Religion and the women leadership question: a philosophical approach
Autor/in:
Ogugua, Ikechukwu Nwakaeze
Quelle: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, (2015) 59, S 44-55
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Inhalt: Culture is a wider matrix than religion. The relation of male to female in Africa is cultural and metaphysical. The concept of womanhood is set as an appendix, hence derived from the concept of manhood, little surprising, how other structures socio-political are patterned that way reflecting the role of man making the world a masculine one. The society is a mystery of man.I think what religion suggests is the putting in place of the structures necessary for realization of human potentialities and development of virtues such as love, justice, peace, prudence justice, etc. Religion did not deny that there may be areas of overlap as regards some qualities, characteristics or abilities in both sexes. Even as that it gave them vital roles such as judges, prophets but never headship both in the old and new testaments. Religion may advocate women taking part in political leadership of their nations but not as overseers, rather as helpers for they were called helpmate (s) in Genesis. God said it is not good that man will be alone, let me make him a helpmate meet for him.
Schlagwörter:gender relations; woman; Geschlechterverhältnis; Religion; religion; Führungsposition; Philosophie; philosophy; executive position
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Philosophie, Theologie
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Influence of migration in women emancipation: case study from Kosovan Albanian diaspora
Autor/in:
Dushi, Mimoza
Quelle: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, (2015) 58, S 91-103
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Inhalt: In many undeveloped Mediterranean countries with few occupational possibilities, international migration from late 1960's become a matter of government policy, frequently through bilateral agreements for guest workers. Initially part of these agreements were only men, who migrated toward European counties as seasonal workers. This type of migration created attitudes among the Albanian population in Kosovo that international migrations are mainly for men. However, being in such places with high employment opportunities, profits and life standard, many of them decided to continue living in host countries, bringing thus their family members along. This move gave the to the Kosovar Albanian women opportunity to become part of host societies and possibility to Albanian population to understand that migration as a right which belong to both genders' equally.Initially, migrated women who joined their husbands came mainly from rural and low educated families and were personally and mentally unprepared for a new life in an alien environment. Even though their integration into host societies was challenge for them, we argue that migration has affected their status and family life, as well. By entering into a wage earning production process they become more independent and active in family decision processes, families became egalitarian, relations between family members became more open and their social networks were expanding. Additionally, recent female migrants are more open into integration processes. They are showing interest for involvement into labor market and educational processes, meaning that beside job, they tend to ensure the position at profession, as well.These criteria of emancipation we will prove by using ethnographic research technique, which implies the collection and analysis of detailed in-depth interviews (life stories) of Kosovan Albanian migrants in Germany and Switzerland. By women’s narratives, through which they express themselves, will draw a conclusion about integration strategies and way of living in host societies. While, the husbands and children’s narratives will be used to prove the changes in their family life.
Schlagwörter:Southeastern Europe; integration; Migration; interview; Albania; Kosovo; Biographie; education system; influence; Integration; labor market; Arbeitsmarkt; Familienzusammenführung; Emanzipation; Albanien; Bildungswesen; family reunion; Südosteuropa; Interview; woman; Einfluss; emancipation; migration; biography; Kosovo
SSOAR Kategorie:Ethnologie, Kulturanthropologie, Ethnosoziologie, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie, Migration
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
"Honour" killings in Europe as an effect of migration process: perspective for Poland
Autor/in:
Sadowa, Katarzyna
Quelle: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, (2015) 58, S 83-90
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Inhalt: In this paper the author analyses the phenomenon of so-called honour killings as an actual problem of European countries. The author shows that the issue is present in Europe as the result of immigration process and simultaneity is far from resolving. Moreover, while there is a great risk of its' increase, the proper combating measures are needed. As the author comes from Poland, the main aim of the publication is to stress that the problem of "honour" killings and wider - "honour" based violence is a growing threat to this country. Therefore, adequate strategy preventing the issue should be prepare now. Firstly, the author shortly characterizes the issue by providing proper definition and demonstrates its scale. The of the actual problem of "honour" killings in Europe is described especially by analysing the causal link between the immigration process and honour based violence. The second part of the publication contains the analysis of United Kingdom's strategy for fighting against "honour" based acts and its evaluation as an example of well-developed preventing measures. Finally, the author examines the recent Polish cases of "honour" killings and shows the risk of their growing impact on Polish society and law that justifies taking immediate steps (creating adequate strategy) to deter the increase of the problem.
