{"title":"The Impact of Gender-neutral Communication on Brand Equity: A Study on Children Apparel Industry","authors":"M. Coggiola, Ivan Coste-Manière","doi":"10.26803/IJHSS.13.1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26803/IJHSS.13.1.5","url":null,"abstract":"This work wants to analyze the impact of communication on Brand Equity, by comparing a gendered and an ungendered type of advertising relative to a brand of children apparel. The idea of this work comes from the acknowledgement that, to the current situation, there is little research on the pro/cons of the usage of a type of communication alternative to the traditional one and free of gender stereotypes, and on its objective consequences on brand dimensions. The study was conducted using a posttest-only control group design: participants were randomly assigned to two groups, control and intervention, and were presented with two different stimuli (a gendered and a gender-neutral one). Convenience sampling has been adopted for this research and an online close-ended response questionnaire was used for data gathering. A total of 152 responses were ultimately used in the study. The study challenges the argument that gender stereotypes are efficient tools to be used in communication to elicit a positive response and generate clearer brand associations in the viewer. The results showed how a gender-neutral type of communication has an overall positive effect on Brand Equity dimension, and how this result varies according to the age range of respondents, showing a substantial gap between Gen Z and elderly generations.","PeriodicalId":448344,"journal":{"name":"International journal of humanities and social sciences","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131980050","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":"Specific Features of Three Newly Published English Textbooks for Elementary School in Japan – A Quantitative Study of the Textbooks","authors":"Kiyomi Watanabe","doi":"10.26803/IJHSS.13.1.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26803/IJHSS.13.1.4","url":null,"abstract":"As Japan starts English education at the primary level in 2020, the study looks at three sets of English textbooks for the primary level through quantitative analyses. The objective of the study is to find specific features of each textbooks through quantitative analyses, because quantitative studies are known to be useful objective information which qualitative studies often fail to miss. The vocabulary-size analysis shows the following. First, Crown Jr. textbooks have the largest vocabulary size, second, the Correspondence Analysis shows that Crown Jr. textbooks seem to contain some Jr. high school level grammar, and third, Grade 5 textbooks of Junior Sunshine and New Horizon Elementary focus on the alphabets, singing and chanting, and school life; that Grade 6 textbooks of New Horizon Elementary and Junior Sunshine have materials on international foods and culture, and that both grade 5 and 6 textbooks of Crown Jr. contain more third-person sentences. The study believes these findings would provide useful information for those who are engaged in primary and secondary English education in Japan.","PeriodicalId":448344,"journal":{"name":"International journal of humanities and social sciences","volume":"212 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117299902","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}
Carie Justine Estrellado, M. Arcinas, Marlon V. Bunyi, J. Cornelio
{"title":"A Journey Back Home: Lived Experience of the Returning Overseas Filipinos in a 14-Day Quarantine Facility","authors":"Carie Justine Estrellado, M. Arcinas, Marlon V. Bunyi, J. Cornelio","doi":"10.26803/IJHSS.13.1.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26803/IJHSS.13.1.3","url":null,"abstract":"In outbreak prevention and infection control amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine government mandated the returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to undergo a 14-day quarantine and isolation upon arrival in the country. In this light, this study utilized Heideggerian existential phenomenology to describe the experiences of OFWs in the quarantine facilities and the meanings they associated with their 14-day quarantine experience. Six purposively selected OFW-informants participated in the study. From the findings, five main themes emerged: (1) concerns and challenges of uncertainties, (2) emotional struggles, (3) process of coping, (4) meanings associated with their quarantine experience, and (5) their trusts and hopes. This study recommends a strengthened psycho-social support program to manage distress among OFWs and provide information and services needed to mount an appropriate response to assisting OFWs in this pandemic.","PeriodicalId":448344,"journal":{"name":"International journal of humanities and social sciences","volume":"31 7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114136354","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":"The Impact of COVID-19 on Consumer Behavior in the Luxury Industry","authors":"Benedetta De Maio","doi":"10.26803/IJHSS.13.1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26803/IJHSS.13.1.2","url":null,"abstract":"The following paper is aimed at understanding how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed consumers’ attitude towards consumption of luxury and discretionary goods, what are the consequences of these disruptions, and what strategies brand can employ in order to survive in a post-pandemic future. This situation served as a catalyst to accelerate some of the True Luxury Consumer trends that were beginning to gain popularity in the past few years, such as the prioritization of experiences over physical items, resulting in a tendency towards minimalism; the increased interest in sustainability, ethics, and the Corporate Social Responsibility commitments of brands; the enhanced use of online distribution channels, and the consequential need for a seamless omnichannel strategy which could effortlessly and efficiently replicate the offline, in-store experience on digital platforms; and, finally, the emergence of new ways to experience luxury goods which prioritize accessibility over ownership, such as the second-hand market for luxury as well as luxury rental services, like Rent The Runway. The pandemic has highlighted a series of issues in society, healthcare, and businesses; the consequences of these issues have been tragic, but also eye-opening for brands as well as consumers. In the clients’ perspective, big companies hold the responsibility to not only provide a product or a service, but also to be helpful assets to their communities. Brands should live up to these expectations, not just to survive in the “new normal”, but also to genuinely help build a better future once the dust settles.","PeriodicalId":448344,"journal":{"name":"International journal of humanities and social sciences","volume":"126 ","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133558696","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":"الشيخ فضل الله النوري ودوره الفكري والسياسي في انتفاضة التبغ والتنباك في ايران (1890-1892)","authors":"أ.م.د. شذى عبد الحسين جبر","doi":"10.33193/IJOHSS.20.2021.221","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33193/IJOHSS.20.2021.221","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":448344,"journal":{"name":"International journal of humanities and social sciences","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121785062","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":"China-Pakistan Relations for the Next Decade (2020-2030)","authors":"M. K. Hamzah","doi":"10.33193/IJOHSS.20.2021.232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33193/IJOHSS.20.2021.232","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":448344,"journal":{"name":"International journal of humanities and social sciences","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114317241","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":"دور وسائل الإعلام المختلفة في تنمية وعي المرأة السعودية تجاه التخطيط الشرائي","authors":"دارين الجهني","doi":"10.33193/IJOHSS.20.2021.228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33193/IJOHSS.20.2021.228","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":448344,"journal":{"name":"International journal of humanities and social sciences","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131113781","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":"Contemporary Arab Conceptual Art and Idea Connection to Reality\u0000(Analytical Study)","authors":"M. Salameh","doi":"10.33193/IJOHSS.18.2021.188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33193/IJOHSS.18.2021.188","url":null,"abstract":"This study is discussing the implication of the idea on contemporary Arab conceptual art, and how connected is to reality, It turned out that contemporary Arab reality had an impact on the idea presented in Arab conceptual art, the study have analyzed four artworks (sample study) in terms of the idea , the four analyzed samples are contemporary Arab conceptual art during 2000-2020, to emphasize whether contemporary Arab reality is influencing the idea presented in conceptual artistic works or not , as a result the study have testified that there was an impact of contemporary Arab reality on the idea presented in Arab conceptual art, despite the limitations of contemporary Arab conceptual work.","PeriodicalId":448344,"journal":{"name":"International journal of humanities and social sciences","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127184207","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}