scholarly journals ‘Festive kinship’: Solidarity, responsibility, and identity formation in Deuteronomy

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-152
Author(s):  
Mark R Glanville
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
People Group

This article investigates how the ‘family’ metaphor in Deuteronomy may be a medium for providing protective solidarity for those without subsistence and kin connection and how this may also play a role in fusing the identity of the ‘nation’ as the people of Yahweh. It first explores the nature of kinship in Israel, focusing on the mutability of kinship. An exegesis of six texts follows, which seeks to discern dynamics of solidarity and responsibility. Deut 10.16-17 demonstrates the connection between religion and identity and kinship. Through the festival calendar (Deut 16.1-17), the weakest are being enfolded as kindred. In a covenant renewal text, the metaphor of ‘family’ brings cohesion to a partially diffuse people group (Deut 29.9-14). Deut 31.9-13 produces solidarity between the household, the clan, and the ‘nation’. The social laws required Yahweh’s people to take responsibility, as kinsfolk, for those who were without the kinship protection.

scholarly journals ‘The Theatre of the Family’: An Irish Approach to Gender Awareness in Catherine Dunne’s Fiction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Auxiliadora Pérez Vides
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Female Subjectivity ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Irish Family ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Gender Awareness ◽  
Las Mujeres ◽  
Family Ideology

Abstract:Catherine Dunne’s fiction masterly portrays ordinary themes like family relations and the process of identity formation, and she criticises the constraining elements that thwart female subjectivity in Ireland. However, as I intend to argue in this article, by bringing to the fore the diverse ways whereby women transcend the social, psychological or material barriers that the Irish family ideology and the rhetorics of maternity have traditionally set upon them, Dunne emphasizes the need to re-think the social and individual implications that these obstacles entail, insofar as the rearticulation of their conventional significance constitutes a catalyst for women’s attainment of selfdiscovery.Keywords: Catherine Dunne; contemporary Irish women’s ction; female subjectivity; divorce in Ireland; gender awareness.Title in Spanish: “El teatro de la familia”: una aproximación irlandesa a la conciencia de género en la narrativa de Catherine DunneResumen:La narrativa de Catherine Dunne describe temas cotidianos como las relaciones familiares y la construcción de la identidad, y critica los elementos que delimitan la subjetividad femenina en Irlanda. Sin embargo, como intentaré demostrar en este artículo, al resaltar cómo las mujeres trascienden los obstáculos sociales, psicológicos y materiales que la ideología de la familia y la retórica de la maternidad les han impuesto tradicionalmente en Irlanda, Dunne enfatiza la necesidad de cuestionar las implicaciones sociales e individuales de dichas barreras, dado que la rearticulación de su signi cación convencional constituye un elemento de cambio hacia la consecución de la plena conciencia femenina.Palabras clave: Catherine Dunne; narrativa irlandesa contemporánea de mujeres; subjetividad femenina; el divorcio en Irlanda; conciencia de género

“The Little Stairway under the Bell”

2019 ◽  
pp. 106-132
Author(s):  
Marcus Alan Watson
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
York City ◽  
African Descent ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Underground Railroad ◽  
Antebellum America ◽  
The People ◽  
The Family

The Lott House in Brooklyn, one of the few remaining Dutch colonial farmhouses in New York City, was a place of multiple and transforming identities in encounters between persons of Dutch, English, and African descent. At one time the family was among the largest slaveholders in Brooklyn, yet they may have become abolitionists and used their house as part of the Underground Railroad. This chapter looks at the Lott family in the first half of the nineteenth century and how they fashioned and adapted their identities within the changing environment of antebellum America, particularly in relation to the people of African descent whom they owned, employed, or otherwise encountered. Making use of the built environment and archival evidence, the author argues that identity formation for the Lotts was a troubled endeavor, made difficult by the contradictory and sometimes clashing facets of their ethnic, religious, and social identities.

scholarly journals Economic Liberalization in India: Economic Contributes and Social Consequences

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohanraj R
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Managing Change ◽  
Effective Change ◽  
The People ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Monetary Economy ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Individual

The experience of economic liberalisation began to be felt by every co­mmon person in India during the mid 90s.The effects, however, were not uniform. It had a number of resultant outcomes depending upon the variables in the respective situations. The effects, for example, on rural and urban lives, were different. The receiver-benefits by the 'haves' and 'have-nots' were not the same. The economic liberalisation had two broad economic contributes to the people in India: emergence of monetary economy over and above other forms of economies, and increase in the options and opportunities for livelihood. The social con­sequences of economic liberalisation could be seen in the three main constituents of the social system: the individual, the family and the community. And the consequences are not all very encouraging.The paper argues that identifying change is the first step towards managing change and acknowledging change is a precondition for effective change management. Identifying and acknowledging the social consequences of economic liberalisation is most likely to help in the continuation of interventions that are needed for the constructive strengthening of the social order of society

scholarly journals Pengaruh Lingkungan Sosial Terhadap Kinerja Penyuluh Keluarga Berencana Kota Palembang dan Kota Prabumulih

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 695-701
Author(s):  
Lausa Isaberna ◽  
Sriati Sriati ◽  
Dadang Hikmah Purnama
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family

