Arts and Social Sciences Journal

A psychoanalytical approach to the climate crisis in terms of the individual psychological background as object relations determine the relationship to nature as holding female representations and group dynamics at work in the reaction or lack thereof. A further exploration into the ability to sustain frustration as a key element to personal and societal development allowing to shed primitive libidinal patterns whereas certain psychological structures are hindered from this ability. As a result, the dysfunctional narcissism feeds relationships of dominance and power completing a self destructive pattern where only adaptation and symbolization processes could counter the traumatic effects of sudden change to our modern lifestyles.

This article provides a conceptual framework for observing social well-being among university faculty members. The study aimed to recognize how the dimensions of human health have an essential role in balancing the social life of faculty members, and its general coverage in society can promote social development. A further aim was to focus on how to affect the social well-being of faculty members has a positive influence on the optimal performance of social roles in the academic environment and also what are the factors affecting the level of social wellbeing benefits of faculty members that will lead to improving the performance of professors in the scientific environment. The extensive observation in this research was considered on an individual scale, and the sample was (N=200) people. The obtained results in this research show that the social well-being rate of men is higher than women. According to descriptive data, the average mark of social wellbeing for faculty staff has been 105.5, minimum 78, and a maximum of 128, which is considered proper and shows the social well-being of faculty members is high. However, there are some different items observed based on background properties. Implications of results will be discussed.

Naming in most African communities is a very crucial concept being celebrated: As names is a repository of cultural and historical information. Significant events and historical figures are remembered through naming. The focus of this paper is to unfold the perception that names attached to roads and schools (primary and secondary alike) in Lupane district of Matabeleland North Province in Zimbabwe, shed light on the preservation of history of the Ndebele people. The paper develops the argument that it is the past which gives identity to an individual or ethnic group. The landmark names in Lupane district extend the community’s commemoration of notable heroes and their achievements. Historical evidence has fostered the indelible mark of the names in Matabeleland, thereby serving as forms of linguistic as well as, historical records for posterity. In the same vein, the study attempts to reveal that significant events and people in Lupane district have been remembered through place naming evident in the schools and roads, among other observable landmarks consciously tagged by the community and the responsible local authority. Signposting such as road names and schools naming expresses the worldview of the Ndebele people in Lupane thereby asserting ownership of their space and authority to contribute to the construction of national narratives. As such, this onomastic practice in Lupane district is driven and manipulated by the Ndebele people’s historical milieu. A thorough exploration of the origin and meanings of place names in this regard will enable the study to establish their symbolic significance. Qualitative research methodology will be employed to study the place names and interviews will be carried out with resource persons from the community and local authority who have substantive knowledge about the subject under study.

Humour is a state of mind that has the ability to make people laugh. Humor and wit identify the comic species. Wit is the mental faculty of intelligence. In his novels, Narayan employs wit to produce humour. It is possible to understand the sociological interpretations of humour in R. K. Narayan's works for his ideas are based on in-depth research and offer several viewpoints on literary interpretations. He uses critical analysis to build social order, acceptance, and transformation through making fun of human conditions, interactions, and cultures. Humor is a sort of art, and people's acceptance of humour depends on a variety of sociological circumstances. Humor improves a person's physical and psychological health. It is an amusing intellectual experience that makes people laugh. Narayan's writings, which are fictionalized, portray the peculiarities and foibles of modern Indian life. They have a genuinely sarcastic quality. Comedy is a sort of art that helps people understands the evil that exists in their society. R. K. Narayan uses the genre of comedy to combat corruption in society. To demonstrate to his viewers the contradiction present in Indian culture, he uses regular people from the community as his protagonists. Indian philosophy is heavily infused in his writings. A discussion of the sociological interpretations of humour that may be found in many contexts, descriptions, narratives, and dialogues that enhance and advance human life is attempted.

The study’s objectives were to trace the origin and development of the cooperative movement in Mwea irrigation scheme and to investigate the role of the cooperative movement in rice production in Mwea irrigation scheme from 1964 to 2009. The study was a descriptive survey that used primary and secondary sources of data. Respondents were purposively sampled and snowballing was used to link the researchers to other knowledgeable respondents. Respondents were interviewed orally. The data collected was analyzed and classified thematically based on the objectives of the study. The study found out that the cooperative movement in Mwea irrigation scheme began in 1964 as an initiative of rice farmers in the scheme. Although the movement lobbied for the rights of the rice farmers in the scheme, government interference made its advocacy activities unsuccessful between 1964 and l998. The movement enabled rice farmers buy shares in Mwea rice mills limited, a joint venture between rice farmers in the scheme and the government of Kenya. After liberalization of rice production in 1999, the cooperative movement took over most of the activities carried out by the national irrigation board since the board was no longer in charge or rice production in the scheme from 1999. The efficiency and effectiveness of the cooperative movement in provision of services to rice farmers was one of the reasons that led to an increase in rice acreage, amount and higher profits among farmers in the scheme from 1999. The cooperative movement therefore had a positive impact on rice production in the scheme after 1999. More rice farmers therefore need to be encouraged to join the cooperative movement. The cooperative movement in Mwea irrigation scheme needs to diversify its activities in order to bring on board more people into it and not just rice farmers.

