scholarly journals Traditional Marriage Customs in Maharjan Community of Lalitpur District: An Ethnographic Exploration

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-45
Author(s):  
Ganga K.C.
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Food Habits ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Detailed Account ◽  
Specific Language ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Traditional Marriage

The paper investigates how and why the traditional forms of marriage systems are sustained. This paper describes the marriage practices among Maharjan, and explains how it is anthropologically interesting. The main purpose of this research paper is to examine traditional marriage practices of the Maharjan people as well as the procedures from beginning to end of the marriage. Nepal is a multiethnic and multicultural country along with ecological variation and hidden ethno history. Most of them have their specific language, religion, cultural practices, food habits, festivals, rites and rituals. Among the 59 indigenous ethnic groups of Nepal, the Newars are one of them. Among the different groups of Newar, Maharjan is one sub-group. The present study is ardent to the Maharjan people of Ghachhe Tole of Patan in general and their practice of traditional marriage in particular. This study has been steered by retaining both exploratory cum descriptive research design using the qualitative data. The data of the present study is based on primary as well as secondary sources. In this exploration more detailed account of the traditional marriage practice and processes amongst the Maharjan people is presented in an intricate manner. The entire procedures of the Maharjan marriage, and their innumerable rites and rituals are explained clearly.

scholarly journals An Investigation on the Forgotten Aspects of Cultures and Influence of Western Education among Communities in Niger State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Hannatu K. Ali ◽  
Mustapha Al-Yasa’U ◽  
Aminu A. Wushishi
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Western Education ◽  
Aged People ◽  
The Past ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Traditional Marriage

In Niger State, there are more than fifteen different ethnic groups, each having its peculiar cultural affiliations, but the major ethnic groups in the State are; Nupe, Gbagyi, Fulani/Hausa. This paper tends to reflect on certain aspects of cultures which seem to have been forgotten among the three major ethnic groups, with focus on marriage most of whose aspects have been tempered by the influence of Western education. A qualitative method was used with the aim of extracting vital information from the participants regarding the forgotten aspects of cultures. Four aged people who are versed on culture were purposively selected. An in-depth interview, non-participatory observation and document analysis were used as means for data collection. All the participants were interviewed in English and each session of the interview lasted for about an hour to two hours. The interview was recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed manually. Findings from the study discovered that; most of the beautiful and less expensive cultural practices in marriage have been forgotten, abandoned and changed with expensive and luxurious practices. The paper reviews the traditional marriage practices in the past among the Nupe, Gbagyi and the Fulani, and the influence of Western education on the forgotten aspects. The paper concludes by pointing out effects of the forgotten aspects on our contemporary society, particularly with the increase in population among the youths.

scholarly journals Globalisation And Public Policy In Nigeria: Challenges And Prospects

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Love Arugu ◽  
Ogedi Jacob
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Marxist Theory ◽  
Economic Policies ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
The Impact

This paper attempts to look at the impact of globalisation on public policy as it affects the economic development in Nigeria. The main proposition of this paper is that Nigeria cannot comfront the challenges of contemporary globalisation without a sustained effort to develop her economic foundations. This is because globalisation will most likely be utilitarian if its end can foster domestic development agenda. The paper was anchored on the Marxist Theory of State. The import of this approach to the paper is that it proceeds from a holistic examination of the country's historical experience and its implication for the present day political economy. The research design was historical-descriptive research design and the data were obtained through secondary sources. Content analysis was used in analyzing the data obtained. The paper concludes that many poor countries like Nigeria liberalised its economy without adequate preparation and precaution. The paper recommended inter-alia that Nigeria should formulate economic policies that recognises her specific needs and circumstances in order to promote inclusive economic development.

scholarly journals Syntactic Patterns of News Headlines in Philippine and American Newspapers

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rommel V. Tabula ◽  
Richard S. Agbayani
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Grammatical Structure ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Rhetorical Patterns ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Speech Communities ◽  
Simple Sentences ◽  
News Headlines

