Migrant Poetry – Anthropological Analysis on the Collection of Poems by Drago Trumbetaš

The subject of this paper is a thematic analysis of a bilingual collection of poems by Drago Trumbetaš entitled “Poems of guest-workers“ (“Gastarbeiter-Gedichte“). The poems in this collection were written during his stay in FR Germany from 1969 to 1980. Drago Trumbetaš (1937–2018) was a versatile Croatian self-taught artist and a member of the first wave of Yugoslav economic migrants who went to “temporary“ work in the developed countries of Western Europe in the 1960s. During his stay in FR Germany, Trumbetaš worked various low paid physical jobs and his artistic expression was strongly imbued with personal migrant experiences. Almost all artistic work of Trumbetaš (series of drawings, novels, plays and poetry) is devoted to depicting the life of Yugoslav gastarbeiters. After determining the prevailing topics on the collection of poems, an analysis of their meaning will be undertaken through the anthropological, sociological and historical literature on the phenomenon of “temporary workers abroad“. Poetry of Trumbetaš has been interpreted in the broader context of the “migrant poetry” development in FR Germany since the 1970s. Particular attention will be paid to analyzing the ways of poetic self-representation of migrant workers, the ways of articulating identity through poetry in a new and different cultural and social environment respectively. The problem of using literary texts written in the first person, which are therefore shaped by the subjective aspirations of individual authors, as relevant sources in ethnological and anthropological studies of migration is problematized in this paper.

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Second survey Of secular trends in twinning rates

Journal of Biosocial Science ◽

10.1017/s0021932000014346 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 481-497 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

William H. James

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Far East ◽

Developed Countries ◽

The United States ◽

Environmental Pollutant ◽

The 1960S ◽

The Developed Countries ◽

Restrictive Legislation ◽

Almost All ◽

Communist Countries

SummaryA study has been made of twinning rates throughout the world over the last two decades. There has been a decline in age-specific dizygotic twinning rates in almost all of the developed countries during this period. Exceptions to this trend are provided by the United States, where the only decline in twinning rates in the last two decades was in births to older women in the 1960s, and by Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria, where an initial decline in twinning during the 1960s was followed by stable twinning rates.It is suggested that the cause may be some form of environmental pollutant, perhaps a pesticide, which has been the subject of restrictive legislation first in the United States and later in the three Communist countries. Possibly the cause of this decline may be identified by a study of such legislation.This seems to be the first study of twinning rates in Central and South America. The low twinning rates in some of the countries there may indicate the genetic affiliations of their inhabitants with those (of Mongoloid origin) of countries in the Far East.

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Sustainable Development and the Digital Divide Among OIC Countries

Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development - Sustainable Economic Development and the Influence of Information Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-61520-709-1.ch015 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 233-252

Author(s):

Chamhuri Siwar ◽

Abdul-Mumin Abdulai

Keyword(s):

Digital Divide ◽

Global Economy ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Information And Communications Technology ◽

Scientific Development ◽

Communications Technology ◽

Information And Communications Technologies ◽

Communications Technologies ◽

The Developed Countries ◽

Almost All

Undoubtedly, digital technology (DT) has revolutionalised information and communications technology (ICT) base of the global economy, which has impacted tremendously the socio-economic, political, cultural and scientific development in the majority of the world’s economies. The chapter examines “digital divide” in a broader perspective of information and communications technologies (ICTs) that encompass not only computers, but also telephone (line and cellular), television (TV), radio etc. It is an open secret that ICTs have played and will continue to play a pivotal role in sustaining economic development in the developed countries. Through ICTs, creating, storing and sharing enormous volume of information with relative ease in almost all the spheres of human endeavour have been made possible. The power inherent in ICT that can break up barriers and boundaries holding countries, continents and businesses miles apart can never be over-emphasized. Despite the attendant benefits of ICTs, there are still deep-seated ICT inequalities both within and among the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) member countries. This chapter investigates the depth of the existing digital divide among the OIC member countries and to unearth the possible obstacles. Finally, some policy recommendations have been offered towards the end of the chapter.