The study examined the role of a local NGO (House of Liberation for Empowerment (HOLIFE) in economic empowerment of rural women in the Upper West Region, Ghana. It delved into the factors constraining women economic empowerment, assessed HOLIFE strategies adopted in promoting women economic empowerment and further identified the challenges facing HOLIFE organization in the discharge of its duties in the study areas. The paper builds on a case study of HOLIFE-NGO engaged in women empowerment so far in five districts in the upper west region. The study adopted in-depth interviews with three HOLIFE top management staff, one focus group discussions held in each beneficiary district with nine-teen women beneficiaries and semi-structured interviews with twenty-five HOLIFE district based executives from the five beneficiary districts (five each from the five districts). The collected data were analyzed and presented as frequency distribution percentages, direct quotations and narratives. The study revealed the following as factors militating against women economic empowerment in the study area; thus lack of access to farmland, cultural practices, inaccessibility to credit, lack of extension services and Illiteracy. However, the women beneficiaries are with the opinion that HOLIFE is highly contributing to uplifting their economic empowerment. It was further revealed that HOLIFE uses the following strategies to empower its women includes; awareness campaign/advocacy campaign; skill training programs; loan with a low-interest rate; and capacity building. Despite the effectiveness of the strategies, the following factors impede HOLIFE smooth operations thus insufficient fund, poor roads, irregularity in membership meetings, illiteracy and product marketing challenge. It is recommended that the government as well as donors should help reduce the constraining factors of local NGOs in the country to ensuring their smooth operations towards women empowerment.

This study looks at how social media affects people's thoughts and actions when it comes to environmental health and understanding in Bangladesh. In the last 20 years, social media sites have become very important for environmental campaigning, having a big impact on how people interact with each other and how policies are discussed. According to data, the number of social media users in Bangladesh rose from about 1 million in 2000 to over 45 million by 2024. At the same time, more material relating to the environment was posted. In 2022, polls showed that 78% of people who answered had seen environmental efforts on social media, and 62% said that they knew more about environmental problems in their own communities. The study talks about campaigns that worked, like the "Clean Dhaka" project, which touched more than 5 million people and got 30% more people to help clean up their communities. In addition, a comparison of participation data shows that posts about environmental health get 35% more interactions than posts about other topics. According to conversations with activists and policymakers, social media is a very important way to get people to support causes, help grassroots groups, and improve contact between people and the government. This study shows that social media has the power to change how people think about the environment and help create a culture of sustainability in Bangladesh. This can lead to better public health and environmental care. The findings suggest that social media environmental campaigns should invest in digital learning programs to maximize their benefits.

Personally traits and characteristics are biological as well as environmental. Gender is a universal dichotomy in any given culture. Strict gender behavioral traits are however believed to produce inhibitions, especially for females, which may lead to inhibitions in achievement and success situations. Mostly importantly, they inhibit females from subjects, careers and specializations which have been stereotypically ascribed to males. However, where there are gender behavioral flexibility traits, there may be no inhibitions as to choice of a career, which may be perceived as a male domain. This could be true especially for females who are of high intellectual promise and for literate backgrounds. This was the reason for this study on university women in Nigeria aimed at finding out the level of stereotypic gender learning they may have and if this relates to the field the women are in. The study showed that more of the women were feminine in orientation among those in the science-based specializations and those in the humanities. The study recommended that, for a state of flux to be in gender stereotype, the foundation should be laid early during the foundational years for not only females but males for societal balancing.

It has been argued by many that an individual’s posit to school work and achievement in school is central to the individual’s performance in school. Moreover, intelligent girls are believed to shy away from high performance because of the believe that it could elicit social rejection. The present study was aimed at finding out the difference in academic performance of girls who are positively attuned to achievement and success in school as compared to those who are negatively so.

An investigator’s constructed achievement orientation instrument was used for the study, while academic result of the students for two terms in English and Mathematics were used to find out the level of the student’s performance. The findings of the study revealed no significant difference in performance between the two groups of subjects under study.