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This study delves into the evolution of the Indian Premier League, the world's second-largest sports league, charting its transition from a niche to a mass cool brand. Through the lens of symbolic interactionism, it scrutinizes 13 years of the Indian Premier League's promotional videos with 18 in-depth interviews of cultural intermediaries. The research spotlights the nuanced process of brand coolness within the Indian Premier League, demonstrating how the league's brand identity undergoes a deliberate reconstruction, blending both traditional and modern sociocultural elements. A pivotal "boost cool" phase is identified, signaling a strategic shift to expand the brand's appeal to a wider audience. This research contributes significantly to brand coolness literature by conceptualizing a brand coolness life cycle, charting a path from uncool, through niche and boost cool, to mass cool, and eventually to uncool or reinvention, highlighting "boost cool" as a critical transitional stage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Contemporary knowledge workers collaborating in hybrid work environments need to frequently deal with ICT interruptions. This can potentially lead to disruptions in the collaboration process, particularly in synchronous collaboration contexts. How do knowledge workers deal with such interruptions to ensure the smooth continuation of their collaboration? Previous studies, for the most part, suggest that interruptions are likely to negatively affect the process of collaboration, yet we see that in many instances, knowledge workers continue to collaborate smoothly despite receiving ICT interruptions and even attending to them. In other words, ICT interruptions do not always discernibly affect the collaborative process. In this paper, sensitized by concepts from Goffman's work, we offer a novel understanding of how group members can seamlessly handle ICT interruptions, avoiding and, in certain cases, recovering from serious disruptions in collaboration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the Philippines, where traditional religious groups dominate discourses on gender and sexuality, the LGBTS Christian Church seeks to ‘equalize, feminize, indigenize, and scandalize the good news of Jesus Christ’. Using ethnography, we conducted participant observations and interviewed pastors and church members to document their embodied experiences as they understand and interpret their participation in the LGBTS Christian Church. The study asks: How does the LGBTS Christian Church practice queer religiosity through place-making and pakikipagkapwa (a shared sense of self)? We argue that gendered practices are intricately tied to social spaces, and these gender identities are integrated with religious identities. Findings show that the church co-constructs faith through inclusive practices and liturgy, challenging traditional Christian views on gender and sexuality. We describe how the church delineates and intersects with the Catholic orthodoxy, elucidate how they queer their religious spaces and interrogate how these spaces enable pakikipagkapwa among its members. The church’s place-making and communicative practices create a safe space for LGBTQ+ individuals to practice Catholic ideals, fostering social inclusion. This study contributes to gender and sexuality discourses by documenting how church stakeholders can queer traditional Christian practices, yet preserve spiritual significance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study starts with the premise that corpus classicus is a font of ideas irreducible to a neat formula and marked by the ambivalence toward reigning theories. The founder's disciples and adherents often lose this perspective, fighting to suppress alternative readings and undermining the theoretical synthesis attempted by a classic thinker. To flesh out this thesis, the paper examines the place of Erving Goffman in Chicago sociology and the ingenious way he blended various strands comprising this tradition. The discussion starts with the debate on what constitutes the Chicago school, after which it moves to the knotty relationship between Goffman and symbolic interactionism and his determined effort to accommodate structuralist premises within process-oriented sociology. An argument is made that Goffman followed the lead of his mentor, Everett Hughes, in casting social institutions as "going concerns" that run the gamut from large scale formal organizations to taken-for-granted collective enterprises which are honored in the breach. Several empirical studies developing Goffman's theory of total institutions are reviewed to flesh out his brand of structural interactionism. The paper concludes with reflections on the retroactive nature of reconstructing a school's origins, problematic practice of assigning sociologists to a specific paradigm, and the affinity of Goffman's sociology with the classical inquiry into a dialectical relationship between agency and structure. The case is made that Goffman's research on the institutional moorings of human subjectivity places him firmly in the classic sociological canon and forms the core of his intellectual legacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Among Western destination countries, Australia has been highly successful in attracting international students. The wellbeing of these students is a critical issue for Australian universities and wider communities. Yet, little is known about international students’ perspectives on the relationship between their wellbeing and everyday engagement experiences with domestic students and staff on campus, and members of the local communities. This