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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-III).01 10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-III).01 Published : Sep 2021Experience of Out-of-Placeness in Diane Glancy's The Reason for Crows
With the theory of Moss and Dyck, this study discusses Diane Glancy's The Reason for Crows to understand the insinuations of sensuous geography. This study maintains how in the wake of out-of-place identity within Native American space, Glancy uses sensory experiences as material practices to counter a sense of out-of-placeness. Such multisensory experiences help her native characters locate themselves in both the textual and Native American space. This study explores Diane Glancy's The Reason for Crows not only to find out the reasons due to which the Native Americans develop an acute sense of out-of-placeness within Native American spaces but also the geographies of illness and disability to investigate how Native Americans create and contest their space and place.
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Body, Diane Glance, Native American Woman, Place, Space
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(1) Fasih ur Rehman
Lecturer, Department of English, Khushal Khan Khattak University, Karak, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Owais Ifzal
Lecturer, Department of English, Government College University Faisalabad, Hafizabad Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Rao Aisha Sadiq
Lecturer, Department of English, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-III).02 10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-III).02 Published : Sep 2021CBO Based Microfinancing in Pakistan: Comparative Analysis of Akhuwat Foundation and Kashf Foundation
Poverty is a risk to harmony, which results in the dismissal of human rights. Microfinance is a tool that is famous across the world as a solution to alleviate poverty. Through this tool, lowincome households can have permanent access to a range of high-quality and affordable financial services that are offered by a range of retail providers. Community-based organizations, commonly known as "CBO", play a vital role in providing microfinance to the needy group of people, which determined the relationship between microfinance and poverty alleviation. This research presents a comparative study between Akhuwat Foundation and Kashf Foundation microfinance models for providing housing finance to low-income groups. A qualitative approach has been applied to determine the relationship between microfinance and poverty alleviation. In-depth interviews are conducted with working staff and borrowers of Akhuwat Foundation and Kashf Foundation (microfinance organizations). The research concludes that both organizations strive to alleviate poverty and to enhance the living standard of low-income people through mutual support in the system. The study also suggests that these organizations should need to emphasize more on the diversified needs of the poor people and must aim to serve the most extremely poor strata of the population.
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Microfinance, Interest-Free Loans, Community Empowerment, Poverty Alleviation
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(1) Muhammad Salman
School of Architecture & Planning, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Sana Malik
School of Architecture & Planning, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Fariha Tariq
School of Architecture & Planning, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Earth-Man Degradation In Corasanti's The Almond Tree: An Eco Critical Study
This article finds out the relationship between nature and human beings. Nature is being damaged by advanced technology as well as by human beings. Glotfelty (1996) presents his idea that it is the relation of living organisms to their environment that bring changes in the surroundings. We have seen the loss of humanity in this age of science and advancement. The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti (2012) is about the conflict between Palestine and Israel. For this purpose, the research is done from Eco Criticism lenses. Both physical and natural world shares close relations. The urgency of examining literature from an ecological point of view has increased due to the present environmental crisis which has swept the globe. This research leads to the conclusion that there must be peace and harmony in the world by being friendly not only with other human beings but with the environment as well.
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Ecocriticism, Environmental Crisis, Loss of Humanity, War, Territorial Issues, The Almond Tree
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(1) Iqra Khadam
Lecturer, Department of English, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Amna Aziz
Lecturer, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Faiza Saeed
Lecturer, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Marxism in Zakia Mashhadi's Death of an Insect
Poverty is the root cause of exploitation of the poor at the hands of the rich in the root structure of the society that leads the poor towards the state of self-pity. This study is an interlink between the domains of World Englishes, Freudo-Marxist Literature, Trauma Literature and Postcolonial Literature. The postcolonial context of the subcontinent amidst language appropriation is the major theme that witnesses the phenomenon of exploitation and poverty through the canvas of Freudo-Marxist Literature. The current study attempts to find Marxist themes, predominantly exploitation and poverty, from a short story Death of an Insect by Zakia Mashhadi. The textual qualitative method of analysis proceeds under the operational theoretical lens of Edgar W. Schneider and Karl Marx. The former deals with textual analysis through language appropriation, while the latter deals with thematic analysis through the behaviour of the bourgeoisie towards the proletariat, respectively. The study has found that the upper class, for their vested interests, even for the satisfaction of their ego, brutally exploit the poor working class, who have to suffer and bear all inhuman behaviour without any resistance. Thus, this continuous Vicious Circle of exploitation and poverty cause difficulties and hardships for the poor class.
