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“From Attock to Cuttack and from Kashmir to Kanyakumari:” Understanding Akhand Bharat in terms of Ontological Security
Get PDFWith the rise of Hindu Nationalist-populist forces in India, much academic research has been generated on both the ideological contours within which the Hindu right operates (Anderson and Longkumer, 2019; Basu, 2017; Jafferlot, 1999; Nussbaum, 2009), and similarly, much commentary has been written on the organizational formidability and workings of the Hindu right-wing networks in India in one form or another (Pal, 2022; Minni, 2018; Thachil, 2014). This paper sets itself apart from these two types of literature in its attempt to understand the theoretical nature of the kind of idea it promotes in the form of metaphorical ‘goods’ that provide a sense of ontological security or security to the sense of self. The context in which this paper deals with the concept of ontological security is through the idea of Akhand Bharat (undivided or greater India) that Hindu Nationalist organizations sell as goods. ‘Goods’ here broadly can be considered as a commodity packed in the form of an idea that is promoted through various means
Predicting Satisfaction With Life and Affect Balance Using Trait Interactions
Get PDFThere is robust support for the finding that subjective well-being (SWB) relates positively to extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness; and negatively to neuroticism (Soto, 2015), but little research has examined how SWB can be predicted from interactions between traits. It was hypothesized that conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness would moderate the relationship between neuroticism and SWB, as measured by satisfaction with life (SWL) and affect balance (AB). In Study 1, self-reports of the Big Five personality traits, SWL, and AB were collected via MTurk (N=1035). Hierarchical regression analyses were used to predict SWL and AB from interactions between traits. The relationship between neuroticism and SWL was moderated by conscientiousness (b=.15, p=.02) and extraversion (b=11, p=.03), while the relationship between neuroticism and AB was moderated by conscientiousness (b=.09, p=.02) and agreeableness (b=.09, p=.03). Positive personality traits (defined as extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness within this study) were positively related to SWB at high levels of neuroticism, but unrelated to SWB at low levels of neuroticism. This was explored further using a student population in Study 2 (N=151), and the results were partially replicated. This study highlights the importance of considering more than one trait at a time when predicting important outcomes such as SWB
The Role of Social Support in Determining Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Outcomes for Black and Latina Women
Get PDFRacial and ethnic minoritized groups in the United States face higher maternal morbidity and mortality rates and elevated risks for postpartum depression and other perinatal mood disorders. Social support (SS) protects against perinatal mood disorders, particularly for Black and Latina women. This study aimed to determine if having two or more SS people was related to perinatal anxiety and depression outcomes in a convenience sample of Black and Latina women. Mothers (n = 51) with children between ages zero and three completed a socio-demographic and mental health status (PHQ4) survey. A two-way ANOVA was performed to analyze the effect of high SS and race on mental health scores. There was no significant difference in mental health scores for those with two or more social supports versus those with one or fewer social supports (p = 0.4865). A two-group comparison generally showed that mothers with high SS had a lower mental health score (M = 0.39), and mothers with low SS had a higher score (M = 0.60). There was a significant relationship between SS and both race and age (p = 0.0498, race, p = 0.0010, age). Therefore, this study found no relationship between having two or more SS people and perinatal anxiety and depression outcomes. Future studies should examine how other contextual factors impact SS and mental health outcomes for Black and Latina mothers
Interconnected Dynamic Components of Learner Language
Get PDFSecond language development can be viewed as a complex and dynamic process in which learners follow non-linear trajectories and develop their language over a period of time (Larsen-Freeman, 2006). Intrinsic to the view of Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST), a system is composed of hierarchical, interdependent subcomponents (learner, learner language, and environment) in dynamic relations as learners develop their interlanguage over time. This piece reviews the interactive and dynamic nature of the subcomponents illuminating the transitory nature or variability (in patterns of language development) that is inherently a characteristic of a complex dynamic system (Larsen-Freeman & Cameron, 2008). First, the forum piece describes how the growth of a subsystem can affect other parts of the system, followed by an explanation of the diverse interrelationships between the connecting subsystems. Next, three empirical studies on the varied relationships between the subsystems are presented. The article concludes with a critique of the current state of research on this topic, revealing some gaps that need to be addressed in future research
Laying Down Tracks: Mapping the Camilla Urso Concert Company on the American Lyceum Circuit, 1873-83
No full textThe commercialized nineteenth century lyceum circuit provided the vehicle for Camilla Urso (1840-1902) to become America's first celebrity female violinist. Vizualizing six seasons between 1873-83 where Urso toured under lyceum bureau management in digital maps of my own creation, I argue industrialized transportation networks combined with the commercialized advertising and publicity of the lyceum circuit created a popular concert model that expanded Urso's audience and raised her concert fees. Urso's time on the lyceum circuit laid the foundation for her transnational career. Urso was never solely a lyceum musician, though exploring the role of lyceums and their bureaus in her career plays a key role in determining how she rose to fame and became America's most celebrated female violinist. Futhermore, Urso's lyceum career argues for classical music as a rural and commercial phenomenon of American popular culture in the nineteenth century. 