paper draws on findings from a mixed-methods study, including an online survey of 1372 international students across multiple Australian tertiary institutions and focus group interviews with 16 international students. The paper explores how participants’ everyday community engagement experiences play a crucial role in shaping their wellbeing. Using Blumer’s symbolic interactionism as an analytical framework, the study found international students’ wellbeing was grounded in their engagements with domestic staff and students on campus, mediated by language use in the broader community, and bifurcated with limiting and liberating community engagement experiences in everyday contexts. Our analysis underscores the importance of addressing international students’ wellbeing relationally, within and across multiple everyday contexts – on or off campus, physical or virtual, linguistic or cultural. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

I propose a theory for explaining both major and minor adult self‐change from a radical interactionist perspective. According to our new proposed theory, adult self‐change takes place over a five‐stage, multi‐directional process, which in the order of their occurrence are: (1) fragmentation, (2) provisional unity, (3) praxis, (4) consolidation, and (5) social segregation. The basic dynamic underlying both major and minor adult self‐change is the loss or gain of status in the dominance hierarchy of people's grand primary groups which, in turn, can significantly affect, for better or worse, the ranks that they hold in their petite primary and secondary groups. What makes this theory relatively unique is, first and foremost, its basis on the master principle of domination. Second, it explains both minor and major self‐change, not just one or the other. This distinction is important because the stages undergone during these two different degrees of self‐change not only overlap, but as people pass through them, minor self‐change can often mutate into major self‐change, making the formulation of separate explanations untenable. The main conclusion this article draws is that the proposed explanation of adult self‐change from a radical interactionist perspective is superior to explanations proposed by conventional interactionists which are based on sociality. This is because the model I introduce here can explain both major and minor adult self‐change and explicitly takes into account, instead of ignores, the integral part that super‐ordination plays in both forms of self‐change, and thereby, breaks new theoretical ground. Snippets from the autobiography of American blues and jazz legend, Ray Charles, are used to illustrate the theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Individuals, in the process of establishing a meaningful world, create communicating and interacting socially. As Symbolic Interactionists underline, free individuals with free will continue their lives by adapting to the order, in a sense, as imitators of the resources they interact with in the social order. Based on these theories, communication experts and sociologists are expected to realistically evaluate the meanings and consequences created by symbols so that people can live meaningful lives in the interaction processes that individuals are exposed to in society. According to the symbolic interactionist approach, what others think about us represents a process that directly affects who we are. In terms of symbolic interactionism, daily life constitutes one of the most important social elements that should be examined as the area of use of common symbols and language that reveal meaning. This study aims to address the concept of symbolic interaction in order to emphasize the importance of how symbols in culture and many social areas in society, from sports to music, from art to literature, from media to social media, interact with individuals and how similar behaviors become widespread. In the research, document review and qualitative data collection methods were used through symbols. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This transcendental phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of five Mexican American women pursuing or who obtained a doctorate from one university in southeast Texas. The Chicana’s experience achieving a doctorate has been overlooked by the literature, with much of the research on Mexican American women being outdated or focusing on completing high school and a bachelor’s degree. In Texas, literature has found that Mexican American women receive slightly more doctoral-level education than males. Although in Texas, they may excel more than Mexican American males, many Chicanas do not reach their full potential. Mexican American women continue to be underrepresented and the least educated in the United States. Often, Chicana women find it difficult to reconcile the discrepancy between their culture, familial expectations and roles, and ambitions. For this reason, this research focused on exploring the lived experiences of Mexican American females pursuing a doctorate to discover motivators and challenges and understand their experiences. A Chicana feminist and symbolic interactionism theoretical framework guided this research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article highlights new teaching resources available through the TRAILS digital library, aimed at enhancing sociology education. Topics discussed include using symbolic interactionism to explore identity construction, integrating climate justice into social problems courses with an emphasis on civic engagement, and applying experiential learning activities to examine disability and ableism through the "spoon theory."

