¿Quo vadis COVID-19? Gobernanza, gestión de riesgo, resiliencia y resolución de conflictos

La declaración del COVID-19 como pandemia global, y la necesidad de gobiernos de proveer respuestas prolongadas a los efectos de disminuir el contagio y la mortalidad, presentó desafíos que han afectado a todas las áreas de la vida social. La información de un inminente proceso de vacunación, requiere el comienzo de elaboración de pautas para enfrentar los desafíos de la época post corona. Teniendo presente que, dentro de los principios propuestos en el Marco Sendai, se considera una prioridad el fortalecimiento de la gobernanza del riesgo, el presente artículo pretende reflexionar y contribuir con propuestas desde el marco de análisis de la sociedad de riesgo,el principio de resiliencia social y conceptos y herramientas de resoluciónde conflictos. Presentamos variables que contribuyen a comprender mejorun más efectivo tratamiento de espacios libres que en el pasado de la humanidadpermitieron que no todas las generaciones sufran de un ataque viralde esta envergadura. Las propuestas del marco conceptual incluyen unarespuesta al desafío del gobierno de riesgos, comunicación social efectiva,procesos de rápida innovación resaltando la importancia de atributos comola resiliencia, un principio de un sistema médico, social y político que esadaptativo y dinámico, respondiendo con efectividad a nuevas circunstancias.Esta resiliencia resalta con la innovación, la creatividad y la reinvenciónde los espacios educativos mediatizados por la tecnología, el mundode trabajo y redimensionamiento del consumo. De lo macro a lo micro:la autorresponsabilidad y el aprendizaje en el uso de las herramientas deresolución/gestión/transformación de conflictos en la cotidianidad, sea enel marco familiar, laboral y/o ciudadano. Los Estados utilizan muchos recursospara asegurar la vigilancia de protocolos, con algunas percepcionesde que al hacerlo roza el avasallamiento de derechos humanos. La sociedadcivil y dentro de ella los académicos tienen un rol importante a cumplir

Political identification of youth - delineating differences between left and right in Israel

The distinction between political left and right has been blurred through the years in western countries and probably more so in Israel. Using a national random sample of high school students, this study is an investigation of which political attitudes distinguished between right and left in Israel. In addition, the influence of religiosity and socioeconomic status on political identification was explored. The findings show that right and left attitudes are demonstrated in diametrically opposite ways with reference the extent of land compromises that should be made with the Arab countries. The more positively one scores on religiosity scale the stronger the identification with the right. On the other hand, despite the leftis claim of being pro labor and the Champion of the working classes, it appears that the lower the socio-economic Status the stronger the identification with the right rather than, as might have been expected, the left. The implication of the findings are discussed. (DIPF/Orig.)Der Unterschied zwischen politisch linken und politisch rechten Orientierungen ist in den meisten westlichen Ländern, besonders in Israel, in den letzten Jahren unklar geworden. In dieser Studie werden auf der Basis einer Zufallstichprobe von Schülerinnen und Schülern der Oberstufe politische Einstellungsunterschiede herausgearbeitet. Zusätzlich wird der Einfluss religiöser Orientierungen und der sozioökonomische Status auf die politische Orientierung in Israel untersucht. Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Unterschiede zwischen linken und rechten Einstellungen vor allem Blick auf territoriale Kompromisse gegenüber den arabischen Ländern bestehen. Auch Religiosität hat einen starken Einfluss, indem sie direkt mit der politischen Rechtsorientierung zusammenhängt. Je niedriger der sozioökonomische Status, desto stärker ist die Identifizierung mit der politischen Rechten. Diese Tendenz ist auffällig, weil die politische Linke sich intensiv um die Zustimmung von sozial benachteiligten Gruppen bemüht. Die Implikationen der Untersuchungsergebnisse werden ausführlich diskutiert. (DIPF/Orig.

The Family and the Internet: The Israeli Case

The goal of this study was to explore the relationship between Internet connection and frequency of adolescents' daily use and family time and the perceived quality of relations between adolescents and their parents. Copyright (c) 2003 by the Southwestern Social Science Association.

Community Networking and Locally-Based Social Ties in Two Suburban Localities

Concerns have been expressed that Internet use may affect social participation and involvement in the local community. Internet use can be viewed as a time-consuming activity, and it may come at the expense of face-to-face activities. The time people devote to using the Internet might replace time spent on neighborly relations and community involvement. However, the use of computer-mediated communication in geographically-based communities might also increase face-to-face communication and even solve some of the problems associated with decreasing participation and involvement in the local community. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between membership in a geographically-based mailing list and locallybased social ties. A web-based survey of subscribers to two suburban mailing lists in Israel was conducted to investigate the relationship between membership in a mailing list and neighborhood social ties, social ties in the extended community, and the movement from online to face-to-face relationships. It was found that although membership on the mailing list did not affect the extent of neighborhood interactions, it increased the number of individuals a participant knew in the community. Online relationships with members of the local community proved likely to change into face-to-face relationships. The results imply that community networking increases social involvement and participation not in the immediate neighborhood but in the extended community and serves to complement traditional channels of communication. Community networking refers to the process by which computer-supported communication serves the local geographic community and responds to the needs of that communit

The Adoption of Preventive Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China and Israel

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive global health crisis. The rapid transmission rate of the virus, as well as the lack of effective medications and vaccines, has posed serious challenges to controlling the spread of the disease. Dealing with this public health crisis has required major changes in people’s behavior, including the adoption of social distancing measures such as avoiding meeting with family members and friends, crowded places, and public transportation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors associated with the adoption of these behaviors in China and Israel. We relied on the 3Cs model that has been used to predict the adoption of a specific preventive behavior (vaccinations) with the goal of testing its applicability to other preventive behaviors such as in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The model indicates that confidence in social institutions, complacency (fear of and assessments about the risk of becoming ill) and constraints (levels of self-efficacy and confidence in being able to engage in the behaviors) are predictors of adopting preventive behaviors. Data were collected in China and Israel through an online survey of the population (n = 1406). We used latent variables and structural equation modeling to test the hypotheses derived from the 3Cs model. The findings indicate that there are some differences in the types of preventive behaviors adopted in the two countries. In Israel, higher levels of confidence predicted the adoption of avoidant behaviors and more constraints predicted engaging in fewer avoidant behaviors. In China, more constraints also contributed to the adoption of fewer avoidant behaviors, but people’s level of confidence fully mediated this result. The multi-group analysis indicated that the conceptualized model fits the Chinese and Israeli data reasonably well. The findings suggest that the 3Cs model can be generalized from getting vaccinated to adopting avoidant behaviors and that the model can be used across cultures and countries