scholarly journals Sending Away Foreign Wives in Ezra 9–10: With a Brief Reflection from a Minority Tribal Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Chingboi Guite Phaipi
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Biblical Narrative ◽  
Negative Perception ◽  
Main Factor ◽  
Foreign Wives

AbstractEzra 9–10, commonly known as “intermarriage crisis” or “forced divorce of foreign wives,” has attracted a wide variety of interpretations of the dismissal of foreign wives. Some of the proposed rationales include political, social, economic, and ethnic purity. Such rationales, while having their own merits, are not evidenced in the text. This article offers a literary reexamination of what the text portrays about the protagonist group’s motivation to take such stringent action. The protagonist’s strong self-perception is the main factor behind their negative perception of the antagonist “others” and thus its stringent resolution to deal with foreign wives. I also briefly reflect on what a minority Christian tribal today could do with such a strong biblical narrative.

scholarly journals PENENTANGAN MASYARAKAT MURUT DALAM PERANG RUNDUM: FAKTOR DAN BENTUK PENENTANGAN (1909-1915)

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 238-257
Author(s):  
Nur Adira Aratin ◽  
Maureen De Silva
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The North ◽  
North Borneo ◽  
Main Factor ◽  
Colonial Office

Artikel ini membincangkan penentangan masyarakat Murut dalam Perang Rundum semasa era pentadbiran British North Borneo Company (BNBC) pada tahun 1909 sehingga tahun 1915. Secara khususnya kajian ini cuba menganalisis faktor penentangan masyarakat Murut dalam Perang Rundum di samping menjelaskan bentuk penentangan yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat Murut bagi menentang penjajahan kuasa asing di kawasan Pedalaman Rundum. Kajian ini banyak bergantung kepada penggunaan sumber primer terutamanya dokumen BNBC seperti akhbar British North Borneo Herald (BNBH) dan dokumen kolonial di bawah koleksi Colonial Office (CO) dan North Borneo Central Archives (NBCA). Selain itu, sumber sekunder seperti buku dan artikel juga turut digunakan dalam kajian ini. Kajian ini mendapati bahawa faktor penentangan Murut berbeza mengikut persepsi masyarakat Murut itu sendiri dan dari perspektif pihak penjajah. Bagi masyarakat Murut, faktor utama penentangan mereka adalah disebabkan berlakunya pertembungan budaya antara masyarakat Murut dengan pihak BNBC, dan mereka menentang tindakan pihak BNBC yang mengganggu kehidupan sosial, ekonomi dan politik mereka. Bagi pihak BNBC, penentangan Murut dianggap sebagai suatu usaha menentang perubahan dan arus permodenan, dan ingin mengekalkan kehidupan asal yang primitif dan ketiadaan undang-undang. Bentuk penentangan masyarakat Murut dalam Perang Rundum pula telah melalui perubahan yakni dari penentangan tidak bersenjata (1909 hingga tahun 1914) kepada penentangan yang lebih radikal (Februari-April 1915) dengan mengangkat senjata untuk membentuk satu nasion Murut yang bebas dari cengkaman penjajah. This article discusses the resistance of the Murut community in the Rundum War during the administration of the British North Borneo Company (BNBC) from 1909 to 1915. Specifically, this study attempts to analyze the factors of resistance, and the form of resistance used by the Murut community in the Rundum War to oppose foreign colonialism in the Rundum Interior. This study relies heavily on the use of primary sources, especially the BNBC documents such as the British North Borneo Herald (BNBH) newspapers and colonial papers under the Colonial Office (CO) records and the North Borneo Central Archives (NBCA) collection. In addition, secondary sources such as books and articles were also utilised. The paper reveals that the factors of Murut resistance differ according to the perception of the Murut community itself and from the perspective of the colonialists. For the Murut community, the main factor was due to the cultural clash between the Murut community and the BNBC, and they opposed the actions of the BNBC which disrupted their social, economic and political life. For the BNBC, the Murut resistance was seen as an attempt to oppose change and modernization, and to maintain a primitive lifestyle and the absence of law. The form of resistance of the Murut community in the Rundum War has undergone changes from unarmed resistance (1909 to 1914) to a more radical resistance (February-April 1915) by taking up arms to form a Murut nation, free from colonial grasp.

scholarly journals Opinion and Perception of Treasury Single Account Implementation: Implications for Revenue Generation and Utilisation in Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Abiola Abosede Solanke
Keyword(s):  
Public Awareness ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Negative Perception ◽  
Revenue Generation ◽  
Education And Awareness ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Main Factor

This study investigated opinion and perception of Treasury Single Account (TSA) adoption in Nigeria. This was with the view to highlighting TSA implications for revenue generation and utilisation in the country. Data were collected through the administration of structured questionnaire. The study analysed a total sample size of 200 purposively selected among Federal, State, Local Government and Private Sector Employees. The selection was purposive because the subject of investigation required education and awareness of its adoption in Nigeria. The outcome variable was perception dichotomised into positive and negative perception. Data were analysed using frequency and percentages, as well as analytic weighted mean. Result showed variation in acceptability attitude towards TSA implementation in Nigeria; 23.4% of respondents reported negative perception (non acceptability); and 76.6% of respondents reported positive perception (acceptability). The main factor that accounted for positive perception was the need to block all avenues of revenue leakages in the country, while the main factor that accounted for negative perception was the unavailability of funds to meets citizens’ welfare needs. The study concluded that there are needs to improve public awareness of the benefits of TSA implementation in the country. Such awareness may optimize revenue generation and utilisation in Nigeria.

