Social Changes in Musahar Community: A Case Study of Dhanusa District of Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Badri Poudel ◽  
Shambhu Kattel
Keyword(s):  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Community Living ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Open Defecation ◽  
The Social

Musahars are the Terai Dalit community living in plain areas; basically Southern part of Nepal. Majority are living in government land and worked as a wage labor to sustain their life. The study aims to identify the social changes of Musahar community living in the different location of Dhanusa district of Nepal. The district is located in the southern part of Nepal. The study was conducted among the 400 households of Musahar community. The respondent was selected by using the simple random sampling techniques. The researcher visited the study areas and pre-informed the selected respondent through the community leaders. The structured survey was done for data collection. The study found that educational status of Musahar community was very poor because still 93.8% people could not read and write. From the social perspective, there was no significant changes in sources of drinking water and energy used for cooking. The significant changes was measured in the use of energy source of light in comparison of 15 years back and now. There was improvement in use of toilet by 47.3% (before 15 years 85.8% had no toilet but now 38.5% had no toilet) though still 38.5% households are doing open defecation which should be strictly restricted because it is hazardous for the health and environment. So, local government should support the poor people to build the toilet to stop open defecation.

scholarly journals Social environmental vulnerability approach on the COVID-19 epoch: a case study in Blumenau (SC), Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e161101018739
Author(s):  
Cristiane Mansur de Moraes Souza ◽  
Bruno Jandir Mello ◽  
Luciano Félix Florit ◽  
Ângela Maria Cavalcanti Ramalho ◽  
Yasmin Mansur de Moraes Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Poor People ◽  
Critical Question ◽  
Environmental Vulnerability ◽  
The Social ◽  
Multi Temporal ◽  
Spread Pattern ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Poverty Indicators ◽  
Environmental Inequalities

There is a strong correlation between poverty indicators and the occurrence of diseases associated with environmental inequalities; therefore, it is highly necessary to explore the linkages between these inequalities and COVID- 19. This article describes a research designs made to study aspects of social environmental vulnerability that underlies the linkages between inequalities and COVID-19. This article aims to address this linkage. The objective is to explore aspects of social environmental vulnerability that underlies a case study at Blumenau, Brazil. The analysis is based on the critical question: Is there a relationship between social environmental vulnerability and COVID-19 at Blumenau? In Blumenau, where the study was carry out, the poor people are more likely to be affected from the risks arising out of the location of their homes, and this situation increases their vulnerability to floods, landslides, lack of water and exposure to open sewage. The methodology was divide into two steeps: (i) analysis of multi-temporal spread pattern of COVID-19 around the site; and (ii) analysis of the social environmental vulnerability and COVID-19 relationship. Results have shown that in Blumenau, there is a relationship between social environmental vulnerability and COVID-19. It can be said that COVID-19 emphases’ the social environmental situation in Blumenau. Based on our experience, we contend that an effective way to examine the linkages between inequalities and COVID-19 is to employ concepts and theories drawn from existing research to support guidelines, indicators and methods.

scholarly journals Socio-cultural barriers for menstrual hygiene management among adolescent school girls of southern India

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1868
Author(s):  
Logeswari K. ◽  
Jeram Parmar ◽  
Deodatt M. Suryawanshi
Keyword(s):  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cultural Barriers ◽  
Indian Society ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
The Social ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Study Participants

Background: India is home to 20% of the world’s adolescent population, with 1 in 10 children currently experiencing puberty. Menstruation, a physiological process in females is influenced not only by race, nutrition and heredity but also by the socio-cultural milieu. In Indian society, the social and cultural restrictions influence the knowledge, attitudes and the practices of adolescent girls towards menstrual hygiene. The present study was carried out to find out the level of knowledge, attitude and practice and the restrictions they face during the process of menstruation.Methods: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study where 489 adolescent school going females of the age group of 13-15 were recruited using simple random sampling from a cluster of schools and interviewed using a semi structured questionnaire for their knowledge, attitudes, practices and the restrictions they face during menstruation. A scoring system was adopted and categorised as poor, average and good.Results: 423 (88.6%) participants demonstrated average to poor knowledge scores, while 279 (57.1%) participants demonstrated average to poor practice scores. There was a significant difference observed between the educational status of mother (p=0.041) and the knowledge scores of study participants. There was no correlation observed between the monthly per capita income of households and the knowledge (r=0.097) and practice scores (r=0.0034). 375 (76%) study participants faced multiple restrictions during menstruation like not allowed to pray or visit temples (93.6%), total seclusion (74.6%), wash clothes separately (74.6%), sleep on floor (74.6%), restriction on leisure (70.4%), eat out of separate utensils (70.4%), and restriction on consumption of food items (49.8%).Conclusions: Knowledge and practices regarding menstrual hygiene was low among study participants and was influenced by various prevalent socio-cultural restrictions. 

