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Diverse Society (diverse + society)
Selected AbstractsLanguage Policy and Diverse Societies: Constitutional Patriotism and Minority Language RightsCONSTELLATIONS: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CRITICAL AND DEMOCRATIC THEORY, Issue 2 2004Omid A. Payrow Shabani First page of article [source] Reimagining Civic Education: How Diverse Societies Form Democratic Citizens , Edited by E. Doyle Stevick and Bradley A. U. LevinsonANTHROPOLOGY & EDUCATION QUARTERLY, Issue 3 2009Jeannette Bellemeur No abstract is available for this article. [source] Multiculturalism and the Willingness of Citizens to Defer to Law and to Legal AuthoritiesLAW & SOCIAL INQUIRY, Issue 4 2000Tom R. Tyler A key problem in trying to manage diverse societies is finding social policies that will be acceptable to all individuals and groups. Studies suggest that this problem may not be as intractable as is often believed, since people's acceptance of policies is shaped to an important degree by the fairness of the procedures used by authorities to make policy. When policies are fairly made, they gain widespread support, even among those who may feel that the consequences of the policy for them or their group are undesirable or even unfair. These findings support an optimistic view of the ability of authorities to manage diverse societies. On the other hand, research suggests that the ability of procedural justice to bridge differences among individuals and groups may not be equally strong under all conditions. People's willingness to accept policies is more influenced by procedural justice judgments when they identify with the society that the authorities represent and view them as representing a group of which they are members. They are less influenced by procedural justice judgments when they identify more strongly with subgroups than with society and/or view the authorities as representatives of a group to which they do not belong. [source] At Hospitality's Threshold: From Social Inclusion to Exilic EducationCURATOR THE MUSEUM JOURNAL, Issue 2 2009Edith Doron Museums have strived to be valued resources in an increasingly diverse society. In aspiring to broaden their audience base, their work has shifted from developing educational policies that are "object-centered" to those that are "community-centered" , a change of strategy affecting everything from programs to exhibit design. Children's museums , distinct (if not marginalized) from the serious work of the traditional art or ethnographic or natural history museum , know and indeed say in their very name , "children's museum" , that they are for the sake of someone and not about something. They have always already been attuned to the visitor at the threshold. [source] ,We didn't know it would get that bad': South Asian experiences of dementia and the service responseHEALTH & SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY, Issue 5 2003Alison Bowes BA PhD Abstract The aim of the present paper was to examine some views and experiences of dementia among older South Asian people, as well as their families and carers, and to explore central issues of service support. Data were collected in Scotland through interviews with 11 professionals working with South Asian people with dementia, and four case studies of South Asian people with a diagnosis of dementia, as well as their families and carers. The case studies demonstrated overwhelmingly negative experiences of dementia, with poor quality of life, desperate needs for support, lack of access to appropriate services, little knowledge of dementia, and isolation from community and family life. The interviews with professionals described a strong demand for services, a need to develop awareness and knowledge about dementia in South Asian communities, and a need to promote more culturally sensitive, individually responsive services. Similarities between South Asian people and the non-South Asian population include stress on carers, increasing isolation, problematic diagnostic practices, lack of knowledge and demand for service support. Differences include limited use of non-National Health Service (NHS) support, dealing with later stages of dementia at home, particularly negative views about residential care, culturally based attitudinal differences and use of the term ,dementia' in English as neutral rather than stigmatising. The present authors suggest that there is little knowledge and experience of dementia in South Asian communities, as well as restricted access to appropriate services, despite the efforts of voluntary sector and NHS special projects. There is demand for services, especially at home. Services need to develop individual responsiveness for effective working in a diverse society. [source] Conceptualising spirituality and religion for healthcareJOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, Issue 21 2008Barbara Pesut Aims., To discuss some of the challenges of conceptualising spirituality and religion for healthcare practice. Background., With the growing interest in spirituality in healthcare, has come the inevitable task of trying to conceptualise spirituality, a daunting task given the amorphous nature of spirituality, the