Showing papers on "Contemporary society published in 1982"
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01 Jan 1982
TL;DR: Advertising is a form of communication that constantly impinges on our daily lives, yet we are often unaware of its more subtle form of persuasion, or of the extent to which it manipulates our (consumer) culture as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Advertising is a form of communication that constantly impinges on our daily lives, yet we are often unaware of its more subtle form of persuasion, or of the extent to which it manipulates our (consumer) culture. This book sets out to examine advertising as a form of communication in contemporary society and also places it in its wider cultural and economic context.
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TL;DR: The dynamics of hierarchical medical pluralism is revealed through a comparative analysis of the health care systems in three Chinese societies and it is argued that the hierarchical relationships among medical traditions within a national society should be studied in terms of structural superiority and functional strength.
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TL;DR: The proceedings of the Third World Conference of the International Society on Family Law held in Uppsala Sweden June 5-9 1979 were published in this paper, where 43 papers were grouped under five substantive subject headings one of which is concerned with demographic and social aspects of marriage and cohabitation.
Abstract: These are the proceedings of the Third World Conference of the International Society on Family Law held in Uppsala Sweden June 5-9 1979. The 43 papers are grouped under five substantive subject headings one of which is concerned with demographic and social aspects of marriage and cohabitation. This section contains papers on family formation in Europe and on cohabitation in Sweden. (ANNOTATION)
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TL;DR: In contemporary society the growth of mystical, occult religious cults is providing the public with new interpretations about prehistory, human evolution, and ancient civilizations as discussed by the authors, and one spiritualis...
Abstract: In contemporary society the growth of mystical, occult religious cults is providing the public with new interpretations about prehistory, human evolution, and ancient civilizations. One spiritualis...
TL;DR: Macpherson's rigorous analysis of the market assumptions of liberal theory pinpoints this conceptual inadequacy and attempts to maintain a commitment to liberal values in a post-market society as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The work of C. B. Macpherson is extremely significant for those seeking to understand the cul-de-sac which liberal political theory and institutions have entered. Considering the experience of socialist societies in this century, the necessity for a nonmarket political theory to retain a positive connection to Western liberal values should be beyond dispute. Any postmarket society requires, not pious reassurances, but institutional support for individual rights that are the most vehemently defended in the liberal tradition. But of course this is not enough. Contemporary society is already undermining liberal individualism through massive organizations and manipulated consumption. The inability of liberal theory to analyze effectively and propose alternatives to the contemporary decline of the individual suggests that the cul-de-sac is rooted in the conceptual foundations of liberalism itself. Macpherson's rigorous analysis of the market assumptions of liberal theory pinpoints this conceptual inadequacy and attempts to maintain a commitment to liberal values in a postmarket society.
TL;DR: Three categories of factors are discussed that affect the woman's self-determination, creativity, cooperativeness in therapy and her decision about goals that include female identity formation within the family, level of autonomy development, and transference / counter transference issues.
Abstract: The word feminism conveys a variety of definitions, attitudes, and behaviours in contemporary society. Thus, the psychotherapist must clarify the woman's definition of this term and examine personal knowledge regarding the changing roles of women and men. Three categories of factors are discussed that affect the woman's self-determination, creativity, cooperativeness in therapy and her decision about goals. These factors include female identity formation within the family, level of autonomy development, and transference/countertransference issues. Four case histories illustrate the complex interactions of these factors. The vignettes emphasize the crucial importance of the psychotherapeutic alliance in a changing society where conflict exists about appropriate ways to express authenticity.
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of technology on the development of children is discussed, and a discussion of the role of technology in this process is presented. But it is not discussed in detail.
Abstract: (1982). THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON THE ETHICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN. Journal of Children in Contemporary Society: Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 23-27.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors underline a disjuncture between schools' curricular model and the ways of experiencing and knowing developed by adolescents through the mass media and argue that pop music represents the extreme case of this disjunction because it is marked out as the music exclusively of youth.
Abstract: Summary The article underlines a disjuncture between schools' curricular model and the ways of experiencing and knowing developed by adolescents through the mass media. Pop music represents the extreme case of this disjuncture because it is marked out as the music exclusively of youth. Thus it is particularly important to understand the situation of adolescents in contemporary society and the needs served by pop in their lives. Adolescent culture is made up of groups showing distinct differences of lifestyle reflected by pop music. These differences are nevertheless variations on the ethos of the parent society, a dominant feature of which is the hedonism about which many adults have ambivalent feelings. Adolescents' search for identity in a rapidly changing society is exacerbated by such ambivalence, by the generation gap and by adult condemnation of pop music, in which adolescents seek integrative meanings. It is pupils in the higher ability bands who experience the greatest conflict between academic va...
01 Jan 1982
TL;DR: The life chances of individuals, broad patterns of economic and social inequality, institutions, culture and ideology in present-day western societies, all reflect fundamental characteristics of the institution of private property and the differential distribution of productive resources.
Abstract: Social relations in contemporary society cannot be understood without examining property relations. The life chances of individuals, the broad patterns of economic and social inequality, the institutions, culture and ideology in present-day western societies, all reflect fundamental characteristics of the institution of private property and the differential distribution of productive resources.