International Conference on Social Sciences 2013: Recent submissions

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Social and symbolic roles of Sri Lankan traditional food culture

Ihalagama, S. (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

Food culture of any society should not be analyzed for the sole purpose of describing diet and nutrition because it is inherently social. As Radcliffe-Brown (1922) states food is a means of regulating the social system. ...
The effectiveness of current strategies used to build social resilience and reconstruction in Mullaitivu District at Wellamullivykkal

Herath, H.O. (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

The wars seen in any angle is against to justice and it denies all human rights and thus became entirely unjustifiable. Sri Lankan ethnic conflict also lasted closely three decades and the country lost 1000s of lives without ...
The Level of learned helplessness among the undergraduates of the University of Kelaniya

Rewatha, Kumbukandana (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

The current research aimed to identify the level of learned helplessness among the undergraduates of the University of Kelaniya. Accordingly, the research consisted of three objectives, two hypotheses and three research ...
A socio - psychological study of the reasons for the high stress level among Advanced Level students in Sri Lanka

Fernando, K.D. (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

The advanced level (A/L) examination is the university entrance selection examination in Sri Lanka. From an educationalist?s point of view this examination is the most competitive examination in Sri Lanka. Therefore it is ...
The philosophical study of logical thinking and communication for conflict resolution

Siriwardene, P P G C (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

Human beings think, and to think, they use their brain and as well as cognition. To humans, thinking is one of the main processes in their day to day affairs, without which existence will be difficult or impossible. For ...
A comparative study of religious teachings for a successful family life

de Silva, D.D.R. (Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

The society is formed by a basic element which is known as the family and emerges with the marriage. Therefore, the family cannot be interpreted without marriage as it has strong linkage with the latter. Even in a religious ...
Topsy-turvy Exegeses & Theravada Confraternity: A Critical Examination of DA?s Interpretation on appa-rajakkha

Gamage, A.K. (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

The term apparajakkha that often occurs together with maharajakkha in the Pali canon is one of debatably interpreted terms in the commentaries i.e. Atthakath?-s). This term that uses as an adjective to specify the people ...
Mediatization of Buddhist sermon ?Dharma Deshana? in the recent years

Zoysa, A D (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

Based on the theories of mediatization and performance in the public sphere, this working paper envisages a methodology that will frame the mediatazation of the Buddhist Sermon from radio to television. Preaching and ...
Integrate interactive activities into classroom teaching in teaching Chinese as a foreign language in Sri Lanka

Jayasooriya, K.P. (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

Chinese language teaching draws more attention from international community, under the influence of China?s economic development and improved international status; however, the situation and needs are quite different of ...
Representation of motherhood in television advertisements

Meegaswatta, T (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

Television is one of the most popular sources of entertainment in the modern world. It is certainly so in Sri Lanka where 80% of households have televisions. Advertising plays a crucial role in the modern world, since they ...
Are online assessment schemes of English skills successful? : A comparative analysis of the UTEL national assessment scheme and the Pre-orientation program (POP)

Senaratne, C D W (Culture, Globalization and the Developing World, 2nd ICSS, 2013)

The present paper proposes to compare and analyze the results of the University Test of English Language (UTEL) national assessment scheme conducted at the University of Kelaniya in 2012 and the results of the Pre-orientation ...

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