Research Article
Seyfi Ozguzel, Seyhan Hasirci, Mehmet Tuzel
Mediterranean Journal of Social & Behavioral Research, Volume 5, Issue 2, pp. 23-27
ABSTRACT
In this article we focus on intercultural education and ethnic - cultural diversity in the context of international migration and mobility. Hereby this article aims to contribute to theory development and to provide empirical knowledge that will inform and stimulate research, education, societal debate, as well as social interventions in the educational world.The general objective of this article is to understand the differences in expectations, sensitivities, and nuances in multicultural societies, concentrating on the cultural interactions at various levels and the importance of intercultural communication awareness and skills so that intercultural education can be given in a more efficient way. Specifically, this will provide a national and international academic discussion for scientists and professionals about the implementation of Intercultural Education in the schools. Because the main aim is for all of us to ensure equality for all.
Keywords: super diversity, intercultural education, transcultural, multi-ethnic, multi-culture, plural
Research Article
Rupa Peter, Muskan Raj
Mediterranean Journal of Social & Behavioral Research, Volume 5, Issue 2, pp. 29-33
ABSTRACT
Media and society are interdependent entities that are suspended seamlessly in a state of blissful co-existence where one feeds the other and vice versa. More so, when it comes to gender issues, wherein, media’s narrative is shaped by societal norms and society imbibes a large part of its gender conversations from media. Media’s representation of the masculine has largely been dictated by inherent patriarchal norms and the classic hegemonic patterns dominant in media narratives. However, as R.W. Connell recognised, there exists a diverse range of masculinities and its own hierarchical structure which is also represented through media content.
Over-the-top (OTT) platforms are gaining ground in India’s crowded media scene because of factors like accessibility, affordability and variety of content. Indian content on OTT platforms are targeted at the young, urban, upwardly-mobile Indian middle class and are largely slick productions with hard-hitting, original storylines and closer-to-reality characterizations. Paatal Lok is one such very popular crime drama that has a primarily masculine narrative. This study uses R.W. Connell’s three structures of gender relations: labour, power and cathexis to understand the representation of masculinities in Indian OTT media across class structures by identifying the hierarchies of masculinities in the Indian web series, Paatal Lok. The study uses qualitative techniques in the form of discourse analysis to gain further insight into the representation of different gradations of masculinities in contemporary Indian media.
Keywords: masculinities, hierarchies of masculinities, RW connell, gender studies, Indian web series, OTT platforms, hegemonic masculinity
Research Article
Aysegul Nacak
Mediterranean Journal of Social & Behavioral Research, Volume 5, Issue 2, pp. 35-40
ABSTRACT
Language is one of the most important tools in people’s lives. It is the ability of individuals to communicate with people who know their own language in their social lives and it is shaped with people around them when they enter a society while another language is spoken. Language is also important to interact with them, to empathize and to understand / be understood and act together depending upon mutual understanding of each other and using a common language. Mother tongue is on the other hand defined as the first language acquired by individuals in their family and the society in which they grew up. The mother tongue can be acquired, and the foreign language can said to be learned. The mother tongue of Turkish societies is Turkish;also the first language to be accepted as an official language for Turkish Republic as well. Turkish, on the other hand, is a language with a deep-rooted culture dating back to ancient times. The functions of language or mother tongue are also to be able to realize effective communication in life. Effective communication can be achieved by understanding the feelings and thoughts of the other person, that is, by listening to them empathetically. When another language is to be learned, one of the most important criteria for the individual to acquire empathic listening skill is the cultural structure of that language. Learning only the grammar of a foreign language and four basic language skills alone is not enough for an empathic communication; The empathic dimension of listening, which is one of these four basic language skills, should also be culturally understood. Because the importance of empathic communication skill cannot be denied in using and understanding languages correctly. Teaching Turkish to foreigners has been increasing especially in recent years. Therefore, the relationship between mother tongue-foreign language-empathic communication skills, with students learning foreign languages are considerably important. In this regard, foreign individuals who learn Turkish presented in the article are at the same time get to know not only Turkish but also the Turkish culture. This study is a qualitative research and it tries to examine the benefit provided by foreigners who learn Turkish to use this language in the most effective way. Learning and using Turkish effectively is founded out to be related with getting to know the culture and gaining empathic listening skills.
Keywords: language, mother tongue, communication, foreign language education, empathic listening