Thirty years ago, the eminent sinologist James Watson published a paper on ‘common pot’ dining in the New Territories of Hong Kong, a banquet ritual that differs fundamentally from established social norms in Chinese society. We explore the recent career of the ‘common pot’ in neighbouring Shenzhen, where it became an important symbol manifesting the strength and public role of local lineages in the rapidly growing mega-city. We show how the practice relates to their role as landholding groups, organized in ‘Cooperative Shareholding Companies’ that show many similarities with traditional lineage estates. Meanwhile, the ‘common pot’ is also diffusing as a commercial high-end New Year dish globally, signifying the alignment between traditional conceptions of kinship and modernist conceptions of national identity.
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The paper employs recent data from the European Social Survey and Eurobarometer to place evolving Irish attitudes to immigration in comparative context. Particular attention is given to determinants of differences in attitudes by gender, xenophobia, and exaggerated impressions of the immigrant presence.
本文采用欧洲社会调查(European Social Survey)和欧洲晴雨表(Eurobarometer)的最新数据，将爱尔兰对移民态度的演变置于比较背景之下。特别注意性别、仇外心理和对移民存在的夸大印象的态度差异的决定因素。
{"title":"Immigration, Asylum, and Gender: Ireland and Beyond","authors":"C. Ó'Gráda, K. Denny","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.2804918","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.2804918","url":null,"abstract":"The paper employs recent data from the European Social Survey and Eurobarometer to place evolving Irish attitudes to immigration in comparative context. Particular attention is given to determinants of differences in attitudes by gender, xenophobia, and exaggerated impressions of the immigrant presence.","PeriodicalId":335395,"journal":{"name":"AARN: Kinship & Gender (Sub-Topic)","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125630060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
We study the effect of the size of the welfare state on family outcomes in OECD member countries. Exploiting exogenous variation in public social spending, due to varying degrees of political fractionalization (i.e. the number of relevant parties involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and divorce rates with a quantitatively stronger effect on the marriage rate. We conclude that the welfare state supports family formation. Nevertheless, we also find that the welfare state decouples marriage and fertility, and therefore, alters the organization of the family.
{"title":"Does the Welfare State Destroy the Family? Evidence from OECD Member Countries","authors":"M. Halla, Mario Lackner, J. Scharler","doi":"10.1111/sjoe.12144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/sjoe.12144","url":null,"abstract":"We study the effect of the size of the welfare state on family outcomes in OECD member countries. Exploiting exogenous variation in public social spending, due to varying degrees of political fractionalization (i.e. the number of relevant parties involved in the legislative process), we show that an expansion in the welfare state increases the fertility, marriage, and divorce rates with a quantitatively stronger effect on the marriage rate. We conclude that the welfare state supports family formation. Nevertheless, we also find that the welfare state decouples marriage and fertility, and therefore, alters the organization of the family.","PeriodicalId":335395,"journal":{"name":"AARN: Kinship & Gender (Sub-Topic)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115769455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The status of women in India has been a cause of serious concern in a constitutional set up which seeks to establish an egalitarian social order, premised on the principles of equality, respect for dignity and freedom of expression. In a hierarchical social order, the problem is further compounded when discrimination is practiced on the grounds of caste, gender, religion and ethnicity, besides pronounced biases rooted in and emanating from patriarchal psychology. They are at once victims of organic violence’s – social, political and economic. Through different constitutional mechanisms, attempts are being made, probably one may contest this submission, to ensure gender equity.“Empowerment of Women” is a topic that has been debated and deliberated world over. Deliberations and action plans have been prepared for the last 30 years in the four world conferences on women at Mexico City (1975), Copenhagen (1980), Nairobi (1985), and Beijing (1995). These conferences have helped to strengthen the socio-economic, political and legal dimensions of the role of women. In the Mexico conference, it was decided that the decade (1975-85) be celebrated as the decade for women. During the decade, in 1979, the UN adopted CEDAW (Convention on Elimination of Discrimination against Women) which, in 1993, was adopted by India.The involvement of women in the development process and political decision making process has always been advocated by social and political thinkers. The Report of the committee on status of women in India (CSWI: 1974), which is considered as a significant document on the socio-economic conditions of Indian women says, “though women’s participation in the political process has increased, their ability to procedure an impact on the political process has been negligible because of the inadequate attention paid to their political education and mobilization by both political parties and women organisations. Parties have tended to see women voters as appendages of the males. Among women, the leadership has become diffused and diverse having sharp contradictions with regard to inequalities that affect the status of women in every sphere – social, economic and political.”It may also be stated that, the present study serve as a mirror for understanding the current political processes and socio-economic role of women in India. Study focuses on the participation of women in the parliament, state legislatures and as well as grass root level in India as the voters and contestants. It also examines the various emerging trends in respect of the participation of women in the electoral politics as well as in the working of legislative bodies. It would also add to the existing field of knowledge regarding women empowerment, political socialization, mobilization, gender inequality, politicization. The study would enhance the understanding of politics at all level in context of rapidly changing socio-political milieu. The present study may be useful and helpful fo