scholarly journals Accountability in Public Administration: A Case Study of Public Administration to the Poor People in Social Department of Makassar, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Sahruddin Malik ◽  
Fakhri Kahar ◽  
Darman Manda
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Government

Accountability in providing public administration to the poor people in the Social Department of Makassar. This study was qualitative case study approach, while the instruments were the researchers themselves. This study showed that the accountability in providing public administration to the poor people had not run optimally. There were various approaches and alleviation programs for poverty that had not been able to change significantly. There was no continuous program during the official turnover. If the official was changed, then the policy would be changed, thus the programs were ineffective to minimize the poverty in Makassar. The policies and the supports were necessary from all the elements of construction and the involvement of entrepreneurs like stakeholders and community leaders. The government is necessary to take a role in uniting and bridging these issues. In addition, the strategic planning was necessary to involve society, not only as objects of development but also to be involved as the subject of development to alleviate the poverty in Makassar.

scholarly journals Examining Post-Adoptive Change of Enterprise System Implementations: A Socio-Technical Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wallayaporn Techakriengkrai ◽  
Angsana A. Techatassanasoontorn ◽  
Felix B. Tan
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Technical Information ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Enterprise System ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
System Implementation ◽  
The Social

The implementation of a new enterprise system is a major change event for end-users. Since organisations need to modify their processes and structures to align with the enterprise system, users must learn and understand the new system as well as engage with it in their work practices. Past research has largely focused on the initial organisational adoption of an enterprise system. However, there has been little research concerning the change process in the post-adoption stage. This research addresses this gap by drawing on the punctuated socio-technical information system change (PSIC) model to explain the change through critical events, gaps between socio-technical components, responses to gaps, and outcomes. The research question is: How do socio-technical changes unfold in an enterprise system implementation? The study employs a qualitative interpretive case study method. The results reveal that changes in the structure of work following enterprise system implementation affect organisational performance, the social system, and individual work practices. This research contributes to a better understanding of technical and social changes and their impacts in the post-adoption of enterprise system implementation. The findings may assist organisations in providing appropriate resources and support for successful enterprise system implementation.

Classifying Facebook Usage in the Classroom or Around It

2014 ◽  
pp. 62-81
Author(s):  
Marina Kandroudi ◽  
Tharrenos Bratitsis
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The Social ◽  
Source Of Information

Social Networking Services (SNS) focus on social relation cultivation among people who share interests. This chapter focuses on the educational uses of SNS, Facebook in particular. Examining the educational research area, one can see that it closely monitors the social changes, adapting to the current trends, and in the process can be updated and modernized. Consequently, an increasing number of studies and approaches that try to integrate Facebook into the classroom or the educational process, at any stage, are more or less to be expected. The core aim of this chapter is to operate as a collective source of information for the reader who wishes to become acquainted with the educational exploitations of Facebook at a glance, while understanding why and how the existing approaches are implemented. Furthermore, a qualitative case study is presented, as a demonstration of the design and implementation process of Facebook-related research.

Eating money

2000 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Parker Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Social Changes ◽  
Subsistence Economies ◽  
Depositional Processes ◽  
Animal Bones ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Aspects ◽  
Minimum Numbers ◽  
Exchange Patterns

AbstractThis paper develops a case study of animal exploitation in Androy, in southern Madagascar, to demonstrate the exchange and depositional processes by which animal bones can eventually end up in the ground. It examines the central role of cattle as symbol, currency and foodstuff in Tandroy life and explores some of the contexts and complexities of livestock exchange and slaughter. The results of this case study are used to suggest that standard archaeological calculations of minimum numbers (MNI) from individual sites may not always provide reliable information about livestock numbers in subsistence economies, and that the nutritional value of certain species might be the least important of their attributes. The complex exchange patterns of animals at Tandroy funerals, and the ways that their gifting and sacrifice define and reinforce social roles, identity and position, are key aspects of the social changes by which the powerful can become poor and the enslaved wealthy.

