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The consequences of modernity
01 Jan 1990-
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a Phenomonology of modernity and post-modernity in the context of trust in abstract systems and the transformation of intimacy in the modern world.
Abstract: Part I:. Introduction. The Discontinuities of Modernity. Security and Danger, Trust and Risk. Sociology and Modernity. Modernity, Time and Space. Disembedding. Trust. The Reflexivity of Modernity. Modernity and Post-- Modernity?. Summary. Part II:. The Institutional Dimensions of Modernity. The Globalizing of Modernity. Two Theoretical Perspectives. Dimensions of Globalization. Part III:. Trust and Modernity. Trust in Abstract Systems. Trust and Expertise. Trust and Ontological Security. The Pre--Modern and Modern. Part IV:. Abstract Systems and the Transformation of Intimacy. Trust and Personal Relations. Trust and Personal Identity. Risk and Danger in the Modern World. Risk and Ontological Security. Adaptive Reactions. A Phenomonology of Modernity. Deskilling and Reskilling in Everyday Life. Objections to Post--Modernity. Part V:. Riding the Juggernaut. Utopian Realism. Future Orientations. The Role of Social Movements. Post--Modernity. Part VI: . Is Modernity and Western Project?. Concluding Observations. Notes.
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01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: In this paper, a psychological perspective on change processes in organisations is outlined and connected to programmatic objectives of labour-policy for a socially sustainable point of view based on health considerations for employees, social respect and dialogue are discussed as trust building means of "mindful" change on a micro-political level.
Abstract: A psychological perspective on change processes in organisations is outlined and connected to programmatic objectives of labour-policy for a socially sustainable point of view. Based on health considerations for employees, social respect and dialogue are discussed as trust building means of ‘mindful’ change on a micro-political level. Middle managers in the key role of change agents in organisations are introduced with theoretical as well as empirical material. On this basis, aspects of Luhmann’s trust theory are presented, particularly his differentiation between personal trust and system trust. Next steps reflect on aspects of time for trust related issues, referring to the distinction of assets and events, and how trust is delimited from means of control. The last point discusses the timeliness of Luhmann’s findings and indicates in agreement with Rosa that trust must be seen as a ‘selective social erosion inhibitor’ especially in organisations of the modernity. In support of socially sustainable working conditions, conclusions are outlined with respect to ‘mindfulness’ in times of change, regarding trustworthy structures and interactions as well as the role of intermediates.
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01 Jan 2007
TL;DR: A critical reading of this underlying spatial language of modernity engages us in an analysis of Eurocentricism in our theory and the spatial processes behind modernity's materiality as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Modernity as it is most commonly understood comprises a constellation of knowledge, power, and social practices that first emerged in Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and slowly extended over space (Gregory 1994: 388–92). This definition contains two components making it instantly recognizable: namely, its Eurocentrism and its underlying model of spatial diffusion from a core “modern” area. In other words, our concepts of modernity contain within them a distinctively geographical perspective, a mental map for reading the world and the position of Latin America within it A critical reading of this underlying spatial language of modernity engages us in an analysis of Eurocentricism in our theory and the spatial processes behind modernity’s materiality. In this context, my chapter attempts to extend existing critiques of the framing of modernity (e.g., Mignolo 2000), while additionally asking us to push our understandings of modernity further in order to provide a more updated spatial theory than diffusionism.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a multi-method interpretive content analysis suggests that both risks and benefits of parental guidance of children's digital media use in Australia and Belgium are associated with the use of digital media.
Abstract: What are the public discourses about parental guidance of children’s digital media use in Australia and Belgium? The findings of a multi-method interpretive content analysis suggest that both risks...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the product involvement and multi-dimensions evaluation for innovative and cultural creativity products of the remote districts in Taiwan, where a total of 120 subjects divided into two groups (including local group and non-local group) participated in the investigation.
Abstract: The main purpose of the study is to evaluate the product involvement and multi-dimensions evaluation for innovative and cultural creativity products of the remote districts in Taiwan. A total of 120 subjects divided into two groups (including local group and non-local group) participated in the investigation. In order to achieve the research objective, revised Personal Involvement Inventory designed by Zaichkowsky was applied to evaluate product involvement of the cultural creativity products with Pingtung image. In addition, this study adopted the multi-dimensions evaluation scale to assess four dimensions including the coincidence degree of the cultural image, utility, preference, and intention to purchase. Results showed that "the spice jar with the image of the Onion", "the spice jar with the image of the Sisal", and "the spice jar with the image of the Port" were relatively good cultural creativity products on the evaluations of the product involvement and multi-dimensions evaluation by local group and non-local group. Furthermore, it is expected that the research model can be expanded to other remote districts in Taiwan for the research and development of cultural creativity products and can be a model of cultural and creative industries with the combination or cultural creativities and economy to provide the highly valuable reference for industries, officials, and academic research.
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...INTRODUCTION Globalization is the process when the social life is re-assembled cross the boundary of time and space, departed from the society, and transmitted to the global societies, cultures, systems, and individuals through the media, generating the cross-correlations (Giddens 1990)....
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