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Tween Girls' Perception of Gender Roles and Gender Identities
2011
PurposeThe present study aims to examine girls' perception of gender roles and gender identities in Hong Kong.Design/methodology/approachA total of 16 girls aged 10 to 12 were asked to take pictures from the media that could illustrate “what girls or women should or should not be; and what girls or women should or should not do”. Qualitative interviews were conducted.FindingsAnalysis of interviews and images captured found that tween girls' perceived gender roles for females were based on a mixture of traditional and contemporary role models. Girls in Hong Kong demonstrated conservatism in sexuality. Sexy outlook and pre‐marital sexual relations were considered inappropriate. Tween girls sh…
Blogs ciudadanos en las elecciones españolas de 2008: asimilación de la agenda y reproducción de la lógica partidista
2012
El presente estudio se propone dilucidar las características de la blogosfera política española durante la campaña de 2008 mediante una muestra de tres reputados blogs ciudadanos y esclarecer si se produce una discusión ciudadana independiente de la agenda partidista y mediática. El análisis de contenido permitirá identificar el tipo de cobertura que estos blogs realizan sobre la campaña a través de las siguientes variables: enlaces, temas principales, protagonistas y valoraciones de los autores. Las conclusiones sugieren una significativa fragmentación de la blogosfera en espacios ideológicos, carentes de conexión entre sí y tendentes a la polarización del discurso. The present study inten…
Risks and Crises in Virtual Publicity — Can Publicity Crises Be Prevented by Public Relations in the Cyberspace?
2008
The absolute amount of Internet users is growing dramatically, and the cyberspace has become the privileged domain of counter-publicity. Weblogs have already consolidated their position as a communication channel alongside the traditional established media. Weblogs and the blogosphere also offer a new arena for corporate communication. However, the standing of the blogosphere is different compared to the traditional information exchange relationship between corporate communication and the traditional mass media. This chapter is about the new communication sphere, which implies revision of the traditional schemes of public relations and new ethical guidelines for communication.
Swine flu in Buenos Aires: beyond the principle of resilience
2011
PurposeThroughout April/May of 2009 a new type of virus surfaced in Mexico and the USA, denominated H1N1 or swine flu, that has been immediately disseminated worldwide. Even though the mortality of this virus has been slow, comparing with other antecedents, the mass‐media articulated a troublesome discourse that put the world in tenterhooks waiting for the evolution of the symptoms. Emulating the mythical archetype of what we knew as Spanish flu, which affected more than 50 million people during 1918 and 1920, journalism triggered panic in the four corners of the world. Under such a context, the purpose of this paper is to explore the connection between the coverage of mass‐media and press …
The strange case of Pomar family: the dangers of roads
2012
Many studies conducted on risk-related issues use quantitative methods. Questionnaires or formal interviews are applied to subjects to construct some attitude or particular opinion about their sense of security. Since the risk-perception theory has been brought from cognitive psychology, there is a biased assumption to think this issue should use these survey types of techniques. In contrast, this article proposes that risk as social construal should be studied according to qualitative analyses that explore the connection between variables. That women perceive more risks than men can be a of second-order explanation, appropriate for opinion polls or managerial policies, but not scientific a…
Fear and Body. Art and Media Projects for Teacher Training.
2018
Media and contemporary art is important for teacher training. Art educators could link art experience with their own reality, and media evidences. Creativity deals with social, political and cultural issues. From an innovative perspective, we propose strategies for art educators. We introduce topics in the school setting, linked to the emotions, needs and students' life. Concepts such as 'fear' or 'body' allow us to investigate current problems. We approach the concepts from the work of Spanish artists Carmen Calvo and Anna Ruiz Sospedra. Methodology used mixed, combining Arts-Based Educational Research and Artography. We highlight the great acceptance by students of this process
El entorno de la organización: un estudio de sus tipologías y su vinculación con la perseción directiva y el diseño organizativo
2015
Esta investigación de carácter teórico tiene como objetivo estudiar diferentes tipologías de entornos organizacionales y su vinculación con la percepción directiva y el diseño organi-zativo bajo dos perspectivas: control externo y voluntarismo. En la primera, se ubican las teorías contingente y dependencia de recursos, y en la segunda la teoría de la strategic choice. De su análisis, surgen un conjunto de proposiciones que podrán ser contrastadas en estudios posteriores. Como reflexión relevante, se aprecia que los niveles de percepción de las condiciones y características del entorno por quienes dirigen a la organización, contribuye a la formación de su visión sobre la manera como debe ser…
Electoral Debates. The Last Stronghold Against Mediatization? A Case Study of the 2015 Spanish General Elections
2018
26 Páginas La mediatización de la política alcanza su máxima expresión con motivo de las campañas electorales, en las que los actores políticos se afanan por lanzar sus mensajes persuasivos al espacio público, con el fin de acceder y, en última instancia, convencer al electorado. Este artículo se propone analizar el discurso político en los debates electorales televisados durante la campaña de las elecciones generales españolas de diciembre de 2015. El objetivo del análisis es observar qué temas destacaron en las intervenciones de los actores políticos y determinar si la mediatización afecta el contenido de los debates electorales, o si, por el contrario, estos espacios se mantienen como fo…
Estimating the contribution of organic acids to northern hemispheric continental organic aerosol
2015
Using chemical ionization mass spectrometry to detect particle-phase acids (acid-CIMS) and aerosol mass spectrometry (AMS) measurements from Colorado, USA, and two studies in Hyytiala, Finland, we quantify the fraction of organic aerosol (OA) mass that is composed of molecules with acid functional groups (facid). Molecules containing one or more carboxylic acid functionality contributed approximately 29% (45-51%) of the OA mass in Colorado (Finland). Organic acid mass concentration correlates well with AMS m/z 44 (primarily CO2+), a commonly used marker for highly oxidized aerosol. Using the average empirical relationship between AMS m/z 44 and organic acids in these three studies, together…
Effects of compost input and tillage intensity on soil microbial biomass and activity under Mediterranean conditions
2010
Organic amendment and tillage reduction are two common practices to contrast soil organic matter decline, thus promoting sustainable cropping and carbon sequestration. In a horticultural land use system under Mediterranean climate, we evaluated the 9-year effects of two compost inputs (15 and 30 t ha−1 y−1, low and high input, respectively) and two tillage intensities (intensive and reduced) on soil macronutrients concentration, microbial biomass and activity. Total organic C, total N and POlsen were smaller in plots amended at low input, whilst intensive tillage decreased them at both compost inputs. These decreases in intensively tilled plots was ascribed to the disruption of soil aggrega…