A practice firmly entrenched in one period can experience decline or even deinstitutionalization in another. However, at the organization level, practice abandonment can be a slow process. Organizations may continue to use a practice that is in decline or out of date, coupling asynchronously with a prior institutional environment. In this paper we develop the concept of temporal miscoupling and examine the challenges of performing a practice under this condition. Drawing on a field study of a labor strike in Canada, we examine the difficulties of inhabiting the practice of striking—picketing a workplace—with eroding political, legal, and cultural support; declining familiarity with the practice; and fading narratives to motivate and justify the practice. We show how strikers developed extemporaneous resources that gave local meaning and form to the practice. These improvised resources supported the practice but distorted historical meanings and performances. Our study expands the analytical repertoire of inhabited institutionalism by problematizing the temporal lag between institutional conditions and organizational practices for the on-the-ground enactment of practices. The extemporaneous resources generated in the context of temporal miscoupling threaten future enactments, indicating an important role for practice enactment in processes of decline and revitalization. Supplemental Material: The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2021.16026. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Adolescents growing up in red-light areas contend with a large set of challenges ranging from their physical safety to the way they are socialised and consequently how it leads to their identity formation. This study finds that adolescents of sex workers negotiate not only with the stigma of their mothers' profession but also with the stigma attached to the location of the red-light area in which they grow up. The adolescents also discuss a multitude of stigmas attached to their identity, ranging from the unconventional family structures to the stigmas within the sex work community. The study concludes by analysing how these adolescents manage stigma and how it weaves into their identity formation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lyn H. Lofland is an exemplary symbolic interactionist. I support this claim by considering her research contributions and their continuing significance for interactionists. This discussion is organized around a comparison of Lofland's scholarship in her many articles and books (A World of Strangers, The Craft of Dying, and The Public Realm) against the ideals presented in her own evaluation of the work of Spencer E. Cahill. I further contend that Lofland's research program demonstrates how interactionists should operate with curiosity and humility. In closing, I argue that her work provides guidance for how interactionists can contend with perennial concerns that our work is astructural and irrelevant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AbstractThis dissertation examines the communication strategies of Tuan Gurus in Lombok, highlighting their impact on community ­engagement and education. Utilizing symbolic interactionism and dramaturgical theory, the study analyzes both verbal and bilhal (action-based) communication methods, demonstrating how Tuan Gurus convey values, foster trust, and empower community participation. The findings underscore the importance of culturally informed communication in shaping social norms and responsibilities, contributing to effective education management. This research offers practical insights for policymakers and educators, emphasizing the role of religious leaders in promoting social transformation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines how virtual spaces facilitated by NPOs are becoming catalysts for personal growth and collective strength. The primary finding indicates that social interaction among peers in an online support group tends to foster personal growth and development. This result is based on a grounded theory analysis of interview data from an online peer group and an interpretation of the data using symbolic interactionism. The study showcases how engagement in these spaces can lead to meaningful outreach and support for vulnerable populations, particularly single mothers. This research contributes to the understanding of collective behavior and its impact on individuals within a virtual group, shedding light on the dynamics of online support communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The text discusses the nature of debates within the field of Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), highlighting the interdisciplinary and diverse perspectives that contribute to these discussions. It emphasizes the importance of ongoing debates in addressing emerging technological challenges and societal issues. The text also introduces changes in the publication model of the CSCW Journal to facilitate and encourage more open and combative debates among researchers. The article provides examples of past debates and outlines future initiatives to promote scholarly discussions within the CSCW community. [Extracted from the article]

Objective: This study explores prospective adoptive parents' conceptions by testing hypotheses based on a decision‐making model proposed by Willis Hepp and colleagues grounded in symbolic interaction. Background: Multiple factors inform decisions to adopt. However, little is known about the decision‐making process as prospective adoptive parents consider this option. Method: Seventeen prospective adoptive parents were recruited using purposive sampling. An advanced concurrent mixed‐methods design was used to integrate findings from semistructured interviews and a survey using the FACES IV to generate more complete conclusions regarding the model. Results: Ten themes emerged related to prospective parents' conceptions of self and generalized others, including internalization of adoption as part of one's self, referencing families of origin in family formation thinking, and personal histories informing future visions. Pronatal, biological social pressures echo in families of origin that, combined with religious and other social experiences, impact decision‐making. Family cohesion, flexibility, and communication vary based on where they fall along a spectrum of decision‐making. Conclusion: Conceptions of self and others inform decision‐making, where some choose, and others wait or opt out of, adoptive parenthood. Implications: It behooves practitioners to differentiate supports for individuals thinking about transition to adoptive parenthood based on their conceptions of self and generalized others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study contributes to research exploring social factors shaping gender identification. Informed by structural symbolic interactionism, social identity theory, and Levitt's psychosocial theory