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In this article, the anthropological idea of culture as a complex of technologies used by different social groups is operationalized for the analysis of modern Russian society. The author shows that the difference between the technologies available to various social groups engenders sociocultural divide in society, including the political sphere.Key words: Russian society, culture, technology, culture shock, cultural divide ; В статье идея культуры рассматривается как исследовательский инструмент, позволяющий изучать современное российское общество. В соответствии с антропологической традицией культура отождествляется с суммой технологий, освоенных и применяемых различными социальными группами. Автор показывает, что качественные различия между технологиями провоцируют социокультурный раскол в обществе, проявляющийся в том числе и на политическом уровне.Ключевые слова: российское общество, культура, технологии, культурный шок, культурные разрывы.

The author makes an attempt to describe the problem of developing the concept of risk assessment of people's deviant online behavior, especially regarding children and young adults in social networks. The article emphasises risk factors, vulnerability, and deviant patterns in the context of such phenomena as aggressive, asocial, auto-aggressive, self-mutilating, suicidal, risk-taking and victim online behavior. Such behavioural disorders that mostly derive from "New digital reality", definitely influence public security aspects and threaten the social sustainability. The novelty of the article is in an analysis of the spheres of social life where the government should adapt legislation to new realities of Russian society so as to decrease and prevent both deviant and delinquent behaviour.

International audience ; The purpose of the paper is to compare various types of management models that regulate the response to cyber threats to Critical Infrastructures. The development of an effective management model that regulates the response to cyber-attack against Critical Infrastructure is an important issue in security management. Many frameworks attempt to regulate the response that has to be done to recover and eradicate possible threats, but still, there is not a universal appliable model for all Critical Infrastructures. The paper will offer a comparison of various frameworks in an attempt of evaluating the features that a hypothetical model for response to Cyber Incidents to Critical Infrastructures. The focus is on Critical Energy Infrastructure, as their damage directly means damage to other critical infrastructures, given their extreme interconnectivity. After the analysis of five frameworks of responses to Cyber Incidents, an evaluation will be provided, along with a recommendation.

International audience ; Le nombre d'activités pratiquées par la même personne est une variable généralement négligée dans l'étude des pratiques sportives ; ce texte lui est entièrement consacré. La multipratique, opposée à la monopratique, est étudiée dans ses modalités et leurs variations dans différents secteurs spatio-temporels de pratique (en vacances, durant le reste de l'année à l'intérieur et hors du domicile) en fonction des principales caractéristiques socio-démographiques (âge, sexe, catégorie socioprofessionnelle) et selon la nature institutionnelle de l'engagement sportif (pratique informelle, pratique dans le cadre des fédérations sportives et pratique de compétition). L'analyse de données d'enquête aboutit aux résultats suivants : (1) L'inégalité de la distribution sociale est encore plus accentuée pour la multipratique que pour la pratique sportive ; (2) La participation aux compétitions, même de haut niveau, ne se fait pas, comme on aurait pu le supposer, au détriment du nombre de sports pratiqués. Bien au contraire, ce sont les compétiteurs de haut niveau qui présentent la multipratique la plus riche.

In the field of financial accounting, similarly to the company management, besides considering economic aspects, arises a need to incorporate the influence of enterprise's activities on environment and society. Nevertheless, almost all accounting systems are still based on the financial view of the business and the level of environmental and social efficiency is only rarely assessed. A multidimensional business efficiency measurement is not feasible within these standard accounting systems. For this reason, the subject of interest and the main research goal of the authors is to supplement and extend the existing legislative framework on environmental and social accounting, approved by the IASB. The purpose of this article is to propose an individual standard focused on environmental reporting. The individual standard of financial reporting focused on environmental aspects will provide a possibility of a standardized view on business and may be used to harmonize reported data. Compared to other environmental concepts, the proposed standard is based on the same principles as the currently used reporting framework, therefore it is easily grasped and applicable.

