A Case Study on Fluid Post-Modern Neo-Tribes-of the West Perth Cheer Squad (Australian Rules Football) During 1984-1986| Chapter 7 | Research Developments in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 7

 The purpose of this essay is to apply Armstrong's theory of fluid "post-modern" "neo-tribes" to the West Perth cheerleaders of 1984–1986 and make the necessary, theoretically sound conclusions from it. Since 1885, West Perth FC has participated in the Perth-based Western Australian Football League (WAFL) competition as a founding member. The fast collapse of the cheer squad early in the 1986 season without anybody officially ending it is one of the many characteristics of our cheer squad's culture and members' behaviours that I feel the anthropological approach is able to explain. Theoretically, Marsh's description of "aggro" as "the illusion of violence" seems to accurately characterise and explain the aggressive posturing but otherwise peaceful behaviour of our West Perth cheerleaders. It also explains why our group's members silently left after the Swan Districts fans' surrender (and their team's victory) at Bassendean Oval in 1985. This behaviour was partially inadvertent. They completely imposed Swan Districts fan control over every square centimetre of Bassendean Oval without using a single punch.

Author(s) Details:

Kieran James,
School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the West of Scotland, High Street, Paisley PA1 2BE, Scotland, UK.

Sheikh Al Tanzil,
School of Accounting and Finance, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji.

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An Investigation of the Longitudinal Effects of Network Latency on Pedagogic Efficacy: A Comparison of Disciplines| Chapter 6 | Research Developments in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 7

 Engineering simulations are one example of the interactive web-based learning resources that are growing more and more popular. Both students and universities find them handy and cost-effective. Professors believe that web-based simulations are an efficient way to clearly communicate the intricate cause-and-effect connections that are essential to engineering education. To demonstrate how altering the value of a resistor affects current flow through a current divider, move a slider, for instance. There are several research examining the efficacy of interactive web-based learning resources, but there has been no systematic analysis of the pedagogical effects of network delay. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to measure the impact that network latency, or delay, has on student interest and comprehension. When a pupil moves one of the interactive controls, a hidden delay occurs before the screen refreshes. The interactive software application was created to teach Fourier Analysis topics. With the exception of the delay, various versions of the programme were created. Application versions were distributed to students at random to ensure double-blind testing circumstances. Students utilised the app as they worked through a brief guided lecture that taught Fourier Analysis naturally using the Socratic Method. Students self-rated their understanding and enjoyment after finishing the instructional questions, which serve as an objective evaluation of their understanding, and they also logged the programme version number that encoded the delay. After fitting the data using least-squares methods to a variety of functions with various degrees of freedom, residuals were calculated. Data from 281 students at eight equally spaced delays ranging from 0 to 420 ms and attending four institutions and one high school were examined. Following a learning experience with one of these Fourier Analysis tools, students' objective comprehension as determined by an objective exam was compared to their self-reported estimates of their knowledge and satisfaction. Students with technical majors and those majoring in the arts and social sciences were compared to one another. According to the study, the development of experience and major selection are crucial elements in reducing the negative effects of network delay on learning.

Author(s) Details:

H. Francis Bush,
Lynchburg University, USA.

Vonda K. Walsh,
The Virginia Military Institute, USA.

Jay Sullivan,
The Virginia Military Institute, USA.

James Squire,
The Virginia Military Institute, USA.

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The Comeback Home of WWII American Veterans: Social Consequences | Chapter 5 | Research Developments in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 7

 Many American soldiers returned home after the Second World War ended in 1945, but they did not do so to the flourishing nation that had flourished during the conflict. The war effort had greatly benefited the economy, but after it was over, the thousands of jobs that had been created across the country vanished, and as a result, the American economy suffered. Although the atomic bombs dropped over Japan caused the war to conclude sooner than anticipated, the nation was still not prepared for conversion. As a result, this compelled the Truman administration to implement a particular strategy for rehabilitation and reintegration to civilian life in order to restore the American economy to normal, which led to a period of economic difficulties. The Service Readjustment Act of 1944, sometimes known as the G.I. Bill, was a key piece of legislation that provided numerous benefits to returning World War II soldiers. All veterans who served during the war are eligible under this statute, which was passed in the US in June 1944 and ultimately became Public Law 78-346. It was the most illustrative and striking of the many related steps that the US government hastened. The focus of this dissertation will be mostly on the significant social effects that the adoption of the various actions taken had on American society in the late 1940s, particularly following the Second World War veterans' return home.