of gender, we explore how a key aspect of external social structure—adolescent family socioeconomic status—is associated with gender identification in emerging adulthood. We examine whether correlates of family socioeconomic status, including adolescent family and educational experiences and friend and high school characteristics, are associated with a cisgender, binary transgender, nonbinary, or gender unsure identification. Using data from High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), we find a positive association between adolescent family socioeconomic status and a nonbinary gender identification. Analyses indicate that educational and family experiences account for the largest percentage of the association between adolescent family socioeconomic status and nonbinary gender identification, potentially representing higher SES youths' heightened access to middle- and upper-class cultural schemas and resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the study is to discuss European and American Sociology in terms of their developmental processes and to present the Symbolic Interaction theory in general terms. For this purpose, firstly, European Sociology and the views of its leading representatives are mentioned. Then the emergence of American Sociology is given. Then, Meadian and Blumerian Symbolic interaction theories are analysed in terms of their basic characteristics. As a method, literature review has been used and books, articles etc. related to the subject have been included. As a result, it has been understood that although Mead is the source of symbolic interaction, it was Blumer who put it forward in a full-fledged manner. It is understood that in symbolic interaction, emphasis is placed on the individual and his/her actions and interaction with the behaviours of other individuals, but collective phenomena such as society and groups are neglected. It has been observed that collective phenomena such as society and groups are explained concretely rather than abstractly and are based on the actions of individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the nuances of Grounded Theory (GT), particularly focusing on Constructivist GT. It explains the data collection and analysis process, emphasizing the importance of theoretical sensitivity, constant comparison, memo-writing, and coding. The text also delves into the connection between Social Constructivism and Symbolic Interactionism, highlighting the significance of deviating cases in enhancing the understanding of a phenomenon. Additionally, the article provides insights into the procedures of data collection and analysis in GT, offering a comprehensive guide for novice researchers interested in undertaking GT research. [Extracted from the article]

Research on identity construction among second language (L2) writers has revealed the dynamic interactions between L2 writers and the linguistic, textual, and social resources. However, how emerging scholarly writers construct their identities during their initial attempts at English research writing remains underexplored. To address this gap, the study investigated how two L2 graduate writers constructed their identities during the microprocess of writing their thesis proposals, using a symbolic interactionism perspective. Drawing on multiple data sources, the study found that, through their engagement with textual and social practices, the participants explored and interpreted their roles as scholarly writers, researchers, and graduate students. By interacting with peers, instructors, and advisors within their communities of practice, they each developed unique identities through passive or agentive role-taking and even active role-making. The findings underscore the dynamic, interactive process by which L2 graduate writers negotiated their roles and constructed their identities in the microprocesses of English research writing. The study also highlights the potential of symbolic interactionism as a framework for revealing the meanings underlying interactions between individuals and their social or textual practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although symbolic interactionism sheds light on how parents may impact their children's behaviors and outcomes through socialization, it has been underutilized in research and theorizing on Chinese parents' role in their children's academic development. Because work considering academic socialization holistically in Chinese families is limited, we use symbolic interactionism to propose a model that advances this theory by incorporating academic socialization as a formal construct that impacts Chinese children's academic outcomes. Specifically, we suggest that academic socialization shapes children's academic self‐concept directly and indirectly through academic achievement, with variations in Chinese parents' academic socialization based on socioeconomic status. Implications for research, theory, and practice are elaborated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While being firmly rooted in and committed to the Western context, within which this piece is located, the discussions are not generalized since the aim of this paper is to offer a critical and theoretical appraisal of romantic and queer love. The theoretical lens applied here is symbolic interactionism. The examples of gay love that are examined include the following: gay open relationships; queer monogamy; and gay love in gay friendships. The added dimensions of sexuality and gender are noticeable when making links between gender and sexual relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study examines the relationship between multilingualism and criminality through the lens of symbolic interactionism theory. A qualitative approach was adopted, utilizing an ethnographic research design to explore the intricate connections between communication symbolism and deviant behavior within the Ghanaian cultural context. The researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with three (3) categories of participants: ten (10) deviant individuals, including criminals from Ankaful Prison and community members, eight (8) community members, and four (4) law enforcement officers. A purposive sampling method was employed to ensure participants possessed relevant expertise and firsthand knowledge of communication symbolism in deviant subcultures. The findings indicate that communication through multilingualism serves as an effective symbol of group identity and connection. Furthermore, the complex dynamics surrounding the stigmatization and labeling of language symbolism significantly impact the self-esteem of deviant individuals and their interactions with law enforcement. To effectively identify and understand such communication symbolism within deviant and criminal subcultures, this study suggests that policymakers establish a collaborative task force comprising law enforcement officers, community leaders, and cultural