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Objective. This article is aimed at investigating the elements that define, typify and characterize reading as a socio-cultural practice.Design/Methodology/Approach. A bibliographic review was carried out to verify those elements that make possible to relate the socio-cultural practices with the reading.Results/Discussion. The main etymological, procedural and multidimensional attributes that define reading as a socio-cultural practice were exposed, emphasizing the historical, cultural and political dimensions.Conclusions. Reading is much more than the process by which one learns to decode or decipher a certain writing system, rather it is a socio-cultural practice associated with historical, cultural, ideological and institutional relationships. In addition, it can be said that reading as a socio-cultural practice is a practice that has been heavily laden with ideological, normative and prescriptive content, and is warned through various social, political and cultural discourses pertaining to different eras.Originality/Value. The value of visualizing the reading from this perspective lies in the possibilities of studying other scenarios beyond habits, making it possible to enter into the world of meanings assigned to this practice, the motivations that move the reading and the mediations that condition the act of reading. ; Objetivo. Se indagaron en elementos que definen, tipifican y caracterizan a la lectura como una práctica socio-cultural.Diseño/Metodología/Enfoque. Se llevó a cabo una revisión bibliográfica que hizo posible constatar aquellos elementos que relacionan a las prácticas socioculturales con la lectura.Resultados/Discusión. Se exponen los principales atributos etimológicos, procesales y multidimensionales que definen a la lectura como una práctica socio-cultural, haciendo énfasis en las dimensiones históricas, culturales y políticas.Conclusiones. La lectura es mucho más que el proceso por el cual se aprende a descodificar o descifrar un determinado sistema de escritura, más bien es una práctica socio-cultural asociada a relaciones históricas, culturales, ideológicas e institucionales. Además se puede decir que la lectura como práctica socio-cultural es una práctica que ha estado fuertemente cargada de contenidos ideológicos, normativos y prescriptivos, y es advertida a través de diversos discursos sociales, políticos y culturales pertenecientes a las distintas épocas.Originalidad/Valor. El valor que tiene la visualización de la lectura desde esta perspectiva radica en las posibilidades de estudiar otros escenarios más allá de los hábitos, posibilitando entrar en el mundo de las significaciones asignadas a esta práctica, las motivaciones que mueven a la lectura y las mediaciones que condicionan el acto de la lectura.

Objective. This article is aimed at investigating the elements that define, typify and characterize reading as a socio-cultural practice.Design/Methodology/Approach. A bibliographic review was carried out to verify those elements that make possible to relate the socio-cultural practices with the reading.Results/Discussion. The main etymological, procedural and multidimensional attributes that define reading as a socio-cultural practice were exposed, emphasizing the historical, cultural and political dimensions.Conclusions. Reading is much more than the process by which one learns to decode or decipher a certain writing system, rather it is a socio-cultural practice associated with historical, cultural, ideological and institutional relationships. In addition, it can be said that reading as a socio-cultural practice is a practice that has been heavily laden with ideological, normative and prescriptive content, and is warned through various social, political and cultural discourses pertaining to different eras.Originality/Value. The value of visualizing the reading from this perspective lies in the possibilities of studying other scenarios beyond habits, making it possible to enter into the world of meanings assigned to this practice, the motivations that move the reading and the mediations that condition the act of reading. ; Objetivo. Se indagaron en elementos que definen, tipifican y caracterizan a la lectura como una práctica socio-cultural. Diseño/Metodología/Enfoque. Se llevó a cabo una revisión bibliográfica que hizo posible constatar aquellos elementos que relacionan a las prácticas socioculturales con la lectura. Resultados/Discusión. Se exponen los principales atributos etimológicos, procesales y multidimensionales que definen a la lectura como una práctica socio-cultural, haciendo énfasis en las dimensiones históricas, culturales y políticas. Conclusiones. La lectura es mucho más que el proceso por el cual se aprende a descodificar o descifrar un determinado sistema de escritura, más bien es una práctica socio-cultural asociada a relaciones históricas, culturales, ideológicas e institucionales. Además se puede decir que la lectura como práctica socio-cultural es una práctica que ha estado fuertemente cargada de contenidos ideológicos, normativos y prescriptivos, y es advertida a través de diversos discursos sociales, políticos y culturales pertenecientes a las distintas épocas. Originalidad/Valor. El valor que tiene la visualización de la lectura desde esta perspectiva radica en las posibilidades de estudiar otros escenarios más allá de los hábitos, posibilitando entrar en el mundo de las significaciones asignadas a esta práctica, las motivaciones que mueven a la lectura y las mediaciones que condicionan el acto de la lectura.

Socio-cultural factors – shared values, norms and attitudes are significant, but less acknowledged sources of international competitiveness. Previous studies have found socio-cultural factors positively affecting various aspects of international competitiveness – entrepreneurship, innovation, productivity and international cooperation. These factors are more sustainable and less affected by external environment changes in comparison with the traditional factors. Socio-cultural factors provide an opportunity to develop competitiveness strategies based on unique advantages. This research aims to explore the impact of socio-cultural factors on international competiveness in small, open economies. Analysing relationship between 400 socio-cultural indicators and competitiveness indicators such as productivity, economic development, business and government efficiency, innovation capacity and infrastructure in 37 countries, six socio-cultural factors have emerged: Collectivism and Hierarchy; Future, Cooperation and Performance Orientation, Self-expression, Monochronism and Rationality, Economic Orientation and Social structure. The first factor – Collectivism and Hierarchy – tends to reduce the international competitiveness; the other five affect it positively.

Socio-cultural factors – shared values, norms and attitudes are significant, but less acknowledged sources of international competitiveness. Previous studies have found socio-cultural factors positively affecting various aspects of international competitiveness – entrepreneurship, innovation, productivity and international cooperation. These factors are more sustainable and less affected by external environment changes in comparison with the traditional factors. Socio-cultural factors provide an opportunity to develop competitiveness strategies based on unique advantages. This research aims to explore the impact of socio-cultural factors on international competiveness in small, open economies. Analysing relationship between 400 socio-cultural indicators and competitiveness indicators such as productivity, economic development, business and government efficiency, innovation capacity and infrastructure in 37 countries, six socio-cultural factors have emerged: Collectivism and Hierarchy; Future, Cooperation and Performance Orientation, Self-expression, Monochronism and Rationality, Economic Orientation and Social structure. The first factor – Collectivism and Hierarchy – tends to reduce the international competitiveness; the other five affect it positively.