conditions with existing social norms and values (Keyes, 1998). However, the concept of social wellbeing is only fully understood when various factors are interwoven in a complex mix of social, political, psychological, environmental, economic and cultural aspects. These factors shape our perception of health, well-being and illnesses. This situation becomes more apparent when people migrate to other countries. This is also especially a concern if people who go to other countries and stay there are
administration. Reasons for Federalization Conflict Management and National Unity The Philippines has been struggling and exerting every effort to resolve ethnic conflicts
Filipinos to maintain our mother tongue. Filipinos should strengthen our language, culture, and identity in order to give justice to those who nurtured our native language. It plays a vital role in fostering understanding between all citizens in the Philippines. According to de Dios (n.d.), the mother tongue is a significant phase of higher education not just a language, but also an integral part of one's identity. Lastly, it will promote a nationalistic education. Filipinos are aiming at producing graduates
giving it a streak of connotative definition. (Casabal 2008, Lunzaga, Bendulo, Felisilda, 2012; Saguilao, 2005). Base on Cage (2003, p.23), gay language is defined as a particular register or variety of language that is employed in certain socio-cultural contexts by gay people. This definition help us to come up to idea of “anti-language” by Halliday (1976, p.570) which is a special form of language generated by some kind of anti-society”.Anti-languages may be understood as extreme versions of social
in line with their psychological, personality, and identity researches. Before this, all researches mainly focused on traditional gender types present in society, the heterosexual individuals. This is reflected on how little the research on this culture is, most probably because participants are reluctant to disclose information about their gender orientation. Until now, some still regard homosexuality and bisexuality as “stigmatized identities”. (Nicholas, 2004). However, it is safe to say that
activities), Malaysia versus Singapore (Separation away from Malaysia), Philippines versus Malaysia (Dispute of Sabah), Thailand versus Myanmar/Burma (Border Disputes). In the midst of the messy situation, ASEAN was formed by then foreign ministers of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines on 8 August 1967 to act as the go-between for all Southeast Asian countries, with the motto” One Vision, One Identity, One Community”. There are 2 reasons for ASEAN to be established: (1) It
differences between the new international division of labour and the new international division of reproductive labour. I am going to be using specific examples to show how both transform existing ways of thinking about gender hierarchies, personal identities, women’s work and mothering. It is very important to note that although both the new international division of labour and the new international division of reproductive labour are fairly similar in the overall theory, there are very important differences
The international relations of Southeast Asia in the 1950s and 1960s were deeply influenced by a complex interaction between three fundamental forces: nationalism, the process of the decolonization and the advent of the Cold War . The main outcome of this was the achievement of only limited national and regional autonomy by the Southeast Asian states. Nationalism had spurred a search for self-reliance and autonomy. However the weakness of the nation-state, and intraregional divisions caused by both
1995; Laos and Myanmar on 23 July 1997; and Cambodia on 30 April 1999. The Bangkok Declaration of 1967 adopted seven aims and purposes for the organisation. These are: a) economic growth, social progress and cultural development; b) regional peace and stability; c) economic, social, cultural, technical, scientific and administrative collaboration; d) mutual assistance in training and research; e) collaboration in agriculture and industry, trade, transportation and communications and the improvement
1996). Whereas other countries have been examining this topic since the seventies (COURTNEY; LOCKERETZ, 1971; VENKATESAN; LOSCO, 1975; BELKAOUI; BELKAOUI, 1976; GOFFMAN, 1979), very little academic articles have addressed this subject matter in the Philippines. This void should be fulfilled because advertising portrayals have important social influences. Indeed, studies have revealed that stereotyped portrayals of women produce negative feelings in female