IOSR-JHSS   Volume-22 ~ Issue-9 ~ September-2017

Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Language and Gender in Selected Shona Novels
Country	:	Zimbabwe
Authors	:	Tsitsi Nyoni || Katjer Kellerer
	:	10.9790/0837-2209020109

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to look at selected Shona novels to see how gender and power dynamics are reflected through language therein. How gender is encoded and reflected within the language of literature helps in understanding the nature and stature of women in any given society. Hence the need to see how Shona writers use this potent tool called language, whether consciously or unconsciously, to deal with issues pertaining to gender in this society. Content analysis is the approach employed for the study. The research established that language used by most writers in story narration through their characters continues to denigrate women although some of these writers are writing within...................

Key terms: Shona literature; language; gender; gender sensitivity; feminism.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Socio-Economic Determinants of Malnutrition among Female Children in Rural Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir State (India) - A Geo-Medical Analysis
Country	:	India
Authors	:	Bashir A. Lone || Sheraz A. Lone || Manzoor A. Wani || Ishtiaq A. Mayer
	:	10.9790/0837-2209021020

Abstract: The main objective of the study was to examine the effect of socio-economic factors that determine the nutritional status among female children (0-12 yrs) in the rural Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir State, India. 36 rural villages were selected by stratified sampling method and altogether 375 female children were assessed for anthropometric measurements using schedule and multi-structured questionnaires prepared and pre-tested. Only those households which had at least one female child (0-12Yrs) were included in the study. The study revealed effects of socio-economic factors like family income (p=0.000), mothers education (p=0.000), fathers education (p=0.002) and number of children in the family (p=0.043) depict high level of significant association with the prevalence of malnutrition among female children of the study area. However, age of the girl child (p=0.125) inferred..........

Keywords: Rural Baramulla, Girl Child, Malnutrition, Socio-Economic Determinants

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Religious Institutions of the Magh Barua Community of Kolkata
Country	:	India.
Authors	:	Debolina Sen
	:	10.9790/0837-2209022125

Abstract: The research paper deals with the main religious institutions established by the Barua Magh community in Kolkata Metropolitan City. It is a migrant community and has migrated from Chittagong in Bangladesh to India through several waves of migration. Also, they have had connections with Arakan of Myanmar. The Barua Magh community after coming to Kolkata have set up several socio- economic cultural, educational and religious institutions in the city. Out of these institutions, the major religious institutions, their establishment and activities have been the main focus of the research paper to be found out by the researcher

Keywords: Barua, Magh, religious, institution. kolkata..

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Shattered spider web? Developmental challenges faced by secondary school adolescent learners in Zimbabwe
Country	:	Zimbabwe..
Authors	:	Moses Kufakunesu || Kudzai Chinyoka
	:	10.9790/0837-2209022635

Abstract: The transition from childhood to adulthood is not an event but is rather an emotion laden hectic process which requires the support of adults. The main thrust of this research paper was to unravel the developmental challenges encountered by adolescents in Zimbabwe. The study was theoretically based on the psychological theories of Freud, Erikson and Piaget. The phenomenological and descriptive survey research designs were used together with the chi-square test. Eighty adolescents from both rural and urban settings took part in the study. The stratified random sampling method was employed. Data collection was done using focus group discussions and questionnaires. In essence............

Key Words: Extended family network, identity versus role confusion, period of storm and stress, adolescence, peer pressure, volatile economic environment

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Domination over Nature and/or Domination over Woman? The Tempest and The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare1
Country	:	Turkey.
Authors	:	SedaARIKAN
	:	10.9790/0837-2209023644

Abstract: Feminist studies of all ages have focused on the characters in plays of Shakespeare in order to constitute a canonical tradition and to reflect the patriarchal era in which they were written. The representation of women in Shakespearean plays has been harshly criticized as misogynist and so attributing to the propagation of this misogynist attitude with their effect on the collective unconscious. The "blow-up movement" of feminism in the eighteenth century opened the way to various alternative feminist analyses of Shakespeare‟s plays. Among many feminist approaches, ecofeminism that derived............

Keywords: ecofeminism, The Tempest, The Taming of the Shrew, domination over nature and woman

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Continuous Assessment (CA) perceived barriers vis-à-vis the attainment of major Educational domains: A university sport science teachers' perspective
Country	:	Ethiopia.
Authors	:	Abera Assefa || Sersebirhan Kayamo || Hrishikesh Patel
	:	10.9790/0837-2209024554

Abstract: The study attempted to assess Continuous Assessment (CA) perceived barriers vis-à-vis the attainment of major educational domains, focused on a university sport science teachers‟ perspective. In so doing, the study was confined to Hawassa, Dilla, Wolayita-Sodo, Ariba-Minch, and Wachamo public universities in the Southern, Nation, and Nationalities, Peoples‟ regional [SNNPR] state, Ethiopia. Cross-sectional descriptive research design was, accordingly, employed in collecting data from (n=48) sport science teachers, which were selected randomly. Questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection, specifically framed into four central themes of the research............

Keywords: Continuous Assessment (CA), Educational domains, Sport Science

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Corporate Social Responsibility and Customer Based Corporate Reputation in the Nigerian Insurance Sector: The role of Transparent Communication
Country	:	Nigeria.
Authors	:	Nafisa Aminu Yusuf || Che Su Mustaffa || Bahtiar Mohamad
	:	10.9790/0837-2209025564

Abstract: Firms that are able to take advantage of good reputation are likely to increase their profitability by having large customer base. While studies have established a direct relationship between corporate social responsibility and corporate reputation, scholars have argued that the main stream of research in corporate social responsibility (CSR) focused on examining the relationship between CSR disclosure and corporate reputation is still scanty. Similarly, studies have not examined how CSR influence (causal link) customer based corporate reputation (CBCR). Hence, this present study intends to provide additional insight by examining the mediating role of transparent communication (TC) on the relationships...........

Keywords: Corporate social responsibility, customer Based Corporate Reputation, TransparentCommunication

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Religious and Political Crises in Nigeria: A Historical Exploration
Country	:	Nigeria.
Authors	:	Akpanika, Ekpenyong Nyong Ph.D.
	:	10.9790/0837-2209026574

Abstract: Nigeria is constitutionally a secular state but underneath, religion plays a fundamental role in the socio-political governance of the people. The integration of religion and politics in Nigerian political history by her founding fathers is believed to be one major problem behind the current religious violence and political instability bedevilling the country today. The aim of this paper is to understand why the political history of Nigeria is shrouded in religious bigotry by providing the historical overview of the background that has influenced the socio-religious and political activism in Nigeria............

Keywords: Religion and Politics in Nigeria; violence, insecurity

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