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Forward planning: meeting the requirements. The world food and agricultural situation

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences ◽

10.1098/rstb.1973.0056 ◽

1973 ◽

Vol 267 (882) ◽

pp. 5-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Technological Problem ◽

Trade Policies ◽

World Food ◽

Planning Meeting ◽

The World ◽

The 1960S ◽

The Developed Countries ◽

Obvious Feature

The world food and agricultural situation in the 1980s must be looked at, as now, in terms of the division between developed and developing countries. While there will still be problems in the developed countries - such as surpluses - the great crisis will remain in the developing countries. The most obvious feature of the crisis is the balance between the increase in population and the increase in food production. In the 1960s, the balance was extremely precarious and, in the first two years of the 1970s, population actually grew faster than production. Hence, it is imperative to accelerate the increase in production in the developing countries. In order to achieve this, it is important to see to what extent the obstacles are due to lack of knowledge on how to obtain more from natural resources - primarily a technological problem - and to what extent they are due to the weaknesses of human institutions and of the political will for change. In addition, the prospects for a more rational and hopeful world food and agricultural situation in the 1980s will depend very largely on how the national agricultural production and trade policies of both developed and developing countries can be modified by practical steps towards international agricultural adjustment for the benefit of all.

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Sustainable Development and the Digital Divide Among OIC Countries

Digital Literacy ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-1852-7.ch013 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 242-261

Author(s):

Chamhuri Siwar ◽

Abdul-Mumin Abdulai

Keyword(s):

Digital Divide ◽

Global Economy ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Information And Communications Technology ◽

Scientific Development ◽

Communications Technology ◽

Information And Communications Technologies ◽

Communications Technologies ◽

The Developed Countries ◽

Almost All

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Destination of International Female Migrant Workers

Review of European Studies ◽

10.5539/res.v9n1p43 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 43

Author(s):

Sareh Nazari

Keyword(s):

Gender Gap ◽

Migrant Workers ◽

Western Europe ◽

Human Life ◽

Secondary Analysis ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Political Crises ◽

Job Opportunities ◽

The World ◽

Female Migrant

Throughout history, migration has been considered an indispensable part of human life. It has occurred due to various reasons, among which searching for new job opportunities has always been a chief one. This happens when workers observe lack of vacancies in their homeland, while there are chances for them in other regions and countries. It impels local workers to move to leave in search of better conditions in their careers, along with having the desire for a better life. However, divergent factors such as demographic change, socio-economic and political crises, and huge wage gaps between developed and developing countries play undeniable roles. Half of these migrants who move across borders for employment are women. Most of these women migrate from Asia especially India, Pakistan and Nepal to developed countries in the world to achieve new opportunities and a better life. The aim of this study is to identify the distribution of international female migrant workers around the world by applying compilation methodology approach, utilizing library documentation method and secondary analysis of qualitative data. The findings indicate that there is a strong connection between gender gap at work and the destination of female migrant workers. Nowadays, Northern, Southern and Western Europe and North America have the least gender gap between women and men at work. These regions are also the main destination of female international migrants. This research also predicts that in the future the destination of these women will be East Asia which is experiencing remarkable gender equality at work.

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Temporary Workers and Collective-Action Preferences in China

Issues & Studies ◽

10.1142/s1013251120500034 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 2050003

Author(s):

EUN KYONG CHOI

Keyword(s):

Collective Action ◽

General Social Survey ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Temporary Workers ◽

Temporary Work ◽

Chinese Workers ◽

Cost And Benefit Analysis ◽

Chinese General Social Survey ◽

The Cost ◽

Permanent Workers

Developed countries are becoming concerned with an increase in temporary workers, as it has undermined both their job security and the effects of collective action. China has experienced a surge of temporary work during the last three decades. Employing a cost and benefit analysis, this study identifies labor shortages and the weakness of job protection against arbitrary dismissal, both preconditions that have affected the collective-action preferences of temporary and permanent workers in China since 2010. Although the former has lowered the cost of collective action for temporary workers in China, the latter has increased the opportunity cost for permanent workers. Analyzing the Chinese General Social Survey in 2013, this study finds that temporary workers are twice as likely as permanent workers to actively join in collective action, suggesting that the prevalence of precarious work in China does not necessarily disempower Chinese workers.