Linguistic and rhetorical patterns of texts are intertwined with writers’ socio-cultural backgrounds. The study explored the syntactic patterns of news headlines in Philippine and American newspapers. Specifically, it examined the grammatical patterns and cohesive conjunctions commonly employed by news writers; the contrastive analysis on the use of cohesive conjunctions in long headlines; and the cultural practices reflected in headline writing. Descriptive research design was utilized in the study. Data analyzed were 30 news headlines obtained from the online edition of six leading newspapers from the two countries published daily from August 15-21, 2015.  Frequency counts and percentage were employed to quantify the frequency of occurrence of the patterns. Results revealed that S-V-O emerged as the commonly employed syntactic pattern by Filipino and American writers.  It is frequently applied either in simple sentences or multiple sentences. The rhetorical pattern of the two speech communities regarding cohesive conjunctions is built on the adversative. Comparatively, ‘but’ is the adversative cohesive conjunctions commonly used.  Similarities of the commonly used grammatical structure existed in the two nationalities as reflected in the writing of news headlines.  In contrast, S-V-C pattern was employed in American headlines while the additive ‘and’ was used in Philippine headlines. Thus, Philippine and American headlines manifest parallelism in commonly used syntactic patterns and cohesive conjunctions but have distinct differences in other grammatical aspects. Keywords – Linguistics, syntactic patterns, news headlines, newspapers, descriptive research design, Batac City, Philippines

Descriptive Research Design

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Miksza ◽  
Kenneth Elpus
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Entry Points ◽  
The Status ◽  
Scientific Endeavor ◽  
Design Options ◽  
Survey Designs

This chapter presents two of the most prominent approaches to the design of descriptive research in music education. Simply creating depictions of music teaching and learning experiences that are organized and illustrative of the variation that can exist in any given setting is a worthwhile scientific endeavor in and of itself. Descriptive research is most typically an exploration of what is, what exists, and/or the status of any given topic of interest. The first section deals with basic steps in observational research designs, and the second section outlines critical features of survey designs. These fundamental research design options are excellent entry points for emerging scholars and when employed imaginatively can yield many benefits for the profession.

JUNK FOOD CONSUMPTION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS IN MYSORE CITY

2021 ◽  
pp. 85-88
Author(s):  
Tsering Dhondup ◽  
M C Sandhyarani
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Junk Food ◽  
Street Food ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Cooked Food

Consuming junk food is increasing in a very rapid way nowadays. Junk food represents food which is quickly prepared and eaten outside the home. This type of food is easily and quickly prepared, however, it refers mainly to the food that is prepared from precooked or preheated ingredients then packed and sold in stores or restaurants. The adolescents prefer to have junk food rather homemade cooked food, because it is available readily, in their ngertips (online), and it is been served quickly, tasty and deliciously prepared were available within fraction of seconds. Therefore the youngsters are fond of junk food consumption without knowing its impact on health. The present study attempted to know the perception on junk food consumption among college students in Mysore city. The convenient sampling method was adopted to collect data from six colleges covering 128 students. Descriptive research design has been chosen to examine the knowledge and perception on junk food. In the result it is found that 93% respondents prefer to consume junk food, 64% respondents preferred evening, and 74% respondents favoured street food.

Livelihood Alternative among Patachitra artisan communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-23
Author(s):  
Sunil Prasad ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Participatory Rural Appraisal ◽  
Rich Country ◽  
Traditional Practices ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
The Government ◽  
Rural Appraisal

India is a rich country with various traditional practices like handicrafts which are ever glorious. Patachitra artisan community in West Bengal is famous globally for its quality paintings. The present study has examined the livelihood alternative among the Patachitra artisan communities in Bengal in India. Descriptive research design is used in this study, and data were collected using a structured interview schedule and participatory rural appraisal method. The study found that the artisans were entirely dependent upon handcraft and its allied activities for their livelihood. Their income, as well as saving, had been increased after getting an artisan card. The study also found that the artisans were not aware of the government`s various welfare schemes and facilities.

scholarly journals A Review of Anti-Corruption Wars in Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nnamdi Nwaodu ◽  
David Adam ◽  
Okechukwu Okereke
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Recent Attempt ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Online Databases ◽  
Efficient Performance ◽  
Financial Crimes

