American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Rukundo1 S. Friend, Cyeze2, M. Emmanuel, Mwambari3, Faustin 

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of contextual variables on entrepreneurial intentions. Design/Methodology/Approach: We searched for articles in the EBSCO, ProQuest, and Web of Science databases. To maintain quality standards, we select only empirical impact studies published in peer reviewed journal. We passed through all articles which worked on context variables as antecedents in entrepreneurship research (Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Small Business Management, Small Business Economics, Journal of Applied Psychology, International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, and Gender, Work & Organization). Findings : The findings indicate that few research were conducted on the entrepreneurship education, culture, institutions, socio- economic variables, locus of control, demographic, and technology. The findings strongly support that the context play a significant role in configuration of entrepreneurial intentions. Research LimitationsTheoretical Implications: While many studies on entrepreneurship education were conducted, but none of the article worked on the role of context pay in configuration of entrepreneurial intentions using a systematic review. Research Perspective: There is a need of conducting more research on the impact of contextual factors on entrepreneurial intentions comparing developed and developing countries

Dr. Venkateswarlu Yesapogu, M.A., M.Phil, PhD.

Feminist writings were of crucial interest to the Post-colonial discourse for two major reasons. First, both patriarchy and imperialism could be seen to exert different forms of domination over those subordinate to them. Because of this, it was important for the experiences of women under the patriarchal influence to come out to the forefront and expose the undue cruelty be held on them by men. It was necessary for the women to oppose this male dominance over them. We observe that women continued to define the borders of the community, class and race. They tried to exert feminism through their works. Though the Indian women writers try to depict the women as strong and focused in their vision to succeed in lives, they were, however, ablest to succeed in their lives only in the space allotted to them by the men. However, the Feminist writers tried to stamp their authority in a male dominated environment as best as it is possible to them. It was a very difficult path, as the women had to break through years of male dominance, taboos and beliefs that had heavily impregnated the society. In addition, critics argued that colonialism operated very differently for women and for men. This was so because women were subjected to both general discrimination as colonial subjects and specific discrimination as women addressed as ‘double colonization

Rafig Aliyev Huseyn

This article provides the problem is that the stability of democracy in any country is based in the first place on the faith of citizens in democratic values, the pursuit of personal freedom and respect for the freedom of others, multikulturalism, tolerance for people who do not share their political views, personal enterprise and initiative, etc. It should be recognized that the most important of these conditions is the presence in society of political culture of a democratic type of desire formation of a single world space which lead humanity towards progress and prosperity, the development of modern international relations globalization, defining as the formation of a single world space, not only in the political sphere, but also in the field of economy, science, and so, for what purpose and requires a long period of time during which the society is just about going on the formation of the above-mentioned qualities.

Agnesa Muharremi

I treated costume design for Albanian Theatre in Kosovo; in this text .This were active component although, in fact in Kosovo Province Theatre named Albanian National Theatre in Pristina, Kosovo, costume designers were educated in Belgrade, Serbija. Sometimes the costume design was connected with concept and component -stage design, but in more cases from History of Art could be seen that costume design act as independent art. In the very beginning of created the costumes for actors in drama and comedy were presented many elements such as : Modeling ,cutting of illustrative characters, especially the position of people high(rich) class, places, province ,ages, occupation, gender and climatic conditions.

Amal Ali Mesfer Alblowy

Abstract Background: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder that occurs across the whole life span and is classified under anxiety disorders. It is a combination of illogical thoughts and compulsory behaviors caused by anxiety. Aim: To assess obsessive-compulsive disorder among female nursing students in Alriyada college in Jeddah and its relationship to some variables. Materials and Methods: A quantitative study “descriptive design”. The total number of study participants was (N =279). Data was collected through one tool by “Arabic Scale of Obsession-Compulsion” (ASOC). Results: The weighted mean for all dimensions of obsessive-compulsive disorder were 1.5458 ± .36035. The highest mean score of OCD symptoms 1.9023 ± .48364 was related to the “orderliness and discipline” dimension, followed by 1.7513 ± .53314 were related to the “obsessive thoughts” dimension. Conclusion and Recommendations: The study showed a low prevalence of OCD among study participants. The study recommended early detection, and prevention programs to reduce the negative impact of OCD disorder on the behavior, the mental health of the individual, and society. Also, public awareness, screening, and the presence of an educational psychologist in college may help for early detection and symptom management.

Ashutosh Mishra1

The Shankargarh block of Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh, India, is well known for its high quality silica sand, and large scale surface mining is being done here. Most of the mining workers belong to a forest-dwelling community- Kol. Although, their life was never easy, they were fulfilling their needs by selling forest produces. As forest was occupied by mines, Kols became unsheltered and resourceless. They started working as silica sand mining labours to earn their livelihood. These men are mostly underpaid, extremely poor and homeless. They are deprived by all basic amenities and services and are struggling for their survival by more than seventy years.  