{"title":"Democratic Institutions and Empowerment of Women – An Analytical Study","authors":"V. Singhal","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2692061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2692061","url":null,"abstract":"The status of women in India has been a cause of serious concern in a constitutional set up which seeks to establish an egalitarian social order, premised on the principles of equality, respect for dignity and freedom of expression. In a hierarchical social order, the problem is further compounded when discrimination is practiced on the grounds of caste, gender, religion and ethnicity, besides pronounced biases rooted in and emanating from patriarchal psychology. They are at once victims of organic violence’s – social, political and economic. Through different constitutional mechanisms, attempts are being made, probably one may contest this submission, to ensure gender equity.“Empowerment of Women” is a topic that has been debated and deliberated world over. Deliberations and action plans have been prepared for the last 30 years in the four world conferences on women at Mexico City (1975), Copenhagen (1980), Nairobi (1985), and Beijing (1995). These conferences have helped to strengthen the socio-economic, political and legal dimensions of the role of women. In the Mexico conference, it was decided that the decade (1975-85) be celebrated as the decade for women. During the decade, in 1979, the UN adopted CEDAW (Convention on Elimination of Discrimination against Women) which, in 1993, was adopted by India.The involvement of women in the development process and political decision making process has always been advocated by social and political thinkers. The Report of the committee on status of women in India (CSWI: 1974), which is considered as a significant document on the socio-economic conditions of Indian women says, “though women’s participation in the political process has increased, their ability to procedure an impact on the political process has been negligible because of the inadequate attention paid to their political education and mobilization by both political parties and women organisations. Parties have tended to see women voters as appendages of the males. Among women, the leadership has become diffused and diverse having sharp contradictions with regard to inequalities that affect the status of women in every sphere – social, economic and political.”It may also be stated that, the present study serve as a mirror for understanding the current political processes and socio-economic role of women in India. Study focuses on the participation of women in the parliament, state legislatures and as well as grass root level in India as the voters and contestants. It also examines the various emerging trends in respect of the participation of women in the electoral politics as well as in the working of legislative bodies. It would also add to the existing field of knowledge regarding women empowerment, political socialization, mobilization, gender inequality, politicization. The study would enhance the understanding of politics at all level in context of rapidly changing socio-political milieu. The present study may be useful and helpful fo","PeriodicalId":335395,"journal":{"name":"AARN: Kinship & Gender (Sub-Topic)","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121547345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2015-11-13DOI: 10.7441/soced.2015.03.02.02
S. Vávrová, Radana Kroutilová Nováková
Czech Abstract:Clanek se zabýva hodnocenim procesu transformace a deinstitucionalizace systemu pece o ohrožene děti v Ceske republice vedoucimi představiteli institucionalni pece o děti. Jedna se o aktualni tema reflektujici celostatni systemovou změnu. Studie zahrnuje výsledky kvalitativniho setřeni realizovaneho pocatkem roku 2015 technikou hloubkových rozhovorů s osmi řediteli vybraných dětských domovů. Ziskana data byla analyzovana za využiti postupů zakotvene teorie. Z výsledků výzkumu vyplynula skutecnost, že ředitele jsou si vědomi nezbytnosti transformace systemu pece, avsak neschvaluji některe dilci kroky vedouci k systemove změně. Deficity spatřuji předevsim v male připravenosti reformy a pravidlům měnicim se v jejim průběhu. English Abstract: This paper deals with an evaluation of the process of transformation and deinstitutionalisation of the system of care for vulnerable children in the Czech Republic by the main representatives of the institutional care for children. This is a pressing issue, reflecting a nationwide systemic change. The study includes the results of a qualitative survey conducted at the beginning of 2015, using the technique of in-depth interviews with 8 directors of selected children's homes. The obtained data were analysed using grounded theory procedures. The research results show that directors are aware of the necessity to transform the system of care, however, they do not approve of several partial steps towards such systemic change. Inadequate preparation of the reform and the changing of rules during the course of the reform were identified as the main deficits.
