scholarly journals EDUCATION TO THE DEPRIVED SECTIONS: A FOCUS ON TRIBAL WOMEN

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (37) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. SHIVALEELA
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Anthropology ◽  
Cultural Tradition ◽  
Tribal People ◽  
Educationally Disadvantaged ◽  
Disadvantaged Groups ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Tribal Women ◽  
Access And Equity ◽  
Tribal Society

Abstract Scheduled Tribes (STs), the socially and educationally disadvantaged groups are one of the most exploited and deprived sections of the population in Indian. Tribal women are deprived of education which is the integral part of life. The Indian Tribal family organisation makes discrimination between the sexes regarding education and empowerment. Needless to say, that exclusion from fruits of development has adversely affected the quality of life of the tribal people and Tribal children are no exception. So, the Tribal society is marked by inequality, discrimination, exploitation, domination and deprivation. This paper examines issues concerning school access and equity for Women of Scheduled Tribe communities and also highlights their unique problems, which may require divergent policy responses. There are several studies available on various aspect of socio-cultural anthropology of tribal people. But very few attempts have been made to study on Socio-cultural Tradition and Women Education in tribal society in the study area. This paper discusses the education progress among tribal’s particularly women in the present societies.

scholarly journals The disclosure in social reporting of energy sector: Experiences from Italy, the USA and China

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 277-287
Author(s):  
Alberto Romolini ◽  
Elena Gori ◽  
Silvia Fissi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Sector ◽  
Social Reporting ◽  
Quality Level ◽  
Cultural Tradition ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Research Hypothesis ◽  
Chinese Companies ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Very High

Attention towards CSR issues is very high in Europe and America, but also in countries like China, which have little cultural tradition of it. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the quality and the trend of social reporting in Italy compared with in the USA and China by exploring the indicators disclosed within social reports. The study considered the energy and utilities sector by analysing the quality of social reporting through the indicators disclosed in 2009, 2010 and 2011 reports according to GRI guidelines. The research results show the quality level of social reporting in Italy is higher than that of the USA and China. However the research hypothesis was not confirmed as the quality does not show an increased trend. Chinese companies show opposite results as the quality levels dropping notably between 2009 and 2011.

The Cultural Study of Tribes and Prehistoric Rock Paintings of Simdega District

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-48
Author(s):  
Nitesh Kumar Mishra ◽  
Anshu Mala Tirkey ◽  
Baleswar Kumar Besra
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Study ◽  
Rock Art ◽  
Research Paper ◽  
Tribal Community ◽  
Tribal People ◽  
Neolithic Site ◽  
Tribal Communities ◽  
Tribal Society ◽  
Rock Paintings

This research paper will mainly consist of the unreported Neolithic site and rock art sites of Simdega district. In this paper there will be the detailed information about the rock paintings. The detailed study will be done of the various figures of the paintings. This paper will also describe the associated remains found along with the rock paintings. The research paper also consists of the developing phase of the rock art which can be seen in the tribal communities. Paper will also consist of the study of saddle quern, its various uses and how it is related to the tribal community. There will the content about the importance of the rock art in the tribal society. Various rituals are performed on the rock art site by the tribal people till today. This research paper will describe these rituals which are performed by the tribal people. The paper will consists of the study of correlation between the rock art and the various arts forms and cultures present in the tribal community.

Introduction: Politics and Current Challenges of Demography in Central and Eastern Europe

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 879-892
Author(s):  
Tsveta Petrova ◽  
Tomasz Inglot
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Demographic Challenges ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Europe Today