Schlagwörter:Verbrechensbekämpfung; crime fighting; homicide; Europe; Menschenrechte; Polen; Ehre; Tötungsdelikt; violence; human rights; Gewalt; woman; Europa; strategy; Poland; Minderheit; Muslim; honor; minority; Strategie; Muslim; Einwanderung; immigration
SSOAR Kategorie:Kriminalsoziologie, Rechtssoziologie, Kriminologie, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Migration
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
The effectiveness of choice theory group therapy of glasser on divorced women self-efficacy
Autor/in:
Aghili, Seyed Mojtaba; Valinezhad, Zahra; Baghteyfouni, Zahra Karami
Quelle: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, (2015) 62, S 182-188
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Inhalt: The purpose of the present research was to study the effectiveness of choice theory group therapy by William Glasser (1998) on divorced women self-efficacy between 18 to 23 years old. The research was semi experimental type along with pretest-past test. Using self-efficacy questionnaire (SGSES), 30 women who was of low self-efficacy were chosen on simple random and were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Experiment group received 8 sessions treatment of Choice Theory group therapy for two months while the control group did not receive any training. After receiving training, self-efficacy was measured for next time. The collected data was analyzed by SPSS v.21 and by applying multivariate analysis covariance. The results revealed self-efficacy (P<0.05) significant effect. The present investigation clarified choice theory group therapy increased divorced women self-efficacy.
Schlagwörter:woman; Selbstwirksamkeit; group therapy; divorce; Gruppentherapie; self-efficacy; Ehescheidung; Auswahltheorie
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Sozialpsychologie
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Speech act of thanking: a contrastive analysis among Iranian EFL learners in terms of gender and level of proficiency
Autor/in:
Hesabi, Akbar; Azima, Mina
Quelle: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, (2015) 59, S 76-84
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Inhalt: The speech act of thanking is one of the fairly neglected areas of research in the Iranian context. The present study seeks to investigate the ways in which this social act is expressed by young male and female EFL learners. To collect the data for this study sixty participants (30 males, 30females) were selected randomly from among the population of BA and MA students of Najafabad university and students learning English in a language institutes located in Najafabad. The major focus of this study was the role that gender and individuals’ level of proficiency might play in the application of thanking strategies. Students were asked to complete a discourse completion test (DCT). They were supposed to read thirteen natural situations, and react to them via expressing gratitude. In order to analyze the utterances of thanking, Cheng's coding scheme was employed. Students' responses were further classified according to the gender and level of proficiency. The results revealed that the females were more cautious in selecting strategies of gratitude. Individuals' level of proficiency was also found to play an important role in the process of strategy selection.
Schlagwörter:Iran; competence; Sprechakt; gender; knowledge; Iran; Student; student; Kompetenz; Gender; language; speech act; Mann; woman; Sprache; man; Wissen; Dankbarkeit
SSOAR Kategorie:Kommunikationssoziologie, Sprachsoziologie, Soziolinguistik, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Sozialpsychologie
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Comparing the self-control and behavioral problems of girls in employed and unemployed mothers
Autor/in:
Babanezhad, Fahimeh
Quelle: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, (2015) 58, S 68-74
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Inhalt: This research aims to compare styles of self-control and behavioral problems of girls in employed and unemployed mothers. In this research that was done using casual-comparison method (after events) 100 employed mothers and 100 unemployed ones of girls of elementary schools in district 4 of Tehran were selected as the sample based on cluster-random method. Self-control questionnaire (Allahverdipour et al., 2005) and children's behavioral problem questionnaire (parental form, 1994) were used for information collection that was previously normalized in studies conducted in Iran and its validity has been confirmed. In this research, reliability of the questionnaire was assessed through Cronbach alpha and was confirmed with a high reliability of 0.80. The t-test was used to test the hypotheses. The results showed that the average of self-control in employed mothers is significantly more than that in unemployed mothers. Also, the results showed that there is a statistically significant difference between girls of employed and unemployed women in hyperactivity and aggression, anxiety and depression, disorder, and lack of attention. This research confirms that employment of women results in enhancement of behavioral disorder among children. It is suggested that policy makers and planners in the country must pay attention to this point.
Schlagwörter:Iran; Selbstkontrolle; behavior; Iran; soziales Verhalten; Arbeitslosigkeit; Erwerbstätigkeit; girl; gainful employment; mother; Mädchen; Mutter; woman; Einfluss; Kind; child; influence; self-control; unemployment; social behavior; Verhalten; Employment; Mothers; Self-Control Behavioral Disorders
SSOAR Kategorie:Jugendsoziologie, Soziologie der Kindheit, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Sozialpsychologie
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Female body and sexual politics in Margaret Atwood's selected novels
Autor/in:
Mirenayat, Sayyed Ali; Soofastaei, Elaheh
Quelle: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, (2015) 55, S 154-159
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Inhalt: Margaret Atwood is the most prominent Canadian writer. Her feminist ideology is clearly obvious in her novels. She overtly illustrates her feminism view in human rights equality and freedom of choice. Atwood's works are consisted of the fundamental freedom and human rights. In general, her fictions truly portray the women's rights that are equal to men's rights. Social constructions of gender are attacked by Atwood's novels. Her stories represent the silence and sexual discrimination in female characters. She is not only looking for annihilating of the gender system i.e. women's subjugation, but look at men and women at the same level in society. Female bodies in Atwood's point of view have been captured in patriarchal societies. Female protagonists in the selected novels explain noticeable symbols of bodily nervousness. Female characters are mostly used as objects in Atwood's stories. Women are considered as a tool or toy, as if they have no feelings, opinions or rights of their own. Body in female characters plays an important role and it is symbol of sexuality. Female body in Atwood's selected stories is under the cruel dominance by male and that is what she always tries to portray under the sexual politics. This paper aims to illustrate sexual politics though female body in Atwood's selected works.
