Social Cohesion: Its Meaning and Complexities

Mekoa, Itumeleng; Busari, Dauda A.

doi:10.3844/jssp.2018.107.115

“…The logic of sustainable development is based on the principle of participation, which requires a positive attitude from people [3]. Study Saint-Supéry Ceano-Vivas et al showed that achieving sustainable development requires a supportive social context, which can only be achieved through social cohesion [6,7].…”

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confidence: 99%

Social Demand for Healthy Food for Pupils in Ukraine: Case of Kharkiv Region

Nikulin¹,

Kizilov²,

Yashkina³

2021

Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Science, Psychology and Legal Regulation (SPL 2021)

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The relevance of the sustainable development concept is increasing in modern society. The aims of the concept cover a wide range of issues including the issue of healthy nutrition and human health. The issue of healthy food in Ukraine namely a social demand for healthy food and, as a consequence, demand for food system reforming are examined in the article. The focus of the research is on pupils for several reasons: food habits are formed at school age; pupils are a social group, which is especially influenced by media-marketing technologies and the advertisement industry. Mass media marketing predominantly promotes fast food and other types of junk food thus contrary to the formation of a healthy lifestyle. By analyzing the research of nutrition in the schools of the Kharkiv region, the authors conclude that there is a demand for healthy food in schools. Such a conclusion has set the following research question: how this demand could be satisfied. Based on common directions of the sustainable development concept and social cohesion theory the authors propose Innovative Living Labs Implementation. The article is published within the framework of the Fostering the Urban Food System Transformation through Innovative Living Labs Implementation (FUSILLI) project under Grant Agreement No.101000717 (HORIZON2020).

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“…Some characteristics, attitudes, and behaviors of social cohesion include creating common identities through sense of belonging, presence of mutual trust, and confidence, and the ability to tolerate, among others (Mekoa et al, 2018). Social cohesion aims to increase levels of inclusive democracy, which highlights equality and liberty based on solidarity (Mekoa et al, 2018).…”

Section: Social Cohesionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Managing the Co-existence of Difference: Applications of the Geographies of Encounters Framework

Butter

2024

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21st century cities are home to a plethora of processes, people, culture, and innovation— but they are also the site of contention among various conflicting groups. Subsequently, scholars have continuously attempted to formulate approaches to managing the co-existence of people of difference in multiple publics to address the century old question of how to forge a civic culture out of difference? This major research paper attempts to provide one possible method to answer this question through exploring the notion of encounters—more specifically how to socially engineer meaningful contact among minority and majority groups to reduce prejudice and increase tolerance. Through applying the geographies of encounters framework, this paper builds upon existing literature and studies the concept of difference in various contexts in the UK, South Africa, and Slovenia, before considering possible interventions and applications in the Toronto setting within the Regent Park neighbourhood.

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“…The politics of propinquity, connectivity, and belonging all promote social cohesion (Mekoa et al, 2018). As the name suggests, social cohesion unites people together through social ties which increase levels of integration and stability in communities (Mekoa et al, 2018;Harris, 2016;Hemming, 2011).…”

Section: Social Cohesionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The politics of propinquity, connectivity, and belonging all promote social cohesion (Mekoa et al, 2018). As the name suggests, social cohesion unites people together through social ties which increase levels of integration and stability in communities (Mekoa et al, 2018;Harris, 2016;Hemming, 2011). Other ways of viewing social cohesion include observing it as a social process that helps foster a sense of belonging which increases how invested someone is in their own community.…”

Section: Social Cohesionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other ways of viewing social cohesion include observing it as a social process that helps foster a sense of belonging which increases how invested someone is in their own community. This may result in reducing socio-economic disparities with people working towards shared goals (Mekoa et al, 2018;Hemming, 2011). Most debates surrounding social cohesion encompass issues of diversity and subsequently, the series of activities that can be operationalized to create conditions of mutual trust and respect (Mekoa et al, 2018).…”

Section: Social Cohesionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Managing the Co-existence of Difference: Applications of the Geographies of Encounters Framework

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2024

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21st century cities are home to a plethora of processes, people, culture, and innovation— but they are also the site of contention among various conflicting groups. Subsequently, scholars have continuously attempted to formulate approaches to managing the co-existence of people of difference in multiple publics to address the century old question of how to forge a civic culture out of difference? This major research paper attempts to provide one possible method to answer this question through exploring the notion of encounters—more specifically how to socially engineer meaningful contact among minority and majority groups to reduce prejudice and increase tolerance. Through applying the geographies of encounters framework, this paper builds upon existing literature and studies the concept of difference in various contexts in the UK, South Africa, and Slovenia, before considering possible interventions and applications in the Toronto setting within the Regent Park neighbourhood.

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Social Cohesion: Its Meaning and Complexities

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Social Demand for Healthy Food for Pupils in Ukraine: Case of Kharkiv Region

Social Demand for Healthy Food for Pupils in Ukraine: Case of Kharkiv Region

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