This article belongs to the special cluster, “Politics and Current Demographic Challenges in Central and Eastern Europe,” guest-edited by Tsveta Petrova and Tomasz Inglot. In this article, we introduce a multidisciplinary and multimethod, special section on the intersection of politics, policy, and the current challenges of demography in Hungary and Poland. We argue that aging, declining fertility, and migration as well as their politicization all deserve urgent attention as some of the most pressing concerns for most of Central and Eastern Europe today. Accordingly, we first use European Commission data to paint a comparative picture of the demographic challenges that the region faces. We then introduce the article contributions in the special section that examine aging, declining fertility, and migration. Next we turn to the question of the politicization of these demographic challenges. We discuss how the proposed special section speaks to two important but previously rarely linked debates taking place within the social sciences today: (1) the voluminous literature on the demographic changes and policies in Central and Eastern Europe, including their ethnic and cultural dimensions, and (2) the expanding scholarship on the rise of nationalist populism and decline in the quality of liberal democracy in the region. Lastly, we summarize the arguments of the contributing authors, who pay closer attention to policy responses to and the politicization of the demographic challenges faced by Central and Eastern Europe.

Ujamaa Revisited: Indigenous and European Influences in Nyerere's Social and Political Thought

Africa ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktoria Stöger-Eising
Keyword(s):  
Political Thought ◽  
Cultural Anthropology ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Core Element ◽  
Rhetorical Devices ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Social ◽  
African Socialism ◽  
Tribal Society

AbstractThe debate over the indigenous versus the European roots of ‘African democracy’ has regained importance recently. Using the critical tools of cultural anthropology, the social and political thought of Julius K. Nyerere from Tanzania is examined for its African and European sources. The most recurrent themes in his writings are ‘traditional African values’ and the centrality of ‘the traditional African family’. They constitute the core element of Ujamaa. The aim of this article is to show that Nyerere’s statements on African socialism and on African democracy are not merely rhetorical devices employed by an aspiring politician. Nor are they the romantic appeal of a Westernised university graduate to a mythological or even ‘invented’ African past. Nyerere presented his own specific version of ‘traditional’ African values because he was socialised in a non-hierarchical ‘tribal’ society. He sought to synthesise these ‘traditional’ values with Western elements in order to create a Tanzanian identity that would cut across ethnic lines. In those cases when African and European value systems collided, however, Nyerere’s politics became problematic.

scholarly journals Digital technologies in support of students, teachers and parents

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Manuela Stamin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Cultural Tradition ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Integration Of Ict ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
Teaching Learning

The use of digital teaching-learning methods and technologies in the didactic activity contributes to the improvement of the quality of the instructive-educational process, having an active-participatory character and a real active-formative value on the student's personality. In the socio-cultural tradition, ICT is defined as a means of mediation for knowledge, and from a dialogical perspective, it is seen as a means of opening, deepening and broadening the aspirations of dialogue. We must not forget that learning does not only involve the accumulation of knowledge, but growth, enrichment, evolution. Some rules can be stated for the successful integration of ICT in teaching. First of all, we must be sure that we have control over the material, both in terms of content and format, even if you are supported by an ICT specialist. Then it is necessary to have a plan on paper, separate from the material on digital media, the purpose and form of the presentation should not be very clear. Above all, the focus must be on the student and his learning needs. The biggest danger in any teaching-learning project that includes ICT and to be more focused on technology / creativity, not on the student-receiver and his learning needs.

scholarly journals The First Third of the 20th Century as a Literary Era: Common Cultural and National Features in Russian and Ukrainian Literatures

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Cultural Tradition ◽  
Cultural Specificity ◽  
National Differences ◽  
Literary Process ◽  
Western European ◽  
Culture Identification ◽  
Language Environment

The article outlines the cultural and national features of the development of Ukrainian and Russian literatures in the first third of the 20th century. The study clearly demonstrates that the development of Ukrainian and Russian literatures have followed typologically similar patterns. Common and distinguishing features in the literatures were the result of the specific historical conditions of their origin and existence, as well as cultural orientation. The national differences between Ukrainian and Russian literatures of the first third of the 20th century were due primarily to the search for the ways to assert the identity. Ukrainian literature was expressly focused on Western European, trying to perceive it without mediation of the Russian one. Western European artistic innovations coexisted with the local cultural specificity. Russian literature was less concerned with issues of national identity because it had a counter-effect on Western European literature. The interaction with the national cultural tradition was also different. Common features of the literary process of the first third of the 20th century include the development of literatures in the metropolitan environment and in the context of emigration. The literature developed in the context of emigration was created in a foreign-language environment, but positioned itself as a national literature, the existence of which was a priori impossible in the metropolitan environment. The leading feature of the literature of the metropolis followed the October revolution was the ideological and political oppression caused by the new relations between the authorities and the artistic culture. Identification of general characteristics and features of the evolution of Russian and Ukrainian literatures in the first third of the 20th century in terms of typological comparisons makes it possible to suggest that the literary and artistic realities of the era caused the affinity of issues in the formation of new ideological and artistic quality of both literatures and, consequently, their national forms, features.

