Deconstructing Socially Constructed Subtle Prejudices During the First Wave of Covid-19 Pandemic Among Immigrant Population in Finland

The research work is based on random web-based open survey from targeted immigrant’s social media groups targeting 30 eligible male and female immigrants living in Finland during the first wave of coronavirus pandemic.The data were collected through online data collection tools to comply with the safety guidelines during the survey period.The analysis of gathered information illuminates the subtle alienation of immigrants through the information and communication channels,and deconstructs the Finnish government interventions in the midst of a pandemic through the socially constructed lenses of inclusion and justice in Finland.The survey reveals the knowledge,attitudes,and perceptions held by and of immigrants by the immigrants towards the authorities in Finland.Grounded theory is applied to qualitatively analyze data.The analysis is anchored on the stereotype content model to reveal the subtle historical and systemic alienation through information and communication channels.The theory of prejudice and the theory of symbolic racism are complimentarily used to deconstruct the injustice meted against the immigrants resulting in alienation through official authority practices and socially constructed disguises of inclusivity and justice by the Finnish society.

Amo’s Hermeneutics and Hegel’s Historical Prejudices Against Africa

During the lifetime of Anton Wilhelm Amos(ca.1700-ca.1755),the hermeneutics served not only interpreting and understanding of philosophical contexts,but also to overcome the prejudices and the underlying spirit of partiality with them.As one of the first modern theorist and systematician of hermeneutics,Amo dealt intensively with the prejudice problem.According to him,any prejudice is a mistake of the mind.Generalizing,Amo claims that prejudices are not a consequence of a false knowledge,but they arise by the lack of knowledge par excellence and are therefore in contradiction with reason.Amo sees the task of hermeneutics to counteract the prejudices inherent contradictions.With regard to the historical hermeneutics,he recommends to look at the past,not by selective or specific moments,but in its generality,in order to avoid contradictory and even false interpretations.But he acknowledges that only generalists as polyvalent historians of philosophy with an interdisciplinary mindset and multilingualism knowledge have this ability to general thinking.It will be examined more closely in this presentation whether Hegel can meet the hermeneutic claim within the meaning of Amo because of his pessimistic-ridiculous and contradictory prejudices about Africa.Finally,the question will be whether Hegel perhaps confounded his mental projections with the real history of Africa why he did not succeed to identify the real causes of the problems of this continent,and to describe their immediate consequences objectively.

Ageism: Millennial Persistence

This work develops the idea that is possible to affirm that beyond its nuances. Ageism has shown a surprising force of prevalence in western society. Nourished by mythical, empirical, ideological and health elements, it has been enormously successful in imposing an image of vulnerability, decrepitude and illness on older adults. Since 1969, when the first academic article on the subject was published, much has been written on the subject, but little progress has been made in terms of social and state policies and community awareness. When an attempt has been made to propose an alternative to decrepit (Aristotelian as we suggest in this paper) ageism, nothing has emerged but a new kind of ageism that has imposed the supposed need that the older adult “must” be “productive”, “young”, “vigorous”, posing the impossibility, in short, once again, of the older adult living spontaneously as an older adult.

A Study of the Influence of Female Self-concept on Elizabeth’s Garment Behavior in Pride and Prejudice

As one of the visual elements in the film, clothing will undoubtedly contribute to strengthening the visual language. Referred to the fashion design, it is conducive to shaping the character characteristics and setting off the atmosphere. We’ll explore the key role of clothing in revealing the story of heroine Elizabeth with multiple perspectives, such as dress design, collocation style and appearance mode in 1995 TV series Pride and Prejudice.

