scholarly journals Rola biznesu społecznego w procesie upodmiotowienia kobiet w Bangladeszu na przykładzie działalności organizacji BRAC w dystrykcie Magura

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 75-86
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Makarewicz-Marcinkiewicz ◽  
Hussin Alam
Keyword(s):  
Free Market ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Social Business ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
The Social ◽  
Full Participation ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
Self Worth

The role of social business in the process of women’s empowerment in Bangladesh on the example of BRAC organization’s activities in Magura districtWomen’s empowerment is a process of gradual growth of the spiritual, political, social and economic strength of individuals, communities or entire societies. Strengthening the social position often entails strengthening confidence in one’s own abilities. It is also connected with full participation of women in economic life in all sectors, which is very important in the context of strengthening economies and achieving desirable goals of sustainable development. Social business introduces a completely revolutionary dimension to a free market economy. This does not interfere with the profit-generating mechanism, on the contrary, it promotes investment, management and competitiveness. Satisfaction obtained in achieving specific social goals is the only motive for the investment, and the resulting business is assessed in accordance with this standard. The article presents the process of empowering poor women from the rural district of Magura in Bangladesh, possible to carry out through the activities of the BRAC Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance Committee. The work refers to the eff ectiveness of activities in the field of social business, first in the context of changing the awareness of rights and the self-worth of women taking part in such projects, and secondly in the context of improving their socio-economic status and exiting poverty.

John Paul II’s Centesimus Annus

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew A. Shadle
Keyword(s):  
Common Good ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Human Person ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
Human Creativity ◽  
God's Grace ◽  
Centesimus Annus

Pope John Paul II wrote his 1991 encyclical Centesimus Annus to offer a Catholic vision of political and economic life after the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the democratization of many countries in Latin America and Asia. The encyclical provided a stronger defense of the free-market economy than had previous Catholic social teaching, and neoconservative Catholics saw it as a vindication of their views. Centesimus Annus also harshly condemns consumerism, however, and proposes that the state has a greater role in ensuring that the economy serves the common good than do the neoconservatives. John Paul II recognizes the essential role of human creativity and ingenuity in the economy, but balances this by emphasizing that the human person is the recipient of God’s grace.

The Moderation Role of Being Valued by Teachers Over the Association Between School Children Motivation and Need for Competition

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402110441
Author(s):  
Cristina Maria Bostan ◽  
Tudor Stanciu ◽  
Răzvan-Lucian Andronic
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Social Constructivism ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Economic Status ◽  
Motivation For Learning ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family

Concordant with classical theoretical guidelines (i.e., social facilitation, social constructivism theory, and the Pygmalion effect) we tested the need for competition and perception of being valued by teachers to be better motivated for learning in school. We extend knowledge by testing these associations mediated by the social economic status given by the well-being of the family (i.e., controlling for gender and socio-economic status). A total of 214 Romanian students (45.3% boys) with ages between 13 and 17 years were administered the PEER questionnaire (i.e., perception of being valued by teachers, school-children motivation, and the need for competition). Results show a positive relation between the need for competition and motivation for learning. We also found positive relations between the perception of being valued by the teacher and motivation for learning and the need for competition. We conclude that motivation is higher when the need for competition is higher and the perception of being valued by teachers is higher.

The University in a Retail Context

2019 ◽  
pp. 249-267
Author(s):  
Xhimi Hysa ◽  
Vusal Gambarov ◽  
Besjon Zenelaj
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Social Business ◽  
Business Model Canvas ◽  
The Social ◽  
Retail Activity ◽  
The University ◽  
Case Based

On-campus retailing is a spread practice, but academia has almost underestimated its potential. Nevertheless, not every type of retail activity adds value to customers and society. When the proposed value is society-driven and sensitive to consumers' wellbeing, customers' engagement increases. One business model, through which it is possible to exploit the benefits of on-campus retailing by adding social value, is the Yunus Social Business. This is a case-based study aiming to describe, through the Social Business Model Canvas, the founding of an organic shop within a university that is supplied by administrative staff of the university that are at the same time also local farmers. Further, the shop aims to resell organic food to university staff and students. The case study is theoretically enriched by traditional Porterian frameworks and new service frameworks such as the service-dominant logic by emphasizing the role of value proposition, value co-creation, and value-in-context.

scholarly journals Socio-Psychological Safety of Schools in the Context of the Settlement Type and Socio-Economic Status of the Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Elvira N. Gilemkhanova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Psychological Safety ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Settlement Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Personal Level ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Internal And External Factors

Under current conditions, the scientific request for the study of both internal and external factors of socio-psychological safety becomes important. In the literature there are very contradictory data on the role of contextual factors in ensuring the socio-psychological safety of schools. In our work, we consider the role of socio-economic and geographical conditions in ensuring the socio-psychological safety of the educational environment of the school from the standpoint of environmental psychology. Research questions: How does the social and economic status of the region affect the subject level of the school’s socio-psychological safety? How does the type of settlement affect the personal level of the school’s socio-psychological safety? The economic, social, and geographical status of the region affects the socio-psychological safety of the school. Therefore, contextual factors influence, but do not determine the socio-psychological safety of the educational environment of the school. Multilevel approaches, which are intended for individual, psychosocial, and contextual factors, can contribute to the promotion of the theme of the socio-psychological safety of the school.