changing understandings of spirituality among individuals and the diverse globalised society within which this task is taking place. Spirituality's relationship to religion is a particularly challenging point of debate. Design., Critical review. Conclusions., Three social and historical conditions , located in the context of Western thought , have contributed to current conceptualisations of spirituality and religion: the diminishment of the social authority of religion as a result of the Enlightenment focus on reason, the rise of a postmodern spirituality emphasising spiritual experience and current tensions over the ideological and political roles of religion in society. The trend to minimise the social influence of religion is a particular Western bias that seems to ignore the global megatrend of the resurgence of religion. Current conceptualisations are critiqued on the following grounds: that they tend to be ungrounded from a rich history of theological and philosophical thought, that a particular form of elitist spirituality is emerging and that the individualistic emphasis in recent conceptualisations of spirituality diminishes the potential for societal critique and transformation while opening the door for economic and political self interest. Relevance to clinical practice., Constructing adequate conceptualisations of spirituality and religion for clinical practice entails grounding them in the wealth of centuries of philosophical and theological thinking, ensuring that they represent the diverse society that nursing serves and anchoring them within a moral view of practice. [source] The semiotics of language ideologies in Singapore1JOURNAL OF SOCIOLINGUISTICS, Issue 3 2006Lionel Wee As an ethnically and linguistically diverse society, Singapore has had to grapple with the problem of how to manage this diversity across a range of contexts, thus making it a particularly interesting case study for language ideologies. This paper examines three particular cases taken from the history of Singapore's language policy. In the first situation, the policy remains largely unchanged, varying only in its lexical and textual realizations; in the second, performances in the service of a set of ideologies give rise to potentially serious problems; and in the third, the material consequences of implementing the ideologies lead to changes in the ideologies themselves. By drawing on recent theoretical developments in the study of language ideologies, this paper shows how attention to the sitedness of language ideologies can help provide greater specification and appreciation of the interactional processes by which the ideologies are instantiated. [source] An expanded theory of pluralistic interactions in voluntary nonprofit organizationsNONPROFIT MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP, Issue 2 2007Judith Y. Weisinger Demographic trends suggest a more culturally diverse society, yet research focusing specifically on the management of this diversity in nonprofit organizations is at a nascent stage. Furthermore, traditional ways of conceptualizing cultural diversity in U.S. society are becoming outmoded. Thus, nonprofit managers and leaders can benefit from new ways of thinking about and managing diversity. In this article, we extend our proposed representationinteraction model of diversity in voluntaristic nonprofits (Weisinger and Salipante, 2005) by more closely examining the interaction prong of our model in order to provide a more grounded understanding of this new approach to increasing pluralism. The expanded model that we discuss here is founded on interaction processes: in-group identity and recategorization. This study enables us to transform our grounded theory into a theory of practices that leaders of voluntaristic organizations can directly apply. We present findings from a field study of a national nonprofit organization and discuss implications for practice and research. [source] Ontologies of nursing in an age of spiritual pluralism: closed or open worldview?NURSING PHILOSOPHY, Issue 1 2010Barbara Pesut PhD RN Abstract North American society has undergone a period of sacralization where ideas of spirituality have increasingly been infused into the public domain. This sacralization is particularly evident in the nursing discourse where it is common to find claims about the nature of persons as inherently spiritual, about what a spiritually healthy person looks like and about the environment as spiritually energetic and interconnected. Nursing theoretical thinking has also used claims about the nature of persons, health, and the environment to attempt to establish a unified ontology for the discipline. However, despite this common ground, there has been little discussion about the intersections between nursing philosophic thinking and the spirituality in nursing discourse, or about the challenges of adopting a common view of these claims within a spiritually pluralist society. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the call for ontological unity within nursing philosophic thinking in the context of the sacralization of a diverse society. I will begin with a discussion of secularization and sacralization, illustrating the diversity of beliefs and experiences that characterize the current trend towards sacralization. I will then discuss the challenges of a unified ontological perspective, or closed world view, for this diversity, using examples from both a naturalistic and a unitary perspective. I will conclude by arguing for a unified approach within nursing ethics rather than nursing ontology. [source] A conversation on diverse perspectives of spirituality in nursing literatureNURSING PHILOSOPHY, Issue 2 2008Barbara Pesut PhD RN Abstract, Spirituality has long been considered a dimension of holistic palliative care. However, conceptualizations of spirituality are in transition in the nursing literature. No longer rooted within religion, spirituality is increasingly being defined by the universal search for meaning, connectedness, energy, and transcendence. To be human is to be spiritual. Some have argued that the concept of spirituality in the nursing literature has become so generic that it is no longer meaningful. A conceptualization that attempts to be all-encompassing of what it means to live a human life has a tendency to render invisible the differences that make life meaningful. For palliative patients in particular, a generic approach may obscure and relativize the important values and beliefs that inform the critical questions that many patients grapple with at end of life. A different approach to conceptualizing spirituality can be achieved through the use of typologies. Rather than obscuring difference, categories are constructed to illuminate how spirituality is understood within a diverse society and how those understandings might influence patient,provider relationships. What follows in this article is a dialogue illustrating one typology of spirituality constructed from a review of selected nursing literature. The hypothetical narrator and three participants, representing the positions of theism, monism, and humanism, discuss their understandings of spirituality and religion, and how those understandings influence the intersections between nursing ontology, epistemology, and spiritual care. [source] Key Elements for Church-Based Health Promotion Programs: Outcome-Based Literature ReviewPUBLIC HEALTH NURSING, Issue 6 2002Jane Peterson Abstract Although not a new concept, church-based health promotion programs have yet to be widely researched. Few of the initial studies used randomized and controlled designs. Dissemination of study results has been sporadic, with findings often reported in church periodicals. A renewed interest in church-based health promotion programs (CBHPP) is emerging. The purpose of this article is to propose seven key elements found in a literature review to be beneficial in establishing church-based community health promotion programs that demonstrated desired health promotion outcomes. Based on the outcomes of successful CBHPP, the following key elements have been identified: partnerships, positive health values, availability of services, access to church facilities, community-focused interventions, health behavior change, and supportive social relationships. An example of one program that embodies these elements is presented. The Heart and Soul Program, designed to increase physical activity in midlife women to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease with advancing age, is discussed within the context of the elements for successful church-based programs. CBHPP have effectively promoted health behaviors within certain communities. To promote health and wellness in light of our diverse society and health needs, health promotion professionals and churches can be dynamic partners. [source] How does one speak of social psychology in a nation in transition?THE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 2 2008Mamphela Ramphele Abstract:, Although South Africa's transition into nationhood has been remarkable by all measures, persistent inequalities remain. These are directly traceable to the impact of the social engineering of apartheid which has left a legacy of poverty and a lack of education. In this talk, I focus on three key dilemmas for South Africans: identity as a nation of citizens with multiple identities, capacity for self-knowledge and self-acceptance and openness to new impulses. Acceptance of multiple identities is widespread but how deep is the acceptance of difference, especially when conflicts of opinion emerge? Finding a language of self-knowledge and acceptance requires a language that enables us to gain greater mastery of the complexities of living in a diverse society. How can psychology help with this task? In African cultures illness is described as a visitation from the ancestors: affected persons become wounded healers whose healing powers come from their acknowledged weakness. To what extent might you, as analytical psychologists, help find the ritual processes and language to be effective healers of your own nation? Translations of Abstract Bien que la transition de l'Afrique du Sud au statut de nation ait été remarquable à tous points de vue, des inégalités persistantes demeurent. Celles-ci sont directement repérables à leur impact sur le système social de l'apartheid, qui a laissé en héritage la pauvreté et un système éducatif inexistant. Dans cette