Growing Apart: Farmers and the Division of Germany, 1945–1965

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 493-513
Author(s):  
Sagi Schaefer
Keyword(s):  
Social Economic ◽  
The Self ◽  
West Germany ◽  
Political Factor ◽  
Berlin Wall ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
The West ◽  
East German ◽  
Per Se ◽  
External Forces

AbstractA variety of external forces led to the division of Germany after 1945, and, almost three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, division continues to persist as a social, economic, and political factor in united Germany. This article contributes to scholarly efforts aimed at delineating the ways in which division became a component in the self-perception of many Germans. Focusing on farmers, it shows that their attachment to the land was one such path. At the same time, it argues that farmers were among the first to contend with division in 1945 and, as the most numerous participants in the so-called Little Border Traffic (Kleine Grenzverkehr) between the two postwar states, were keenly aware of the growing division of Germany from its earliest days. The article highlights the choice that farmers made between living in East or in West Germany, arguing that because crossing the border was optional until the mid-1960s, and because land was much less available in the West than in the East, many East German farmers came to associate life in West Germany with the loss of land—and life in East Germany with an ability to keep it. When deciding to stay put, flee westward, or move from West to East, farmers prioritized the degree to which they were attached to their land and property. By making that choice, they cemented their self-perception as belonging to one of the opposing sides. This was not an ideological declaration per se, but rather one rooted in eminently practical considerations.

scholarly journals Digitalization as a resource for updating the Soviet

2021 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. 04018
Author(s):  
V.V. Skorobogatskiy
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
The State ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
The Public ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Modern Technologies ◽  
Main Factor

One of the topical tasks of the development of Russian society is the modernization of the public administration system, bringing the state structure in accordance with the requirements of a new social reality - the transition from an industrial to an information society. The article shows that the administrative-bureaucratic model of public administration, introduced over two decades, has been undergoing a digital transformation in recent years. The main direction of digitalization is the sphere of services that the state provides to citizens, organizations and businesses. It is noted that the usage of modern technologies does not lead to an increase in the efficiency of public administration, and its low quality becomes the main factor hindering economic growth and the formation of human capital. As a result of the study, it is concluded that the reason for the low quality of public administration and the contradictory consequences of its digitalization is that, in terms of its main characteristics, Russian society remains Soviet. The archaization of social, economic and political institutions experienced at the turn of the 1990s-2000s in line with the political course of abandoning market and democratic reforms has created a situation of institutional trap in which Russian society is today and which prevents the effective usage of new generation technologies.

Perceptions of Stuttering of Different Age Groups

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 1311-1315
Author(s):  
Sergey M. Kondrashov ◽  
John A. Tetnowski
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
School Age ◽  
Fourth Edition ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Behavioral Measures ◽  
Self Rating ◽  
Comparison Results ◽  
Subject Pool

Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of stuttering of school-age children who stutter and those of adults who stutter through the use of the same tools that could be commonly used by clinicians. Method Twenty-three participants across various ages and stuttering severity were administered both the Stuttering Severity Instrument–Fourth Edition (SSI-4; Riley, 2009 ) and the Wright & Ayre Stuttering Self-Rating Profile ( Wright & Ayre, 2000 ). Comparisons were made between severity of behavioral measures of stuttering made by the SSI-4 and by age (child/adult). Results Significant differences were obtained for the age comparison but not for the severity comparison. Results are explained in terms of the correlation between severity equivalents of the SSI-4 and the Wright & Ayre Stuttering Self-Rating Profile scores, with clinical implications justifying multi-aspect assessment. Conclusions Clinical implications indicate that self-perception and impact of stuttering must not be assumed and should be evaluated for individual participants. Research implications include further study with a larger subject pool and various levels of stuttering severity.

Stories and the Self

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Krause ◽  
Markus Appel
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Lower Degree ◽  
Contrast Effects ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Implicit And Explicit

Abstract. Two experiments examined the influence of stories on recipients’ self-perceptions. Extending prior theory and research, our focus was on assimilation effects (i.e., changes in self-perception in line with a protagonist’s traits) as well as on contrast effects (i.e., changes in self-perception in contrast to a protagonist’s traits). In Experiment 1 ( N = 113), implicit and explicit conscientiousness were assessed after participants read a story about either a diligent or a negligent student. Moderation analyses showed that highly transported participants and participants with lower counterarguing scores assimilate the depicted traits of a story protagonist, as indicated by explicit, self-reported conscientiousness ratings. Participants, who were more critical toward a story (i.e., higher counterarguing) and with a lower degree of transportation, showed contrast effects. In Experiment 2 ( N = 103), we manipulated transportation and counterarguing, but we could not identify an effect on participants’ self-ascribed level of conscientiousness. A mini meta-analysis across both experiments revealed significant positive overall associations between transportation and counterarguing on the one hand and story-consistent self-reported conscientiousness on the other hand.

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