Dynamics of Pakhtun Social Structure: Implications for Economic Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 27-42
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
United States ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Protestant Work Ethic ◽  
Social Character ◽  
Capitalist Economy ◽  
The Social

Every region and people has peculiar economic characteristics and these features largely have roots in that region‟s social structure, social psychology and its dynamics. The capitalist economy of the United States has roots in individualismand Protestant Work Ethic, influenced both by Protestant religion and the social character of the Americans; the Client Economy of Saudi Arabia has deep linkages to its tribal social structure and the so-called Bazaar Economy of Afghanistan is profoundly embedded in the Pakhtun social structure of the country. The Pakhtuns of Pakistan have a peculiar social structure and social psychology thereof having profound and extensive influence on the region‟s economy particularly its largely underdevelopedcondition. The paper explores the characteristics of Pakhtun social structure and the interactive linkages between the social edifice and economic development or lack of it.

The Social Structure of Organ Transplantation in the United States

2013 ◽  
pp. 199-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srividhya Venugopal ◽  
Evan Stoner ◽  
Martin Cadeiras ◽  
Ronaldo Menezes
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Organ Transplantation ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Social

“Profits” and the Frontier Land Speculator

1957 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan G. Bogue ◽  
Margaret Beattie Bogue
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
State Legislators ◽  
Land Policy ◽  
Robert Morris ◽  
Familiar Figure ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Land Speculation

From the days of the confederation through the nineteenth century, the frontier land speculator was a familiar figure in the United States. Perambulating foreigners recorded the activities of this gentleman, and land speculation was discussed in both Congress and in the editorial columns of Western newspapers. Many twentieth-century students of America's political and economic development have dealt in one way or another with frontier land speculation. They have depicted the land speculator at times as a sinister figure, corroding the morals of national or state legislators as the lawmakers endeavored to formulate land policy. Writers have sketched the antagonism between speculator and “actual settler.” Nor have they ignored the effect which the speculator had upon the social and economic development of the region in which he operated. Such commentators have contributed to a literature that has its share of colorful characters and even displays the occasional symbol: star-crossed Robert Morris entering debtors'

Wounded Warriors, Public Wards: The Consequences of Military Service

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan W. Keating
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Military Service ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Wounded Warriors ◽  
Post War ◽  
American Society

The men who marched to war in 1861 and 1862 returned home during and after the war and attempted to rejoin the communities they had left months and years before. Many veterans experienced trials and tribulations as they negotiated post-war America in search of stability and success. But their experiences were by no means unique, for many Americans, veterans and otherwise, immigrant and native born, struggled to secure their place in the bourgeoning cities and towns of late 19th century America. For the veterans of these Irish regiments from Connecticut, Illinois, and Wisconsin, their post-war lives were a mixture of success and failure, of hardship and triumph. Often proud of their service, these veterans were active participants in the social and economic development of the United States after mid-century and actively pursued opportunities that would better themselves and their place within American society.

Bilateral Channels: Activities in the Social Field

1960 ◽  
Vol 329 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-56
Author(s):  
Charles I. Schottland
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Programs ◽  
Social Field ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

Since World War II, "social" programs have expanded rapidly throughout the world and there has been in creasing recognition that in the economic development of less- advanced nations, social development must keep pace if nations are to avoid social dislocations frequently associated with in dustrial and urban expansion. Bilateral programs have not given adequate attention to the social aspects of economic development. The United States has made its largest contri bution in the social field in the area of technical assistance to "community development," a movement with broad political, social, and economic implications which is spreading through out the world and is aimed at improving village life. The International Co-operation Administration (ICA) has also en gaged in training of personnel and direct service in the social field but has instructed that social programs must contribute to economic development. Other countries have likewise en gaged in bilateral programs in the social field, but, as in the United States program, they have minimized activities in the social field as compared to economic development programs. Increased attention to social factors can minimize the social problems associated with rapid economic development and in dustrialization and this is urged for future United States pro grams since the United States has the largest bilateral program in the world.

scholarly journals THE APPLICATION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: An Analysis of the Social Impact in Saudi Arabia and the United States

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tajul Arifin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Capital Punishment ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Social

<p>Abstrak: Penerapan Hukuman Mati: Suatu Analisa Dampak Sosial di Arab Saudi dan Amerika Serikat. Sampai saat ini hukuman mati telah menjadi perdebatan serius tidak hanya di kalangan ahli hukum di Barat tetapi juga di negara Islam. Persoalan yang mengemuka apakah hukuman ini masih relevan untuk menjadi faktor jera bagi pelaku kriminal, kalau tidak, lalu hukum apa yang akan dijadikan penggantinya. Makalah ini mencoba mendiskusikan sejauh mana keefektifan hukuman mati dalam memberi dampak jera bagi pelanggar hukum. Dengan merujuk kepada penerapan hukuman mati dalam konsep Islam sebagaimana diterapkan di Arab Saudi dan Amerika Serikat sebagai contoh kasus, penulis mengemukakan bahwa penerapan hukum tersebut secara konsisten telah mampu mengurangi tingkat tindak pidana secara drastis.</p><p><br />Kata Kunci: Capital punishment, Saudi Arabia, the United States<br /><br /></p>

Political Equality as the Foundation of Democracy

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell J. Dalton
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Party System ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Democratic Participation ◽  
Political Equality ◽  
The Social ◽  
Institutional Structures

This chapter introduces the theoretical arguments for equality in democratic participation. Long-term evidence for the United States shows that participation levels are increasing overall. At the same time, the participation gap in who is active is also widening. It also reviews the civic voluntarism model that describes the factors that affect the inequality of participation within and between nations. Differences in social status are a key determinant of participation, social groups can mobilize individuals to participate, and citizen values affect participation levels. Aspects of the social structure, party system, and institutional structures may also influence the size of the participation gap.

The United States Reception of Durkheim's The Rules of Sociological Method

1995 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Platt
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Realism ◽  
Founding Father ◽  
Social Facts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sociological Method ◽  
The 1960S

Durkheim has not always been treated by U.S. sociology as obviously important, as the career of The Rules shows. Initially, its social realism was strongly criticized. Gradually, however, more specialized study of Durkheim was done, which led to more contextualized understandings of his work. As U.S. sociology became more empirical the character of interest in The Rules shifted; by the 1960s, it was read in the light of Suicide, then newly translated, and interpreted as an ancestor of functionalism. The meanings imputed to key ideas such as the treatment of social facts as things also shifted. It is argued that his, then newly won, status as a founding father promoted more favorable interpretation of his meanings and that various factors in the social structure of the discipline also contributed to this change.

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