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Radika Chopra - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Social Criticism in aravind adiga s the white tiger
The International Journal of Literary Humanities, 2013Co-Authors: Radika ChopraAbstract:Showing us various aspects of society from politics, economics and culture, via genres like romance, tragedy and comedy from period to period is a common point in all literary works. Before beginning with the study, it is necessary to make clear what 'Social Criticism' is here, as the term itself has a wide meaning. 'Social' will be discussed in the sense, as the Merriam-Webster dictionary puts it, "of or relating to human society, the interaction of the individual and the group, or the welfare of human beings as members of society." This means that in a smaller sense, the term 'Social' concerns the way the individuals, the characters of the novels, deal with each other, and, in a larger sense, how the society is organized and how its institutions treat the individual and the group, which also brings economic and political components into the scope of the study. The present critique underlines Adiga's sociological insight as he deals, in fictional disguise, with the Social structure and relationships, process of Social change or the lack of it, and various ills affecting our society. Liberty and equality are two major boons of Democracy and an egalitarian society. These two vital aspects of human life are instrumental to sustainable development and Enlightenment. But unfortunately there are innumerable evil forces that destroy human liberty and equality. Those evil forces which we call 'corruption' exist in countless forms. India is a sixty two year old Democracy. Arising out of centuries of imperial captivity and foreign rule, the Indian nation aspired for radical change under democracy. But it could not achieve perfection. First, the essay will focus on the wider relations in society, the political, economical and the legal. Then, the individual relations among the characters and the Criticism of them will be observed. Later, this work will also explore how the society influences the individual - here the hero - in his actions.
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Social Criticism in aravind adiga s the white tiger
Social Science Research Network, 2010Co-Authors: Radika ChopraAbstract:Aravind Adiga in his Booker Prize winning novel, The White Tiger, deals, in fictional disguise, with the Social structure and relationships, process of Social change or the lack of it, and various ills affecting our society. The novel provides samples of gross malpractices in Indian Democracy and society. It is a Social Criticism focusing on the poverty and misery of India, and its religio-socio-political conflicts, presented through humor and irony. The present paper attempts an in-depth analysis of the Social and political resonances in the novel.
John M Meyer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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we have never been liberal the environmentalist turn to liberalism and the possibilities for Social Criticism
Environmental Politics, 2011Co-Authors: John M MeyerAbstract:The shifting relationship between environmental political theorists and liberalism is examined, moving from a total critique to an increasingly nuanced engagement. The argument here is neither for nor against the possibility of ‘greening' liberalism per se. Instead, it is argued that the preoccupation with ‘liberalism' in this context is a category mistake based upon the reification of liberalism as not just a political philosophy, but a characterisation of citizen values and practices in contemporary liberal democratic societies. A different way of thinking about the role and task of environmental political theory and Social Criticism is proposed. The key is to ask whether a theoretical argument resonates with citizens, not whether it can be reconciled with liberalism.
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we have never been liberal the environmentalist turn to liberalism and the possibilities for Social Criticism
2009Co-Authors: John M MeyerAbstract:There has been a striking turn toward liberalism among Anglo-American political theorists in recent years. This turn can be seen among theorists with diverse interests and normative commitments. Not too long ago, for example, many political theorists concerned with economic inequality rooted their analysis in concepts of class drawn from the Marxist tradition. Yet today, egalitarian political theory is far more likely to be rooted in the liberal tradition. As John Dryzek, Bonnie Honig, and Anne Phillips observe in their introduction to the Oxford Handbook of Political Theory, now “Socialists [are] unexpectedly preoccupied with questions of individual responsibility and desert, liberals [are] representing equality rather than liberty as the ‘sovereign virtue’ (Dworkin 2000), and the two [are] combining to make liberal egalitarianism almost the only remaining tradition of egalitarianism.”1 Similarly, while theorists in the 1980s often represented communitarianism as a distinct challenge to liberalism, prominent theorists such as Michael Walzer, Charles Taylor, and Bernard Yack later argued that “this was a storm in a teacup, a debate within liberalism rather than between liberalism and its critics.”
