UPV Theses and Dissertations
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Item Children's rights and welfare: Case study on the effects of the 1988 family code to illegitimate children in IloiloBagsit, Liza Flor T.; Huesca, Andrea Fideliz T. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2003-03)This research paper looks into how the rights of illegitimate children has been changed with the passage of the 1988 Family Code. Using 6 case studies, this research examines how the Code affected the assertion of these children's rights by themselves or by their parent/guardian. It further looks into the avenues that can restrict or facilitate the exercise of these rights. The 1988 Family Code has effected changes with regard to illegitimate children. It eliminated the classification of illegitimate children and it brought improvement on the law of succession wherein the illegitimate child gets 1/2 of the share of the legitimate child. Despite these gains, the Family Code brought about discrimination against illegitimate children in the sense that they cannot use their fathers' surnames unless acknowledged. Moreover, as illegitimate children, they get an unequal share in the inheritance from their fathers. In the eyes of the law there is still inequality between legitimate and illegitimate children. Illegitimate children are less protected by the law than their counterparts. The 1988 Family Code is an improvement with regard to the promotion of the rights of illegitimate children, but if we are to advocate equal rights between illegitimate and legitimate children, there is still a need to change the provisions of the said law. There are also several factors which serve as obstacles to their assertion of rights. These are: concern with “shame”; time consuming to file cases in court; financial constraints; and, lack of incentive in establishing filiation when the father is penniless.Item Multiple roles and stress among UPV administration married female employeesAlejandro, Clara Fe. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2000-10)This study explored whether working family women experience stress brought about by their performance of multiple roles as wife, mother, homemaker, and wage-earner. Their 24-hour activity profile was also examined to provide information on how they spend and allocate their time on these various roles. Twenty-three (23) married female employees from the UPV Administration offices were purposively chosen as respondents for this study. The data were obtained by the use of a questionnaire (work and family stress scale) and interview schedule. Results showed that 82.6% of the respondents experience moderate level of stress while 17.4% of the respondents experience low level of stress. Respondents also revealed that the most stressful factor among work and family roles is the conflict on whether to prioritize family over career. While the least stressful variable is the disapproval encountered from people (e.g. family, friends, and neighbors) because they work full-time and do not stay at home. Lastly, the 24-hour activity profile of the respondents showed that aside from their office jobs, they regularly perform a number of homemaking activities.Item Perceived body image of female college studentsAlmonte, Darby April Gaye Q.; Tinsay, Shiela Mae B. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2003-03)The study aims to describe the perceived body image of female college students. Specifically, it wants to find out the activities of female college students relative to their body image; their exposure to the mass media in terms of enhancing body image; and to find out the influence of mass media exposure to their perceived body image. The study was conducted in the College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Miag-ao, Iloilo. Sixty respondents were obtained from the population of Social Sciences students using the fishbowl method of simple random sampling. The Body Parts Satisfaction Scale (Spainhour, 2000), together with a set of questions developed by the researchers, were used in gathering the data. Generally, the results showed that the female college students have a positive perception of their body image. Also, the female college students do not engage in any activity related to body image, such as dieting and exercising. Lastly, they are well exposed to the mass mediated messages about body image in the television and the magazine but they are not negatively influenced by those messages, that is, they neither compare their bodies with nor do they want to look like the models in television and magazine.Item Kinds of resources generated by community health workers in sustaining community health in the Municipality of Guimbal, IloiloAgujetas, Maritee Grace P.; Lipa, Feozel F. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2006-04)This study is about the Kinds of Resources Generated by Community Health Workers in Sustaining Community Health in the Municipality of Guimbal, Iloilo. Specifically, it aims to answer the following objectives: 1) to determine whether or not CHWs generate/acquire resources to sustain community health 2) to be able to know the kinds of resources generated/acquired by Community Health Workers 3) to determine what community conditions motivated the CHWs to generate/acquire resources in sustaining community health and 4) to determine whether the age, educational attainment, and civil status of the CHWs are associated with the kinds of resources they generated/acquired. To answer the first, second and third objectives, the researchers used Frequency and Percentage Distribution Table. On the other hand, a Spearman’s Correlation was used to respond to the fourth objective which is to determine whether age, educational attainment, and civil Status of the Community Health Workers are associated with the kinds of resources they generate/acquired. Results showed that Community Health Workers generated/acquired different kinds of resources in sustaining community health. These resources include natural (herbal garden, processed herbal medicine, communal garden, trees, and water), financial (money), physical (health center, children’s playground, basketball court, and medical equipments) social (good relationship, respect, cooperation, trust and understanding), and human (skills and knowledge about health that people developed through the help of the CHWs). The underlying community conditions that motivated the CHWs to accumulate or acquire the five kinds resources is due to the fact that it is part of their requirement as a CHWs, their community is lacking the different health needs (medicines, medical apparatus, money and others), and as project that the community expects them to fulfill. Lastly, CHWs’ demographic profile like age, civil status and educational attainment are strongly associated with the kinds of resources they acquired except for the physical resources. The researchers suggested that this study will serve as a future references in studies in line with the work of the Community Health Workers. The researchers also recommended others to conduct a comparative study about CHWs of different Municipalities, or a gender analysis of the nature of CHWs’ work to address the issue on why most of the CHWs are comprised of women. The study is also a good ground for advocacy campaign to make the government realize the needs of the CHWs. Lastly, it would be better if the CHWs will be trained and oriented about different mechanics of resource generation to enhance their strategies in acquiring resources.