL economic analysis , *INDUSTRIAL management - Abstract
This essay aims to continue to develop the thesis that the welter of political-economic, social, technological, and subjective transformations that characterized the final decades of the 20th century and the first decades of the 21st necessitate a re-thinking of the relationship between social criticism and the critique of political economy. Herein the focus is directed towards the critique of reification and industrial rationalization as developed in the works of Georg Lukács and Cornelius Castoriadis. Drawing on recent phenomenological and psychological analyses of work within contemporary capitalism, I argue for both the historical obsolescence of the critique of reification as it has been traditionally understood and, consequently, the need for novel conceptual responses to the pressing needs of our time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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39. The power of slowness: Governmentalities of Olle walking in South Korea.
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GOVERNMENTALITY , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *FOSTER home care , *INDUSTRIALIZATION , *WALKING , *TREADMILLS , *RHYTHM - Abstract
The idea and related practices of slowness have received global attention, as these have been viewed as reactions to and critiques of this "go‐faster" world. Celebration of slowness has been especially prominent in South Korea, which experienced an accelerated transition to a post‐industrial society. In line with recent power‐sensitive studies of slowness, this paper develops a governmentality approach that examines how slowness shapes particular bodily behaviours. Drawing on recent work on rhythmanalysis and governmentalities, this study examines how slowness is enrolled and enacts the rhythmic governing of "Olle" walking – the South Korean countryside walking experience. It specifically relates the analysis to the site‐specific experience of accelerated modernisation, where the legacy of state‐led industrial development persists in the prevailing neoliberal capitalism. First, it examines the ways in which slow rhythm is involved in walking practice, deploying and reproducing a specific rhythm, body, and the mode of biopower. It then looks at several ways through which the emerging slow rhythm of Olle walking and the fast rhythm of everyday life are negotiated. This paper argues that slow walking can serve as an affirmative mode of rhythmic governing that fosters care of the self and the environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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40. Development of Ukrainian Choral Art in Conditions of Postmodernism.
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HAVRYLENKO, Yuliia, HRYTSUN, Yuliia, KONDRATENKO, Iryna, and SUKHOVA, Liubava
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CULTURAL movements , *ART movements , *WORLDVIEW , *SOCIAL development , *CHORAL singing , *SURREALISM , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *POSTMODERNISM (Art) - Abstract
The article presents a research work in a context of highlighting the peculiarities of development of Ukrainian choral art. The research describes the main theoretical and methodological approaches to defining the essence of choral art and postmodernism as a basis for the formation of a new worldview, a new thinking, which is a sign of a challenge of modernity. The basic context of formation of choral art is researched. The results of the research form the main historical trends in a development of choral art in the context of a basis of a human worldview and factors shaping an idea of worldview as a cultural manifestation of an era. In the research the tendencies are identified in postmodern influence on the development of a culture, in particular choral art. Postmodernism is defined by a worldview that has become a challenge to the social development in the post-industrial era. In postmodern period appear art movements of surrealism, abstractionism, impressionism, symbolism and other cultural and art movements, which are reflected in an unrealistic way, indicating new trends in a new society. We used analytical and research methods, a characteristic of music and game activities. Methods of a synthesis, an analysis and interpretation of choral art in a context of development of the Ukrainian culture were used for the research. The results of the research confirmed that in the conditions of postmodernism new tendencies of choral art are formed, which presents mental features in a context of information, a post-industrial society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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41. Theories of Postindustrial Fertility Decline: An Empirical Examination.
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Han, Sinn Won and Brinton, Mary C.
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FERTILITY decline , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *WOMEN'S roles , *GENDER inequality , *PUBLIC sphere , *DEMOGRAPHIC transition , *MARRIAGE age - Abstract
Family formation patterns in the postindustrial world have changed markedly in the past several decades. Fertility rates have declined, cohabitation rates have increased, age at marriage has gone up, and nonmarital childbearing has become more common in most postindustrial settings. A dominant theoretical explanation for these changes is second demographic transition (SDT) theory, which posits widespread value change towards individualism and postmaterialist concerns. In contrast, gender equity theory emphasizes structural changes, including women's increased participation in the public sphere and the resulting incompatibility of women's domestic and public roles given the slower adaptation on the part of families and institutions to adapt to women's new roles. We test the predictions of these two theoretical frameworks by analyzing fertility decline in 27 European societies. We find evolving gender egalitarianism, measured by the prevalence of gender‐egalitarian attitudes, to have greater explanatory power than SDT‐related ideational changes. The gender equity framework is particularly relevant in explaining the recent fertility trajectories of Central, Eastern, and Southern European countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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42. Issue politicization and social class: How the electoral supply activates class divides in political preferences.
