{"title":"The State of Data: Reflections on Using 'Big' and Administrative Data Sources in Social Research","authors":"Scot Hunter, M. Shapira","doi":"10.46991/bysu:f/2022.13.2.028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46991/bysu:f/2022.13.2.028","url":null,"abstract":"Recent computing power and storage advancements have meant more data are being collected and stored. Referred to as 'Big data', these data sources offer researchers myriad opportunities to make observations about the social world. These data can be massive, provide insight into whole populations rather than just a sample, and be used to analyse social behaviour in real time. Administrative data, a subcategory under the big data umbrella, also offers researchers abundant opportunities to conduct highly relevant research in many areas, including sociology, social policy, education, health studies and many more. This paper offers reflections on social research during the digital age by examining different forms of data, both 'big' and 'small', and their associated advantages and disadvantages. The paper concludes by suggesting that although big data has some promising elements, it also comes with some limitations and povwill not replace 'traditional' social surveys. And yet, when used in conjunction with social surveys, appropriately and ethically, big data could offer the researchers additional valuable insights.","PeriodicalId":156559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sociology: Bulletin of Yerevan University","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115526983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Researching Social Movements: Methodological Choice","authors":"G. Harutyunyan","doi":"10.46991/bysu:f/2022.13.1.055","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46991/bysu:f/2022.13.1.055","url":null,"abstract":"In the second half of the 19th century, the world was confronted with large-scale social movements, which changed the relations between the citizen and the state once and for all. Particularly, the emergence of the Suffragette movement, then Vietnam’s anti-war movement, as well as the influence of many other smaller, local, short-term social movements, raised new questions for the scientific community. How to study social movements? Which method is more convenient and how to apply it? What kind of knowledge can be developed by studying social movements, how can society benefit from that knowledge? There are many answers to these questions, which are contradictory even today. \u0000This article is an attempt to present the features of the main sociological methods of studying social movements, which play a key role in the exploration of the phenomenon. The article discusses the peculiarities of such research methods as observation, case study, grounded theory, survey and analysis of documents from the perspective of studying social movements.","PeriodicalId":156559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sociology: Bulletin of Yerevan University","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127834205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Arshile Gorky’s life in USA. The hard way of search of identity","authors":"L. Harutyunyan, Hripsime Dayan","doi":"10.46991/bysu:f/2022.13.1.024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46991/bysu:f/2022.13.1.024","url":null,"abstract":"The life and formation of the great Armenian artist Arshile Gorky in the USA and the search for his own identity is examined in the traditions of the sociological theory of symbolic interactionism, based on the analysis of the rich documentary material left by the artist himself and his contemporaries. The key to understanding the essence of the artist's identity is his statements about himself as a \"child of Ararat\", an artist who carries in himself the values of the images and colors of the lost homeland (Van, Khorgom). An analysis of the history of the search for identity shows that despite the socio-cultural problems caused by racist policies and the reality of early 20th century American society, Arshile Gorky remained faithful to his purpose and mission: in his paintings he was able to preserve the image of the lost homeland. He used his brush to recreate the image of Western Armenia. He did not change his national identity, and remaining faithful to the inherited principles nurtured himself \"mighty as a giant, but tender at heart, like a child\". With his art, Arshile Gorky was able to achieve the freedom he strived for.","PeriodicalId":156559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sociology: Bulletin of Yerevan University","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115352931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Through the Prism of Horizontal Inequalities: Theoretical Overview","authors":"Hayk Smbatyan","doi":"10.46991/bysu:f/2022.13.1.