Contemporary Social Issues: Social Anthropological Inquiries

Contents: Section- I: Social Issues in Social Contexts: 1. Youth and alcohol: a Case study in Andro Village, Manipur/Beishamayum Deben Singh. 2. Women, Society and Change: A Study on HmarWomen of Manipur/Elma Lalramthar and M.C. Arunkumar. 3. Rice and Its Centrality in the Construction of Tangkhul Life/Khachungla Tangvah. 4. Economic Growth of the Santal Through Education: A Case Study of Ballipara of Bolpur, West Bengal/Sampa Das. 5. The Bhojpuri Community in Manipur: An Integration Perspective/S. Priyokumar Meitei and M.C. Arunkumar. 6. Traditional Obligations in Christianised Thadou Society of Manipur/Lh. Hoinu Tracy Kipgen and M.C. Arunkumar. Section- II: Social Issues in Cultural Milieu: 7. Religion and Disability: A Comparative Study between Meitei and meitei Pangal of Manipur/Anoubam Laxmi Devi and M.C. Arunkumar. 8. Women and Customary Laws of the Santals of Rural Birbhum/Irin Mustafa Mandal. 9. Ethnoarcheological Perspective of primary Ceramics Resources: A Case Study of Poumai Nagas of Manipur/Khagembam Vidyani and Mayanglambam Mani Babu. 10. Ethno-Medical Model of reproductive Illness/Pebam Krishnakumari and M.C. Arunkumar. 11. The legacy of Religion and Culture: manuscripts of the Tai Phakes of Assam/Sangita Saikia. Section- III: Understanding Development Issues: 12. Problem and Prospects of the Voluntary Organizations (VOs) Working for Women Welfare and Development in Kohima District of Nagaland/Bimla. 13. Social media and Muslim Women Empowerment: A study of minorities in Birbhum, West Bengal/Munshi Ismotara. 14. Government Employees and MGNREGA/Khayingla Mashangva. 15. Livelihood Security and forest Rights Act: Constraints and Prospects of Implementation in Tripura/K. Reang, A Saha and D. Basu. 16. Impact of Social Networking Sites: A Case Study in Birbhum, West Bengal/Munshi Ismotara.