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SOCIAL classes , *DEMOCRACY , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *SOCIAL conflict , *POLITICAL science - Abstract
Against premature claims about the declining political relevance of social class in post‐industrial democracies, recent research indicates that class continues to be a relevant determinant of political preferences. In post‐industrial societies 'old' class divides on economic issues coexist with 'new' class alignments on cultural topics. While there is cumulated evidence of social classes' distinct placement on these issues, this paper argues that the strength of class divides depends on the extent to which these issues are politicized by political parties. Studying preferences on economic and cultural issues (attitudes towards redistribution, immigration, gay rights and European integration), this study shows that class divides in preferences are context dependent. The multilevel analyses drawing on data from the European Social Survey and the Chapel Hill Expert Survey for 27 European democracies demonstrate that classes' differences in preferences are accentuated on issues strongly contested and emphasized by parties, and mitigated on issues where party conflict is weaker. Adding to recent literature on parties and class conflict, this study identifies another stage at which parties can affect the strength of class voting. The varying strength of class divides across contexts also has implications for parties' ability to garner support beyond a single class. This becomes increasingly unlikely in contexts of high issue politicization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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43. Financialization, labor market institutions and inequality.
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Huber, Evelyne, Petrova, Bilyana, and Stephens, John D.
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INCOME inequality , *LABOR market , *FINANCIALIZATION , *STOCKHOLDER wealth , *EQUALITY , *CORPORATE governance , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies - Abstract
The last three decades have witnessed rising inequality and deepening financialization in post-industrial democracies. A rapidly growing literature has linked these two phenomena. We go beyond existing scholarship by specifying which aspects of financialization can be expected to increase inequality and where in the income distribution this effect will occur. We also show that this effect is contingent on institutional context. We posit that the shareholder model of corporate governance and the growing demand for financial professionals are the two dimensions of financialization that drive up pre-tax income inequality. Nevertheless, the spread of the shareholder value model only benefits the very top income earners. We further argue that the institutional strength of labor shapes the relationship between financialization and inequality. We analyze effects of indicators of these two dimensions of financialization on the top 1% and the next 9% income shares and on the 90:50 earnings ratio. We test our hypotheses with data on 18 post-industrial democracies between 1960 and 2015. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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44. Information and communication technologies in economy.
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Salamova, A. S., Gishlakaeva, Kh. U., and Khadzhieva, E. R.
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INFORMATION & communication technologies , *MULTIMEDIA systems , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *QUALITY of service , *INFORMATION economy , *MOBILE communication systems , *TELECOMMUNICATION systems , *ECONOMIC expansion - Abstract
The relevance of the topic is due to the fact that information and communication technologies are currently an important basis for the development of the knowledge economy. The article examines the main directions of organizational and economic development during the transition to a post-industrial society. The role of information technologies in the formation of the digital economy is revealed. The author of the article describes measures to increase the rate of economic growth and innovative development of society through the introduction of information technologies. The transition to a post-industrial society has allowed information and communication technologies to become one of the main components of the development of the digital economy based on knowledge. The dynamic growth of the technical and economic characteristics of high-tech innovative products contributes to a significant increase in computing power and intellectual potential of products, a rapid change in outdated standards and technological platforms of information and communication systems and networks [1]. At the same time, the functioning of ultra-high-speed networks, mobile devices and information systems is aimed at improving the quality of multimedia content and a wide range of services provided to the population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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45. The Sanctuary City: Immigrant, Refugee, and Receiving Communities in Postindustrial Philadelphia: Domenic Vitiello(2022). Cornell University Press, 292 Pages. $26.95 (Paperback) or Open-Access (e-Book).
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Armenta, Amada
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SANCTUARY cities , *REFUGEES , *RURAL poor , *URBAN poor , *IMMIGRANTS , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *REFUGEE resettlement services , *SOCIAL scientists , *IMMIGRANT families - Abstract
In the United States, cities like Philadelphia (PA) have declared themselves sanctuary cities, adopting policies that protect undocumented immigrants and their families. As Vitiello puts it, "Sanctuary cities are the places, the safe spaces, where immigrants, refugees, and their allies help one another rebuild their lives and their communities" (p. 4). The Sanctuary City: Immigrant, Refugee, and Receiving Communities in Postindustrial Philadelphia: Domenic Vitiello(2022). [Extracted from the article]
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46. Enterprise Development Strategies in a Post-Industrial Society.
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HURZHYI, Nataliia, KRAVCHENKO, Alla, KULINICH, Tetiana, SAIENKO, Volodymyr, CHOPKO, Nataliia, and SKOMOROVSKYI, Andrii
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POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *ECONOMIC entity , *MODERN society , *BUSINESS enterprises - Abstract
This article examines the problems of forming a strategy for enterprise development in a post-industrial society. A characteristic feature of the contemporary postindustrial society is the constantly evolving new knowledge. Globalization processes and comprehensive digitalization affect the economic behavior of all economic entities and should be taken into account in the formation of strategies for their development. The driving force of progress in Contemporary conditions is closely related to the development of the abilities of a person, whose interests and needs are becoming one level higher. New transformation processes require enterprises to carry out balanced investment activities, research markets, competitors, suppliers, and conduct an effective marketing policy. Businesses need to implement planning taking into account the prospects for its development. The enterprise development strategy should be long-term and contain a flexible plan of action in the direction of innovation based on a detailed analysis of the internal and external environment of the enterprise, available resources and potential of the enterprise. For the successful functioning of the enterprise, the objective necessity is the assessment of its competitiveness, which is based on identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the enterprise for its maximum improvement and finding hidden opportunities for development. The implementation of the development strategy requires efficient investments and optimal use of available resources to achieve the planned results. In the process of creating a development strategy, companies need to take into account the various characteristics that affect it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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47. "We Felt That the Country Was in the Stage of a Rough Cut...": Vernacular Documentation, Political Affects and the Ideological Functions of Catharsis in Ukraine.
