IOSR-JHSS   Volume-28 ~ Issue-1 ~ January 2023

Abstract: The distribution of wealth production is undergoing changes mainly from the beginning of the 2000s. This phenomenon is the result of the acceleration of the pace of economic growth of the rest economies – formerly called developing, emerging or third world countries. The main objective of the article is to examine the implications of this phenomenon for the international economic order from the perspective of a uni-multipolar transition, institutional or hegemonic accommodation between 2001 and 2019. It is possible to infer two trends in this process. The first is.....

Keywords: international order; rise of the rest; institucional accomodation

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Abstract: Stress, grief, social isolation, loneliness, changes in lifestyle, financial status, role change, caring for a sick spouse, deterioration of physical abilities, chronic illness, decline in functioning, inability to live independently, changes in living arrangement, and fear of institutionalization are all common stressors for older adults. Stressors affect quality of life of older adults and also act as a contributing factor for various chronic diseases. Repeated exposure to stressors causes distress, which impacts emotional, mental wellbeing, and leads to poor quality of life in older adults. Social support promote coping in older adults and alleviate quality of life. One of the most effective methods for older adults to improve their quality of life is to have access to resources of social support. This review may aid policy makers, healthcare workers, and social workers to better understand the social support needs of older adults and to provide well-planned social and mental health care to improve the quality of life..

Keywords: Stressors, Quality of Life, Psychological factors, Buffering effect of social support

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Abstract: Elderly population is considered to be one of the most vulnerable sectors of a society. Both in Bangladesh and India, the part of the population now considered as elderly population, contributed significantly to the formative period of the two nations and are still playing significant roles in the growth and development in diverse sectors. However, very little effort has been made to develop a model of health and social care in line with the changing needs and time. In reality, the needs and well-being of the elderly population are often overlooked and they are considered often as 'burdens' on their family and society as a whole. Keeping the well-being of the elderly persons in mind, both Bangladesh and India enacted legislations to protect the rights of the elderly persons. However, even though.....

Keywords: Senior citizen, elderly care, maintenance, legal protection

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Abstract: This study sought to examine the practice of university teachers' professional endeavors in using adult learning principles in facilitating learning at a university. The study employed an explanatory sequential design. Questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussions were used to gather data from instructors and learners who were chosen using simple random sampling for the quantitative phase and purposive sampling for the qualitative phase. The study revealed that the learning theory that consider adult learners was poorly practiced. The teaching approaches, assessment strategies, and institutional services fail to meet the adult learners needs. The study implies that instructors must revisit their assessment and teaching approach. Likewise, the institution should properly communicate with its learners before trying to serve them.

Key words: adult learning; professional practice; learning activities

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Abstract: The paper attempt to describe the 'Ecological status and attribute of Dihingmukh reserved forest of Dibrugarh District'. The Dihingmukh reserved forest is rich diverse biodiversity with large number of plants and animals of high environmental value for whole ecosystem of the area. With growing population these forest areas are degraded to great extend for cultivation. Thus the paper mainly attempt to evaluate ecological status and to find out the problem faced by plants and animals. It also determines socio-economic status of the forest village people as well as suggestive measure and strategies to maintain the ecological status of Dihingmukh Reserved Forest.

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Abstract: In the post-Soviet period, a new great game resurfaced in Central Asia, with more participants; the geopolitical landscape of the region gradually shifted. Since the 1990s, India initiated diplomatic engagement with all Central Asian States, for oil, trade and security interests. After two decades of policy overdue, India re-emphasized its look north strategy by reviving the "Connect Central Asia" policy in 2012. In the following years, Prime Minister Modi then took subsequent visits to all five Central Asian States to deepen friendship relations. China is.....

Keywords: India, China, Central Asia, Geopolitics, New Great Game, SCO, Cooperation.

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Abstract: This study is an appraisal of involuntary childlessness. The feminisation of infertility has created stereotypical images coloured with negative connotations in African literature. The study explored how female Nigerian novelists use literature to articulate the place of childless women so as to expose, debunk and unveil the anomalies about infertility in African societies. The study population comprised nine Nigerian novels thematising involuntary childlessness. The researcher purposively sampled three Nigerian novels: Shoneyin‟s The Secret Lives of Baba Segi‟s Wives (2010), Adebayo‟s Stay With Me (2017), and Adichie‟s Half of a Yellow Sun (2006). The findings revealed that due to patriarchal dominance in both Yoruba and Igbo societies, childless women were humiliated.......

Keywords: Infertility, Childlessness, Womanism, Female authors

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Abstract: Any well-designed language teaching curriculum can remain lifeless and ineffective if it is not properly implemented in the classroom by the teacher. A teacher needs to use appropriate techniques to negotiate learner-centered, task-based teaching materials. The communicative language teaching which has been adopted at all levels more or less has failed to achieve its goal, i.e., developing communicative competence in the learners, due to various factors. One major factor of this is the improper, inadequate, and uninspiring teaching techniques used by the untrained......

Keywords: Communicative Language; Language Teaching; Language Learning; Language Curriculum; English.

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Abstract: While COVID-19 has thrown up many formidable challenges across the world, on the other hand there are wonderful and vivid glimpses of natural beauty. History is witness that whenever such terrible epidemics occurred in the past, the environment took a positive turn. Of course, this form of nature can be a temporary respite for human life during the Corona transition period, but when the threat of infection is completely gone, will the same condition of the environment remain? When it is not only necessary for all countries to accelerate the pace of development, but it is a compulsion, then such steps will be taken, so that sustainable development can be done without......

Keywords: Effect of corona pandemic on the environment, reduction in air pollution level, benefits reaching the environment, after lockdown and conclusion.

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