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Understanding University Students’ Foreign Language Learning Attitudes: An Analysis Based on Stereotypes 了解大学生的外语学习态度：基于刻板印象的分析

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-09-02 DOI: 10.3390/soc14090169

Selime Güntaş Işık, Fatma Aslantürk Altıntuğ, Sibel Süzek Birkollu, Ahmet Güneyli

{"title":"Understanding University Students’ Foreign Language Learning Attitudes: An Analysis Based on Stereotypes","authors":"Selime Güntaş Işık, Fatma Aslantürk Altıntuğ, Sibel Süzek Birkollu, Ahmet Güneyli","doi":"10.3390/soc14090169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14090169","url":null,"abstract":"The study aims to understand university students’ perceptions of stereotypes in foreign language learning in Cyprus, a multilingual and multicultural island. The goal is to comprehend how stereotypes impact foreign language education, enabling educators to tailor teaching environments and methodologies accordingly. The research question probes the extent and the influencing variables of stereotypes held by students in Cyprus during their language learning journey. This quantitative descriptive study involved 832 students from various faculties of a private North Cyprus university during the 2021–2022 academic year. A sample of 550 students, comprising 269 males and 281 females, was randomly selected. The stereotyped thought scale for a foreign language, a tool developed by Ünal in 2015 with 42 items across 8 sub-dimensions, was employed to gauge students’ stereotypical thoughts. The study’s results revealed an average score of 2.99 out of 5 on the scale, indicating that students’ stereotyped thinking falls within the average range. Notably, several variables, including gender, age, education, family, and language proficiency, significantly influence the stereotypes students hold during their language learning process.","PeriodicalId":21795,"journal":{"name":"Societies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142214162","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}

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New Globalization and Energy Transition: Insights from Recent Global Developments 新全球化与能源转型：近期全球发展的启示

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-30 DOI: 10.3390/soc14090166

Dimos Chatzinikolaou, Charis Michael Vlados

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Initiatives of Female Empowerment in Computing Implemented at the High School Level: A Systematic Mapping 在高中阶段实施的计算机领域女性赋权计划：系统制图

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-30 DOI: 10.3390/soc14090167

Ramayane Bonacin Braga, Mirelle Amaral de São Bernardo, Sara Luiz de Farias, Thalia Santos de Santana, Marcos de Moraes Sousa

{"title":"Initiatives of Female Empowerment in Computing Implemented at the High School Level: A Systematic Mapping","authors":"Ramayane Bonacin Braga, Mirelle Amaral de São Bernardo, Sara Luiz de Farias, Thalia Santos de Santana, Marcos de Moraes Sousa","doi":"10.3390/soc14090167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14090167","url":null,"abstract":"Gender disparities in technology are evident, and affirmative actions are necessary to increase female representation. This article is part of an umbrella project that systematically maps related studies and aims to understand the current literature on initiatives to attract girls to high school through female empowerment projects in computing. Through a systematic literature mapping (SLM), we identified studies published between 2017 and 2022 that were available in databases and search engines, namely ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore Library, Scopus, and SBC Open Lib. Only primary studies returned in an automated search process were considered, without combining them with other search strategies. A priori, 264 articles were returned with the application of a search string and after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 61 articles were selected. Of this number, 41 projects were named in the articles that describe activities involving high school. To answer the established research questions, it was found that the studies discussed projects implemented in secondary education in the Americas, Europe and Africa, indicating the importance of expanding these initiatives to other territories, increasing female participation in information technology and promoting gender equality, which is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 5) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.","PeriodicalId":21795,"journal":{"name":"Societies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142214166","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}

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Accepting Different Faiths: Insights from Religious Narratives of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities in Poland 接受不同的信仰：从波兰智障人士的宗教叙述中获得的启示

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-30 DOI: 10.3390/soc14090165

Monika Parchomiuk, Katarzyna Ćwirynkało, Agnieszka Beata Żyta

{"title":"Accepting Different Faiths: Insights from Religious Narratives of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities in Poland","authors":"Monika Parchomiuk, Katarzyna Ćwirynkało, Agnieszka Beata Żyta","doi":"10.3390/soc14090165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14090165","url":null,"abstract":"There is a dearth of research on how people with intellectual disabilities perceive different faiths, both their own and other people’s. The aim of this study was to explore certain aspects of religious identification among adults with intellectual disabilities: their declared affiliation with a specific denomination, their perceptions and subjective knowledge constituting the image of a “good follower”, their self-assessment, and their attitudes toward representatives of other denominations. In 2023, interviews were conducted with 34 adults with intellectual disabilities in three Polish cities to achieve this aim. The study was of an inclusive character and involved co-researchers with intellectual disabilities who participated in designing the research, conducting the interviews and the analysis. We found that people with intellectual disabilities do not always know how to define their religious affiliation and have limited knowledge and experience in relationships with individuals of different faiths, and their attitudes toward such individuals are varied. Nonetheless, they engage in various forms of religious activity.","PeriodicalId":21795,"journal":{"name":"Societies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142214164","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}