New York's Directive for Mental Health Involuntary Removals: The Intersectional Risk for Unhoused New Yorkers with a Serious Mental Illness
No full textBehavioral health care, more commonly known as psychiatric care, has been a longstanding and complex issue, especially for marginalized New Yorkers. Healthcare policy addressing and caring for people diagnosed with a serious mental illness is fundamental to basic human rights; at the same time, it is a nuanced matter. Policies surrounding economic issues of poverty and housing instability are inextricably linked to social issues of mental and physical healthcare.
Healthcare policy and the experience of homelessness are closely linked for two reasons: first, the high cost of healthcare contributes to poverty for many Americans; and second, the poor and the aging are the most likely to suffer from illness and high medical expenses (Martin, 2015). This paper will consider the intersectional risk for unhoused New York City residents with a serious mental illness in light of Mayor Eric Adams’ recent directive for Mental Health Involuntary Removals. This new directive enables authorities to forcibly transport unhoused New Yorkers to hospitals to remove them from public areas. Although the current mayoral administration frames this as a moral obligation to act on behalf of New Yorkers with a serious mental illness, it is far from an effort to ensure that everyone has housing and receives basic healthcare. Adams’ misguided policy is a veiled attempt to make the city appear safer while doing little to assist those who are suffering and fails to address interventions for the real issue at hand: housing
Remarks on Manifesting Justice: Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights
Get PDFThe following are remarks from a panel discussion co-hosted by the Columbia Journal of Gender and Law and the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law on the book Manifesting Justice: Wrongly Convicted Women Reclaim Their Rights
Getting Facebook and Google to Pay for News: Explaining Australia’s News Media Bargaining Code
No full textLightly edited transcript of panel comments at the 2022 Symposium
DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS IN THE WAKE OF THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT
Get PDF Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are conduits for charitable giving that support immediate tax deductions while creating a reservoir of assets for subsequent disposition to end-use charities. The number of new DAF accounts has skyrocketed in the wake of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). This Article presents evidence suggesting that bunching charitable contributions to more fully exploit the TCJA-enhanced standard deduction likely motivates much of the onslaught of new DAF accounts established since 2016 and argues that the typical buncher is likely to differ from other DAF account holders in ways that matter from a policy perspective. Thus, while DAF critics have generally focused on the unproductive accumulation of assets in DAF accounts and have advanced reforms aimed at speeding up DAF payouts, this Article argues that in the context of bunchers, unproductive accumulation of assets in DAF accounts is unlikely to be a major problem. The more significant problem with DAF-facilitated bunching is that the cost to the public fisc is unlikely to be justified by incremental charitable giving. Thus, while this Article concludes that regulation targeting DAF payouts is unobjectionable, it argues that a wholly different set of reforms targeting the deductibility of charitable giving generally would be needed to address the cost of DAF-facilitated bunching under current law and under thoughtfully reformed laws involving universal charitable deductions above a floor