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ICSLS 2005: Recent submissions

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Socio-economic Consequences of the Ageing of the Population in Sri Lanka

Siddhisena, K.A.P. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

This paper attempts to probe the status of population ageing in Sri Lanka and its social and economic consequences. The study uses secondary and primary level data, drawn from the censuses, vital registration and Demographic ...
Technology in the Aging World

Perera, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Aging is a natural process that affects the well-being of every person some way. Presently the aging of world population is widely spreading as a problem in terms of demanding health care, social security and family ...
Gypsy Culture and Society in the Changing World: A Sociological Analysis

Subasinghe, Wasantha (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Gypsies are a small primitive as well as a nomadic tribe who are struggling to face the changing world. They spread over the whole world, especially in Eastern Europe, where they are known as Romanies. In Sri Lanka gypsies ...
Social Plurality and Development with Disparity in the Post-colonial Sri Lanka Limits and Scope for Compatibility

Singh, R. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Sri Lanka is a classic case of democratic-unitary political system, which has been evolved since the colonial period in a plural society. The plural character of the society has sufficient rationale for the introduction ...
Indigenous knowledge in Sri Lanka: its Nature, Preservation and Development: Scenario 500 years after the Western Occupation

Ranasinghe, P. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Knowledge as an entity is indivisible. Strictly speaking, it cannot be categorized as indigenous, legitimized or scientific. However, for the sake of learning it is divided into two main categories. (1) Indigenous ...
Longing for Equal Status: A Study on Changing Social Status among the Plantation Tamils in Sri Lanka

Piyaratne, A. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Contemporary Sri Lanka is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country as a result of a series of historical developments and mainly due to the colonial rules in the past. Therefore studying the Tamil community in general ...
The Rodiya People and their Social Change with reference to Uva Province in Sri Lanka

Subashini, T.M.D. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Various social groups live in Sri Lanka. Those are the Rodiya, Vedda, Kinnaraya and the Gypsies. According to some sources, there are several castes in Sri Lanka and the Rodiya caste is regarded as the lowest caste in ...
The Role of Health Organizations in Muslim Youth Welfare – A Sri Lankan Perspective

Haniffa, R. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

The World Health Organization defines youth as those in the age group between 15 to 24 years. World population statistics reveals that more than 50% of the population is less than 25 years of age. In Sri Lanka the estimated ...
Opinion Survey on Heroin Trafficking in Sri Lanka

Chandrasoma, R.; Semamayake, B.; Bandra, K.S. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Drug trafficking and drug abuse is one of the main causes of loss of well-being in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is a transit country for heroin trafficking. Thus, the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) conducted an ...
Injecting Drug Users in Sri Lanka

Senanayake, B.; Kandiah, R.; Ratnayake, Y. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

An exploratory descriptive study on Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) in Sri Lanka was undertaken in the light of the increase in the number of IDUs between 1998 and 2002. The aim of the study was to understand the nature and ...
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Mothers on Feeding and Growth of Young Children in Tea Plantation Sector in Sri Lanka

Sarma, M.S.G.; Chandrasekara, G.A.P. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

The period of first five years from birth is very important in human life. Growth and development of children are adversely affected by insufficient and incorrect feeding practices. Mothers play a major role in child ...
Medicalization of Pregnancy and Childbirth in Sri Lanka

Liyanage, C. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Whether the pregnancy and childbirth is a normal event or only a biomedical condition, is yet to be resolved with clear-cut definitions. In the context of Sri Lanka, it had been totally managed by the lay people till the ...
Characteristics of Undergraduates Who Frequently Consult University Medical Officers, and Workload Generated by them

Jayatissa, J. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Health of undergraduates, both physical and mental, is an important prerequisite to academic and personal development. In Srilanka, National Universities provide primary medical care to all internal students free of ...
Vulnerable and Invisible: Homosexually Active Sri Lanka Men and HIV/AIDS

Tyne, M. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Sri Lanka is considered a low-prevalence country for HIV/AIDS. In 2002, the World Bank-supported national HIV prevention initiative began and with it a review of HIV prevention strategies and those persons vulnerable to ...
A Comparison between the Education of Christian and Buddhist Clergy in Sri Lanka with Respect to Missionary Attitudes and Activities

Mensing, J. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

With the advent of Tsunami relief, Christian social welfare work has inundated costal regions, exacerbating tensions between Buddhist fundamentalists and Christian evangelists, who have been at odds over the propriety ...
Religious Harmony: An Harbinger of Peace and Tranquillity in Sri Lanka

Mishra, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Sri Lanka as a nation has nurtured four major religions. Buddhism as the religion of the majority community has as its adherents about 66 percent of the population of the island. The Hindus constitute roughly 18.5 percent ...
The Institutional Establishment of Buddhism in Germany by the “Buddhistischer Missionsvere in fuer Deutschland / BMVfD(Sitz Leipzig)” in 1903 with regard to the importance of its Lankan ties

Muermel, H. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

On August 15th 1903 Dr. Karl Seidenstuecker founded in Leipzig the first Buddhist community of Europe. This small group remained rather fragile since its birth had not been welcomed by others. Especially the Protestant ...
Indigenous Management & Buddhism: The role Buddhism to Indigenous Management Practices in Sri Lanka

Galahitiyawe, N.W.K. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

The concept ‘change’ has been subject to much discussion among scholars and practitioners in the discipline of contemporary management. Though change is a wellaccepted phenomenon, Taylorism still prevails dominant both ...
Evangelical Christian Dynamics in Sri Lanka

Nanayakkara, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

During the last six decades, but more specifically during the last two decades, many parts of South Asia, including Sri Lanka, witnessed a relatively a large influx of new Christian sects based in US, Europe and East ...
The Separatist Problem of Sri Lanka as a Creation of the Westerners and their “Discourses”

de Silva, N. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

There are many explanations of, and interpretations given to the separatist problem faced by Sri Lanka. Some are of the opinion that the problem is due to the hegemony of the majority Sinhala people who have not given ...

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