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Gender differences in financial advice: Lessons from a secret shopper study
Get PDFIn the world of personal finance, gender disparities aren’t just about gaps in income or wealth accumulation – they also extend to the quality of financial advice. This study explores whether financial advisors give women systematically worse advice than they give men and, if so, why. Through a secret shopper study conducted in Hong Kong, we uncover gendered patterns in financial advice that could have implications for women’s financial empowerment
The spectacle of non-violence: deactivating territorial stigmatization in favela representations in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Get PDFSport Mega-Events (SMEs) have been widely used as opportunities to promote and (re)brand host cities to domestic and international audiences. Perhaps unsurprisingly, therefore, marginalized or stigmatized urban places do not feature heavily in urban representations during SME opening ceremonies despite the complex relationship between SMEs, redevelopment and urban marginality. However, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro marked a departure from this trend. While the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) aimed to present the city as vibrant, colorful and safe, they also incorporated marginalized urban spaces–the city’s favelas–into event-related promotions. We introduce the concept of deactivation to analyze the representations of favelas during the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony. We suggest that the complexity of urban marginality and territorial stigmatization is erased through cultural representations that foreground empowerment and challenges to socio-spatial stigmas. In doing so, the favela is (re)imagined as a romanticized spectacle for external consumption that works to make them legible for capital accumulation, pacification, and the displacement of their inhabitants
‘I think they’re the real villains in all of this’: Crimmigrant visuality and representations of people smuggling in state use of Twitter/X
Get PDFAlthough a growing body of research highlights the convergence of humanitarianism and border policing, little attention has been paid to the importance of the visual field in constructing these discourses. This paper advances the concept of ‘crimmigrant visuality’ to underline the importance of visual representations in the theatre of border control in the United Kingdom (UK). Drawing on multimodal discourse analysis of the UK Home Office and National Crime Agency’s use of Twitter/X, I argue that visual representations of ‘people smugglers’ and ‘criminal gangs’ make crimmigrant others visible in political discourse as ‘worthy enemies’. To achieve this, I consider how images of the ‘crimmigrant other’ – such as ‘mugshots’ or footage from immigration raids – are juxtaposed with discourses of migrant suffering and vulnerability to provide a humanitarian rationale for border control
Film journals and committed pedagogy today: learnings from the global long sixties
Get PDFThis article examines the enduring relevance of mid-twentieth-century anti-imperial pedagogical practices, focusing on the goal of consciousness-raising as one of the key goals of historic decolonisation. Situating its analysis within the broader theoretical frameworks of Third Cinema, anti-colonial thought, and Freirean critical pedagogy, the article takes as a case study the Turkish film journal Youth Cinema (1968–1971), which functioned as a platform for consciousness-raising through film literacy and guerrilla documentarianism. Combining dialogic teaching methods with grassroots filmmaking and mobile screenings, Youth Cinema aimed to democratise film as a medium of political and social transformation. The discussion considers overlaps between Turkish Third Cinema and a Freirean ‘problem-posing education’. Through archival research and pedagogical reflections, the article then highlights the relevance of these methodologies to contemporary challenges in film and media education. Theoretical insights from bell hooks and Lindiwe Dovey inform the exploration of ‘two-way’ approaches to teaching narrative and audiovisual media. By revisiting historic practices of liberational pedagogy, the article underscores the potential of film literacy to challenge systemic inequalities and inspire transformative learning. Ultimately, it calls for the prioritisation of consciousness-raising in educational praxis
Transnational associations and intellectual cooperation: anticipating, lobbying, serving and complementing the league of nations institutions
Get PDFThe project of international intellectual cooperation following the First World War was one that League of Nations officials realised could not be accomplished through the efforts of the organization and governments alone
Exploring the animacy effect in focal prospective memory tasks: When animates don’t stand out
Get PDFThe animacy effect refers to a memory advantage for animates/living beings as compared to inanimates/nonliving things. So far, the animacy effect has been investigated mostly in retrospective memory. Given that memory serves a future-oriented function, and considering the adaptive significance of animacy, it has been proposed that it should also confer an advantage in prospective memory (i.e., memory for intentions/actions to-be-performed in the future). Recent research reported an animacy effect in nonfocal event-based prospective memory tasks. The present work explored this effect in focal prospective memory. In a series of five studies, conducted in different countries and languages, we employed various ongoing tasks. Across all studies, no differences in prospective memory performance between animates and inanimates were found. This result held in a sign-test including all participants (N = 408 young adults) for a more powered analysis. Also, no differences between animates and inanimates were obtained in the baseline and filler trials. These results are discussed considering the mechanisms that have been proposed to explain the effect in retrospective memory tasks, namely attention-prioritization and richness of encoding. Overall, our results are partially explained by the attention-prioritization account of the animacy effect and also provide support for the Multiprocess Framework
