Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Andrei Kozma Author-Name: Tania Andrei Title: The relationship between man and nature as reflected in human conscience Abstract: Man's removal from the natural environment and his anthropocentric positioning in the anthropic environment are the result of a long cultural development. The path from man as part of nature to man as the master of nature goes through changing patterns of thought and action. Founding/cosmogonic myths have supported, in the consciousness of humanity, the feeling of belonging to nature as a place of genesis and the becoming of man. When man was no longer identified with nature and extracted from its systemic functioning, he became a user of the resources generously offered by nature. Thus, the development of human habitats was done with the decline of the natural environment and at the expense of the alienation of man from nature. The nature that gives us everything and does not request anything in return now appears as a lost paradise that we are looking for inside us. The operation of the natural environment on Earth is a model of systemic organization in which the intelligence of matter is an everyday observable reality. Living according to natural rules is a profoundly religious experience of meeting with eternity, finding the lost paradise. That is why the return to nature in the sense of observing and reproducing a model of action and organization, validated by the very functionality of the planet, may be the solution to the salvation of human society from self-destruction. In the first part of the article, the authors deal with patterns of thought and action in the relationship between man and nature in archaic societies versus contemporary society, continuing with aspects of human intervention in the functioning of natural systems. At the end of the article, the authors emphasize the need of a shift in paradigm in the approach to nature. In conclusion, modern man's attempt to dominate and control nature has only disturbed and distorted the natural environment on Earth. All the aggressive changes induced on nature produce natural hazards that can no longer be managed and controlled, turning into threats to human society. In this context, the paradigm shift means respect for nature, understanding its functioning mechanisms, and developing a preventative behavior to preserve the natural balance of the environment. Publication-Status: Published in "Journal of Community Positive Practices", 2 2018 File-URL: http://jppc.ro/index.php/jppc/article/download/148/130 File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: First version, 2018 Keywords: man-nature report; consciousness; matter intelligence; environment; human society Pages: 3-12 Issue: 2 Year: 2018 Number: 2181 Handle: RePEc:cta:jcppxx:2181 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mariana Stanciu Author-Name: Adina Mihailescu Title: Poverty in Romania during 1918-1945 Abstract: The study presents the social status of the population in Romania, highlighting the dimensions of poverty between 1918 and 1945 in the European context. Data and information for the survey were taken from a series of publications of statistical institutions of the time, as well as from the works of interbelic and contemporary economists and sociologists. Dominant rural dimensions of poverty are discussed in relation to the effects of agrarian reforms of the time. A series of indicators of urbanization and modernization of Romanian society are also presented. The study contains a brief analysis of the manifestation of poverty during the Second World War (1941-1945), including the effect of successive occupation of the country by the German and by the Soviet army. Publication-Status: Published in "Journal of Community Positive Practices", 2 2018 File-URL: http://jppc.ro/index.php/jppc/article/download/153/134 File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: First version, 2018 Keywords: social structure; land reform; property; food consumption; German occupation Pages: 13-31 Issue: 2 Year: 2018 Number: 2182 Handle: RePEc:cta:jcppxx:2182 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Sorin Cace Author-Name: Daniel Arpinte Author-Name: Adriana Negut Author-Name: Iulian Stanescu Author-Name: Simona Maria Stanescu Author-Name: Andreia Anton Author-Name: Stefan Cojocaru Author-Name: Gelu Duminica Author-Name: Lucian Sfetcu Title: Challenges and opportunities for the social economy in romania Abstract: The first part of the paper covers social economy issues from the perspective of the relationship with the market and the State. The second part looks at the international framework, by highlighting the main regulatory framework and the national models of social economy at international level. The third part analyses the institutional and legislative national (Romanian) framework based on the analysis of the social economy entities. In conclusions we analysed public policy options for development of social economy in Romania Publication-Status: Published in "Journal of Community Positive Practices", 2 2018 File-URL: http://jppc.ro/index.php/jppc/article/download/156/140 File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: First version, 2018 Keywords: social economy; data collection; types of social enterprises; European/national framework Pages: 32-75 Issue: 2 Year: 2018 Number: 2183 Handle: RePEc:cta:jcppxx:2183 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Vlad I. Rosca Title: Air ball! Team performance unable to predict spectator attendance in Romanian basketball Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to investigate how sports team performance influences attendance numbers. Knowing this can be important for sports managers in planning their club marketing strategies. The research observes attendance figures and team performance data from the Romanian Men’s Basketball League (LNBM) over five years (2012-2017). The results of the bivariate regression analysis indicate that although the Null Hypothesis can be invalidated and a certain connection between the variables can be accepted, the relationship is only weak and of low significance (R=0.45; R2=0.20). Attendance numbers cannot be predicted based on team performance, mainly because performance can variate strongly over longer periods of time, or even from one game to another. Instead, the study suggests that sports managers should (also) look at other market variables (ticket prices, scheduleing, transportation and opportunity costs, advertising campaigns etc.) in their attempt to create strategies able to bring more fans to the arena. Publication-Status: Published in "Journal of Community Positive Practices", 2 2018 File-URL: http://jppc.ro/index.php/jppc/article/download/156/140 File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: First version, 2018 Keywords: sports management; sports marketing; attendance; fans; basketball business Pages: 76-85 Issue: 2 Year: 2018 Number: 2184 Handle: RePEc:cta:jcppxx:2184 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Corina Cace Author-Name: Andreia Anton Title: Intervention in Roma communities. Contextualization and strategic approaches Abstract: This article analyzes the context of development from the 4 southern regions of development in Romania: South-East, South-Muntenia, South-West Oltenia and Bucharest-Ilfov. The study highlights regional specificities in terms of employment, education and the situation of the Roma population. The data are of secondary type and come from administrative and statistical sources. The role of contextualization is to outline the modalities of intervention through applied projects that contribute to increasing access to the labour market for the Roma population. Although the regions are similar, certain differences occur, which determine the appropriate interventions in the regional or local contexts. An integrated approach that considers many components of social life is best suited to responding to multiple growing needs Publication-Status: Published in "Journal of Community Positive Practices", 2 2018 File-URL: http://jppc.ro/index.php/jppc/article/download/166/145 File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: First version, 2018 Keywords: regional development; social development; employment; education; Roma communities Pages: 86-114 Issue: 2 Year: 2018 Number: 2185 Handle: RePEc:cta:jcppxx:2185 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Adrian-Nicolae Furtuna Title: Book review Preotesi M. (Coord.) (2015). Activating community from the perspective of the educational process: Stakeholders, mechanisms, factors, Pro-Universitaria publishing house. 140 P Abstract: Publication-Status: Published in "Journal of Community Positive Practices", 2 2018 File-URL: http://jppc.ro/index.php/jppc/article/download/171/149 File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: First version, 2018 Keywords: Pages: 115-121 Issue: 2 Year: 2018 Number: 2186 Handle: RePEc:cta:jcppxx:2186