Rasmi Ranjan Puhan1, Lakshmipriya Malla2 

The present paper intends to analyse the IWM Programmes implemented by government in Keonjhar District of odisha Named “Khidikhidi Nala Micro-Watershed” of Telkoi block and its various impact on the social-economic background and the educational status of the family residing in that areas. The present study used the survey method to collect data from different primary and secondary sources and taken Keonjhar District as sample and analyse the data accordingly. To analyse the above situation three objectives are made by the researchers like: To highlight different interventions implemented in Odisha, To assess the impact of the interventions on livelihood system and household food security of the poor and marginalized, To examine the impact of interventions on crop production/productivity, cropping systems/cropping intensity, farm / nonfarm employment and income etc., To determine the impact of interventions on health and education status of the people. At the same time same numbers of research questions are framed to make the analysis fruitful. After a marathon analysis researchers found that: The implemented watershed programme develops the socio-economic status of the people in that area in the same time the particular intervention develops the employment scenario significantly of the area. This watershed programme also helps to reduce the skilled labour migration as well as the migration of the general tribal people migration to the urban city area. Along with above findings also it was found that the intervention developed the bio-diversity scenario in fragile ecosystem of that particular area like: soil conservation, land conservation, vegetative index or greenery and reduced runoff etc. In last we can conclude that the particular intervention has an influence in different sectors (education, health, soil and land conservation, along with other positive environmental effects. 

Rasmi Ranjan Puhan1, Lakshmipriya Malla2

The present study focuses on the actual socio economic condition of tribal people prevailing in Odisha. The study has been undertaken in the two tribal blocks of Kalahandi district such as Koksara and Madanpur Rampur among the SHGs having bank linkage experience only. India’s preoccupation with rural credit dates back to the pre-colonial period. Successive attempts by governments in the post-independent period failed in providing credit to the vulnerable and poor people in rural areas thereby leaving an estimated 38 per cent of household dependant to the informal sector lending. NABARD developed the SHG-Bank Linkage approach as the core strategy that could be used by the banking system in India to increase financial inclusion of the poor. Odisha is the only state in India that accommodates the largest number of STs and PTGs in her soil who is of course the matrix of poverty and leads an unprivileged and deprived life. This isolated group of our society has been perishing in the secluded, most backward, remote and inaccessible tribal region of the state in an ever impoverished mental, economic and physical conditions. To analyse the above subject matter three research questions were established and Focus of the questions ware: (i) Whether Micro-Financing has generated any impact to deal with the problem of isolation and secluded living style of tribal people; (ii) Whether Micro Financing has created awareness in the minds of tribal people for development through any attitudinal transformation; (iii) Whether Micro-Financing has enhanced the tribal participation in development programmes to accrue increased benefits thereof. To study these questions same numbers of objectives are framed and which are the major thrust of this present study. Results of this study show that there is a clear empirical evidence of impact of SHGs in the lives of poor. The intervention has made significant change in the attitude of poor towards saving and on the other hand to mobilise a considerable quantum of credit with repeat support from formal financing institutions. The paper recommended several empirical steps to overcome these problems including provision of a better planning and implementation of the intervention with regular nurturing and support to the SHGs can result in better socio-economic outcome. 

Gregg D. Bromgard1, David Trafimow 

This paper demonstrates how social bargaining games can be used to study a broad range of study areas the prisoner’s dilemma,‖ basic methodological instructions, and a sample study to demonstrate the utility of the prisoner’s dilemma game in the social sciences and humanities. We examined participants’ emotional responses to situations that produce conflict. We manipulated outcomes within the prisoner’s dilemma by creating three sub-outcomes within the ―sucker’s payoff‖ outcome. Each sub-outcome had different payoff structures and participants were asked to imagine that they were the victims of the other player’s strategy to defect. We posit three possible hypotheses why participants should feel anger toward the other player: (1) the other player violated the participants’ autonomy by defecting; (2) the participants felt frustrated because the other player blocked the participants’ goal of attaining money, and (c) the participants perceived the payoffs as unfair relative to the other player. We obtained results that supported the hypothesis that participants perceived the payoffs as unfair.  

Dr. Amalendu Bhunia1, Soumya Ganguly2 

The present study investigates the relationship between selected Asian eight countries stock market index and Indian stock market BSE-Sensex. In other words, the main objective of the study is whether Indian stock market index is influenced by selected Asian countries stock market or not. The progressive deletion of constraints, reduction of controls over capital movements, quick development of worldwide trade in commodities, services and financial assets, emergence of new capital markets and the upshots of financial and economic crises enhanced the significant dependability among the emerging stock markets as well. This study is based on secondary time series data obtained from index mundi database and yahoo.com database for the period from 1991 to 2013. In the course of analysis, ADF unit root test, co-integration test and causality test have been designed. Johansen multivariate co-integration test shows that Indian stock market index is related with selected eight countries stock market index in the long-run. Granger causality test illustrates that bi-directional causality exists between the selected variables between the selected stock market indices.