scholarly journals Widowhood and Its Harmful Practices: Causes, Effects and the Possible Way out for Widows and Women Folk

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 380
Author(s):  
Dr. Adeyemo, C. Wuraola
Keyword(s):  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Girl Child ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Status Of Women

<p><em>This study investigates widowhood practices in Nigeria in Southwestern, Nigeria. It particularly examines the influencing factors for the harmful widowhood practices in spite of modernization. The researcher discovered that there are certain cultural imbalances in the practice of widowhood between widows and widowers. And that the disorganizing and traumatic experience which accompanies the death of the husband tends to be greater than that which accompanies the death of the wife. The study revealed that; illiteracy, poverty, male-dominated society, poor socio-economic status of women, religion belief and traditional inheritance laws are factors responsible for the</em><em> </em><em>harmful practices.</em><em> </em><em>These</em><em> </em><em>directly and indirectly have negative effects on widows and their children. This study therefore recommends qualitative education for the girl-child at early stage, enlightenment programmes and vocational skills acquisition for all women, particularly widows, as means of reducing, if not totally eradicated the harmful rites, unjust discrimination and inhuman treatments against widows and the generality of women.</em></p>

scholarly journals Mental, Physical and Socio-Economic Status of Adults Living in Spain during the Late Stages of the State of Emergency Caused by COVID-19

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 854
Author(s):  
Elisabet Sánchez-Rodríguez ◽  
Alexandra Ferreira-Valente ◽  
Filipa Pimenta ◽  
Antonella Ciaramella ◽  
Jordi Miró
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The State ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Late Stages

Research has shown that the confinement measures implemented to curb the spread of COVID-19 can have negative effects on people’s lives at multiple levels. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to better understand the mental, physical, and socio-economic status of adults living in Spain during the late stages of the state of emergency caused by COVID-19. Five hundred and forty-four individuals responded to an online survey between 3 June and 30 July 2020. They were asked to report data about their mental and physical health, financial situation, and satisfaction with the information received about the pandemic. Means, percentages, t-test, ANOVAs, and logistic regressions were computed. A third of the participants reported symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress, and worries about their health and the future. Participants also described mild levels of fatigue and pain during lockdown (66%), and a reduction in household income (39%). Respondents that were female, younger, single, and with lower levels of education reported experiencing a greater impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The data showed that the negative effects of lockdown were present in the late stages of the state of emergency. The findings can be used to contribute to the development of programs to prevent or mitigate the negative impact of confinement measures.

The Entrepreneurial Widows of 1 Timothy

2021 ◽  
pp. 59-73
Author(s):  
Harry O. Maier
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
New Testament ◽  
Urban Economy ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Traditional Gender Roles ◽  
Christ Followers ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Status Of Women ◽  
Wealthy Women

This chapter continues a focus on the Christian Bible with examination of ‘The Entrepreneurial Widows of 1 Timothy’. It argues that the exhortations and admonitions to widows (i.e. unmarried women) voiced in 1 Timothy—identified as a highly rhetorical pseudonymous letter written in Paul’s name—attests to a concern with single women’s patronage of Christ assemblies, which the writer seeks to address by having them marry. The contributor seeks to move beyond a common explanation that the letter was occasioned by ascetical teachings in which women discovered in sexual continence a new freedom from traditional gender roles. The chapter aims to establish that the letter has a broader economic concern with widows, through an historical exploration of the socio-economic status of women who were artisans in the imperial urban economy. It identifies the means by which women gained skill in trades, the roles they played in the ‘adaptive family’ in which households of tradespeople plied their trade often at economic levels of subsistence. New Testament texts point to artisan women, some of them probably widows, who played important roles of patronage and leadership in assemblies of Christ followers. By attending to levels of poverty in the urban empire, traditional views of the widows of 1 Timothy as wealthier women assigned to gender roles are seen in a new light through consideration of spouses accustomed to working alongside their husbands and taking on the businesses after they died. While the lives of these women are largely invisible, attention to benefactions of wealthy women to synagogues and associations gives insight into the lives of women acting independently in various kinds of social gatherings.

What predicts outcome of an Internet-delivered therapy? The role of socio-economic status and gambling behavior

MISSION ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Lucchini ◽  
Luca Bastiani ◽  
Elisa Benedetti ◽  
Maurizio Fea ◽  
Felice Nava ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Gambling Behavior ◽  
Outcome Predictors ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Therapy Dropout ◽  
Economic Profile

This study analyzed the outcome predictors of an Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) for problem gambling, examining users' socio-economic profile and gambling behavior. Being males and employed, the fact of playing and to have gambling problems for less than a year, preference for non strategy-based games, and high frequency of playing were found to be predictors of therapy dropout. The findings from this study, though preliminary, suggest that certain patients' socio-economic characteristics and gambling behavior may have a bearing on the success or failure of an ICBT and that there is a need to adapt the therapy for those individuals at risk. In fact, detect at an early stage of the therapeutic relationship those patients with a greater propensity to dropout may allow the implementation of appropriate and customized approaches to reduce the difficulties to follow and complete a therapy.

scholarly journals Socio-Economic Status of Women Farmers: A Sociological Study of Bhadaure-Tamagi V.D.C., Kaski

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 126-138
Author(s):  
Santosh Kumar Gurung
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Women Farmers ◽  
Agricultural Labor ◽  
Economic Deprivation ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Economic Ground ◽  
The Status ◽  
Special Concern ◽  
Status Of Women

The socio-economic status of women farmers is low because of inherent social hierarchy and economic deprivation. The main objective of the study is to find out the socio-economic status of women farmers and to investigate this different research tools is applied mainly interview schedule. The study reveals that although women's agricultural labor force is high but there has not been any significant change in the status of women farmers. Women are still deprived and discriminated in terms economic ground. The Dalits are mainly suffering from this deprivation and discrimination. So, women farmers need a special concern for their livelihood and empowerment. There is an immense need of women empowerment programmes and cash earning packages to break this vicious circle of economic deprivation. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hjsa.v3i0.1500  Himalayan Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Vol.III, Sept. 2008 p.126-138

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