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Poverty, Exploitation, World Englishes, Freudo-Marxist Literature, Postcolonial Literature
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(1) Kaniz Fatima
Visiting Lecturer, Department of English, Lahore College for Women University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Aadil Ahmed
Research Scholar, Department of Humanities, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Shahzeb Shafi
Lecturer of English, Pakistan Institute of Health Science (PIHS), Barma, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan.
Engaging Instructions in History Classrooms: Exploring University Teachers' Perceptions and Practices
This interview study aimed to explore the perceptions and practices of the university teachers regarding student engagement in History & Pakistan Studies classrooms. Data were collected from four PhD professors from a public sector university. A qualitative research design was used, and semi-structured interviews were conducted. Thematic analysis was done to extract findings from the qualitative data. The finding is arranged into three themes, i.e., student engagement, instructional strategies, and classroom management. The finding suggested that teachers use different strategies and practices to improve student engagement. Moreover, teachers used different practices to make their classes interesting. It is reported that having a cordial teacher-student relationship is beneficial for enhancing student engagement level and overall performance at the postgraduate level of education. Effective classroom management plays a significant role in creating a positive learning environment for engaging instruction.
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Classroom Management, Instructional Strategies, Students Engagement, Higher Education, Engaging Instructions, University Teachers
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(1) Gouhar Pirzada
MPhil Scholar, Department of Education, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Yaar Muhammad
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Saba Zaka
District Trainer, Department of Literacy and Non-Formal Basic Education, Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan.
Journalistic Ethics in Islam
Islam provides ethical rules for media also. The human beingis independent and respectable. The material should bebeneficial for all. Islamic rules for journalistic ethics are authentic. Muslimsare responsible for the reformation of the world. Islam clears the basicconcept of the universe, human being, and code of life that is God made.Islam provides rules for media persons, material, and conveying process.These are compulsory for Muslims and general for all over the world.Reformation, through media, is crucial to protect the nations. It is difficult,to tell the truth to rulers and powerful people but very important to stopbeing cruel to the common people. Media is controlling the thinking leveland direction of the world. The media may be wrong or right. Islam provideseternal journalistic ethics. If Muslims, especially and rest of the world,generally act upon these ethical rules, media cannot be harmful.
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Journalism, Islam, Ethics, Media, Reformation
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(1) Razia Shabana
Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Lubna Qasim
Visiting Lecturer, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Abdul Nasir Zamir
Ph.D. Scholar/ Lecturer, Department of Computer Engineering, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
Populism in the United States: Binary Constructions by Donald Trump in the Domestic and Foreign Policies
This study intends to explore the rise of Donald Trump to the White House. Why was Donald Trump considered a populist leader, and how did his populist rhetoric and actions impact the contours of American domestic and foreign policies? The study adopted qualitative exploratory and explanatory research techniques. Specific methods utilised to conduct the study remained political personality profiling. It finds that the populist leaders construct the binaries in the society by dividing the nation into two groups: 'us' the people, against 'them' the corrupt elite or other groups presented as a threat to the lives and livelihood of the nation. Though populism as a unique brand of politics remained active through most of the US history, yet these were only two occasions that populists were successful in winning the American presidential elections -Andrew Jackson in 1828 and Donald Trump in 2016. Structural and historical reasons became the biggest cause behind the election of Donald Trump, who successfully brought a revolution in American domestic and foreign policies. And if structural issues in the United States are not addressed, there is a clear chance that Trump - who is not withering away- will come back to contest and challenge any competitors in the 2024 presidential elections.