experts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bullying is a pervasive public behaviour that raises significant global concerns, inflicting harm on bullies, victims, and bully‐victims. This qualitative case study investigates bully‐victim role formation through the lens of symbolic interactionism. Data were collected via interviews and observations with a Chinese adolescent boy identified as a bully‐victim, by his family, teachers, and peers. Findings revealed the case subject experienced relational and physical victimization, while perpetrating financial, verbal, and physical bullying. Family violence, school exclusion, and an aggressive community culture shaped the subject's aggressive responses over time. Unique aspects of the Chinese cultural context, including parent–child dynamics within migrant families and teacher–student relationships, influenced role development. This novel application of symbolic interactionism sheds light on the complex interplay between multisystem interactions, emotions, and confrontational actions underlying the case subject's bully‐victim status. The study underscores the value of qualitative explorations, giving voice to bully‐victims' perspectives. Findings can inform culturally specific bullying prevention and highlight how contextual interactions shape adolescents' roles. This rare glimpse into bully‐victim experiences in China advances theoretical perspectives and has important implications for research and practice addressing the worldwide problem of bullying. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The relationship between power, control, and violence defines the experience of intimate partner violence, abuse that occurs within the context of a current or former intimate relationship. Coercive control, including using violence and threats of violence to restrict another's freedom, is an especially dangerous manifestation of intimate partner violence. In this article, we point to an under-explored modality of power and control as well as resistance to intimate partner violence: the act of looking. Our analysis of interviews with 18 intimate partner violence survivors in the United States identified 'looking' as an emergent category in their experiences. We read these mentions of 'looking' through select insights from symbolic interactionism, post-structuralism, and postcolonial studies. We argue that acts of looking are everyday mechanisms for both the contestation and the maintenance of power and control in survivors' lives, highlighting dynamics of intimate partner violence that extend beyond physical violence. Paying attention to everyday forms of interaction like looking helps illuminate the webs of power in which survivors' intimate relationships are situated, including at the social and institutional levels. Tracing the 'looks' of survivors also underscores both the social nature of abusive intimate power and the social embeddedness of survivor healing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We examine the transitions to remote work and education as unplanned large-scale social experiments in critical institutions that were rapidly digitized in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the long tail of the pandemic continues, going remote continues to impact marginalized populations in unexpectedly positive ways and meet needs that are invisible to dominant populations. Therefore, we make the case for remote work and school as new frontiers in digital inclusion with particular benefit to traditionally underrepresented groups. We use Symbolic Interactionist approaches drawing on Hochschild's emotion work and Goffman's impression management and stigma to reveal interactional mechanisms through which digital communication modalities offer a way to circumvent some of the deleterious aspects of face-to-face social interaction that occur in these institutional spheres. Digital interaction tools facilitate flexibility and greater control of impression management to avoid stigma among workers and students who are most at risk of being marginalized or harmed in face-to-face institutionally embedded interactions. Thus, both remote work and school can supply new avenues for institutional inclusion of particular value for those who suffer the most from bias, stigma, and/or discrimination in face-to-face institutional settings governed by norms that were built by those with privilege to serve and replicate their privilege. Finally, we call attention to the ways that going remote is being resisted as older forms of social control reemerge, as well as to how remote workers and students are increasingly subjected to digital surveillance tools that extend Foucault's concept of the panopticon into the digital realm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Although emotions have garnered scholarly attention in tourism, an opportunity remains to examine the interplay between different emotions and their implications on tourism outcomes. This multi-method research was carried out in Venezuela and assesses the physiological arousal and cognitive appraisal of emotions. A guided walking tour through Venezuela's high-risk zones resulted in varied degrees of emotional stimulation among participants. Their responses were associated with individual differences, such as travel history and personal/professional interests. The appraisal process showed that people who visit conflict-ridden destinations develop cognitively and emotionally. These findings underscore the significance of non-hedonic trips in emotional processes and illustrate how tourism can foster beneficial outcomes. Travel can especially shape tourists' attitudes towards residents, conflict, and themselves. This research also broadens the literature on risk taking and danger zone tourism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Names and labels attributed to persons with albinism (PWA) in East, Central, and West Africa, reflect deeply rooted cultural beliefs, superstitions, and etiological and historical narratives. In these regions, the identity of the black PWA differs by his/her black/white duality – Black but not black, white but not White. Using Labelling and Symbolic Interactionism frameworks, we address three questions: (i) How are PWA named and labelled across East, Central, and West Africa? (ii) How can we categorise the predominant names and labels? (iii) How do these names and labels reflect socio-cultural conceptions, affect behaviour towards PWA, and contribute to the external construction of the identity of PWA? Principal categories emerge: supernatural affiliation, pigmentation, association with economic capital, vegetal and earth affiliations, zoosemic metaphors, and ambiguous/undetermined labels. These categories reflect cultural sentiments ranging from adulation to ostracisation, influencing social behaviour and identity construction. While some cultures regard PWA as celestial entities, others link them to curses or tragedy. Labels that commodify PWA render