In carrying out its role as a family planning instructor, the duties and functions of family planning instructors are also influenced by the people around them who can support their performance and hinder their performance. Family planning extension workers often interact with the community as program targets, either directly or indirectly. This research is intended to see how much influence the social environment has on the performance of family planning instructors. The research method used is quantitative. The data was collected using a questionnaire that had been tested for its validity and reliability. The population in this study were the Palembang and Prabumulih family planning instructors with a sample of 30 people and were taken using a purposive sampling technique. The results of this study indicate that the social environment has a significant and positive influence on the performance of the extension workers by 75 percent. This means that the better the social environment, the better the performance of the family planning instructors.

scholarly journals A Theoretical Study on the Empowerment of Women in Bangladesh: Social, Legal, and Economical Perspective

2019 ◽  
pp. 69-73
Author(s):  
Antora Goswami ◽  
Sunjida Islam
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Equal Right

Bangladesh is a developing country and most of the people of this country is a woman. The social and economic conditions of the women in here are not good and complex as well. They are struggling every moment to keep their position settle in the family and in the society by overcoming different embodiments and multilateral pressures. Equal participation of men and women in any uplift activities in the society is not facile here. Many operations taken by women are not considered as work in society. Now-a-days women are working in different sectors such as administrative sectors, judicial sectors, medical sectors and other sectors which are not safe for them but they can’t their proper respect and status. Moreover, they are often neglected, tortured and persecuted in their family and society. It is a devaluation and this devaluation hinders the rights of women. And that’s why women can’t stay parallel with men and can’t enjoy equal right to overcome gender disparity. But the better news is that recently women are raising their voice in favour of their rights. This article provides the importance of women empowerment, how the dignity of women can increase, what types of roles are fulfilled by the women as well as how they overcome the obstacles behind the development.

scholarly journals Socialization Skills & Family Types: A Report in Three Jamaican Communities Among Young Adults

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S M Nazmuz Sakib
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Social Background ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Types ◽  
Stable Family ◽  
Socialization Skills ◽  
The Impact

A child's learning and socialization are most influenced by their family since the family is the child's primary social group. Ultimately, the family will be responsible for shaping a child and developing their values, skills, socialization, and security. This research paper sheds light on the problem in the society that socialization among adults become difficult based on their social background. The research was conducted on two types of families nuclear and single-parent and the impact of these families on the social development of children. The families were selected from three local communities in the parish of Clarendon and Manchester (Rocky Point, Chantilly, and Palmers Cross). The people taken in consideration for this research are of age group 18-35 years old. The basic aim of this research was a statistical analysis on how the economic conditions and home environment contributes to the participant’s socialization behaviors. The research shows how socialization and challenges varies among the families, and how a stable family where both parents are present and resources are readily available, plays a vital in a child’s social development.

scholarly journals Behavioral Ecology of the Family: Harnessing Theory to Better Understand Variation in Human Families

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 275
Author(s):  
Paula Sheppard ◽  
Kristin Snopkowski
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Behavioral Ecology ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Cultural Variation ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Selection Of

Researchers across the social sciences have long been interested in families. How people make decisions such as who to marry, when to have a baby, how big or small a family to have, or whether to stay with a partner or stray are questions that continue to interest economists, sociologists, demographers, and anthropologists. Human families vary across the globe; different cultures have different marriage practices, different ideas about who raises children, and even different notions of what a family is. Human behavioral ecology is a branch of anthropology that is particularly interested in cultural variation of family systems and how these differences impact upon the people that inhabit them; the children, parents, grandparents. It draws on evolutionary theory to direct research and generate testable hypotheses to uncover how different ecologies, including social contexts, can explain diversity in families. In this Special Issue on the behavioral ecology of the family, we have collated a selection of papers that showcase just how useful this framework is for understanding cultural variation in families, which we hope will convince other social scientists interested in family research to draw upon evolutionary and ecological insight in their own work.

Family Property among the Yoruba

1959 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. C. Lloyd
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
West African ◽  
Political Structure ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Land ◽  
The Individual

“The land is family land—he may not sell it”; “the land is our family land—it does not belong to the chiefs”. How often such statements are heard in West African courts and how difficult it is to distinguish the rights claimed by the individual, the family and the community. To resolve this difficulty is the task which Dr. G. B. A. Coker has set himself in his recently published book Family Property among the Yorubas.2 In this contribution to the rapidly growing number of books on African law the author writes of a single people—the Yoruba of Western Nigeria, and of a single topic—family property; this is no light task, for the study of the concept of family property is the study of the social and political structure of the people as expressed in their land tenure.

scholarly journals Theology of the family in the final documents of the General Latin American Episcopal Conferences

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-94
Author(s):  
Ryszard Hajduk
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Latin American Theology ◽  
Original Interpretation ◽  
The Church

The final documents from the General Conferences of the Latin American Bishops (CELAM) held in Medellín (1968), Pueblo (1979), Santo Domingo (1992) and in Aparecida (2007) present the fruits of reflecting on the situation of the family in South America, Central America and the Caribbean, as well as its role in the Church and its importance in shaping social life. Consequently, one can speak of a Latin American theology of the family, which draws its impetus from the teaching of the universal Church, and at the same time has specific features. It is distinguished by the emphasis placed on the subjectivity of families in the saving mission of the Church and treating them as a “theological key”, opening the way to getting to know God's mysteries. It is a practice-oriented theology that gives concrete guidelines to families and their pastors. The character of Latin American theology of the family is influenced by the pastoral context and theological trends, born in South and Central America (liberation theology, indigenous theology and theology of the people). Latin American theology of the family is therefore not a repetition of the contents of the Magisterium of the universal Church, but their original interpretation, taking into account the social situation and the needs of people living in it.

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