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Anthropology
Pete Jones, Deb Verhoeven, Aresh Dadlani, Vejune Zemaityte
Summary: This paper discusses the gender disparities in the screen sector based on a network-based investigation using Australian film and television production data. The analysis reveals that projects led by male directors tend to exclude women and reproduce familiar teams, while projects led by women in key creative roles provide more opportunities for women. Furthermore, the study finds that there is a significant number of men who only work with other men, but no corresponding group of women who only work with women. These findings highlight the importance of equity interventions, particularly government policies, to address the inequalities in the screen industry, which are primarily driven by men's closed network behaviors rather than women's positioning or behavior.
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Anthropology
Jinho Kim, Taehoon Kim
Summary: This study explores the impact of adolescent social network positions on memory performance in adulthood and finds that sociality, degree centrality, and closeness centrality are positively associated with memory performance, while popularity is not. The study also reveals gender differences, with the associations between social network position and memory performance being more pronounced among men. These findings highlight the importance of adolescent social network positions as social determinants in shaping cognitive outcomes.
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Sociology
Jozef Callan Robles, Devon Thacker Thomas
Summary: Place attachment plays an important role in the well-being and belonging of Mexicans in the United States. This study focuses on the ethnic enclave of La Cuatro in California and explores the emotional connections formed by Mexicans in this community. The findings reveal paradoxical outcomes, as the sense of belonging within the enclave is strongly tied to experiences of social alienation outside the community.
CRITICAL SOCIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Communication
Martin Lundqvist
Summary: This study examines how memes about rioting in present-day Belfast are perceived by their audiences. The research fills a gap in meme studies by exploring audience engagement, moving beyond the concepts of 'imagined audience' and ideological 'directionality'. Through semi-structured interviews with 19 respondents, the study reveals that the 'imagined audience' concept is overly simplified as interviewees did not blindly follow the ideological direction when interpreting memes. The findings also highlight how meme audiences value the pop-cultural form of memes, perceive the 'imagined author', view memes as a site for identity work, and emotionally engage with memes.
MEDIA CULTURE & SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Political Science
Colm Flaherty
Summary: Prefigurative political movements aim to create and maintain an alternative reality where activists can enact their desired future. This article examines the challenges faced by activists in sustaining such movements and presents three dilemmas they must solve: practical prefiguration, principled prefiguration, and purposeful prefiguration. The study also investigates the strategies used by long-term activists to address these problems and argues that prefigurative projects must balance present realities with future aspirations to survive.
SOCIAL MOVEMENT STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Sociology
Ashleigh Haw, Samantha Hauw
Summary: This article presents research conducted in Melbourne, Australia, highlighting the significant social and health implications of racism during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings support the concept of racism as a social determinant of health and a key driver of social inequity.
JOURNAL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Sociology
Deadric T. Williams
Summary: Most studies on racial inequality focus on statistical differences between racialized groups, but neglect the influence of racism. This paper provides conceptual and analytical considerations for future research by recasting disparities as manifestations of racism.
Article
Psychology, Social
Daniela Grunow, Patrick Sachweh, Uwe Schimank, Richard Traunmueller
Summary: This chapter concludes the special issue on social integration and makes three additional contributions. It discusses how the featured articles employ the concept of social integration proposed in the introduction, synthesizes the answers provided by the articles to the open questions posed, and identifies two aspects that deserve more attention in future research.
KOLNER ZEITSCHRIFT FUR SOZIOLOGIE UND SOZIALPSYCHOLOGIE
(2023)
Article
Ethnic Studies
JM. Persanch
Summary: This study analyzes the interactions of racially encoded characters in Francoist cinema, revealing how Spanish whiteness conveyed moral superiority through racial teachings and assimilated non-whites into the fringes of Spanish whiteness, resulting in the suppression and silencing of racial dissidence.
ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Daichi Oshimi, Keita Kinoshita, Rei Yamashita
Summary: This study found that sport-specific eudaimonic well-being mediates the relationship between physical activity/passive sport consumption and global well-being/loneliness. The findings highlight the importance of eudaimonic well-being in sport for increasing overall well-being and reducing loneliness.