Author(s) Details:

Antonio Daniel Juan Rubio,
Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Spain.

Isabel María García Conesa,
Centro Universitario de la Defensa San Javier, Spain.

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The Relative Importance of Self-esteem and Collective Self-esteem to Subjective Wellbeing: A Study of Hong Kong Chinese and Australian Chinese| Chapter 4 | Research Developments in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 7

 This study aimed to compare the role of individual and communal self-esteem (CSE) in predicting subjective wellbeing (SWB) in Australian and Hong Kong Chinese populations, with the latter group included first- and second-generation immigrants. It was interesting to note that CSE predicted SWB variance more strongly for Australian Chinese than for Hong Kong Chinese and that the amount of SWB variance contributed by CSE was highest for Australian second-generation Chinese immigrants. Both self-esteem and CSE predicted SWB variance for all Chinese respondents by embedding in the homeostatic model of SWB. These results were consistent with the greater levels of collectivism observed among Australian Chinese people, which were accounted for by their migrant status and feelings of nostalgia.  

Author(s) Details:

Lufanna Ching-Han Lai,
Department of Counselling and Psychology, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong.

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Determining the Age of Egyptian Sphinx Situated in the Front of the Pyramids| Chapter 3 | Research Developments in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 7

 The possibility that the Sphinx is a few thousand years older is explored in this chapter. This is as a result of the Sphinx's plain signs of degradation. To establish the facts, the impacts of the earth's axis precession on the weather were considered. It was discovered that the precession has no impact on the weather's intensity; it simply shifts the weather toward the earlier months of the year. Latitude shifts brought on by the movement of the earth's plate over millions of years may modify the weather's intensity. The conclusion that the Sphinx's age cannot be modified to 7000 BC, as many academics have suggested, results from the possibility not being there in our analysis.

Author(s) Details:

Anand M. Sharan,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

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Impacts of Ecotourism on Local Communities of Mole National Park, Ghana and Kainji Lake National Park, Nigeria: A Comparative Study| Chapter 2 | Research Developments in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 7

 This study evaluated the perceived positive and negative effects of ecotourism on the way of life in the nearby villages of the national parks of Kainji Lake in Nigeria and Mole in Ghana. A structured questionnaire was given to 582 community members who resided close to the two national parks as part of this study. To evaluate the data, descriptive and inferential statistical approaches were used. People's perceptions of the impact of the ecotourism development were shown to be most positively impacted by the rise in park biodiversity conservation in both Parks. The increase in wildlife-related crop and livestock destruction in Kainji communities was the most detrimental effect of the ecotourism boom, whereas the most detrimental impact on Mole communities was the shrinkage of arable land. As stated by, the good effects at the two National Parks and the negative effects at both are significantly different, according to the results of a paired sample test (P 0.05). In order to have a greater positive influence, the park management should boost employment, particularly of natives of nearby villages in the junior cadre, and increase partnership and sponsorship to develop projects and programmes that could adequately fulfil the requirements of the communities.

Author(s) Details:

Folusade Catherine Arowosafe,
Department of Ecotourism and Wildlife Management, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.

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Nuances of Intersectionality and their Impact on Inclusion and Support for Black Women| Chapter 1 | Research Developments in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 7

 The concept of "intersectionality" refers to the multiple identities that give each of us our own unique characteristics as well as the power, privilege, and/or oppression that emerge from the confluence of those identities. Because they are frequently invisible and unacknowledged, frequently lacking at birth, and constitute a change from past intersectionality awareness, situational, life-changing aspects like sorrow, illness, handicap, or trauma are challenging to manage. Black women are positioned to continually traverse stereotypes based on their phenotypical characteristics and external views. They frequently endure marginalisation based on gender and racialized identities. Black women are more vulnerable at times of stress or crisis when they are also dealing with intersectional identity shift, which highlights the importance of individuals who can offer them personal or professional assistance. Because of this, intersectionality offers possibilities to be defined and reinvented at many stages of life. The author's experience managing imperceptible intersectionality variables, incorrect assumptions made by others, and developing her own resilience are all explored in this piece. The author offers connection as a tactic to advance human rights within the Black community while taking into account the dichotomy of activity and respectful distance as answers to societal problems. With the use of an autoethnography qualitative research method, recovery and healing-promoting personal and professional practises are offered.

Author(s) Details:

Wendy Ashley,
California State University Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8226, California, USA.

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