Corruption still subsists as one of the greatest challenges facing Nigeria. The existence of this phenomenon in virtually all aspects of the nation’s socio-economic life is said to be one reason why poverty level remains high irrespective of her position as the six highest suppliers of oil to the whole wide world, and a possessor of numerous other human and natural resources. A recent attempt by the Federal Government of Nigeria to curb this societal ill led to the establishment of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices & Related Offences Commission (ICPC) among others bodies. This paper historically explores the anti-corruption war in Nigeria and specifically zeros itself to review EFCC’s role in this war. The methodology adopted in this paper is the narrative-textual case study (NTCS), a research method that sources the required quantitative and qualitative secondary data on the phenomenon of study from secondary sources like the internet, World Wide Web, online databases, e-libraries  et cetera. On the strength of the qualitative data sourced, it was discovered that the agency has made some successes but is being hindered by political, administrative and judicial bureaucracy from efficient performance. The paper therefore boldly recommends that transparency be enshrined into all aspect Nigerian political and administrative life and extant anti-graft laws be reviewed, harmonized and strengthened to enhance the effectiveness of fight against corruption and breach of corporate governance ethics by those holding political and non-political positions in Nigeria.

Peacekeepers, Cred, and the Street

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel D. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Black Lives Matter ◽  
National Convention ◽  
Crisis Workers

Drawing upon qualitative data gathered during protests at the 2008 Republican National Convention, secondary sources of Black Lives Matter, and Trump and anti-Trump rallies, I examine the collective interests, ideology, and role performances of a seldom studied group involved in demonstrations—“peacekeepers.” My findings suggest that as members of this group attempt to create a peaceful order between police and protesters on the street, their activities are marked by a unique set of contradictions. These contradictions emerge as a result of two primary roles—those of crisis workers and “human involvement shields”—performed by peacekeepers, as they attempt to build and leverage credibility with both protesters and police. I theorize this process by outlining phases of interaction— milling, miming, and crossing—between peacekeepers and these groups once peacekeepers are out on the street.

scholarly journals Resolving Ambiguity of Some Egyptian Political Jokes Contemporaneous with 2011 Revolution

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Hanan Ebaid
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Pragmatic Aspects

This paper focuses on resolving ambiguous jokes that were contemporaneous with 2011 revolution in Egypt. It observes that some jokes are easily understood by some and are unintelligible to others. The current study is a qualitative descriptive research that depends on collecting and analysing qualitative data. The data is classified into three groups each of which represents a group of ambiguous jokes corresponding to a degree on a proposed scale of specificity. This scale comprises linguistic and socio-pragmatic aspects that contribute to disambiguating such jokes and achieving the humorous effect. It finds that understanding a joke in general and an ambiguous one in particular depends not only on linguistic aspects. It also finds that the integration of the scale of specificity into the analysis proves crucial. The degrees on the scale help explain why a joke is understood by some and incomprehensible to others. Those degrees are relative in that what is deemed as a general degree may be regarded as a specific one to others.

scholarly journals STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN AKTIVITAS WISATA DI OBJEK WISATA IKAN SAKTI SUNGAI JANIAH KABUPATEN AGAM

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Randi Hidayat ◽  
Yuliana Yuliana ◽  
Hijriyantomi Suyuthie
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Strategy Of Development ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Community Skills ◽  
Tourism Activity

This research aims to formulate a development strategy that consists of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of tourism activities in the tourism object Ikan Sakti Sungai Janiah. This research is a descriptive research with qualitative data. Data collection techniques in this research were conducted by using the method of interviewing, observation and documentation involving several informants by using purposive sampling technique. The results of this study indicate that: 1) The strength of the development of tourism activities in the tourism object Ikan Sakti Sungai Janiah is the existence of a supportive land, there has been a conscious group of tourism, beautiful atmosphere and uniqueness of tourist attractions and traditions that are not owned by other regions. 2) The weakness of the development of tourism activities in the tourism object Ikan Sakti Sungai Janiah is the land that still belongs to the community, not regular art and cultural events, the security of tourists wich are not guaranteed and the lack of capital and community skills. 3) Opportunities from the development of tourism activities in the tourism object Ikan Sakti Sungai Janiah is the availability of new employment opportunities for the community, adding tourist attractions supporting facilities, the cooperation between various agencies, and the emergence of groups that support tourism activities. 4) The threat of tourism activity in the tourism object Ikan Sakti Sungai Janiah is the increasing of waste, the destruction of the environment, the emergence of groups that disturb the security of tourists, and illegal traders. Strategy of development of tourism activity in the tourism object Ikan Sakti Sungai Janiah is a) to maximize the surrounding potential of land and human resources, b) cooperate with various institutions and community, c) optimize the participation of various circles related to tourism activities, d) adding supporting facilities for the smoothness of tourism activities.

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