JOURNAL OF LEISURE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Communication
Pinar Ergin
Summary: This article examines the changing possibilities of media entertainment, focusing on the elements of enjoyment and fun in the increasingly individualized viewing experience. It argues that video streaming services, which prioritize enjoyment but exclude fun, fail to provide a complete entertainment environment. The concept of "incomplete entertainment" is introduced to describe the viewing experience characterized by isolation and the absence of social interaction.
MEDIA CULTURE & SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Belinda Wheaton, Rebecca Olive
Summary: This article explores the development of an intersectional, collaborative methodology in feminist scholarship on sport, leisure, and physical cultures. The authors discuss the importance of conducting research with responsibility as White, settler-coloniser, immigrant women studying surfing, place, and community in New Zealand. This methodology facilitates a better understanding of one's privileges, the intersectional politics-of-place, and the assumptions and values that inform research practices.
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Sociology
Stephen D. Ramos, Steff Du Bois
Summary: This study investigates the factors associated with willingness to use Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) among full-service sex workers (FSSWs). The findings suggest that anticipating stigmatizing disapproval from others and providing others with PrEP knowledge are the main factors affecting willingness.
SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY
(2023)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Olga Gancevici, Alexandra Maftei
Summary: The myths about domestic violence refer to false beliefs that aim to downplay, deny, or justify aggression. This research examined the factors underlying these myths using a socio-cognitive perspective. The study found that moral disengagement was the only predictor for acceptance of the myths in the male sample, while hostile sexism was the strongest predictor in the female sample. These results highlight the importance of examining personal and cultural factors when considering beliefs about domestic violence.
Article
Industrial Relations & Labor
Bethany J. Nichols, David S. Pedulla, Jeff T. Sheng
Summary: The concept of fit is important in understanding hiring decisions and labor market outcomes. This study explores how hiring professionals use fit as a tool to justify their decisions when they cannot or should not be justified through traditional means. The findings reveal that fit is not just an evaluative criterion, but a way for hiring professionals to navigate uncertainty and constraint. This has significant implications for the role of fit in inequality and labor market research.
WORK AND OCCUPATIONS
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Jonathan M. Fisk, Joseph A. Aistrup, Binita Mahato, John C. Morris
Summary: State policymaking plays a central role in oil and gas disputes, with proponents focusing on affordable energy and economic benefits, while opponents raise concerns about environmental threats. This paper examines two Colorado ballot initiatives in 2018, one supported and one opposed by the oil and gas industry, and identifies natural amenities, livelihood, and population change as important factors for further study.
SOCIETY & NATURAL RESOURCES
(2023)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Bill Sanders, Khadija Monk
Summary: This paper describes the retaliatory gang homicide interruptions performed by an interventionist in black communities in South Los Angeles. Using various techniques, the interventionist successfully prevented at least one homicide.
Article
Sociology
Hajar Masbah
Summary: Using the theoretical framework of artification, this study analyzes the transformation of Sufi dance from a traditional religious practice to a staged artistic performance. Through ethnographic observations and case studies conducted between 2018 and 2023, four ideal types of discourse surrounding Sufi dance are identified, ranging from traditional discourses to total artification, where religious meaning is displaced by artistic and aesthetic purposes. The article also examines the methods of teaching spinning movements, Sufi workshop audiences, and marketing strategies used by artists to gain recognition in both religious and artistic fields. Finally, the study explores the tension between traditional authority and dancers' professional careers outside Sufi institutions. This research illuminates the complex dynamics of competition and cooperation that shape the relationship between art and spirituality within the Sufi tradition in contemporary France.
Article
Anthropology
Fatma Dogan Akkaya
Summary: Intergenerational ethnographic research faces practical, epistemological, and ethical challenges. This study addresses these complexities by encouraging researchers to construct personalised ethnographic toolkits, which provide insights into the complex subjectivities of research populations through intergenerational narratives. Based on research among the Turkish community in London, the study reveals compelling examples of symbolic communication used by individuals of different generations, genders, and social roles. The research illustrates how this ethnic community integrates into multicultural environments and manifests their belonging in transnational contexts through language, fashion, and religion.
Article
Ethnic Studies
Eve Dickson
Summary: This article examines how borders shape and are navigated within psychic reality, using the UK asylum system as a case study. It proposes the concept of psychic holds to understand the impact of borders on the psychic mobility of targeted individuals over time.
ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES
(2023)
