Children’s Attitude; A case Study of Slum Dwellers in Dharwad, Karnataka (Anthropological perspective)

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 398-399
Author(s):  
Dr. V. JAGADEESH Dr. V. JAGADEESH ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Slum Dwellers

scholarly journals Anthropological Perspective Study on the Muslims in Mysore City-India (Case study Shia Muslims)

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Jalal Jafarpour
Keyword(s):  
Religious Identity ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Remarkable Case ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Anthropological Research ◽  
National Leaders ◽  
Indian State ◽  
History Of ◽  
Modern Era

<p>India, because of including a collection of religions and religious minorities altogether in itself, especially in this modern era, is a remarkable case of study and consideration. This study also, as an anthropological research and in order to get familiar with the religious identity of Muslims and Shias of Mysore in particular, has played its role. This project is a case study about the Shia Muslims in Mysore; it has also a historical look upon formation of cultural identity of Shias in India. During the reign of the Arab traders, they brought Islam into the South Indian state of Karnataka almost as soon as the faith was initiated in Arabia. Along with their faith, Muslims brought many products to the region. The Islamic presence and power in the state reached its greatest heights during the reigns of Hyder Ali and his son Tippu Sultan. Though killed by the British in 1799, Tippu Sultan was one of the only national leaders to defeat the British in battle and is still considered a hero for many Indians. The internal structure of Indian Muslims as a religio-ethnic group was quite complex. Shias Islam has deep-rooted influence in present and history of India from North to South with various Shia Muslim dynasties ruling Indian provinces from time to time.</p>

scholarly journals Stuck in Slums: A Case Study of Slums in Islamabad, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Persis Samuel ◽  
Muhammad Shemyal Nisar
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Living Organism ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Reasons For Living ◽  
Religious Perspective ◽  
The People ◽  
Slum Dwellers ◽  
Religious Differences

This paper focuses on finding answers to the reasons why people keep living in the slums and why they cannot get out of their precarious conditions. This paper looks into different reasons for people being stuck in slums from a religious perspective. Reasons for different religious groups being stuck in slums are not explored fully in the literature. The analysis draws on qualitative research with a sample of 53 semi-structured interviews conducted in 8 katchi abadis in Islamabad, Pakistan. The study shows that slums are nonhomogenous entities and are regarded as a living organism that provide safety, security, and a sense of belonging to some of the residents. The results revealed that both Christian and Muslim slum residents had different reasons for living in slums. There were not only inter-religious differences in the choice of living but intra religious differences had also been found. In the process, the paper highlights that most Christians lived in slums by choice due to strong social capital, with an exception of a few. On the other hand, Muslim slum residents lived in poverty which was a major reason most of the slum dwellers are stuck in slums. Policymakers should meet the needs of the people before implementing any policies. This is because relocation policies can bring misery to some of the slum dwellers. Finally, the paper demonstrated that slums play a pivotal role in the lives of the slum dwellers in keeping them.

Rehabilitation of Slum Dwellers: A Case Study in Bhopal

Social Change ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 567-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yogesh Kumar ◽  
Shyam Singh
Keyword(s):  
Slum Dwellers

On Memory Work in Post-communist Europe

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorena Anton
Keyword(s):  
Memory Studies ◽  
Communist Regime ◽  
National Politics ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Politics Of Memory ◽  
Memory Work ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
The Social ◽  
Communist Past

Taking the memory of pronatalism in contemporary Romania as a case study, this article is an attempt to view the national politics of memory of contemporary Europe with regard to its communist past from an anthropological perspective. From 1966 to 1989, the communist regime imposed extreme policies of controlled demography in Romania, as it was imputed, for 'the good of the socialist nation'. Profamily measures were developed in parallel to the banning of abortion on request and the making of contraception almost inaccessible. The social remembering of such a difficult past is still a taboo in contemporary Romanian society. This general lack of public remembering, which is still playing a role in the current situation of Romania's reproductive health, is influenced by the interrelations between the different forms of pronatalist memory. The analysis is based on oral history fieldwork conducted between 2003 and 2008, and is theoretically informed by the interdisciplinary field of Memory Studies.