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Tchermalykh, Nataliya
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RUSSIAN invasion of Ukraine, 2022- , *EUROMAIDAN Revolution, Ukraine, 2014 , *BEREAVEMENT , *DOCUMENTARY films , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *CATHARSIS - Abstract
In March of 2014, I attended the first screening of Euromaidan: Rough Cut—a collective documentary chronicle of Ukraine's Maidan Revolution. Quite unexpectedly the event ended with an improvized mourning ritual for deceased Maidan protesters. Observed in the film, this ritual then transcended the screen and spread through the audience, stimulating an experience similar to a "collective catharsis." What are the reasons for such a strong affective response to a visual document, capturing the fluidity of still unfolding revolutionary events? This article (written before the Russian invasion of Ukraine) considers both the documentary and its screening as invaluable research sites, allowing us to study ethnographically the uncertainties preceding and accompanying the reification of (new) ideological narratives. By discussing the multifaceted understanding of cathartic experiences in the complex processes of group-building, truth-finding, and justice-making, this article considers new directions for the anthropological understanding of collective catharsis, as it has been experienced in post-industrial democratic societies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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48. Is a "Silent Revolution" in the Making in China?: Postmaterialist Values, and Political Attitudes and Behavior.
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JIE CHEN, NARISONG HUHE, and TING YAN
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POLITICAL attitudes , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *ATTITUDE change (Psychology) , *COUNTRIES , *POLITICAL culture , *POLITICAL participation - Abstract
Five decades ago, Inglehart for the first time described and explained an unprecedented transformation of political cultures in advanced industrial societies, which he called the "silent revolution." It was characterized by the emergence in those countries of postmaterialist values as the result of a sustained period of economic growth, and the profound impact of those values on people's political attitudes and behavior. As China has experienced extraordinary economic growth in the past several decades, has such a "silent revolution" happened there? The answer to this question has been far from complete or clear. Using three longitudinal, cross-sectional national surveys, we find that while the current level of postmaterialist values in China remains relatively low, such values have flourished among younger people, and those values do shape political attitudes and behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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49. Watching fracking: Public engagement in postindustrial Britain.
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ETHNOGRAPHIC analysis , *POLITICAL participation , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *ALIENATION (Philosophy) - Abstract
The UK government's efforts to facilitate shale gas exploration have been matched by a surge of public opposition. The latter has manifested in a broad spectrum of activities in which local communities have "watched fracking"—meaning they have observed, protested, and filmed outside the drilling site, often taking note of when the pumps start and stop. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in northwest England, I analyze residents' various "watching" activities as one dynamic through which they sought to mediate situated modes of sociopolitical erasure. Watching fracking was a form of directly participating in public matters, compensating the watchers for the state's perceived failures and those of corporate models of community engagement. It also helped members of the anti‐fracking community distance themselves from the state and their own feelings of alienation. By thus highlighting how disappointment with state formations interacts with an activist subjectivity, anthropologists can deepen our understanding of the changing relationship between state and society. [fracking, public engagement, state, citizen science, protest, extractive industry, Lancashire, United Kingdom] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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50. Design Thinking as Meaning Creation: The Case of Descomplica.
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Lobo, Raphael and Pitassi, Claudio
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DESIGN thinking , *STUDENT attitudes , *POSTINDUSTRIAL societies , *EDUCATIONAL technology , *BACK to basics (Education) , *ORGANIZATIONAL citizenship behavior - Abstract
Context: the design language was introduced to innovation management as a mechanism to increase creativity, given the predominance of an economic rationality in the innovation theory and practice. Among the design thinking discourse, meaning innovation gained relevance in postindustrial societies. Objective: explore the adherence of Descomplica strategy to the meaning innovation model. Method: an exploratory survey with a qualitative approach and a narrative method was carried out. Results: the data collected shows that the company does have a strategy to build and consolidate an emotional relationship with its users. This emotional connection can be perceived in students' narratives, mainly when they came from public schools. Results also brought evidence that traditional education methods can be threatened by EdTech, mainly in environments where regulatory controls are weak. Conclusion: even though meaning innovation proved to be effective from the point of view of Descomplica's strategy, it cannot be considered a radical innovation in the sense attributed by sustainability-oriented innovation theory. The results reinforce the urgency to discuss, from organizational and educational perspectives, the impacts of online platforms in Brazilian students' perceptions, behaviors, and capabilities development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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