them targets for exploitation and violence, while vegetal, zoosemic, and ambiguous terminology contribute to alienation and identity crisis. This research demonstrates how cultural constructs of identity through language reinforce stigma and prejudice against PWA, worsening their social marginalisation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to explore the diverse shades of financial resource acquisition within the South-Asian context of Pakistan with emphasis on the interrelationship between impression management tactics and entrepreneurial reputations. This paper provides valuable information about the various factors that influence the likelihood of obtaining funds within the context of a reputation-based model. Analyzing impression management strategies, including Self-Promotion, Ingratiation, Supplication, Exemplification, and Intimidation, we identified various effects on resource acquisition. As seen with Self-Promotion as the most influential strategy, other factors also appear to have mixed impacts, suggesting that success is contingent upon the strategies being adapted to specific conditions. Entrepreneurial reputation appears as an important element for moderating this relationship. The relationship between strategy and reputation reveals how reputation either enhances or mitigates impression management. When Intimidation is used, its effectiveness is lessened if there is a positive reputation to counteract it; however, this is not the case with Ingratiation. The findings of our study can guide entrepreneurs, business managers, and policymakers and underscore the need for timely management of organizational reputation and inclusive policymaking for distributive justice in the sharing of resources. In addition, we outline future research directions, together with options such as longitudinal analysis, cross-cultural comparisons, analysis of digital platforms, and the impact of new technologies on the financial resource acquisition processes. In this context, by focusing on these issues, our work enriches the understanding of financial resource acquisition processes occurring in reputation-based entrepreneurial environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Alcohol consumption presents a threat to the health and wellbeing of women. The alcohol industry often pushes back at global efforts to prioritise the prevention of alcohol harms to women. Qualitative researchers have investigated how younger and midlife women conceptualise their alcohol consumption, but there is very limited research relating to older women (those 60 years and over). Methods: Using data collected from an online qualitative survey, this paper explored the factors that influence how older Australian women drinkers (n = 144. 60–88 years) conceptualised the role of alcohol in their lives. The study used a 'Big Q' reflexive approach to thematic analysis, drawing upon sociological theories of risk and symbolic interactionism to construct four themes from the data. Results: First, alcohol consumption was viewed by participants as an accepted and normalised social activity, that was part of Australian culture. Second, alcohol played a role for some participants as a way to cope with life changes (such as retirement), as well as managing stressful or challenging life circumstances (such as loneliness). Third, alcohol was part of the routines and rituals of everyday life for some women. For example, women discussed the consumption of wine with their evening meal as an important part of the structure of their day. Fourth, participants had clear personal expectancies about what it meant to be a 'responsible drinker'. They had clear narratives about personal control and moral obligation, which in some cases created a reduced perception of their own risk of alcohol-caused harm. Conclusions: This research provides a starting point for future public health research examining the factors that may shape older women's alcohol consumption beliefs and practices. Public health activities should consider the unique needs and potential vulnerabilities of older women drinkers, and how these may be potentially exploited by the alcohol industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite growing interest in the psychologies and social lives of those involved in BDSM, we know too little regarding BDSM identity formation. To address this, we integrate theories of group psychology and social interaction to explore BDSM identity formation and negotiation. Thematic analysis of 16 in-depth interviews with a convenience sample of Israeli BDSM practitioners, suggests three important aspects of BDSM personal and group identity development, including disclosure management, community discovery and involvement, and negotiating evolving personal identities within the group. Practitioners describe negotiating identity disclosure; successful, failed, or declined integration into BDSM communities; and negotiating shifting identities. BDSM practitioners must navigate whether and how personal identities fit with sexual norms within a larger societal context (e.g., Israel) and within BDSM communities, risking stigma when violating these standards. Yet, we find that, while groups constrain, they also provide support for those who challenge social constraints. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Gaps and unbalances have persisted in prenatal care as a programmatic action of primary health care, with women's health needs not being met. Implementing evidence-based practices, focusing on women-centered care, reflects positive experiences and impacts the perception of quality in prenatal care. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the perceptions of pregnant women at usual risk on prenatal care. Method: This qualitative research is supported by the theories of symbolic interactionism and thematic analysis. Results: A single meeting semi-structured interviews was conducted with 30 pregnant women assisted at Basic Health Units, between 2018/19. Three thematic categories show the our findings in detail: "Prenatal care: protocol and inexpressive nursing participation", "(Dis)satisfaction while interacting with the medical professional", and "Obstacles for informational support". The women's perception on prenatal care refers to a compliance with routines and protocol, in a space of relational insufficiencies between professionals and pregnant women, almost not addressing singularities, in addition to reporting situations that correspond to obstetric violence. Conclusion: It is urgent to reflect on turning health services into a space for the exercise of rights as people and citizens, in an environment of dialogue, qualified listening, and the integral valuing of pregnant women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AbstractThis study explores the sartorial strategies employed by female punks in Malaysia, a Muslim-majority country, to navigate the complex interplay of subcultural identity, local socio-cultural