scholarly journals Motivations for slum dweller social movement participation in urban Africa: a study of mobilization in Kurasini, Dar es Salaam

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Hooper ◽  
Leonard Ortolano
Keyword(s):  
Social Movement ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
Slum Dwellers ◽  
Property Owners ◽  
Analytic Narrative ◽  
Expected Payoffs ◽  
Movement Participation ◽  
Movement Activities

This paper examines what motivates the participation of African slum( 1 ) dwellers in urban social movement activities. This issue is analyzed through a case study of grassroots mobilization around evictions in Kurasini ward, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The paper uses an analytic narrative approach to account for patterns in participatory behaviour, drawing on both quantitative and qualitative data gathered through interviews with 81 slum dwellers. The study shows that, contrary to the expectations of movement leaders, property owners were significantly more likely than renters to participate in a risky and time-consuming mobilization effort. The study identifies three factors that favoured owner participation: the nature of expected payoffs from participation; greater belief in their efficacy of action; and greater connection to place.

scholarly journals Memories of Faraway Visitors to Southeast Asia: the ‘Portuguese fort’ in Amurang

ILUMINURAS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (50) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Johanna Schouten
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
The Past ◽  
Positive Image ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
The Town

ABSTRACT: This article examines today’s perception among Indonesians of the Portuguese presence in Eastern Indonesia during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Despite evidence of the often violent pursuit of supremacy and material benefit by European navigators, the local population has different understandings of the past. An assessment of these from an anthropological perspective is guided by twin concepts such as emics and etics, and memory and history. Our case study combines documentary research and fieldwork, focusing on a colonial fort in the town of Amurang, on the island of Sulawesi. The present-day accounts of the local population and of some official organizations attribute a Portuguese origin to this fort, and narratives about the Portuguese abound in folk memory, often contradicting the findings of scientific research. Most significant is the positive image of the Portuguese prevalent among the population. The article includes historical data on the Portuguese and Spanish presence in Indonesia and ethnographic data of Amurang, as well as architectural and archaeological details of the fort.Keywords: Forts Folk memories Postcolonialism Portuguese Indonesia Memórias de visitantes longínquos ao Sudeste Asiático: a ‘fortaleza portuguesa’ em AmurangRESUMO: Este artigo examina a perceção existente na atualidade entre os indonésios relativamente à presença portuguesa no arquipélago entre os séculos XVI e XVII. Apesar de as evidências demonstrarem que a busca por supremacia e benefícios materiais por parte de navegadores europeus foi realizada com recurso à violência, a população local apresenta versões diferentes deste passado. Numa análise destas versões, seguindo uma abordagem antropológica, é útil a aplicação de binómios como emics e etics, e memória e história. Para o presente estudo foi efetuada investigação de terreno e documental sobre um forte colonial da cidade de Amurang, na ilha de Sulawesi. Nas numerosas narrativas populares e no discurso oficial sobre os portugueses, estes foram os construtores deste forte, contradizendo conclusões de investigação científica. Sobressai a prevalência junto da população de uma imagem positiva dos portugueses. O artigo inclui informação histórica relativa à presença portuguesa e espanhola na Indonésia, dados etnográficos de Amurang, assim como detalhes arquitetónicos e arqueológicos do forte.Palavras-chave: Fortalezas; Memórias populares; Pós-colonialismo; Portugueses; Indonésia

Co-Construction and Field Creation

2004 ◽  
pp. 219-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maximilian Forte
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Research Ethics ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Web Development ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Virtual Ethnography ◽  
Modes Of Action

Ethnographic research ethics involved in bridging offline and online modes of action research are the focal point of this chapter, written from an anthropological perspective. The specific form of action research in this case study is that of website development. The author argues that online action research, and Web development as a research tool and relationship in ethnographic research are still very much neglected areas of concern, with respect to both virtual ethnography and traditional forms of field work. In this chapter, the argument put forth is that while traditional offline research ethics are still applicable, especially in the offline dimension of research that precedes collaborative Web development, online modes of action research involve substantively different and more fluid conceptions of research ethics, rights and responsibilities for all parties concerned.

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