Introduction
Dominic Malcolm in The Concussion Crisis in Sport, 2019
But as a cultural phenomenon, the study of crisis tells us something more broadly about the world in which we live. For instance, some have argued that the term crisis is such a widely used word today because our degree of interconnectedness as a global population, and the speed and variety of conventional and social media communications, ‘creates’ the perception that crisis is a more-or-less ever-present state of affairs (Bauman 2000; Beck 2008). While The Concussion Crisis in Sport does not centrally address this question, it does inevitably tell us something beyond the crisis itself, and poses fundamental questions about the societies we form. In what kind of society do questions about the consequences of head injuries incurred while playing sport become so especially significant that a cultural crisis develops?
Leaders
S. Alexander Haslam in Psychological Insights for Understanding COVID-19 and Society, 2020
Informalisation is linked to two other broad cultural changes which are impacting on political leadership: personalisation and emotionalisation. Emotionalisation is a complex cultural phenomenon which is linked to the rise of psychology we noted earlier. At its core is an increase in emotional expressivity in everyday life, but amongst many other things it also involves an increased popular interest in emotional experience, and in the intimate lives of celebrities and public figures. Leaders are now permitted a much wider range of emotional expression than previously – in fact, this is now desired of them. The changing leadership styles in a more emotionalised culture have been explored in Candida Yates’ study of British political culture from the late 1990s to 2015. The public’s interest is partly served by, and partly generates, media content in which politicians are presented as emotional persons as well as, or even rather than, the bearers of policies.
The COGIC Significant Subculture
Gerald D. Redwine in Beyond Transformative Learning in African-American Adult Education, 2020
Ironically, the philosophy made of the beliefs and practices of these religious subgroups is how the African-American culture remains intact, though not by choice, but out of necessity. With such complexities, it should not be surprising that there is a dearth of research in developing a theory to explain such a far-reaching cultural phenomenon. That is, the causality and meaning of the subcultures, and the resulting philosophy’s influence on health. It was this chasm or gaps in knowledge that brought to light that developing a theory could explain how the phenomena made of faith, knowledge, and social constructs have influenced the management of T2DM. To do so required the investigation of development of subcultures among African-Americans, lack of participation in support groups, and their perspective or thoughts related to T2DM. Being African-American with T2DM, an emerging researcher, a pastor, and a scientist whose teachings include T2DM and the need for a sustainable project seemed natural and obligatory to pursue to begin filling in these gaps of knowledge.
Suicide Motives and Protective Factors - Contributions from a Hikikomori Discussion Board
Published in Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2021
Haasio Ari, Salminen-Tuomaala Mari
Hikikomori is strongly a Japanese phenomenon; it has its origins in Japanese culture and history. Some authors suggest that the hikikomori syndrome should be included in the DSM-5 as one of the culture-bound syndromes as a Japanese syndrome (Pozza et al., 2019). However, the Hikikomori phenomenon could also be understood as part of a wider cultural phenomenon. When the current way of life of socially withdrawn people is analyzed, several similarities can be detected in the lifestyle of socially withdrawn people in Japan and other countries. The people’s cultural background is different, but the subculture is similar (Haasio & Naka, 2019). Some researchers (e.g. Tan et al., 2020) have pointed out that even though the hikikomori phenomenon is strongly associated with Japanese culture, there is evidence that it may not be a purely culturally bound Japanese phenomenon (Kato et al., 2012).
A thematic analysis of Instagram’s gendered memes on COVID-19
Published in Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine, 2021
Ahmed Al-Rawi, Maliha Siddiqi, Xiaosu Li, Nimisha Vandan, Karen Grepin
Several previous studies examined memes on social media (e.g. Bini, 2021; Dean, 2019; Highfield & Leaver, 2016; Nooney & Portwood-Stacer, 2014; Xie at al., 2011), but a very important aspect to be considered here is the gendered dimension which is relatively underexplored. The different ways by which genders have been represented on social media especially through a cultural phenomenon like memes seem to be of immense potential. More recent studies show that the public discourse alongside men, women and sexual minorities follow considerable variance during the pandemic (Al-Rawi et al., 2020; Wenham, Smith, & Morgan, 2020). Therefore, it has become essential to study the gendered use of memes on social media as it provides an interesting venue to gather insights and patterns regarding public discussions on different genders.
Listen, look & learn: Exploring cultural obligations of Elders and older Aboriginal people
Published in Journal of Occupational Science, 2020
Chontel Gibson, Pat Dudgeon, Judith Crockett
Members acknowledged learning practices had changed over time. One member explained, “a black fella could live off the land at that time in the Depression. Now they can’t do that anymore. The lands are all cleared. The animals that we used to kill and eat, they’re all gone”. However, many of the cultural aspects of learning remained intact. For example, gender was an important aspect in learning and comments relating to separating “men’s business” and “women’s business” were highlighted. One member shared, “we are sort of oral society where you know word of mouth and that sort of thing and that is how we shared information”. Sharing information through word of mouth is a cultural phenomenon, which underpins the learning activities described below.
Related Knowledge Centers
- Cognitive Bias
- Groupthink
- Public Opinion
- Fad
- Conformity
- Information Cascade
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Herd Mentality
- Asch Conformity Experiments