Attitudes of the Host Population towards Syrian Refugees: A New Theoretical Perspective

This study delves into the nuanced attitudes of the host community in Izmir,Turkey,towards Syrian refugees,employing a robust threat and benefit theoretical model.It scrutinizes the multifaceted factors contributing to perceived threats and benefits,elucidates the reasons behind the variation in these attitudes,identifies the individuals responsible for holding these perspectives,pinpoints the specific contexts in which they manifest,examines the temporal dimension of these attitudes,and dissects the profound impact they have on mutual adaptation processes and the formulation of migration policies.A diverse group of 34 participants from the host community actively engaged in semi-structured interviews,comprising 16 females and 18 males across an age spectrum spanning 19 to 64 years.Thematic analysis methodically uncovered that economic and demographic considerations prominently constitute the bedrock of perceived threats,while conversely,the study illuminated financial contributions as pivotal benefits.The in-depth understanding garnered from this study holds significant promise for fostering enduring mutual adaptation between the host and refugee communities,thereby cultivating a more harmonious coexistence.Additionally,this nuanced insight informs the strategic development of immigration policies,ensuring they align with the evolving dynamics of this complex relationship.

Will there be a cure for HIV/AIDS? Making the dream a reality

It has been more than 30 years since AIDS was introduced in people's daily life, and it is a milestone that causes taboos, myths and prejudices. At that time, a patient told me his feelings, and he was very convincing: "I am horrified of living and afraid of dying." Three decades later, AIDS infection is not a death sentence anymore. First, doctors could make that infected patients did not die from the disease; then, that the medication which kept them alive was not so toxic. And finally, that the treatments were more comfortable. And once at this point, the possibility that the virus may disappear from the body is a more realistic goal than ever. The story of AIDS has changed and, for the first time, we can foresee in the short term the beginning of the end of the pandemic. Now it is not about whether the cure is possible or not, but about when we will have it. This current momentum, so hard to get, should be maintained. We have never been so close to achieving this goal. Although the end of the pandemic is close, this is not enough. It is worrying that some world leaders have absolved themselves of responsibility for not stopping or at least having understood the explosion of the pandemic as if it was a natural disaster. "Zero tolerance for HIV" requires a profound understanding of the stigma and discrimination of the infected people to finally get rid of the epidemic of fear and the devastation that the pandemic caused.

On Quality of Marriages in Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is the masterpiece of Jane Austen.In her novel,through description of four marriages,Jane Austen expressed such views on marriage:marriages based on economics or superficial qualities such as lust,money,and appearance will inevitably lead to unhappiness,while those based on mutual understanding and true love will be happy and stable.

Sexist Prejudice of Primary School Children in Different Urban and Rural Contexts of Spain

At present,a great deal of historical gender prejudice is still visible in society.It is essential to eliminate these invisible barriers that impede achieving real equality between men and women.This article seeks to provide a vision of the perception of primary school girls and boys regarding the masculine and feminine genders.A questionnaire was given to groups of schoolchildren in different locations,including rural areas and large cities such as Madrid,the capital of Spain.In addition to detect prejudice toward one of the two genders,some of the most often repeated answers were taken into account.On several occasions,one of the two sexes,or the two,was linked to intelligence or to the ideal of beauty.However,differences were not observed in all cases.Comments are made on the most relevant data regarding the predisposition among children to link girls with more passive attitudes than boys.For many years,society has fought to achieve real equality between the two sexes.However,there is still a great deal to be done,and the younger generations have the responsibility of succeeding in having the two sexes live together in a more egalitarian society.The role of education is to encourage this process.

Three Key Factors of Marriage in Pride and Prejudice

Austin’s work-Pride and prejudice, demonstrates three key factors of marriage, namely, a certain economic condition is the guarantee to maintain a happy family, and Love is the foundation of a happy marriage, a rational and serious attitude towards the matrimonial issue.

On Marriage Standards in Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice enjoys a worldwide appreciation for its readers. By showing different notions held by people in getting married, the author mainly intends to evoke the moral standards and principles beyond simple love stories and instruct people's prudence in getting married.

Daisy, A Victim of Prejudice in Intercultural Communication——An Analysis of Daisy's Tragic Destiny in Henry James' Daisy Miller

Daisy Miller,among Henry James’masterpieces,is the novella which won him international fame.As some critics have analyzed,Daisy is a victim of the values of the Old World.In the author’s opinion,Daisy’s tragedy should be partly attributed to prejudice,which impedes the international communication between the newly wealthy Americans and the Europeanized Americans.In this sense,this paper focuses on an analysis of three forms of prejudice in Daisy Miller and tries to interpret Daisy’s tragic destiny from the perspective of intercultural communication.