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Populism, Jacksonianism, Donald Trump, American First, the US Versus them, Free Riders
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(1) Muhammad Nadeem Mirza
Faculty Member, School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Lubna Abid Ali
Dean, Faculty of Contemporary Studies, National Defence University Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Irfan Hasnain Qaisrani
Faculty Member, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Effectively Managing Classroom: A Case Study of Four Novice Elementary Teachers in Private Schools
This study explored the lived experiences of novice elementary school teachers with respect to classroom management. This study used a phenomenological case study research design. Four novice elementary school teachers struggling with classroom management were selected from private elementary schools in Lahore. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to elicit the lived experiences of the participants. All interviews were audio-recorded and later transcribed for conducting a qualitative content analysis of the data. The analysis revealed that novice teachers faced various challenges in managing their class-and used multiple pedagogical techniques to handle day-to-day classroom issues. Usually, a new teacher is highly dependent on the support and help from the school management; irony, however, is that they seldom receive any. This study contributes to contextual knowledge related to the issues and needs of novice private elementary school teachers at the start of their careers.
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Private Schools, Effective Classroom Management, Case Study, Novice Elementary Teachers
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(1) Ayesha Saleem
Lecturer, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Yaar Muhammad
Assistant Professor, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Malahat Fuad Siddiqui
Research Associate, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Effect of Reciprocal Teaching on the Reading Motivation: Experimental Evidence from a Classroom Intervention
The objective of this research exercise is to examine how reciprocal teaching affects 7th-grade students reading motivation in the subject of English. To meet the desired objective, the study employed a quasi-experimental design. The intact classes were randomly allocated to the experimental and control group. The experimental group was instructed with reciprocal teaching strategies, while the control group was taught with the traditional method. The Motivations for Reading Questionnaire (MRQ) was administered before and after the intervention. The study employed Pretest-Posttest Nonequivalent Control Group Design for data collection. The data was analyzed using the independent sample and paired sample t-test. The results of the study revealed that the motivation level of students who were taught with reciprocal teaching is significantly higher than those students who were taught with the traditional method. These results suggest that reciprocal teaching should be incorporated in teacher education programs as appropriate instructional practice for reading.
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Reciprocal Teaching, Experimental Evidence, Classroom Intervention
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(1) Sadia Khan
Ph.D. Scholar, Institute of Education and Research (IER), University of Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Abid Hussain Ch.
Dean Education, Institute of Education and Research (IER), University of Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Military Disengagement from Politics in Turkey: Lessons for Pakistan
The armed forces had a predominant role in the Turkish polity until 2002. During 1960 and 2002, the military had staged direct coups, i.e. 1960, 1971, 1980 and 1997 and maintained an indirect role in internal and external politics through various institutions such as National Security Council (NSC), National Unity Command (NUC), Military courts, Military corporations (OYAK), and Military Pension Fund (MPF). However, the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) has replaced the hitherto predominance of the army in Turkish polity. This research paper highlights that AKP has been successful in disengaging the military from politics with mass support, continuous successes in elections, and managing internal and external threats. Further, the manuscript explored the quest of Turkey to become a member of the European Union, great powers support to Tayyab Erdogan on ensuring human rights, and the principle of republicanism have contributed to the AKP project of civilian supremacy over the armed forces.
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Civil-Military Relations, Coup D'etat, Transformation, Democratic Control
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(1) Usman Khan
Lecturer in Political Science, University of Malakand, Chakdara, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Bakhtiar Khan
Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Buner, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Jamal Shah
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Government Post Graduate College Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
The Role of Parental Cultural Capital in Student's Career Selection at Higher Education Level in District Layyah
The career selection process is a very important decisionin every student’s life. Many factors are affecting before thetaking a decision on their future career. In this study, the researcher wants toinvestigate the influence of respondents’ parental cultural capital of selectedareas. Some other factors like; the profession of their parents, their residenceand the income of their family on the career selection process of 320students of tertiary level education from the government sector graduatecolleges of District Layyah. In this study, the researcher also investigatedthose students who are studying in the B.S. program; either they are in theirown will, or they faced some external forces with selecting this field of study.For this proposal, the data was collected through a questionnaire. The resultsshow the parents influence as most significant in the career selection processof the students at the higher education level. It is recommended that parentsequally mobilize their resources, such as social and cultural capital, to theirchildren. This will help them make wise career decisions.