Science Parks from a University Perspective

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-218
Author(s):  
Malcolm Parry
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Social Business ◽  
Science Parks ◽  
Science Park ◽  
The Social ◽  
Learning Region ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Changing Role

In the context of the changing role of universities and the increasing emphasis on their function in the regional economy, the author assesses the establishment and development of the UK's science parks from the universities' perspective. Identifying the science park as a key instrument for the successful engagement of a university with its local community, he looks at the impact of parks on the processes of invention, innovation, technology transfer, commercialization and enterprise. He then outlines the three strategies available to a university for involvement in science park development – from high to low cost and high to low control. Finally, the author considers the influences on successful park development of the social, business and technological environments. He concludes that the mission of universities, together with their changing role, requires them to be the cohesive force in the learning region. The science park is a means of turning this concept into reality.

scholarly journals GLOBALISASI, KEMISKINAN, DAN KETIMPANGAN DALAM DISTRIBUSI PENDAPATAN: KASUS INDONESIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Budi Winarno
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Transportation Cost ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
New Right ◽  
The Social

Globalization has become an actual phenomenon this century. Scientist, academician, politician, and mass-media have been continuously discussing this phenomenon.Its development has been pushed by the revolution of communication technology and speeded up by the low level of transportation cost. Then, supported by the victory of neoliberalism orfrequently called as the New Right in England and in the United States, globalization has also been backed up by the ideology of free market and then has been widely "accepted" in the entire world. This group has convinced that globalization which is based on the ideology of free market will create the allocation of economic resources more efficiently. In the end, this will increas economic growth, prosperity, justice, peace , and democracy. Therefore, every country should open its market widelyfor global market in order to promote the highest economic growth.Jn its practice, however, economic globalization has itsfundamental weaknesses, so that this questions the thesis of neoliberals. Jn many cases, globalization has created inequality of income distribution, unemployment, and the widening poverty in the developing countries, including Indonesia. During the period of economic crisis since the last more than five years, the social and economic life of Indonesian which has been under poverty line, already double right now. One of many causes is globalization.

scholarly journals Sustainable Livelihood and Socio-economic Status: A Study on the Role of Microfinance in Sonitpur District of Assam

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-38
Author(s):  
Nikita Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Livelihood Assets ◽  
The Social ◽  
Development Block ◽  
Status Index

In todays world, it is imperative to earn a sustainable livelihood which can cope-up with unforeseen shock or disaster and can recover from the same to live a life in a better way. In this study, focus has been given on the role played by micro finance in supporting the livelihood generating activities by helping in acquiring the livelihood assets. Further, the changes in the socio economic status of the beneficiaries of micro finance have also been studied. This study has been conducted in two randomly selected development blocks of Sonitpur district in Assam viz. Balipara development block and Rangapara development block. A sampling size of 400units has been taken up for collecting the primary data required for the study, consisting of the members of theSelf-Help Groups (SHGs) as the sampling unit. The collected primary data have been analyzed with the help of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)software, have shown positive results regarding acquiring the livelihood assets by the rural folk with the help of micro finance. Moreover, Social Status Index and Economic Status Index has also been computed to study the socio-economic changes among the beneficiaries of micro finance.

Exploring Empathy, Compassion Fatigue, and Burnout among Feral Cat Caregivers

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-170
Author(s):  
Robert L. Young ◽  
Carol Y. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Compassion Fatigue ◽  
Emotional Stress ◽  
Empathic Concern ◽  
Feral Cat ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Economic Support ◽  
The Social ◽  
Full Participation ◽  
Ongoing Care

Abstract Based on four years of ethnographic observations, interviews, and full participation, this research elucidates the emotional dynamics and consequences of feral cat caregiving across a variety of interactional settings. Such caregiving is often conducted in the context of a lack of understanding from otherwise sympathetic friends and relatives and opposition and stigmatization from others who are unsympathetic to the work. We find that the ability of caregivers to take the role of the nonhuman other facilitates genuine empathic concern, which allows caregivers to provide relatively successful and ongoing care. Unfortunately, the combination of emotional stress and compassion fatigue, combined with frequent setbacks and a substantial dearth of organizational and economic support of caregivers’ efforts, often leads to disillusionment, cynicism, and burnout. In addition to elucidating the social and emotional problems of our respondents, we also offer a conceptual and theoretical framework to guide further research on this and related topics.

scholarly journals Serving, Contemplating and Praying: Non-Postural Yoga(s), Embodiment and Spiritual Capital

Societies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Di Placido
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
The Body ◽  
Spiritual Life ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
Spiritual Capital ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
The Social ◽  
Full Participation ◽  
Moving Body

In this paper, I discuss the role of spiritual seekers’ embodiment of karma, jnana and bhakti yoga(s) in the context of a neo-Vedantic, non-monastic ashram located in southern-Europe, an ashram I regard as an example of modern denominational yoga. Methodologically, I rely on an ex-post multi-sensory autoethnography, involving apprenticeship and full participation immersion, and I share with physical cultural studies a commitment to empirically contextualise the study of the moving body. Theoretically, I employ Shilling’s theory of the body as a multi-dimensional medium for the constitution of society, enriched by other theoretical and sensitising concepts. The findings presented in this paper show that the body of the seekers/devotees can be simultaneously framed as the source of, the location for and the means to, the constitution of the social, cultural and spiritual life of the ashram. As I discuss the development, interiorisation and implementation of serving, contemplative and devotional dispositions, which together form the scheme of dispositions that shape a yogic habitus, I also consider the ties between the specific instances under study and the more general spiritual habitus. The paper ends by broadening its focus in relation to the inclusion of Asian practices and traditions into the Western landscape.

The Impact of Microcredit on the Poor in Bangladesh

2005 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Develtere ◽  
An Huybrechts
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Grameen Bank ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Social ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
The Impact

This article presents a comparative overview of the most relevant findings from studies of the impact of microcredit institutions like the Grameen Bank and BRAC in Bangladesh. It first evaluates the evidence on economic impacts, which suggests that the vulnerability of bank members has been reduced even if there is no consensus about whether the two institutions also reduce poverty. It then considers the social impact, especially in relation to the situation of poor women and to various spill-over effects in different spheres of social and economic life.

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