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46991/bysu:f/2022.13.1.005","url":null,"abstract":"This paper is a theoretical overview that designs and proposes a novel analytical framework within sociology of conflict for studying the origins of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at group level. This article discusses the theories on horizontal inequalities and sociopsychological infrastructure in intractable conflicts, focusing on the question of the emergence of the Karabakh movement. Building on the synthesis of macro and micro theoretical approaches, the paper reflects upon possible ways of exploring the roots of the conflict by bridging social structure with social agency, and morphological knowledge with individual experience. Thereby, stemming from the central arguments of the examined theories, I construct an epistemological scheme, thus essentially capturing the main findings of this theoretical-methodological overview. The analytical framework brought forward in this paper may potentially serve as a foundation for operational design of a meso-level analysis of the causes of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.","PeriodicalId":156559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sociology: Bulletin of Yerevan University","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133794811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Հարսանեկան ծիսակարգի մոդելները ԶԼՄ-ում","authors":"Անրիետա Կարապետյան, Միլենա Սարմակյան","doi":"10.46991/bysu:f/2022.13.1.083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46991/bysu:f/2022.13.1.083","url":null,"abstract":"ԶԼՄ-ները ստեղծում են լսարանի օրակարգը, որոշում, թե ինչ պետք է դիտենք մենք և դրա միջոցով ձգտում փոփոխության ենթարկել լսարանի վարքը, մտածողությունն ու արժեհամակարգը, խթանում նախընտրելի վարքաձևեր և պատկերացումներ։ Անհատն իր հերթին ԶԼՄ դարաշրջանում իր կյանքի օրակարգն ավելի հակված է համապատասխանեցնել առաջարկված թեմաներին, որոնցից մեկն էլ հանդիսանում է հարսանեկան ծիսակարգը։ Վերջինիս կազմակերպումն ու իրականացումը տարբեր երկրներում ներկայացվում է տարբեր մոտեցումներով, տարրերով և շատ հաճախ իր արտացոլումը գտնում հենց ֆիլմերում։ Դրանց ազդեցությունը հասկանալու համար դիտարկվել են հարսանեկանհանդիսությունների տեսարաններ պարունակող ֆիլմեր և սոց․ հարթակներից առանձնացվածհարսանեկան հանդիսությունների լուսանկարներ։ Հոդվածում ամփոփված են նաև ԶԼՄ-ի, մասնավորապես, ֆիլմերի ու լուսանկարների ազդեցությունը հայ երիտասարդների կողմից սեփական հարսանեկան արարողությունը կազմակերպելու հարցում, նրանց մոտ ձևավորված նախասիրություններն ու նախընտրությունները, որոնք պարզ են դարձել վիրտուալ տիրույթում իրականացված հարցումների միջոցով։","PeriodicalId":156559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sociology: Bulletin of Yerevan University","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122722232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Migratory Consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Armenia","authors":"Aram Vartikyan, M. Demirchyan","doi":"10.46991/bysu:f/2022.13.1.066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46991/bysu:f/2022.13.1.066","url":null,"abstract":"The socio-economic, political, and even cultural consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic are more than obvious. They affect the whole world and are relevant in all spheres and levels of social and public life. Numerous anti-pandemic measures, mainly the closure of borders, restrictions on the movement of citizens, and isolation hit the businesses and economies of different volumes and intensities. The spheres of tourism and services are special here and the ones where the organization of activities is based on the circulation of people and face-to-face interactions. The effective functioning of a number of social institutions was disrupted. Negative consequences were also relevant in the case of various migration flows. Having been actively involved in the migration for many years, the Armenian society is not immune to the effects of Covid-19. Based on the available literature, articles, reports, various publications and rich statistical data, the article presents in detail the impact of the pandemic on Armenian migration processes. The paper introduces the migration context of Armenia, the effects of the pandemic on the activities of a number of migrants and related groups. Conflicts of adapting to and overcoming the crisis, formal and informal tactics, approaches and practices are analyzed.","PeriodicalId":156559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sociology: Bulletin of Yerevan University","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129431510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Visual, Audial and Artistic Methods in Social Research","authors":"Sarah Wilson, Elisabeth-Jane Milne","doi":"10.46991/bysu:f/2022.13.1.039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46991/bysu:f/2022.13.1.039","url":null,"abstract":"This article reflects on the use of sensory and creative methods to explore feelings of belonging among young people in state care across Scotland. The concern was to understand how these young people, many of whom move frequently between short-lived placements in foster families and residential units, construct a sense of belonging in circumstances that differ considerably from conventional and often idealised notions of ‘home’. Sensory and creative methods, employed here within relatively unstructured interviews, proved invaluable to understanding difficult-to-articulate, ambivalent, emotional, and aesthetic aspects of belonging. Their use illustrates the potential of moving beyond a reliance on the verbal and textual in qualitative research. Notably this article demonstrates how the use of such methods in data collection and representation can highlight the significance of research participants’ agency and creativity however difficult their affective and financial circumstances. As such, these methods also facilitate a greater appreciation of the complex personhood of research participants who may otherwise ‘appear’ in research outputs only as exemplars of particular social problems. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":156559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sociology: Bulletin of Yerevan University","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127834972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the Issue of Social Movement Definition","authors":"G. Harutyunyan","doi":"10.46991/bysu:f/2021.12.2.062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46991/bysu:f/2021.12.2.062","url":null,"abstract":"The paper is a theoretical review of “social movement” term definitions. Aiming to show differences among definitions within different paradigms and scientific evolution of the term the main approaches of defining social movements are discussed. Initially, social movements were studied by psychologists, who were examining different forms of collective behavior, such as mobs, crowds, protests and etc. Most of them considered social movements as an irrational and destructive form of collective action driven by the instincts of people. During the next decades, the theory of social movements was developed mostly by sociologists who, on the contrary, started to seek social reasons inducing this type of collective action. Different theoretical schools proposed various concepts of explaining the origin of social movements, but all of them agreed on the main characteristics: rational and organized collective action driven by unfulfilled social needs. Different authors linked social movement definitions with other important social phenomena such as norms and values, social conflict, social identity, and social network. Political scientists have also contributed to the study of social movements but in terms of power and state, terrorism and violence. Discussing psychological, sociological, and political science approaches to term definition we came to the conclusion that the most inclusive sociological definition is viewing social movement as a social network through which collective action is performed to achieve total or partial social change. Such kind of definition makes it possible to reveal the main criteria necessary to distinguish social movement as a separate social phenomenon from other types of collective action.","PeriodicalId":156559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sociology: Bulletin of Yerevan University","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115907357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Working in the Sphere of Food Trade and Service in Armenia: Patterns of Precariousness","authors":"Srbuhi Michikyan","doi":"10.46991/bysu:f/2021.12.2.076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46991/bysu:f/2021.12.2.076","url":null,"abstract":"The food trade and service sector is considered to be the most uncertain, with a strong expression of instability both worldwide and in Armenia. Currently, the term precariousness is widely used in the field to describe the uncertainty and risks in the field. Research on food trade and services in Armenia has been conducted recently, but there have been no sociological studies on patterns of precariousness in the field. The study of patterns of precariousness provides an in-depth look at sectoral uncertainty and risk in relation to broader social structures. The purpose of this article is to study the patterns of precariousness expressed in the field through secondary analysis, which will provide opportunities for deeper analysis in the future, emphasizing the expressions of social injustice and inequality.","PeriodicalId":156559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sociology: Bulletin of Yerevan University","volume":"224 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122379368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Представления о будущем страны у студенческой молодежи Северного Кавказа: анализ конфликтогенных тенденций","authors":"И. В. Белашева, М. В. Есаян","doi":"10.46991/bysu:f/2021.12.2.019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46991/bysu:f/2021.12.2.019","url":null,"abstract":"В статье представлены результаты эмпирического исследования особенностей представлений о будущем страны у студенческой молодежи Северо-Кавказского региона в аспекте их конфликтогенности. Сбор и анализ данных осуществлялся по 5 блокам: планы на будущее по окончании ВУЗа или СПО; оценка возможности эмиграции в связи с особенностями социальной, политической, экономической ситуации страны в обозримом будущем и ее причины; оценка доступности социальных благ по окончании ВУЗа/ СПО; образы сказочных персонажей, с которыми ассоциируется будущая Россия; форма правления, с которой в личном представлении студентов СКФО связано будущее России. В представлениях о будущем страны у студенческой молодежи Северного Кавказа определены конфликтогенные тенденции, с учетом региона проживания (Кабардино-Балкария, Карачаево-Черкессия, Чечня, Дагестан, Ставропольский край): некоторая неудовлетворенность получаемым образованием; полярные позиции по намерениям эмигрировать в будущем; наличие отрицательных оценок доступности социальных благ в будущем; полярные представления о формах правления (президентская или парламентская), с которыми связано будущее России; наличие проективных образов будущего страны, отражающих и возрождение, устойчивость, безопасность, и агрессию, коварство, тоталитаризм.","PeriodicalId":156559,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sociology: Bulletin of Yerevan University","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116480379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}