Socio-Material Conflicts and Suggested Agencies for Resolution. An Anthropological Perspective of Rural Pakistan

Socio-Material Conflicts and Suggested Agencies for Resolution. An Anthropological Perspective of Rural Pakistan

Aftab Ahmed

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Dr. Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry

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Haris Farooq

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Pakistan Association of Anthropology Islamabad-Pakistan

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The current research was conducted to study different dimensions of social and material conflicts; it’s different features, faces and also recommendations to enhance and strengthen the harmony and social management in the Village Khewaywali, (Tehsil Wazirabad) of District Gujranwala. The sample of 268 was drawn at the estimated population (876 households). A mix of anthropological tools were used to both study qualitatively and quantitatively the issues of conflicts at typical Punjabi rural community. One adult male member form every sampled household was interviewed after taking verbal communal consent. The research encompassed the reason(s) of conflict within a caste and between different castes in the village. The research proved to discover findings on both material and social conflicts in different castes of the village bisected by profession; the research also explored various socio-cultural reasons creating different material and social conflicts and recommendations to overcome disputes in an effective and efficient manner.

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Aftab Ahmed. 2014. \u201cSocio-Material Conflicts and Suggested Agencies for Resolution. An Anthropological Perspective of Rural Pakistan\u201d. Global Journal of Human-Social Science - C: Sociology & Culture GJHSS-C Volume 14 (GJHSS Volume 14 Issue C6).

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJHSS

Print ISSN 0975-587X

e-ISSN 2249-460X

Keywords

caste conflicts kinship religious conflicts social and material conflicts

Submission ReceivedDecember 16, 2013
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Accepted January 2, 2014
Published January 15, 2014

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Country: Pakistan

Subject: Global Journal of Human-Social Science - C: Sociology & Culture

Authors: Aftab Ahmed, Dr. Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry, Haris Farooq (PhD/Dr. count: 1)

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