Harmadani Erfira - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Analisis Kritik Sosial Dalam Novel Si Anak Badai Karya Tere Liye: Tinjauan Semiotika Dan Implementasinya Sebagai Bahan Ajar Sastra Di SMA
2020Co-Authors: Harmadani ErfiraAbstract:Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) mendeskripsikan struktur yang membangun novel Si Anak Badai karya Tere Liye, (2) mendeskripsikan kritik sosial dalam novel Si Anak Badai karya Tere Liye dengan tinjauan Semiotika, (3) mendeskripsikan implementasinya novel Si Anak Badai karya Tere Liye dengan pembelajaran sastra di SMA. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan objek penelitian adalah kritik sosial dalam novel Si Anak Badai. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik pustaka, simak, dan catat. Keabsahan data menggunakan teknik triangulasi teori. Teknik analisis data dilakukan dengan model pembacaan semiotik yaitu pembacaan heuristik dan hermeneutik. Hasil penelitian ini adalah (1) struktur novel Si Anak Badai antara lain, Tema adalah tentang persahabatan dan perjuangan sekelompok anak kelas 6 SD yang ingin mempertahankan keberadaan Kampung Manowa, tanah kelahiran mereka. Fakta cerita, a) alur yang digunakan adalah alur maju, b) tokoh utama adalah Zaenal, c) latar tempat naskah ini adalah di kampung Manowa di pulau Kalimantan, latar waktu terjadi antara periode 2000-an, latar sosial mengangkat kehidupan sebuah perkampungan di pesisir laut yang bernama kampung Manowa, (2) kritik sosial novel Si Anak Badai temukan tiga bidang kritik sosial, (a) bidang budaya yaitu kepercayaan dan seni, (b) lingkungan hidup meliputi hubungan sosial dan profesi, dan (c) bidang ekonomi yaitu konsumsi dan gaya hidup, (3) penelitian ini sesuai dengan kriteria pemilihan bahan ajar yaitu a) aspek bahasa, b) aspek psikologi, c) aspek latar belakang siswa sehingga dapat diimplementasikan sebagai bahan ajar di SMA kelas XI sesuai dengan KD 3.11 menganalisis pesan dari buku fiksi yang dibaca. Kata Kunci: novel Si Anak Badai, kritik sosial, semiotika, implementasi sebagai bahan ajar SMA Abstract This study aims to (1) describe the structure that builds the novel Si Anak Badai by Tere Liye, (2) describe Social Criticism in the novel Si Anak Badai by Tere Liye with a semiotic review, (3) describe the implementation of the novel Si Anak Badai by Tere Liye with literature learning in high school. This research uses descriptive qualitative method with the object of research is Social Criticism in the novel Si Anak Badai. Data collection was done by using library techniques, listening, and taking notes. The validity of the data used theoretical triangulation techniques. The data analysis technique was carried out by using semiotic reading methods, namely heuristic and hermeneutic readings. The results of this study are (1) the structure of the novel Si Anak Badai, among others, the theme is about the friendship and struggle of a group of 6 grade elementary school children who want to maintain the existence of Kampung Manowa, their homeland. The facts of the story, a) the plot used is the progressive plot, b) the main character is Zaenal, c) the setting where this script is in Manowa village on the island of Borneo, the time setting occurs between the 2000s, the Social setting elevates the life of a village on the coast sea named Manowa village, (2) Social Criticism of the novel Si Anak Badai found three areas of Social Criticism, (a) the cultural sector, namely belief and art, (b) the environment includes Social and professional relations, and (c) the economic sector, namely consumption. and lifestyle, (3) this research is in accordance with the criteria for selecting teaching materials, namely a) language aspects, b) psychological aspects, c) student background aspects so that it can be implemented as teaching materials in high school class XI according to KD 3.11 analyzing messages from books fiction read. Keywords: Si Anak Badai novel, Social Criticism, semiotics, implementation as high school teaching material
Shuxia Yao - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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encoding praise and Criticism during Social evaluation alters interactive responses in the mentalizing and affective learning networks
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2018Co-Authors: Shan Gao, Yayuan Geng, Yunxiao Zhou, Shuxia YaoAbstract:Verbal communication with evaluative characters of different emotional valence has a considerable impact on the extent to which Social relations are facilitated or undermined. Here using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we investigated how the brain acts in response to Social praise and Criticism, leading to differential affective judgments. We engaged thirty men and women in a task associating sex-balanced, neutral faces with praising or criticizing comments targeting others or objects. A whole-brain analysis revealed that Criticism as compared to praise enhanced the activation in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), particularly its dorsal portion, whereas the right amygdala displayed an opposite pattern of changes. Comments on others relative to objects increased the reactivity in the left posterior superior temporal sulcus and posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) such that both praise and Criticism of others produced stronger activation in these two regions than their object-targeted counterparts. The interaction of valence and target was identified in the mPFC with greater reactivity in the contrasts of Criticism vs. praise in the Social context and others- vs. object-targeted Criticism. Comments also modulated the functional connectivity of prior activated regions with the left temporoparietal junction, bilateral caudate and left PCC/precuneus showing reduced connectivity in response to Social Criticism but greatly strengthened connectivity for Social praise as compared to non-Social counterparts. These neural effects subsequently led to altered likeability ratings for the faces. Neither behavioral nor neural effects observed were influenced by the gender of participants. Taken together, our findings suggest a fundamental interactive role of the mentalizing and affective learning networks in differential encoding of individuals associated with praising or criticizing others, leading to learning of valenced traits and subsequent approach or avoidance responses in Social interactions.