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"ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN URBAN SLUMS" (WITH REFERENCE TO KHANDWA CITY)

International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH ◽

10.29121/granthaalayah.v3.i9se.2015.3275 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (9SE) ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

Sushila Gaikwad

Keyword(s):

Population Growth ◽

Food Production ◽

Rapid Development ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Standard Of Living ◽

Continuous Growth ◽

Underdeveloped Countries ◽

The World ◽

The Developed Countries ◽

Almost All

Presently, the environment and environment that surrounds us is called Pariran. The balance of all the components in the environment is necessary in a certain proportion, but due to man's desire for rapid development and tampering with nature, this balance is slowly ending.The ever-increasing population on Earth is becoming a major cause of concern in the world today, as population growth has affected almost all countries in some way and has hindered their progress. The pressure of population is not much in the developed countries, but the situation is very pathetic in the developing and underdeveloped countries. This rate of population growth is worrying, because despite the continuous growth, most of our population is living low standard of living. Notwithstanding the unprecedented increase in food production, nutrition is not available to all. The situation is getting pathetic. Resources are running out, there is energy crisis, shortage of drinking water and environment is polluted. Due to increasing population, deforestation of forests, unnecessary exploitation of ground water, proliferation of residential colonies, lack of energy, etc. have created problems. वर्तमान में हम जिस वातावरण एवं परिवेष द्वारा चारों ओर से घिरे है उसे पर्यारण कहते है। पर्यावरण में सभी घटकों का निष्चित अनुपात में संतुलन आवष्यक है, किन्तु मनुष्य की तीव्र विकास की अभिलाषा एवं प्रकृति के साथ छेड़छाड़ के कारण यह संतुलन धीरे-धीरे समाप्त हो रहा है। पृथ्वी पर निरंतर बढ़ती जनसंख्या आज विष्व में चिंता का प्रमुख कारण बन रही है, क्योंकि जनसंख्या वृद्धि ने लगभग सभी देषों को किसी न किसी प्रकार से प्रभावित किया है और उनकी प्रगति में बाधाएं उत्पन्न की है। जनसंख्या का दबाव विकसित देषों में तो कुछ अधिक नहीं है, किंतु विकासषील व अविकसित देषों में स्थिति बहुत अधिक दयनीय है। जनसंख्या वृद्धि की यह दर चिंताजनक है, क्योंकि निरंतर विकास के बावजूद भी हमारी अधिकांष जनसंख्या निम्न जीवन स्तर जी रही है। खाद्यान उत्पादन में अपूर्व वृद्धि के बावजूद सभी को पोषक उपलब्ध नहीं है। अधिक स्थिति दयनीय हो रही है। संसाधन समाप्त हो रहे है, ऊर्जा का संकट है, पेयजल की कमी और पर्यावरण प्रदुषित है। बढ़ती जनसंख्या के कारण वनों का विनाष भूमिगत जल का अनावष्यक दोहन, आवासीय काॅलोनियों का प्रसार, ऊर्जा की कमी आदि समस्याएँ उत्पन्न हो गई है।

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Psychoanaliza i patriarchalizm. Uwagi na temat emancypacyjnego przesłania teorii Freuda w kontekście dziejów psychoanalizy w Polsce 1900–1939

Argument: Biannual Philosophical Journal ◽

10.24917/20841043.10.2.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 393-414

Author(s):

Paweł Dybel

Keyword(s):

Social Life ◽

Western Europe ◽

Social Impact ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Developed Countries ◽

The United States ◽

First Case ◽

History Of ◽

The Developed Countries

Psychoanalysis and patriarchalism. Comments on the emancipation claim of Freud’s theory within the history of psychoanalysis in Poland 1900–1939: The article is a polemic with how Eli Zaretsky captures the role of Freud’s psychoanalysis in transforming the self-knowledge of modern societies in his Secrets of the soul. According to Zaretsky, in Central European countries, Poland included, psychoanalysis then served in the democratization of social life and led to the destruction of the patriarchal order; while in Western countries it became medicated, becoming a tool of social control. The author considers both of these claims to be problematic. In the first case, this is due to the limited social impact of Freud’s theory until 1939, in the second, basing this theory on patients’ personal unconscious, it supported their release from the influence of tradition and served them in making free life decisions. This was because in the period up to 1939, in the countries of Central Europe, the second industrial revolution was not as advanced as in the developed countries of Western Europe and the United States. So only in these last countries has psychoanalysis become socially popular and one has witnessed the dynamic development of the psychoanalytic movement.

