Free health care, subsidized by the Danish Government, is available to all Greenlanders. In most of Greenland’s small, widely dispersed communities, however, this care is quite limited in scope. The largest hospital in greenland is Queen Ingrid’s hospital in Nuuk. More...
Religious Beliefs. The majority of the greenlandic population is associated with the lutheran Church, which is the national church of Denmark. But traditional Inuit spiritual beliefs remain strong in many of Greenland’s remote communities.
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Support for the ArtsTorshavn is an artistic and intellectual center with many private and semipri-vate organizations devoted to high-cultural activities. Some of these organizations, as well as banks and public buildings, provide exhibit or performance space. Faroe Radio (Utvarp Foroya) and Faroe Television (Sjonvarp Foroya) are state-supported and offer cultural as well as other programming. Most artists are amateurs.
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Division of labor by Gendert. Male and female work roles were traditionally sharply distinguished, with men generally being responsible for outdoor work and women for work within the home and looking after cows. All official positions were held by men. In the late nineteenth century, large numbers of women entered the wage-earning labor force as fish processors, and teaching became a route to upward social mobility for women as well as men. female suffrage was introduced in 1915. Many women now work outside the home, and frequently hold official positions.
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Physical and natural sciences, along with engineering, were highly developed in the Soviet period because of their application to defense. Today there is next to no funding in these areas, as most Western aid goes to the social sciences. This has caused many scientists to emigrate, and the brain drain has helped maintain relations with leading scientific institutions. The social sciences were underdeveloped in the communist era and have not reached international standards in teaching and research. More...
Support for the ArtsAlthough the state is supposed to support arts through the Ministry of Culture, there are few funds that rarely find the proper application. Some professional unions, once controlled by the Government, continue to claim state support despite contributing little to cultural life. artists whose work depends less on linguistic restrictions, such as painters and craftsmen, look for financial support and markets abroad. Many writers and artists work in politics or business or try to couple them with their art; it is not uncommon for film makers and writers to have a position in the parliament or other agencies of the Government.
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The Peak, the area at the top reaches of Victoria Peak, has expensive estates; the higher up the mountain the estate, the higher one’s relative rank in business and government Before World War, Chinese had to live lower down the hill, mostly in the crowded areas at sea level. After the war, the inflow of refugees from China forced many families to share quarters and live in squatter huts. In 1953, the government began to build public housing, in part because of the realization that the refugees would not go back to the mainland and to allow developers to build on squatter-occupied land. Land reclamation along Kowloon and the north of the island has added significantly to urban space.
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Support for the ArtsThe arts have not developed as quickly as the economy, and hong kong is often considered a cultural desert. Financial support for the arts comes almost entirely from the Government.
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MarriageAmong Hindus and Muslims, arranged, comparatively early marriages are common. Middle-class Indians have greater freedom in choosing a spouse, especially if the woman is a professional. marriage usually occurs later, and the family is smaller. Indian families are patriarchal and often function as corporate economic units. Formal marriage is less common among the African working class, and the middle classes marry later.
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Government The 1992 and 1997 general elections were won by the predominantly Indian People’s Progressive party (PPP). The elections of 1968, 1973, 1980, and 1985 and the referendum of 1978 were widely seen to be rigged in favor of the predominantly african People’s National Congress (PNC), which ruled from 1964 to 1992. The electoral system has been one of proportional representation since 1964. Fifty-three seats in the national Parliament are allocated proportionally. Another tier of government serves the ten regions; the President, who is the leader of the victorious party, heads the government but does not sit in Parliament.
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