scholarly journals Consumption and Participation to Culture among the European Youth

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Oana Parvu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Adolescent Development ◽  
Cultural Anthropology ◽  
Human Resources Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Romanian Academy ◽  
Doctoral Programmes ◽  
European Youth ◽  
Distinct Role

Culture defines a society's identity and pegs its history with benchmarks, codes, norms and models, attitudes about life and knowledge products full of symbols. A number of researches into cultural anthropology have highlighted the distinct role culture plays in the process of building and maintaining the balance both at social and individual levels. Part of one's identity, culture is also embedded into one's quality of life. in the same time, the culture playing "a substantial role in adolescent development. Development scientists have shown increasing interest in how culture and religion are involved in the processes through which adolescents adapt to environments." . This paper is made and published under the aegis of the Research Institute for Quality of Life, Romanian Academy as a part of programme co-funded by the European Union within the Operational Sectorial Programme for Human Resources Development through the project for Pluri and interdisciplinary in doctoral and post-doctoral programmes Project Code: POSDRU/159/1.5/S/141086

scholarly journals Virtual Reality as a Proxy for Participant Observation in Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology

Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Dulin
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Cultural Anthropology ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Classroom Learning

This article details the piloting of a virtual reality activity in an introductory anthropology class at Utah Valley University. Anthropologists have only recently started exploring how VR technology can facilitate classroom learning. As Elzen (2018) writes, VR allows “students to immerse themselves much more than passively watching a video.” It is this immersive quality of the medium that makes it particularly useful for anthropological pedagogy. 

Crosscultural Counselling for Japanese Adolescents Experiencing Acculturative Stress

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason M. Dixon ◽  
John Barletta
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Cultural Anthropology ◽  
Cultural Orientation ◽  
Japanese Adolescents ◽  
Counselling Approach

The purpose of this article is to define and describe the issues relating to acculturation and acculturative stress. A proposed counselling approach for acculturative stress is presented and has been adapted from interventions for social phobia, which considers of the role of the crosscultural counsellor as well as models of cultural orientation and identity. Suggestions for counsellor preparation for dealing with culturally diverse clients are provided drawing upon resources and methods from the field of cultural anthropology. The intention of presenting these ideas and strategies will propose ways to assist minority groups, like international students, improve and maintain psychological wellbeing and quality of life. Finally, recommendations for further research in the areas of acculturation and acculturative stress are identified.

Cigarette Smoking and Schizophrenia: A Public Health Issue

1996 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Polgar ◽  
Michael McGartland ◽  
Tracey Hales
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Symptomatic Relief ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
Australian Population ◽  
Disadvantaged Groups ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
Community People

Cigarette smoking has been causally linked with a range of detrimental health consequences. Following the introduction of population-wide anti-smoking measures there has been an overall reduction in the prevalence of smoking to about 25% of the Australian population. These results, however, do not apply across the board as one of the most disadvantaged groups in our community, people with schizophrenia, do not appear to be receiving benefit from these public health measures. Further, the quality of life and even the ability to live independently in the community for this group might be compromised by these very same public health measures. Approximately 75% of people with schizophrenia smoke and those who have a psychiatric disability on average spend about 30% of their income on this habit. Recent research suggests that at least for some of these people, smoking is not simply a vice, but a means of obtaining a medication necessary for symptomatic relief of their disorder. Public health measures are required which take into account the evidence concerning the specific needs and social situations of people with schizophrenia.

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