norms, and religious expectations. Utilizing an ethnographic approach, the research reveals how these women selectively adapt their appearance across various social settings, balancing their allegiance to the punk subculture with the pressures of local societal norms. By using clothing as a symbolic tool, they maintain a coherent sense of self while negotiating different social landscapes. Drawing on symbolic interactionism, this study portrays punk identity as a dynamic and interpretive process, challenging the notion that subcultural styles are purely about resistance. Instead, it suggests that these practices can facilitate integration and acceptance, enabling individuals to bridge multiple social worlds. By advancing the conceptual framework of localization of subculture the research not only examines the formation and expression of subcultural identities through style but also how these identities are continuously adapted to personal and social changes. This study underscores the importance of local context in shaping subcultural practices and highlights the adaptive responses of these women, thereby repoliticizing punk subculture styles in a Malaysian setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

By applying the theoretical framework of symbolic interactionism, this study explores the meanings stakeholders hold about Everglades National Park (EVER). Based on our analysis, four themes reflecting what EVER means to participants emerged: (1) A place with unique natural resources and biodiverse ecosystem habitats that should be preserved. (2) A place to see different habitats and enjoy recreation and tourism. (3) An ancestral home to look after and take care of. (4) A place for financial investment to support livelihood. We found these dimensions to be interconnected altogether playing a crucial role in shaping their experiences and meanings. Study findings illuminate the meanings of natural places social factors into protected area management. Future research should explore more the meanings stakeholders create regarding national parks, and protected areas to be able to design management strategies that reflect such meanings. Plain language summary: Understanding the meanings that stakeholders put on a particular natural area is important for fostering a relationship between managing agencies and related stakeholders. This study identifies what Everglades National Park (EVER) means to different people. To this end, residents, NGOs, federal government agencies, state/local governments, business groups, and scientists were asked to focus on the meanings the park holds for them. Using symbolic interactionism as a theoretical framework, we explored how stakeholders ascribed meanings to EVER. Analysis of the interview data generated four research themes: EVER as a place with unique natural resources and biodiverse ecosystem habitats, a place for recreation and tourism, a place for an ancestral home, and a place for financial investment. The results of this study add to the literature by delving into the specific meanings stakeholders have about the park. The results contribute by incorporating social factors into protected area management and thus helping to identify how different stakeholders view the park and what is important to them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper delves into the complex relationship between business leadership, sustainability, and inclusivity, representing a step toward developing a more inclusive leadership approach to sustainable development that fosters shared power relations between business leaders and marginalized members of society. With environmental and social conditions worsening, it is urgent for corporations to move away from the neoliberal profit-maximization models advocated by Milton Friedman and instead prioritize humanity and the environment. This shift requires a fundamental restructuring of businesses to move beyond profit maximization and address societal power imbalances by including all stakeholders. Our inclusive leadership for sustainable development framework, rooted in symbolic interactionism, offers a holistic lens for including marginalized groups. At the microlevel, it focuses on business leaders' personas, characterized by pro-demographic diversity and biodiversity, cognitive complexity for sustainable development, and social empathy, which can potentially create a macro-level impact. These characteristics, accompanied by macro perspectives toward repurposing corporations away from neoliberalism, would be a step forward in cultivating shared power dynamics between business leaders and marginalized communities for the betterment of society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Professional development, typically initiated by administrators to improve student achievement outcomes, is often irrelevant to the needs of early career music teachers. As music teacher educators, we were concerned about issues of importance to early career music teachers as they entered the music teaching profession. We explored conversation as a conduit of reflection and professional learning by convening a conversation group of five early career music teachers who gathered over six, one-hour-long meetings. Guiding their discussions were topics they identified in questionnaires administered before and during the study. Data included audio-visual recordings of the meetings, questionnaires, and researcher memos. Four themes emerged from our analysis of their conversations: (a) educating administrators and mentors, (b) knowing their place, (c) overcoming a lack of resources, and (d) giving students lifelong musical skills. We interpreted these findings through the lens of Snow's principles of symbolic interactionism. The conversation group facilitated the music teachers' move from the initial shock of sedimented school culture to a position of agency. The freedom of conversation around chosen topics of professional and personal importance provided the early career music teachers with choice, self-direction, collective support, and agency—key components of professional learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The proverb, Tsiwana i laiwa nḓilani", was used in Vhavenḓa speaking communities to encourage children to be attentive and receptive to guidance and advice from anyone offering moral and ethical values. This paper aims is to explore how Vhavenḓa people used the proverb Tsiwana i laiwa nḓilani. The reason of implementing it was to promote collective responsibilities of raising children with a set of values and manners desirable to society. A qualitative narrative inquiry was used, and data was collected through semi-structured interview. All Vhavenda speaking elders participated in the study. Purposive sampling was used to select six Vhavenda speaking elders who are knowledgeable with the use of the proverb. Data were merged into relevant themes using thematic analysis and coding also applied. This study was