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The Power of Laughter: Emotional and Ideological Gratification in Media 笑的力量媒体中的情感和意识形态满足

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-29 DOI: 10.3390/soc14090164

Abilio Almeida, Helena Sousa

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Datafication of Care: Security and Privacy Issues with Health Technology for People with Diabetes 护理数据化：糖尿病患者健康技术的安全与隐私问题

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-29 DOI: 10.3390/soc14090163

Alessia Bertolazzi, Katarzyna Marzęda-Młynarska, Justyna Kięczkowska, Maria Letizia Zanier

{"title":"Datafication of Care: Security and Privacy Issues with Health Technology for People with Diabetes","authors":"Alessia Bertolazzi, Katarzyna Marzęda-Młynarska, Justyna Kięczkowska, Maria Letizia Zanier","doi":"10.3390/soc14090163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14090163","url":null,"abstract":"Through the conceptual framework of datafication, dataism and dataveillance, this study investigates beliefs and attitudes regarding datafication and the related privacy and security concerns among individuals with Type 1 diabetes. Qualitative research was conducted through interviews among fifty-two individuals with Type 1 diabetes in Poland and Italy. The findings reveal a dynamic interplay between self-discipline and empowerment. The majority of interviewees emphasized the benefits of technologies for gaining a better understanding of their health condition and for more effective disease management. However, a minority of interviewees perceived the negative effects of datafication, including dataveillance, which leads to hyper-control of the disease, and dataism, characterized by excessive reliance on and dependency on technology. Critical beliefs about technologies fuelled rejection attitudes, leading some interviewees to suspend or abandon their use. Lastly, reflexivity on privacy and security issues appears to be low, particularly among older individuals with lower levels of education and socioeconomic status. This results in a poor understanding and underestimation of the potential risks associated with security and privacy. The findings increase the understanding of the factors that can facilitate or hinder the adoption of technology among people with diabetes.","PeriodicalId":21795,"journal":{"name":"Societies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142214190","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}

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Motherhood Penalty and Labour Market Integration of Immigrant Women: A Review on Evidence from Four OECD Countries 移民妇女的母性惩罚与劳动力市场融合：来自四个经合组织国家的证据综述

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-28 DOI: 10.3390/soc14090162

Samitha Udayanga

{"title":"Motherhood Penalty and Labour Market Integration of Immigrant Women: A Review on Evidence from Four OECD Countries","authors":"Samitha Udayanga","doi":"10.3390/soc14090162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14090162","url":null,"abstract":"Among several reasons preventing the effective labour market integration of immigrant women, the motherhood penalty and unpaid care responsibilities stand out prominently. In line with this, the present scoping review shows how motherhood affects the labour market integration of immigrant women in Australia, Canada, the UK, and the USA. This review shows that parenthood exacerbates the gender pay gap and limits labour market access, favouring men with children over immigrant mothers. Moreover, the effect of the motherhood penalty might be moderated by the level of education, age of the children, and the country of origin/ethnicity of immigrants. In the four countries examined, labour market outcomes for immigrant women are particularly poor. Factors contributing to this include limited language proficiency, traditional gender norms that restrict the full-time employment of certain groups of immigrant women, and institutional barriers like work-permit processing delays. To address these challenges, Australia, Canada, the UK, and the USA have implemented various policies facilitating immigrant mothers’ workforce participation. These measures include language and legal-system education, subsidised childcare, and integration programmes for both mothers and children. Additionally, some programmes in Canada and the USA provide employment assistance and financial support for childcare, while Australia and the UK offer comprehensive integration and settlement services.","PeriodicalId":21795,"journal":{"name":"Societies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142214193","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}

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Cultivating Community: Addressing Social Sustainability in Rapidly Urbanizing Hyderabad City, Pakistan 培养社区：在快速城市化的巴基斯坦海得拉巴市解决社会可持续性问题

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-27 DOI: 10.3390/soc14090161

Hina Marvi, Saima Kalwar, Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur, Irfan Ahmed Memon, Mehnaz Soomro, Noman Ahsan