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Parental Cultural Capital, Studentââ¬â¢s Career Selection, District Layyah
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(1) Ghulam Abbas
PhD Scholar, Department of Sociology, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Farooq
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Ayesha Chaudhary
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Modeling and Predicting Commuters' Travel Mode Choice in Lahore, Pakistan
The travel mode preference exists in both culture and theenvironment. The wide scale of people's mobility makesour cities more polluted and congested, eventually affecting urban assets.Understanding people’s mode choice is important to develop urbantransportation planning policies effectively. This study aims to model andpredict the commuter’s mode choice behaviour in Lahore, Pakistan. A surveywas conducted, and the data was used for model validation. The comparative study was further done among multinomial logit model (MNL),Random Forest (RF), and K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) classification approaches. It’s common in existing studies that vehicle ownership is rankedas the most important among all features impacting commuters’ travel modechoice. Since many commuters in Lahore own no vehicle, it’s unclear whatthe rank of factors impacting non-vehicle owners is. Other than thecomparison of predicting the performance of the methods, our contributionis to do more analysis of the rank of factors impacting the different types ofcommuters. It was observed that occupation is ranked as the most importantamong all features for non-vehicle owners.
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Travel Behavior, Machine Learning, Multinomial Logit Model, Random Forest, K-nearest Neighbor, the Travel Mode Choice
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(1) Fariha Tariq
Department of City and Regional Planning, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Nabeel Shakeel
Department of City and Regional Planning, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Identifying Features of Pakistani Learners Writing Through MDA and Coh-Metrix
Learner language has been a source of interest for researchers of all times as it possesses common features of language in use. For investigating this, Multi-dimensional analysis (MDA) by Biber is one such approach that empirically studies practiced language and establishes grounds for those varieties too which are striving for their place in linguistic cline (Crossely, et al., 2014). The present research is an effort to explore common patterns of learner language, which are explored throughCoh-Metrix (an online data tagging tool used to assess cohesion, coherence,readability level, etc.) to study those features and their respective functions while partially using MDA methodology. Following Biber's methodology,Factor analysis was conducted, and four dimensions were identified, which provided clues for the functional association of these dimensions. The results show that Pakistani learners' argumentative writing possesses narrative features and is dominatingly overlapping at the level of vocabulary,syntactic constructions, and passage development, and even in argumentation. These findings help us to establish the fact that Pakistani English has its own identity. These results are helpful for linguists as well as teachers as the knowledge of common linguistic and syntactic structures can be assessed easily while keeping in mind the grade level of the students.
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Coh-Metrix, Factor Analysis, Multidimensional Analysis, ICLE, Corpus Linguistics
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(1) Rabia Tabassum
Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Mahwish Farooq
Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Muhammad Asim Mahmood
Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
Emotional Intelligence and Decision Making: A Correlational Study of School Principals
The objective of the study was to find out the relationship between emotional intelligence and the decision-making of secondary school principals. The current study was descriptive and quantitative in nature, and a survey method was applied to collect the data.All the secondary school principals working in District Haveli and Punch were the population of the study. The instrument used was a self-developed questionnaire to collect the data. The questionnaire was used comprising of three parts. Part A of the questionnaire was used for demographic data, part B was used to measure emotional intelligence, and Part C of the questionnaire was utilized to measure the decision-making styles. The researcher collected data from all secondary school principals of both districts, District Haveli and District Bagh, including private and public school principals, using a universal sampling technique. Data were analyzed through SPSS by using Pearson's correlation analysis. It is inferred that a significant and strong positive relationship exists between emotional intelligence and decision-making styles of principals.