{"title":"(Transformace systému péče o ohrožené děti očima ředitelů dětských domovů) Transformation of the System of Care for Vulnerable Children from the Perspective of Children's Homes' Directors","authors":"S. Vávrová, Radana Kroutilová Nováková","doi":"10.7441/soced.2015.03.02.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7441/soced.2015.03.02.02","url":null,"abstract":"Czech Abstract:Clanek se zabýva hodnocenim procesu transformace a deinstitucionalizace systemu pece o ohrožene děti v Ceske republice vedoucimi představiteli institucionalni pece o děti. Jedna se o aktualni tema reflektujici celostatni systemovou změnu. Studie zahrnuje výsledky kvalitativniho setřeni realizovaneho pocatkem roku 2015 technikou hloubkových rozhovorů s osmi řediteli vybraných dětských domovů. Ziskana data byla analyzovana za využiti postupů zakotvene teorie. Z výsledků výzkumu vyplynula skutecnost, že ředitele jsou si vědomi nezbytnosti transformace systemu pece, avsak neschvaluji některe dilci kroky vedouci k systemove změně. Deficity spatřuji předevsim v male připravenosti reformy a pravidlům měnicim se v jejim průběhu. \u0000English Abstract: This paper deals with an evaluation of the process of transformation and deinstitutionalisation of the system of care for vulnerable children in the Czech Republic by the main representatives of the institutional care for children. This is a pressing issue, reflecting a nationwide systemic change. The study includes the results of a qualitative survey conducted at the beginning of 2015, using the technique of in-depth interviews with 8 directors of selected children's homes. The obtained data were analysed using grounded theory procedures. The research results show that directors are aware of the necessity to transform the system of care, however, they do not approve of several partial steps towards such systemic change. Inadequate preparation of the reform and the changing of rules during the course of the reform were identified as the main deficits.","PeriodicalId":335395,"journal":{"name":"AARN: Kinship & Gender (Sub-Topic)","volume":"81A 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121166016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The purpose of this research is to analyze the factors affecting geographical proximity with elderly parents of married women aged 30-40s in South Korea. Using the KLoWF 2010 data, results from multinomial logistic regression analyses show that the factors may vary in terms of needs and resources of young couples as well as their elderly parents. We also find that there are different mechanisms through husband-side elderly parents and wife-side ones. It is worth noting that the cohabitation and adjacent residence between the young couples and their elderly parents are determined from the different reasons.
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This paper presents an overlapping generations household model with positive assortative matching (richer individuals marry richer partners), incomplete information about partner’s type (it takes time to reveal income-earning capabilities of individuals) and a gender wage gap on the labor market (men are more likely to end up with a high-paying job). In equilibrium, a gender pay gap creates an excess supply of desirable husbands and women marry early to increase their chance of being matched with an ideal partner, which results in a gender age gap on the marriage market. A modified model with asymmetric information yields a similar result. As does an extended model where individuals have an option to remain single (the marriage market does not necessarily clear in equilibrium).
{"title":"Why Young Women Marry Old Men?","authors":"P. Blavatskyy","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2662356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2662356","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents an overlapping generations household model with positive assortative matching (richer individuals marry richer partners), incomplete information about partner’s type (it takes time to reveal income-earning capabilities of individuals) and a gender wage gap on the labor market (men are more likely to end up with a high-paying job). In equilibrium, a gender pay gap creates an excess supply of desirable husbands and women marry early to increase their chance of being matched with an ideal partner, which results in a gender age gap on the marriage market. A modified model with asymmetric information yields a similar result. As does an extended model where individuals have an option to remain single (the marriage market does not necessarily clear in equilibrium).","PeriodicalId":335395,"journal":{"name":"AARN: Kinship & Gender (Sub-Topic)","volume":"81 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122702361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2015-09-05DOI: 10.5901/JESR.2015.V5N3P279
T. Dube
The importance of education in the development of human capital has been broadly acknowledged. It has also been argued that improving access to education is central in the achievement of poverty reduction and other millennium development goals (MDGs) in Africa. Gender inequalities remain manifest in many development sectors in Africa including the educational sector. The main objective of this paper was to examine current gender disparity trends in education in sub-Saharan Africa. The paper reviews literature to investigate the nature of gender gaps in educational enrollment and attainment in sub-Saharan Africa. The main objective is to understand the main factors that contribute to the continued disparities between males and females from primary school level through to university level. The paper finds that there is variety of socio-cultural and economic causes responsible for these disparities. The primary driver of poor educational enrollment and attainment has economic foundations. However, gender disparities are largely explained by cultural beliefs and attitudes.
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Economic development and women empowerment are bidirectional in relation. Both force and nurture each other. Economic development changes society’s perspectives for various aspects and components. This article studies position of women in modern Indian Economy in respect with India’s economic level. Study in Indian context has unveiled position of women in other parts of the world too. Improvement of status of women in society has been recognized by international organizations like United Nations and International Labour Organization (ILO). Study of available statistics brings some strange points in front of us, when we see inverse relationship between level of education, level of economic development and social attitude towards counter gender by male members of society. It makes us to think again that “what is economic empowerment?” and “why women economic empowerment?”
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Supermarkets and agri-food companies increasingly dominate the production and retailing of food across the global south and north. They operate through global value chains (GVC) within which trade is coordinated by consumer-focused lead firms. This is generating jobs and incomes for workers and smallholders, a significant proportion female. Women contribute to enhancing productivity and quality in GVCs, but outcomes for improving their well-being appear to be mixed. The paper develops a gendered global value chain analysis as a frame for analysing processes of economic and social upgrading and downgrading in GVCs. It draws on case studies from African traditional and high value agro-exports to highlight three scenarios where: i. economic and partial social upgrading have gone together (floriculture); ii. upgrading and downgrading outcomes are mixed (horticulture); and iii. economic and social downgrading have gone together (cocoa). It considers the intersection of GVCs and gender embeddedness in shaping gender dynamics, and the role of private, civil society and public governance in promoting more gender equitable economic and social upgrading.
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