Probabilistic modeling of spectator jumping loads for temporary grandstands: Insights from experiments and load simulation
Get PDFJumping loads are the most significant form of crowd-induced dynamic loading on temporary grandstands. This study presents experimental results from subjects jumping at frequencies between 1.0 Hz and 3.0 Hz on force plates, analyzing three key parameters: peak load ratio, jumping period, and contact time. A widely used mathematical model for simulating vertical jumping loads is reviewed and refined based on these experiments. The analysis also includes two-person jump dynamics and associated horizontal loads. Results show that the peak load ratio and contact parameters follow truncated normal distributions and can be used to simulate quasi-periodic jumping loads. A Gaussian-based multi-peak model significantly improves computational efficiency for non-single-peak jumps. The combined jumping load from two individuals is approximately 85% of the linear superposition of individual loads. Horizontal loads were also quantified, with front-to-back forces averaging 45% of body weight and side-to-side forces 10%. These findings support more accurate load simulations for safer grandstand design under dynamic crowd conditions and the models are convenient to be applied in the vibration serviceability assessment of stadium stands
Cultural influences on fidelity components in recovery colleges: a study across 28 countries and territories
Get PDFBackground
Recovery colleges (RCs) support personal recovery through education, skill development and social support for people with mental health problems, carers and staff. Guided by co-production and adult learning principles, RCs represent a recent mental health innovation. Since the first RC opened in England in 2009, RCs have expanded to 28 countries and territories. However, most RC research has been conducted in Western countries with similar cultural characteristics, limiting understanding of how RCs can be culturally adapted. The 12-item Recovery Colleges Characterisation and Testing (RECOLLECT) Fidelity Measure (RFM) evaluates the operational fidelity of RCs based on 12 components, but cultural influences on these components remain underexplored.
Aims
To assess associations between Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and RFM items to identify cultural influences on fidelity components.
Methods
A cross-sectional survey of RC managers was conducted across all 221 RCs. Mixed-effects regression models examined associations between Hofstede’s country-level cultural dimensions and item-level RFM scores, adjusted for healthcare expenditure and income inequality. Four cultural dimensions, obtained from Hofstede, were analysed: individualism (prioritising personal needs), indulgence (enjoyment-oriented), uncertainty avoidance (preference for predictability) and long-term orientation (future-focused).
Results
The RFM was completed by 169 (76%) RC managers. Seven RFM items showed associations with cultural dimensions. Equality was linked to short-term orientation, while learning was associated with individualism and uncertainty avoidance. Both individualism and indulgence influenced co-production and community focus. Commitment to recovery was shaped by all four cultural dimensions, with the strongest associations seen for individualism and indulgence. Individualism enhanced explicit focus on strengths-based practice, while uncertainty avoidance influenced course distinctiveness.
Conclusions
This study demonstrates how culture shapes RC fidelity components, providing actionable insights for cultural adaptation. Incorporating under-represented dimensions, such as collectivism and restraint, could improve the RFM’s global applicability, facilitating implementation. Future research should explore cultural nuances, engage diverse stakeholders and refine fidelity measures to enhance RC inclusivity and effectiveness worldwide
Determinants of sustainable adoption in primary care of a clinical decision support system for antimicrobial prescribing: A qualitative study
Get PDFObjective: The objective of the study was to analyse the determinants for sustainable adoption by General Practitioners (GPs) of Antibioclic, a Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) for antimicrobial prescribing, and the results of and limitations to its use in clinical practice.
Materials and methods: Individual interviews with GPs and a focus group were carried out concerning their use of Antibioclic, a CDSS for antimicrobial prescribing in primary care. Antibioclic is a publicly funded, freely available CDSS targeting 48 common infectious diseases. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and coded using NVivo 12. Data were analysed via inductive thematic analysis.
Results: Interviews were conducted with 25 GPs, and nine additional GPs participated in the focus group. Median age was 34 years (IQR 32–43) and 20 participants (59 %) were women. All of them frequently and sustainably used Antibioclic in their practice. Adoption of the CDSS was explained by system characteristics: usability, up-to-dating and trustworthiness; it was also considered as routinized, interwoven with consultations and antimicrobial prescribing, and conducive to improved practices and communication with patients. The GPs emphasized the role of CDSSs role in bridging the gap between clinical guidelines and daily practice, while contributing to contextual learning and continuous medical education. Lastly, participants pointed out the importance of co-design of CDSSs with end-users.
Conclusion: These determinants of sustainable adoption of a CDSS may guide future implementation of electronic tools in into clinical practice
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