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Emotional intelligence, Decision Making, Correlational Study, School Principals
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(1) Nazir Haider Shah
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Naqeeb ul Khalil Shaheen
Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.
(3) Sobia Yaseen
Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan.
The Impact of Literacy and Numeracy Drive (LND) on English Language Learning in Rural and Urban Public Schools of Gujranwala, Punjab
The study examines the impact of Literacy and Numeracy Drive (LND) on the English language learning outcomes and environment at primary sections of rural and urban public schools of district Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan. The data were gathered from two public schools: one from a rural area and another from an urban center. The partakers, N=60, served in the controlled and experiment groups. The control group was imparted the prescribed syllabus with the traditional method. In contrast, the experimental group was trained through LND's systematic learning objectives (SLOs), Tablet PCs, specific booklets, and tests. Three pre-tests were conducted before the treatment, and three post-tests were administered after two months of instruction. The study used quasi-experimental methods, and the gathered data were analyzed using SPSS 25. The results show a significant improvement in the outcomes of the experimental group, while no significant change was observed in the case of the control group. The results demonstrate that systematic SOL-based language teaching, technological assistance, and hand training help improve the English language pedagogy. The study suggests that such intervention scan enhance the overall English language teaching environment. As a result,the reach of LND should be extended to other sections of public schools
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Literacy and Numeracy Drive, Systematic Learning Objectives, English Language Teaching
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(1) Muhammad Asad Habib
Lecturer, Department of English, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Asif
PhD Candidate, Department of English, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Rana Imran Ali
Lecturer, Department of English, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
The Relationship of Parental Practices and Psychological Distress among Adult Children of Alcoholic Fathers in Pakistan
Psychological distress does not develop in isolation; this phenomenon is affected by a multitude of inter and intrapersonal factors, one of which is parental behaviors and parenting practices. Current research aimed to study the relationship between parental practices and psychological health of children of alcoholics. For this purpose,a demographic form, General Health Questionnaire, and Egna Minnen Betraffende Uppfostran were used. The sample was adult children of alcoholics between the age range of 18 to 25 (M=21.40, SD=2.36) and included both males (n=166) and females (n=158) selected through purposive sampling technique. The minimum level of education was matric (16.7percent), and the highest educational level was masters (13.6 percent). Maternal rejection was found to be the strongest predictor for both psychological distress risk and intensity, whereas maternal over protectiveness and emotional warmth were negative predictors of distress risk and intensity. Father's emotional warmth was a strong predictor of psychological distress intensity, and over protectiveness was a strong predictor of psychological distress risk. Findings were discussed in the context of previous research.
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Mental Health, Parental Practices, Adult Children of Alcoholics
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(1) Ivan Suneel
Associate Professor, Vice-Rector Intermediate Section Forman Christian College, A Chartered University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
(2) Elizabeth Schwaiger
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Forman Christian College, A Chartered University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Abia Nazim
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Forman Christian College, A Chartered University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Cultural Perception Regarding Mental Illness: A Case Study of Domestic Carers in Jalalpur Pirwala, District Multan
Culture guides the individuals to live their lives according to the beliefs set by the people of that culture. In order to know about the cause of any illness, the combination of knowledge and culture is considered to be a powerful tool. The study aimed to see the cultural perceptions about mental illness in Jalalpur Pirwala. This study focused on the carers of mentally ill persons by observing their perceptions regarding the mentally ill person of their families. The subject of the research was 18-60 years old mentally ill persons. Data collection methods included observation, unstructured interviews with practitioners (spiritual healers/bhoopa), and in-depth interviews were conducted with caretakers of mentally ill persons, selected through snowball sampling. Findings showed that cultural beliefs regarding mental illness are related to supernatural or divine phenomena in which causes of mental illness are Allah's will or punishment, witching, black magic, evil eye, curse or women's fault.
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Culture, Mental Illness, JalalpurPirwala, Spiritual Healer, Carers, Beliefs, Cultural Perception
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(1) Shagufta Hamid Ali
Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Altaf Ghanni Bhatti
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.