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Consequences of accusing older people of practicing witchcraft on local communities: empirical evidence from rural and urban Zambia

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KABELENGA I.

EXLIBRIS Biblioteka Gerontologii Społecznej

2020

issue 1 (18) /2020 Old age - international perspective – theory and practice

51-61

A gap exists in the scientific knowledge on the consequences of witchcraft accusations. Research on the consequences of witchcraft accusations has not adequately brought out the negative consequences of such accusations on the local communities where the accused live. This study sought to describe and understand the negative consequences of accusing older people of practicing witchcraft on the two communities of Zambia – one rural community and one urban community. By undertaking qualitative research with 31 local community leaders involved in addressing cases of witchcraft accusations involving older people, the study established that accusing older people of practicing witchcraft has huge negative consequences on the local communities where the accused live and on the whole Zambian community. The three main negative consequences that emerged from the data are: family and community divisions, low participation in community activities, and generational hatred. On the basis of the present findings, the article concludes that the consequences of accusing older people of practicing witchcraft in Zambia have far reaching negative consequences on the Zambian communities both in rural and urban Zambia than what is documented in the existing literatures. Thus, the article recommends that since witchcraft accusations is a common problem in different regions of the world, future research should investigate the negative consequences of such accusations on the local communities where the accused live. This is essential in broadening scientific knowledge on the consequences of witchcraft accusations.

Niespójność postulowana – profilaktyka i interwencja

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Hajduk E.

Rocznik Lubuski

2013

vol. 39

issue 2

159-170

The notion of an educational environment relates to the objective institutional and personal conditions of a local community where the socialization process of children and teenagers takes place. Sociologists of local communities and social pedagogues examine such communities and construct their typologies. Changes in these communities after 1989 make it difficult to obtain the knowledge needed to distinguish the types of educational environments. Authorities of local communities solve two types of social problems which is a very difficult task. One of the problems refers to the limitation of negative phenomena, e.g. unemployment or homelessness. Another one is to create the conditions indispensable to manage free time of children and teenagers.

Pojęcie środowiska wychowawczego odnosi się do obiektywnych warunków instytucjonalnych i osobowych społeczności lokalnej w której przebiega proces socjalizacji dzieci i młodzieży. Socjologowie społeczności lokalnych i pedagogowie społeczni badają takie społeczności i dokonują ich typologii. Zmiany zachodzące w tych społecznościach po 1989r utrudniają uzyskanie wiedzy potrzebnej do wyróżnienia typów środowisk wychowawczych. Władze samorządowe społeczności lokalnych rozwiązują dwa rodzaje problemów społecznych, których skuteczne rozwiązywanie jest bardzo trudne. Jeden problem to ograniczanie zjawisk negatywnych np. bezrobocia, bezdomności. Drugi problem to tworzenie warunków niezbędnych do zagospodarowania czasu wolnego dzieci i młodzieży.

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Consequences of accusing older people of practicing witchcraft on local communities: empirical evidence from rural and urban Zambia

Niespójność postulowana – profilaktyka i interwencja