scholarly journals Social Presence of Ruangguru in Social Media during Covid-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 180
Author(s):  
Raihan Abiyan Fattah ◽  
Firman Kurniawan Sujono
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Presence ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Brand Engagement ◽  
The Social

<p><em><span lang="EN-ID">Covid-19 Pandemic gives many social changes in society specially in communications study. One important policy made during Covid-19 is related to students who are required to study at home. Ruangguru is top of mind in digital based learning company, especially during this pandemic. Covid-19 and this policy made Ruangguru as Indonesia online learning company with the most followers, to adapt in giving online communication message, especially in @ruangguru (Instagram). This research aims to see the social presence of Ruangguru in social media (Instagram) during Covid-19 Pandemic through three dimensions of social presence, which are: social context, online communication, and interactivity. On previous research, it was mentioned that social presence relates to brand engagement. Brand's social presence in social media is important to be researched due to more brand using social media as primary communication tool to gain brand engagement. Method used in this research is case study with qualitative approach. Through Ruangguru's post on Instagram, researcher observes using three dimensions of social presence. The result of this research depicts Ruangguru as showing good social presence based on three dimensions of social presence during Covid-19 Pandemic in social media Instagram.</span></em></p>

scholarly journals Assertiveness and Self-Concept of Interpersonal Competence in Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 12-17
Author(s):  
Hairani Lubis ◽  
Dita Rahmaniah
Keyword(s):  
Random Sampling ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Interpersonal Competence ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Effective Contribution

The wider the social environment in life as social beings, the greater the challenges faced by each individual to present himself as a person who can adapt well. Individuals who can adapt well are said to have good interpersonal competence. Interpersonal competence is said to be related to assertiveness as well as self-concept. This research method uses a quantitative approach. The subjects of this study were 100 students of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Mulawarman University, who were selected using simple random sampling techniques. The data collection method used a scaling instrument with a Likert scale of five answer choices for the three variables. The study results prove that there is no influence of assertiveness and self-concept on interpersonal competence in students. With an F value of 0.564 (p>0.05). The effective contribution is 1.1%, while the remaining 98.9% is influenced by other factors not examined in this study.

ANALISIS SOSIAL, EKONOMI DAN BUDAYA DALAM PENGELOLAAN SANITASI MASYARAKAT PERMUKIMAN PESISIR KOTA KENDARI

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-21
Author(s):  
Ira Ryski Wahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Open Defecation ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Management Fees ◽  
Community Behavior ◽  
The Social ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

Most of the coastal areas in Kendari City have developed into settlements that having poor sanitation conditions, practicing of open defecation free, using construction of latrines without the appropriateness of health standards, and some sanitation facilities built by Government is not functioning properly. This study wants to analyze the social, economic, and cultural aspects that affect the management of sanitation for coastal communities in Kendari City, consist of a description of community behavior, the level of knowledge, awareness, and participation of residents in sanitation, and the willingness and capacity to pay management fees for sanitation facilities in coastal settlements in Kendari City. The methodology of this research was a type of quantitative research with a survey method. The technique of collecting data was Simple Random Sampling. Based on the Slovin formula with a confidence level of 90% with a sample size of 218 households. The research location is in 9 sub-districts which are directly adjacent to the coast of Kendari City. This research shows that social, economic, and cultural aspects such as education level, occupation, income, community knowledge affect sanitation management in coastal.

scholarly journals A Feudal Way to Gentrify? The Modern Concept of Gentrification Versus Changes in the Social Topography of a Medieval and Early Modern Town

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-210
Author(s):  
Joakim Thomasson
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Modern Concept ◽  
Structural Constraints ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Consumer Perspective ◽  
The Town ◽  
A Current

Gentrification is a current and often debated concept that concerns social changes in our cities. The concept relates to a development whereby areas earlier inhabited by less wealthy social groups are taken over by middle and upper middle-class residents. In the discussions of these changes, two perspectives have dominated. Representatives for the consumer perspective argue that gentrification occurs as a result of consumption preferences in the middle class. Representatives of the producer perspective argue that inner city areas are gentrified as a result of the movement of capital. In the article it is discussed whether it is possible to use the concept of gentrification, and ifthe conflicting perspectives can be tested, in a non-capitalistic setting. The case-study focuses on the changes in the social topography of the town of Malmö, at the time the second largest town in Denmark. The main issues investigated are whether these changes were produced within the feudal structures, how consumer preferences and agency interacted, and the relations between agency and structural constraints.

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