Schlagwörter:Literatur; Sexualität; Geschlechterpolitik; woman; Feminismus; gender policy; literature; feminism; Viktimisierung; victimization; sexuality
SSOAR Kategorie:Kultursoziologie, Kunstsoziologie, Literatursoziologie, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Allgemeine Soziologie, Makrosoziologie, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
The relationship between the quality of life and hope with depression among divorced women and divorce applicant
Autor/in:
Tavakol, Mostafa; Heidarei, Alireza
Quelle: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, (2015) 55, S 95-100
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Inhalt: The aim of this current study is to identify the relation of hope and the quality of life with depression in divorced women and those who want to get divorce in Ahvaz City. The population of this study include all of the women who referred to the Family Divorce court Ahvaz City in 2014.The population of the number of divorce cases was 125 people and 191 available widow were selected in available sampling method and the total number of them were 316 person.The tools which were applied in this study consist of miller hope scale (1988), the world health organization quality of life questionnaire summary (1998) and beck depression questionnaire (1978).The study design was correlation that the obtained results based on correlation and regression analysis shows the a=0.001 and there is a relationship.Between Hope life and qualify of life with depression among divorced women and divorce applicant in Ahvaz City.
Schlagwörter:Iran; woman; Iran; Depression; hope; divorce; Lebensqualität; depression; Hoffnung; Ehescheidung; quality of life
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Sozialpsychologie, psychische Störungen, Behandlung und Prävention
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Impact of modernization on gender roles: a study of advocates in Muzaffar Garh
Autor/in:
Hameed, Mehtab; Ahmad, Naveed; Manzoor, Raghib; Hussain, Alamdar
Quelle: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, (2015) 52, S 15-22
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Inhalt: The present study has been conducted to view the impact of modernization on gender roles. This was a quantitative study. The researcher has selected the area of Muzaffar Garh, And one hundred Advocates of Muzaffar garh are respondents. The researcher has study the socialization, decision-making, choice of marriage and household duties. Gender roles have been changed at a great extent due to modernization. Education played an important role for the progress and change in gender roles. The question comes in mind that is modernization good or bad. It had changed traditional gender roles. Now females have equal right in decision making. Females have choice to marriage and equal opportunity in education, and have easily access to university. Socialization of children and liberty are influenced due to modernization. It is concluded that male and female both are doing work out of home and in the home, due to which there have been created a gap and socialization of children is influenced. Our morals, values have remained back and we are not thinking about it. Females have choice to marriage, and male do not feel any hesitation to do house work. Modernization, mass media, technology and education have played important role to change gender roles.
Schlagwörter:Pakistan; Pakistan; Modernisierung; modernization; Auswirkung; impact; Geschlechtsrolle; gender role; Meinungsbildung; opinion formation; Bildungsdefizit; education deficit; Transition; transition; Sozialisation; socialization; Entscheidungsfindung; decision making; Partnerwahl; choice of partner; Chancengleichheit; equal opportunity; woman; Mann; man; Kind; child; sozialer Prozess; social process; Entwicklung; development; Förderung; promotion
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Allgemeine Soziologie, Makrosoziologie, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Politics, violence, and victimization in Margaret Atwood's Selected Novels
Autor/in:
Mirenayat, Sayyed Ali; Soofastaei, Elaheh
Quelle: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, (2015) 50, S 86-90
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Inhalt: Canadian novels have witnessed a movement from description to more different analytical and interpretative directions. Margaret Atwood's oeuvres are belonged to the postmodern literary field of feminist writing. Her fictions show a severe alertness of the relationship between chains and slavery, i.e. between women's requirement for relationships with others and her requirements for freedom and autonomy. In this paper, The Handmaid's Tale, Bodily Harm, Surfacing, and The Edible Woman will be surveyed in a direct relationship between politics, violence and victimization of female protagonists. An examination on Margaret Atwood's novels demonstrates that she is pioneer in the dimension of time by being a revolter against the patriarchal society.
Schlagwörter:Literatur; literature; Roman; novel; Kanada; Canada; woman; Gewalt; violence; Viktimisierung; victimization; Politik; politics; Unterdrückung; oppression; Überlebensstrategie; survival strategy; Atwood, M.
SSOAR Kategorie:Kultursoziologie, Kunstsoziologie, Literatursoziologie, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, soziale Probleme
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz