Essays about: "cultural problems of pakistan"

Found 3 essays containing the words cultural problems of pakistan.

  1. 1. Why honor is worth more than a life : A literature review about ’so called’ honor violence

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för hälsa

    Author : Malin Paulusson; [2013]
    Keywords : honor culture; honor; values; honor; violence; honor; killings; collective; society;

    Abstract : Background: In honor culture the family’s honor is valued by the girl’s or the woman’s social and sexual behavior, in her virginity, and is therefore dependent on how well she can manage the deeply rooted traditional norms that describes what is acceptable or not. Anyone who violates these norms and rules must be punished, and the most extreme form is killings, ‘so called’ honor killings, sanctioned by the community. READ MORE

  3. 2. Factors Determine the Infant Mortality in Punjab (Pakistan)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Haris Idrees; [2010]
    Keywords : poverty; education; women; infant mortality; children; Social and economic history; Ekonomisk och social historia; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Infant and child mortality is the best indicator to examine the health status of the children in a society. It is also an important index to evaluate the socio-economic development. High level of infant and child mortality means poor government policies for improving the nation’s health and discourages the socio-economic development. READ MORE

  4. 3. Micro finance : barriers to the microfinance outreach for women in Pakistan

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Waheed Rehman; [2007]
    Keywords : micro finance; out reach; gender discrimination; gender targeting;

    Abstract : This research provides an overview of micro finance industry in Pakistan. Micro Finance in Pakistan is at its initial stage. The organized micro finance activities started in 2001 as a result of Micro Finance ordinance 2001. The establishment of first micro finance bank of Pakistan is the result of this ordinance. READ MORE