An argument in favor of finding a place for humans (and humanness) in the future digital economy. In the digital economy, accountants, baristas, and cashiers can be automated out of employment; so can surgeons, airline pilots, and cab drivers. Machines will be able to do these jobs more efficiently, accurately, and inexpensively. But, Nicholas Agar warns in this provocative book, these developments could result in a radically disempowered humanity. The digital revolution has brought us new gadgets and new things to do with them. The digital revolution also brings the digital economy, with machines capable of doing humans' jobs. Agar explains that developments in artificial intelligence enable computers to take over not just routine tasks but also the kind of "mind work" that previously relied on human intellect, and that this threatens human agency. The solution, Agar argues, is a hybrid social-digital economy. The key value of the digital economy is efficiency. The key value of the social economy is humanness. A social economy would be centered on connections between human minds. We should reject some digital automation because machines will always be poor substitutes for humans in roles that involve direct contact with other humans. A machine can count out pills and pour out coffee, but we want our nurses and baristas to have minds like ours. In a hybrid social-digital economy, people do the jobs for which feelings matter and machines take on data-intensive work. But humans will have to insist on their relevance in a digital age.

Social Media and Oil in Southern California: Greenwashing Los Angeles chronicles the use of social media (old and new) to greenwash the petroleum industry in Southern California. As this research documents, oil-not Hollywood-is the key industry that drives the California dream.

"This book covers a carefully selected spectrum of issues pertaining to the benefits, dynamism, potential, and challenges of information and computing system application scenarios and components from a wide spectrum of prominent disciplines"--Provided by publisher

Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: The Puzzle of Civil Society Development -- Part One: Social Origins of Civil Society -- 2. What Is to Be Explained? Variations in Civil Society Development -- 3. Explaining Civil Society Development I: Preference and Sentiment Theories -- 4. Explaining Civil Society Development II: The Social Origins Theory -- 5. Testing the Social Origins Theory of Civil Society Development -- 6. Conclusion and Implications -- Part Two: Further Detail-Ten "New" or Newly Updated Countries -- 7. Switzerland: A Liberal Outlier for Europe -- 8. New Zealand: An Unusual Liberal Model -- 9. Australia: A Liberal Model in Spite of Itself -- 10. The Netherlands: A Classic Welfare Partnership Model -- 11. Chile: A Latin Welfare Partnership Model -- 12. Austria: A Dualistic Pattern of Civil Society Development -- 13. Denmark: A Social Democratic Pattern with a Twist -- 14. Russia: A Classic Statist Model -- 15. Mexico: A Persistent Statist Pattern -- 16. Portugal: In Transition from Statist to Welfare Partnership -- Appendix A: The Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project -- Appendix B: Dimensions of the Civil Society (CS) Sector by Country -- Bibliography -- About the Authors -- List of Contributors -- Core Staff, Local Associates, Advisors, and Sponsors, 1991-2016 -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Advances in molecular biology are facilitating the elucidation of the genetic basis of disease at an astonishing rate. Consequently, predictive genetic testing of healthy individuals may soon become a routine component of medical care. How and why is the decision to have a predictive genetic test taken? This article reviews some psychological aspects of predictive genetic‐test decisions and discusses the limitations of research to date. A notable limitation is the nontheoretic nature of much of the research. It is argued that theoretical models are needed from which hypotheses about decision making in this context can be derived and tested. Suggestions are offered for future research, and policy implications of research in this area are offered.

In Archaeologies of Violence and Privilege, archaeologists Christopher N. Matthews and Bradley D. Phillippi bring together a collection of authors who document the ways in which past social formations rested on violent acts and reproduced violent social and cultural structures.

Medical, Legal, and Social Science Aspects of Child Sexual Exploitation: A Comprehensive Review of Pornography, Prostitution, and Internet Crimes is intended for professionals who work with children and families. Information on how perpetrators of child sexual exploitation crimes operate, as well as guidelines for successful prosecution and strategies for prevention, will empower those who seek to keep children safe