To study the social implications of sub-divided housing units and its prospects in an affluent society : Hong Kong

Social remittances (ideas, system practice, and social capital flow from the receiving country to the home country) of Indonesian female migrant workers (BMP) in Hong Kong appeared better and more complete than other BMP in other countries like Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, or Singapore. Based on that research, we are encouraged to do extensive research in order to identify factors that push BMP’s social remittances development in Hong Kong, to identify kinds of social remmitances they receive and to understand on how far their social remittances become a medium to empower them and their society. This study is done in qualitative method that uses an in-depth interview technique and FGD. Subjects of study are BMP, the government (Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration and BNP2TKI), NGOs, migrant workers’ organization and researchers of BMP. The study done in Cianjur (West Java), Wonosobo and Banyumas (Central Java) and Hong Kong indicates that during their migration process, female migrant workers not only have economical remittance that can be used for productive activities, but also social remittances. The social remittances are in the form practical knowledge such as language skill and nursery; knowledge on health, financial management; ethical work; the mindset changing and networking. The study indicate that female migrant workers are extraordinary women more than just an ex-helper. Their migration has put them into a position as an agent of development in society.Key words: Indonesians female migrant workers, social remmitances, empowerment

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VOLUNTEERING IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES: PREFERENCES, EXPECTATIONS, BARRIERS, AND MOTIVATION OF AGING CHINESE PROFESSIONALS IN HONG KONG

Hallym International Journal of Aging ◽

10.2190/0yjy-pt7b-gxxh-100r ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 31-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

LEE ANN MJELDE-MOSSEY, PH.D ◽

IRIS CHI, DSW ◽

NELSON CHOW, PH.D

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Social Services ◽

The Social

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Funerary Ritual

The Oxford Handbook of the Phoenician and Punic Mediterranean ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190499341.013.20 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 292-309

Author(s):

Mireia López-Bertran

Keyword(s):

Point Of View ◽

Good Death ◽

Social Implications ◽

Archaeological Remains ◽

Deceased Person ◽

Funerary Rituals ◽

The Social ◽

The Common ◽

Funerary Rites ◽

Written Sources

This chapter explores the funerary rites in the Phoenician-Punic world from a comprehensive point of view, and it focuses on the common points arising from a large amount of data. The concern for burying their deceased and the belief in the soul’s afterlife show that the Phoenicians considered death as a transformation rather than as the end of a person’s life. Through our access to archaeological remains and written sources, we can reconstruct the existence of a meaningful burial program that was destined to provide a “good death” and afterlife. Funerary rituals, thus, are the actions or gestures to achieve this goal. The aim of this chapter is to explain the rites that family members undertook once someone died, in order to transform correctly the deceased person into an otherworldly being, the ancestor. The social implications of the data arising from burials are also briefly considered.

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The social implications of the use of computers across national boundaries

10.1145/1499586.1499757 ◽

1973 ◽

Author(s):

Burt Nanus ◽

Michael Wooton ◽

Harold Borko

Keyword(s):

Social Implications ◽

The Social ◽

National Boundaries

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The Renegotiation of the Social Pact in Hong Kong: Economic Globalisation, Socio-economic Change, and Local Politics

Journal of Social Policy ◽

10.1017/s0047279404008591 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 293-310 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

ELIZA W. Y. LEE

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Social Policy ◽

Policy Development ◽

Path Dependence ◽

Local Politics ◽

Economic Change ◽

The State ◽

The Social ◽

Social Pact ◽

Economic Globalisation

This article discusses the politics of social policy development in Hong Kong following the Asian financial crisis. It examines the cause, mode and political significance of social policy reform in an Asian late industrialiser that has been experiencing the twin pressures of economic globalisation and socio-economic change. Financial austerity has prompted the state to adopt social policy reforms through re-commodification and cost containment, resulting in the retrenchment of the residual welfare state. The state's policy choices are structured by local politics, including the state of political development and the path dependence nature of policy change. The article questions the effectiveness of the social authoritarian approaches adopted by the state in attempting to renegotiate the social pact with its citizens, and contends that progressive development in social policy is inevitably bound to democratisation.

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