{"title":"Cultivating Community: Addressing Social Sustainability in Rapidly Urbanizing Hyderabad City, Pakistan","authors":"Hina Marvi, Saima Kalwar, Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur, Irfan Ahmed Memon, Mehnaz Soomro, Noman Ahsan","doi":"10.3390/soc14090161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14090161","url":null,"abstract":"In the modern dialogue of urban planning, social sustainability emerges as a crucial focus, especially in swiftly expanding cities like Hyderabad, Pakistan. Despite its importance, social sustainability is frequently overlooked, particularly in developing regions. This research examines the planning frameworks shaping socially sustainable residential areas in Qasimabad Taluka, Hyderabad City. Once lush farmland, Qasimabad has swiftly transformed into residential sectors. This transition has led to declining living standards and weakened social sustainability metrics. Through meticulous analysis, this study evaluates the community engagement, inclusivity and accessibility, social cohesion and safety, and facilities and amenities factors of social sustainability in the residential neighborhoods of Qasimabad Taluka using field visits and a comprehensive questionnaire survey with a sample size of 307 adopting cluster and quota sampling techniques. Data analysis with SPSS-22, supported by reliability, exploratory factor analysis, and Yeh’s satisfaction index model reveals key elements such as community accessibility, safety, green spaces, and aesthetic appeal. The findings reveal deteriorating infrastructure in Qasimabad, emphasizing the necessity for substantial interventions in infrastructure development, public space revitalization, and the cultivation of civic consciousness. Addressing these issues is vital for fostering neighborhoods that are both livable and socially cohesive. By shedding light on these critical needs, urban planners can effectively create sustainable living environments in Qasimabad Taluka.","PeriodicalId":21795,"journal":{"name":"Societies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142214188","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}

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Analysis of Actual Visitation to Amusement Parks and Recreational Facilities 游乐园和娱乐设施实际参观人数分析

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-26 DOI: 10.3390/soc14090160

Ardvin Kester S. Ong, Jerald C. Antonio, Dioseph Andre F. Anduyo, Shandon Marion L. Oabel, Jade Francis N. San Miguel, Emil Renfred A. Rendon, Christelle Joy M. Rosete

{"title":"Analysis of Actual Visitation to Amusement Parks and Recreational Facilities","authors":"Ardvin Kester S. Ong, Jerald C. Antonio, Dioseph Andre F. Anduyo, Shandon Marion L. Oabel, Jade Francis N. San Miguel, Emil Renfred A. Rendon, Christelle Joy M. Rosete","doi":"10.3390/soc14090160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14090160","url":null,"abstract":"Recreational facilities are widely regarded as one of the largest sources of and contributors to the tourism of countries worldwide. Given this, this study aimed to examine adults’ general behavioral intentions and actual visitation to amusement and recreational facilities. A total of 1367 adult and young-adult Filipinos voluntarily answered a self-administered survey consisting of measure items drawing on the extended theory of planned behavior framework. Structural equation modeling was employed for the simultaneous analysis of all latent variables and their causal relationships, and the marketing mix greatly affected the hedonic motivation and perceived behavioral control, leading to an indirect effect on behavioral intentions and actual visitation. Subjective norms and attitudes also had a significant direct effect on behavioral intentions and indirect effects on actual visitation. Interestingly, the marketing mix prompted a higher significant effect than behavioral intentions on actual visitation. It was implied that consumers are going to recreational facilities and amusement parks when they can visit an area, access a location, participate in different activities, and have enough resources. Businesses may capitalize on this finding in promoting their amusement parks and recreational facilities. In addition, they may highlight their location and space because they are among the highly significant measured items that the participants noted. The results of this study provides insights into the strategies, individual behavior, and motivation aspects. Implications and managerial insights are provided for the study’s adoption and extension worldwide.","PeriodicalId":21795,"journal":{"name":"Societies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142214199","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}

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Exploration of the Historical and Social Significance of One of the First Cinematographic Devices Based on Gender Roles in the Andalusian Environment 探索安达卢西亚环境中基于性别角色的首批电影手段之一的历史和社会意义

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-26 DOI: 10.3390/soc14090159

Inmaculada Rodriguez-Cunill, María del Mar Martín-Leal, Juan José Domínguez-López

{"title":"Exploration of the Historical and Social Significance of One of the First Cinematographic Devices Based on Gender Roles in the Andalusian Environment","authors":"Inmaculada Rodriguez-Cunill, María del Mar Martín-Leal, Juan José Domínguez-López","doi":"10.3390/soc14090159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14090159","url":null,"abstract":"In 1914, El Noticiero Sevillano and other Spanish newspapers published a piece about the Cinémhymen, a cinematographic device designed to capture and sell images of prospective wives. This article explores why this advertisement was not considered derogatory and examines the construction of a patriarchy during a time when the term “feminist” was already appearing in the Spanish press. In our methodology, we analyzed the name of the device and the business, both based on the word Hymen, used a bibliographic review of Spanish feminism of those years, and researched the film technology of the time. The Manzano’s pyramid of oppression served us in establishing the control operations underlying the advertisement. Our study reveals the patriarchal principles of Cinémhymen, which stigmatized women once they conformed to the expected role. The objectifying gaze present in Cinémhymen provides insight into the progression of patriarchy in a visual world that subjugates women. The camera could see through the female masquerade (as Joan Rivière explained) and explore the “true” body underneath, the very core of the female (or what is considered to be). In some ways, Cinémhymen serves as a precursor to the current subjugation seen in online pornography and represents a distorted evolution of the panopticon principle as applied to women.","PeriodicalId":21795,"journal":{"name":"Societies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142214189","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}

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