discussion, je me concentrerai sur trois dilemmes cruciaux pour les Sud Africains : la question de l'identité dans une nation de citoyens aux identités multiples, l'aptitude à la connaissance et à l'acceptation de soi et l'ouverture à de nouveaux horizons. L'acceptation des identités multiples est largement répandue, mais quelle est la profondeur de cette acceptation de la différence, notamment lorsque surgissent des conflits d'opinions? Parler la langue de la connaissance de soi et de l'acceptation requiert un langage qui nous permette d'atteindre une meilleure maîtrise des complexités de la vie dans une société diversifiée. Comment la psychologie peut-elle contribuer à cette tâche? Dans les cultures africaines, la maladie est décrite comme une visitation par les ancêtres; les personnes affectées deviennent des guérisseurs blessés dont les pouvoirs de guérison résultent de la reconnaissance de leur mal. Dans quelle mesure êtes-vous, en tant qu'analystes, à même d'aider à trouver les processus rituels et le langage qui fassent de vous les guérisseurs de votre propre nation? Obwohl Südafrikas Übergang in eine gemeinsame Nation nach allen Maßstäben beachtenswert ist, bleiben anhaltende Ungleichheiten bestehen. Diese kann man direkt zurückverfolgen bis zum Einfluss der sozialen Konstruktion der Apartheid, die eine Erbschaft von Armut und Mangel an Bildung hinterlassen hat. In diesem Vortrag werde ich auf drei Schlüssel-Dilemmata fokussieren: Identität einer Nation von Bürgern mit zahlreichen unterschiedlichen Identitäten, Kapazität zur Selbsterkenntnis und Selbstakzeptanz und Offenheit für neue Impulse. Es gibt eine weit reichende Akzeptanz der vielen Identitäten, aber wie tief geht die Akzeptanz des Unterschiedes, insbesondere wenn Meinungsverschiedenheiten auftauchen? Um eine Sprache der Selbsterkenntnis und ,akzeptanz zu finden, wird eine Sprache gebraucht, die uns befähigt, eine größere Beherrschung der Komplexitäten des Lebens in einer facettenreichen Gesellschaft zu gewinnen. Wie kann die Psychologie bei dieser Aufgabe helfen? In afrikanischen Kulturen wird Krankheit als Heimsuchung durch die Ahnen beschrieben. Betroffene Personen werden verwundete Heiler, deren Heilkräfte aus ihrer anerkannten Schwäche hervorgehen. In welchem Ausmaß können Sie als Analytische Psychologen helfen, die rituellen Prozesse und die Sprache zu finden, um effektive Heiler Ihrer eigenen Nation zu werden? Sebbene il passaggio del Sud Africa a una nazione unita sia stato notevole in tutti i sensi, tuttavia restano persistenti ineguaglianze. Queste possono essere fatte risalire direttamente all'impatto della manovra sociale dell'apartheid che ha lasciato un'eredità di povertà e di mancanza di educazione. In questa relazione metto a fuoco tre problemi dei Sud Africani: l'identità di una nazione di cittadini dalle molteplici identità, la capacità di un riconoscimento di sé e di una accettazione di sé, e l'apertura a nuovi stimoli. L'accettazione di séè ampiamente distribuita, ma quanto è profonda l'accettazione delle differenze, soprattutto quando emergono conflitti di opinione? Trovare un linguaggio in cui ci si riconosca e ci si accetti richiede un linguaggio che sia in grado di farci guadagnare una maggior padronanza delle complessità del vivere in una società diversa. In che modo la psicologia può aiutarci in questo compito? Nelle culture africane la malattia viene descritta come una visita degli antenati: le persone colpite diventano guaritori feriti il cui potere di guarire viene dalla loro conoscenza della debolezza. Fino a che punto voi, in quanto psicologi analisti, potreste aiutare a trovare i processi rituali e il linguaggio per essere efficaci guaritori della vostra stessa nazione? Aun cuando al transición de Sur África a una nacionalidad ha sido notable en todo sentido, perduran persitentes desigualdaes. Ellas pueden directamente descubiertas en el impacto de la ingienería social de la discriminación (apartheid) que ha dejado una herencia de pobreza y falta de educación. En esta presentación, me focalizaré en tres dilemas fundamentales para los Sur Africanos: Identidad nacional de ciudadanos con múltiples identidades, Capacidad para el auto-conocimiento y auto-aceptación, y apertura a nuevos impulsos. La aceptación de la multiplicidad de la identidad está ampliamente difundida pero, ¿qué tan profunda es la aceptación de las diferencias, en especial cuando emergen los conflictos de opinión? Encontrar un lenguaje de auto-conocimiento y aceptación requiere de un lenguaje que nos permita ganar mayor dominio de la complejidad del vivir en una sociedad diversa. ¿Cómo puede ayudar al psicología en la obtención de esta meta? En las culturas Africanas la enfermedad se describe como la visita de los ancestros: las personas afectadas se convierten en curadores heridos cuyos poderes sanadores viene de su conocimientos de debilidades. ¿Hasta que punto pueden ustedes, como Psicólogos Analíticos, puene ayudar a encontrar los procesos rituales y el lenguaje que los convierta en curadores eficientes en su nación? [source] The challenge of screening for autism spectrum disorder in a culturally diverse societyACTA PAEDIATRICA, Issue 5 2008Kate E Wallis No abstract is available for this article. [source] | |||||||||||||