grounded by Symbolic Interactionism with Mead Theory as its theoretical framework. The proverb Tsiwana i laiwa nḓilani was the launching proverb for elders to express themselves about instilling norms and values in young children. Main findings of the study demonstrate that (i) a proverb Tsiwana i laiwa nḓilani is an idiom, (ii) it takes a village to raise an African child and finally a child is not an orphan per se. The study recommended that any adults who come across a misbehaving child, should feel free to instil guidance and advice as a way of promoting the cultural norms and values amongst the Vhavenda youth. It is also recommended that the programme to revive ndayo was suggested which encourages a collaborative effort between families, communities, schools, churches, and relevant government departments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Various theories have highlighted how employees evolve in their organization and how organizations influence this process, but only portray part of the complex relations among these interacting social entities. We thus propose a meta‐theory to unify these multiple theories, including symbolic interactionism, employee/organizational socialization theory, human resource management (HRM) systems theory, cultural consensus theory, and self‐determination theory. This integration seeks to increase our understanding of the co‐evolution process unfolding over time between individuals and the organizations to which they belong. We first propose a multilevel expansion of the symbolic interactionist framework typically used to described employee socialization. In doing so, we integrate organizational culture, climate, identity, image, reputation, and HRM systems as distinct meso‐social phenomena that can be simultaneously considered in the co‐evolution process and themselves be influenced by macro‐social processes. We then outline how this proposed framework can explain the dynamic co‐evolution occurring between employees and the organization, hoping to spur research on the improvement of social entities through psychological means. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the abundance of studies on the public perception of the Nigeria Police Force and the policing operations of officials of the law enforcement agency, there is a paucity of empirical research on the life and lived experiences of police officers as it concerns their occupational identity. Thus, this study investigated the impact of occupational identity on the social relations of police officers in Ibadan City, Nigeria. Symbolic interactionism theory guided the research, while data were elicited from serving and retired police officers through the combination of in-depth interview, key informant interview and focus group discussion methods. All the respondents affirmed that their work-related experiences in Nigeria over the years have consistently shown that most members of the society typically attached negativity to the police occupation. Nevertheless, there was a consensus amongst them that their involvement in police occupation conferred on them certain benefits in society. Respondents recognised the negative impact of their occupational identity on their social relations and were adopting different measures to mitigate it. There is a need for the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) to design a functional roadmap through which the existing police-public gap can be systematically bridged by periodically organising public outreach and social programmes that will be strategically tailored towards systematically bringing together police officials and members of the public in a relaxed non-professional setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Communication, an essential aspect of human existence, has undergone a transformation with the advent of media, progressing from traditional to digital platforms in what is commonly referred to as the "Second Media Age." Within this context, computer-mediated communication (CMC) has introduced emojis as substitutes for nonverbal cues. However, the misuse of emojis may result in legal repercussions, as evidenced by documented cases. This study seeks to examine the understanding of specific emojis among the students at Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri, with the objective of contributing to the comprehension of this phenomenon and raising awareness of the potential legal implications. Utilizing the theoretical framework of Symbolic Interactionism, this study explores the diverse interpretations of emojis, while considering cultural nuances and discrepancies across platforms. The findings underscore the importance of being cognizant of the context in which emojis are employed in order to prevent misunderstandings. As emojis continue to shape the landscape of digital communication, it is crucial to consider their legal implications and strive for effective and responsible communication in the digital age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The blend of cultural and religious values in the Merariq tradition of the Sasak people is closely related to the perspective of artistic communication. Communication and culture have a very close relationship, where one of the main functions of communication is to disseminate culture. The cultural communication process in question encompasses all stages in the Merariq tradition. This research uses qualitative methods with a descriptive qualitative approach and applies Herbert Blumer's symbolic interactionism as the theoretical framework. The study results show that integrating religious and cultural values in the Merariq tradition produces a harmonious blend. This acculturation has elevated the status of both values to a higher level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Symbolic interactionism is useful for examining how various socialization contexts (e.g., family and media) inform adolescents' identity construction and role making. Some research supports the theory's application in understanding White adolescents' racial socialization and identity development. The theory has yet to be applied to understanding the critical components that are essential for understanding how individuals interact with a digital society where racial inequality is pervasive. We propose a model of White adolescents' racial identity in response to racial socialization, and how that relationship manifests in social media contexts. We discuss how racial and social media literacies interact with family socialization and identity‐related experiences to promote White adolescents' critical race consciousness and introduce a novel application of digital critical racial literacy and digital anti‐racist action. The model advances symbolic interactionism by incorporating a critical lens, and can inform interventions aimed to educate parents, White youth, and social‐media developers on anti‐racist development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]