The Subjectivity of Language Attitudes

From a linguistic point of view, all English dialects are‘equally complex, structured and valid linguistic systems'(Trudgill,1992:26) while non-linguists may find it hard to accept, as they are not holding linguistic attitudes but social language attitudes, which are based on their social and cultural values. The relevant researches on language attitudes show how subjective is language attitudes and the reasons behind that is analysed. The study is significant in that it helps us to understand the factors that influences the language attitudes such identities, personal experience and contexts.

Fear can be more harmful than the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in controlling the corona virus disease 2019 epidemic

The current corona virus disease 2019 outbreak caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 started in Wuhan,China in December 2019 and has put the world on alert.To safeguard Chinese citizens and to strengthen global health security,China has made great efforts to control the epidemic.Many in the global community have joined China to limit the epidemic.However,discrimination and prejudice driven by fear or misinformation have been flowing globally,superseding evidence and jeopardizing the anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 efforts.We analyze this phenomenon and its underlying causes and suggest practical solutions.

Irony in Pride and Prejudice and Its Rhetoric Effect

Pride and prejudice continues to be popular today not only because of its memorable characters, but also because of the perfect use of rhetoric-irony. Irony plays the decisive role in characterization and plot development. We should pay attention on the irony words in dialogue, scene irony and dramatic irony. Irony can be achieved joking, teasing and the effect of sarcasm, makes the work lively and humorous and full of artistic appeal. Irony in Pride and Prejudice shaped fresh characters. From the point of view of the plot development, the whole story seems to be made of many ironies which make the work so fun. Pride and Prejudice is a work worth reading a hundred times for readers.

Money and Marriage——The matrimonial value orientation in Pride and Prejudic

Pride and prejudice is a very popular novel written by Jane Austen and it is read widely all over the world. It was written in 1813. That specific history time decided that people at that time took money much more seriously, even on their marriage. In this paper, the marriage cases of most characters in the book were taken as typical to analyze how money influenced their matrimonial value orientation.

Jane Austen's Ambivalent Feminism in Pride and Prejudice

"Ambivalence" is a word which entered the language only in this century,the feminism reflected in Pride and Prejudice is ambivalent.Not only was Jane Austen's novel composed almost 200 years ago,but in it she seems to attack love-as-attraction,a notion presupposed in the idea of emotional ambivalence,which is reflected from Austen' subconciousness,from the main themes of the novel,from the characters' modelling and from four marriages in the novel,which also boasts the significance of studying ambivalent feminism in literature.In addition,it manifests the limitations and awakening of feminist consciousness.The thesis also applies the influence of Jane Austen's ambivalent feminism in the field of literature.

跨文化交际中的歧视问题研究(英文)

Cultural differences can lead to prejudices in intercultural communication. Through analyzing the causes which lead to different prejudices in intercultural communication, this essay explores into the possible ways of communicating between different cultures.

Main characters analysis of Pride and Prejudice

该论文主要谈到的是对小说《傲慢与偏见》的人物分析.它向读者展示了该小说中一个个人物的生动画面,如机智而有魅力的伊丽莎白,美丽而纯洁的简,温柔而帅气的宾格利,骄傲而正直的达西,丑恶而势利的柯林斯,以及小气而傲慢的凯瑟林夫人……

Sexism in English

Sexism means the prejudice or discrimination based on sex. In language, it refers to language that contains prejudice against woman. It could be specified into four categories: derogatory words, pronominalization, idioms and markedness. History and cultural reasons are responsible for the appearance of sexism. In contemporary society, the words and phrases concerning sexism has been decreasing due to the endeavor of women themselves and people who are aware of the problem.

Sense of Humor of Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice: Realized by Violating the Quality Maxim of Cooperative Principle

Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen's most popular novel. In Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen created a supremely spirited and attractive heroine, Elizabeth. In this paper, the author provides a new perspective-from the Quality Maxim of CP to analyze and appreciate one of Elizabeth's personalities-sense of humor.