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A Statistical Study Of Relationship Between Photographs And People’S Life Style Using Bourdieu Methodology In Cultural Studies, Azadeh Farmahini Farahani, Farnaz Mehrparvar, Zahra Hossein Nezhad
A Statistical Study Of Relationship Between Photographs And People’S Life Style Using Bourdieu Methodology In Cultural Studies, Azadeh Farmahini Farahani, Farnaz Mehrparvar, Zahra Hossein Nezhad
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Photography catches an aspect of reality which is only a result of optional selection and it is in fact a transcription. If we intend to do a sociological study on photography, first we need to specify the way each social class controls and arranges its individual experiences using the functions which are complied with its interests. This briefly reviews the personal photos and deals with photograph readings. It takes an intellectual process to study photography and analyze different photos. For this reason, photography analysis and criticism does not mean to find and count the defects and the weaknesses of the …
Positioning Of Volunteer Interpreters In The Field Of Public Service Interpreting In Spanish Hospitals: A Bourdieusian Perspective, Maria A. Aguilar-Solano
Positioning Of Volunteer Interpreters In The Field Of Public Service Interpreting In Spanish Hospitals: A Bourdieusian Perspective, Maria A. Aguilar-Solano
Maria Aguilar-Solano
This thesis sets out to investigate the field of public service interpreting in southern Spain, with a particular emphasis on the position of volunteer interpreters working at two different healthcare institutions. It looks at the power relationships that develop between agents that hold different degrees of control and autonomy, especially in a context where individuals hold different forms and volume of capital in each encounter. Drawing on Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice, the study offers an in-depth examination of a group of volunteer interpreters as legitimate agents of the wider field of public service interpreting and the sub-field of healthcare interpreting, …
Exploring The Boundaries: Attitudinal Autonomy In Healthcare Interpreting, Maria A. Aguilar-Solano
Exploring The Boundaries: Attitudinal Autonomy In Healthcare Interpreting, Maria A. Aguilar-Solano
Maria Aguilar-Solano
Patients who visit hospitals on the southern coast of Spain range from social immigrants such as tourists and EU expatriate residents to economic immigrants from less developed countries. Both groups have in common their lack of ability to communicate in Spanish. However, while for the first group qualified interpreters are easily accessed, for the second there is a lack of them. As a result, healthcare interpreters must deal with many different agents and an ever-changing social context as regards the power relations that are constantly emerging between doctors and patients. This divergence affects the way interpreters are perceived by healthcare …