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Fathers in (Italian) TV Commercials: Between New Intimacy and Hegemonic Masculinity, di Maddalena Cannito, Eugenia Mercuri

Introduction Fatherhood is alleged to have undergone dramatic changes in recent decades, and is described in public and academic discourse with several labels such as «intimate», «new», «involved» (Dermott 2003, 2008; Henwood and Procter 2003; Miller 2011; Dermott and Miller 2015). Although the practices of fatherhood are changing slowly, the figure of the involved father is increasingly ...

Overcoming Public Policy Indifference and Fostering Timely Responses to Domestic Violence in Italy: The D.i.RE Network Methodology, di Maria Lucia Piga

1. Cultural and social conceptions of domestic violence The term domestic violence includes every type of physical, psychological, economic and/or sexual abuse that occurs within the internal workings of a couple’s relationship and which in almost all cases consists in acts committed by a man against a woman. This violence manifests itself in various forms and combinations that have dramatic ...

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Focus. Tra visibile e invisibile. Per una sociologia dell’immaginario e del profondo

I saggi che seguono sono una scelta tra le relazioni presentate al convegno di metà mandato della sezione «Immaginario» dell’Associazione Italiana di Sociologia, che si è svolto nel novembre del 2019 a Roma, presso le sedi di palazzo Baleani e del museo Macro.

Participant observation and evaluative thinking: the case of an Italian software house

The application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to an ever-increasing number of sectors lays the foundation for evaluating the social implications of AI systems. This article presents research within an Italian software house developing an AI system that combines the ethnographic approach with evaluative thinking. This work aims to understand the practices implemented by developers and their willingness ...

Open Science and ethical concerns: exploring controversies building a social science research infrastructure

Open Science is reshaping how research is carried out and shared, driving a global movement that’s particularly gaining momentum in Europe. At the same time, ethics is becoming increasingly important, as Open Science introduces new challenges that require thoughtful and responsible management. Integrating these two areas is crucial, especially when building e-infrastructures for social sciences, ...

Questions of reliability and validity of social media data and of research and decision-making based on social media data

This research is an overview of the frameworks and research explaining the role of the Internet of Things (IoT) can play in the dissemination of cultural content. Several theories are explored to understand how cultural content is transmitted online and in physical format between cultures which have no historical contact prior to the advent of IoT and AI. Moreover, this review investigates how the ...

Changing the Female Biocapital Market via Reproductive Technologies: A Potential Future with Genome Editing, Ectogenesis, and In Vitro Gametogenesis

1.Introduction 1.1Key Definitions Susanne Lettow (2018, 13), a German Philosopher, explains that biocapitalism can be defined as the valorisation of materials derived from human bodies and non-human living beings, i.e. biocapital. Examples of biocapital include organs – such as ovaries and uteri, genes, and cells – such as blood, skin, and gametes. Lettow argues that the valorisation ...

Digital tools to promote social innovation in tourism: a systematic literature review

Tourism benefits from community involvement in decision-making, ensuring planning aligns with local needs. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) play a key role, yet communities often lack knowledge of their use, limiting local governance. This study identifies digital tools fostering social innovation in tourism through a systematic literature review (SLR). Analysing 21 articles, it characterizes ...

At-risk gaming among adolescents and services addressing gambling disorder in the Lazio Region: the role of digital in an intervention research

As part of an intervention research project, in progress, on at-risk gaming among adolescents and services dedicated to gambling disorder in Lazio, Digital Social Research has provided essential support on several fronts, which are explored in depth in the proposed paper. Building on what has already been achieved, a first line of research involved the completion of an online questionnaire by a sample ...

Living techniques, machinic lives. The impact of artificial intelligence on the world of work

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the world of work, transforming processes, social roles, and specific professions, while creating new opportunities. With this contribution, we will analyse how AI is increasing efficiency and productivity, and influencing the labour market structure. Additionally, we will discuss the social and economic implications of these transformations, including ...