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Contribution of women entrepreneurs’ initiatives to community welfare in Kanjongo, Nyamasheke District, Rwanda

KIBOGORA POLYTECHNIC SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ◽

10.33618/kpscj.2018.01.007 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 37-46

Author(s):

Providence Sibomana ◽

Aline Ingabire

Keyword(s):

Women Entrepreneurs ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Domestic Animal ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Entrepreneurial Activity ◽

Western Province ◽

Before And After ◽

The Government ◽

The Developed Countries ◽

Almost All

Entrepreneurship has been a male-dominated phenomenon from the very early age, but time has changed the situation and brought women as today's most memorable and inspirational entrepreneurs. In almost all the developed countries in the world women are putting their steps at par with the men to increase the productivity of their society. This study has been done purposely to show the contribution of women in country development starting from them towards surroundings in Kanjongo sector of Nyamasheke district, Western province of Rwanda. The socioeconomic contribution of women in community development has been assessed using interview; the economic benefits analysis has been conducted to compare the women entrepreneurs’ status before and after being engaged in entrepreneurial activity. The results indicated that 37.21% of women contributed to the payment of health insurance for themselves and families while they were only 15.12% before. The capacity of paying school fees for their children has increased from 12.79% to 24.42%. The capacity of saving above 50,000 Frw has grown up from 27.91% to 62.8%. Their tax payment capability was raised from 19.77% to 100% as well as the capacity of having domestic animal which has risen from 27.91% to 100%. The construction of houses, job creation and food security also were known as fields where women used their earnings. Women entrepreneurs revealed challenges of lacking experience and skills at a level of 47.67%. These findings show that women entrepreneurs should be more sensitized on the importance of taking entrepreneurships initiatives and the government should organize short and long trainings to women to enhance their entrepreneurships skills and sustain their businesses.

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Socio-psychological Implications of the Outbreak of COVID-19: Issues, Challenges and Future Prospects

Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy ◽

10.14267/cjssp.2020.2.7 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 119-135

Author(s):

Manzoor Ahmad Malla ◽

Hilal Ahmad War

Keyword(s):

Migrant Workers ◽

Social Distance ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Daily Routine ◽

Street Vendors ◽

Routine Work ◽

Daily Wage ◽

Wage Earners ◽

Almost All

The epidemic outbreak of Corona-virus emerged in the capital of Hubei province of China in December 2019 has engulfed almost all the sections of the society across globe irrespective of age, sex, race, religion, and color. The exposure of Covid-19 has increased the risk of numerous problems like stress, disorder, unemployment, poverty and other numerous challenges. This paper talks about the socio-psychological implications pertaining to the spread of coronavirus and how it has caused deaths in lakhs and how developing cum developed countries alike have imposed lockdowns, curfews, restrictions on public movements, markets, workplace, constructions, and transport and instructed people to maintain social distance which has adversely affected the daily life of common masses; particularly the daily wage earners who have no other alternative to feed their respective family thereby putting them in a state of dilemma. Many health experts have given a warning that if the disease is not controlled, it will take a heavy toll on the global level. The paper discusses about the Covid-19 has created anxiety, stress, strain, confusion, trauma, mental health problems, violence against women, children and encourage the risks of suicidal behavior. It also talks about the effects of Covid-19 on the marginalized and poor sections of the society such as migrant workers, street vendors and daily wage labours and how keeping social distance, avoiding gathering, staying at home, avoid travelling, keeping away from doing daily routine work activities etc. are some of the important challenges faced by common masses.

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