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Table_3_Encoding Praise and Criticism During Social Evaluation Alters Interactive Responses in the Mentalizing and Affective Learning Networks.docx
2018Co-Authors: Shan Gao, Yayuan Geng, Yunxiao Zhou, Shuxia YaoAbstract:Verbal communication with evaluative characters of different emotional valence has a considerable impact on the extent to which Social relations are facilitated or undermined. Here using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we investigated how the brain acts in response to Social praise and Criticism, leading to differential affective judgments. We engaged thirty men and women in a task associating sex-balanced, neutral faces with praising or criticizing comments targeting others or objects. A whole-brain analysis revealed that Criticism as compared to praise enhanced the activation in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), particularly its dorsal portion, whereas the right amygdala displayed an opposite pattern of changes. Comments on others relative to objects increased the reactivity in the left posterior superior temporal sulcus and posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) such that both praise and Criticism of others produced stronger activation in these two regions than their object-targeted counterparts. The interaction of valence and target was identified in the mPFC with greater reactivity in the contrasts of Criticism vs. praise in the Social context and others- vs. object-targeted Criticism. Comments also modulated the functional connectivity of prior activated regions with the left temporoparietal junction, bilateral caudate and left PCC/precuneus showing reduced connectivity in response to Social Criticism but greatly strengthened connectivity for Social praise as compared to non-Social counterparts. These neural effects subsequently led to altered likeability ratings for the faces. Neither behavioral nor neural effects observed were influenced by the gender of participants. Taken together, our findings suggest a fundamental interactive role of the mentalizing and affective learning networks in differential encoding of individuals associated with praising or criticizing others, leading to learning of valenced traits and subsequent approach or avoidance responses in Social interactions.
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Image_1_Encoding Praise and Criticism During Social Evaluation Alters Interactive Responses in the Mentalizing and Affective Learning Networks.PDF
2018Co-Authors: Shan Gao, Yayuan Geng, Yunxiao Zhou, Shuxia YaoAbstract:Verbal communication with evaluative characters of different emotional valence has a considerable impact on the extent to which Social relations are facilitated or undermined. Here using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we investigated how the brain acts in response to Social praise and Criticism, leading to differential affective judgments. We engaged thirty men and women in a task associating sex-balanced, neutral faces with praising or criticizing comments targeting others or objects. A whole-brain analysis revealed that Criticism as compared to praise enhanced the activation in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), particularly its dorsal portion, whereas the right amygdala displayed an opposite pattern of changes. Comments on others relative to objects increased the reactivity in the left posterior superior temporal sulcus and posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) such that both praise and Criticism of others produced stronger activation in these two regions than their object-targeted counterparts. The interaction of valence and target was identified in the mPFC with greater reactivity in the contrasts of Criticism vs. praise in the Social context and others- vs. object-targeted Criticism. Comments also modulated the functional connectivity of prior activated regions with the left temporoparietal junction, bilateral caudate and left PCC/precuneus showing reduced connectivity in response to Social Criticism but greatly strengthened connectivity for Social praise as compared to non-Social counterparts. These neural effects subsequently led to altered likeability ratings for the faces. Neither behavioral nor neural effects observed were influenced by the gender of participants. Taken together, our findings suggest a fundamental interactive role of the mentalizing and affective learning networks in differential encoding of individuals associated with praising or criticizing others, leading to learning of valenced traits and subsequent approach or avoidance responses in Social interactions.
Azzaky Novano - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Kritik Sosial Dalam Lirik Lagu pada Album Folk Populi Folk Dei Karya Iksan Skuter: Tinjauan Sosiologi Sastra dan Implementasinya sebagai Bahan Ajar Sastra di SMA
2020Co-Authors: Azzaky NovanoAbstract:The study is aimed on (1) describing the development structure on song lyric of Folk Populi Folk Dei album by Iksan Skuter, (2) explaining Social Criticism on song lyric of Folk Populi Folk Dei album by Iksan Skuter, (3) describing the implementation of this research result on literary learning in Senior High School. The object of this research is Social Criticism on song lyric of Folk Populi Folk Dei album. The data of this research are the words on stanza and line of song lyric on Folk Populi Folk Dei album, while the data source are the song lyric of Folk Populi Folk Dei album. In collecting data, the researcher used two triangulation techniques, there are data triangulation technique and triangulation theory. Data triangulation technique is using the various kind of source to collect the data, while triangulation theory technique is the research using perspective more than one theory on discussing the problem study. The results of this research are (1) analysis of structural on song lyric of Folk Populi Folk Dei album by Iksan Skuter in the form of inner elements that consist of theme, tone, feeling, and moral value, while physic elements consist of diction, imagination, concrete word, figurative, verification, and typography language. (2) analysis of Social Criticism on song lyric of Folk Populi Folk Dei album, it is criminality, morality, poverty, and environment problem, (3) the results of this research can be implemented as literary learning material in Senior High School 10th grade on KD 3.17 analyzing the development element of poetry
