Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences
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About The Journal
The Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences is published twice a year, in June and December, by the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka. The journal publishes articles in Sinhala, Tamil and English languages, covering the entire range of social sciences focusing on Sri Lanka and/or other South Asian countries.
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Item A critical review of popular technological solutions for climate change as evident in the movie industry(NSF:Colombo, 2016-06) Shanthini, R.Item A cross-cultural approach to issues of male dominance and domestic violence(NSF:Colombo, 2022-12) Gunawardena, T.; De Zoysa, P.; Jinadasa, K.; Thurairajah, K.; Cruez, N.Item A Needs Analysis on the language skills required by the industry from vocational graduates(NSF:Colombo, 2020-12) Ranasuriya, D.L.; Herath, M.S.Item A review of the national response to CKDu in Sri Lanka(National Science Foundation:Colombo, 2019-12) De Alwis, A.A.P.; Panawala, P.V.S.Item A study on the practice of adulteration of Kitul (Caryota urens) sap products in Sri Lanka(NSF:Colombo, 2017-01) Seneviratne, M.A.P.K.; Dissanayake, D.M.D.K.S.Item Access to and use of agricultural information and technology in a sample of paddy farmers in the Hambantota district of Sri Lanka:a survey(NSF:Colombo, 2022-06) Silva, K.N.N.Item Accomplishing environmental sustainability as an ethical responsibility; evidence from entrepreneur engineers in Sri Lanka(NSF:Colombo, 2021-12) Wijesinghe, P.; Jayawardane, T.; Dasanayaka, S.Item Achievement and under-achievement in Sri Lanka:a survey of Navodaya scholarship winners(1980) Jayaweera, S.; Gunawardhana, R.Abstract available from Library, Please quote title when requestingItem The administration of justice in swabasha in Sri Lanka(NARESA:Colombo, 1978) Cooray, L.J.M.Item Administrative law and taxpayer's rights(NARESA:Colombo, 1992) Peiris, G.L.Item The admissibility of confessions in criminal proceedings:a comparative analysis of the Law of Sri Lanka and England(NARESA:Colombo, 1979) Peiris, G.L.; de Soysa, R.S.Item Age Patterns of Fertility in Sri Lanka(NARESA:Colombo, 1984) Prakasam, C.P.To examine the age patterns of fertility in Sri Lanka,ASMR,ASMFR,indexed marital fertility schedules and estimated natural fertility schedules deruved from the m(a)has been calculated by using the method suggested by Coale and Trussel(1974).To examine the effects of nuptiality change and contraceptive practice If,Im and Ig have been calculated for the census periods 1953,1963,1971 and 1981 at district level.The analysis revealed that changes in proportion of never married women had a greater impact on fertility decline than changes in marital fertility.Item Aggregate demand for fertilizer in the coconut industry in Sri Lanka(NARESA:Colombo, 1982) Paranavitana, C.This study attempts to identify the major determinants of fertilizer consumption in the coconut industry in Sri Lanka.The author identifies two groups of cultivators;namely,small holders (those who own less than 20 acres)and estates(those who own 20 acres or more).It is argued that each group of cultivators pursues its own objectives with respect to input-use and production.Estates are expected to be mainly profitoriented whereas small holders are mainly consumption-oriented.The author constructs a simple model to explain fertilizer consumption of each group and estimates the parameters of the model,using time series data for the 1956-75 period.According to the results obtained,there is empirical evidence to support that each group reacts to bad weather spells,prices and level of produce in the same direction,but with different intensities.The author also finds that the price elasticities of demand for fertilizer are in the range of 0.4 to 0.7 and output elasticities with respect to fertilizer consumption in range of 0.8 to 0.9.Item Agrarian change inthe peasant economy of a paddy producing village in the southern dry zone of Sri Lanka:the Gambaraya system in transition(National Science Foundation:Colombo, 1999) Kumara, K.K.Item Alleviation and reduction of poverty(Natural Resources Energy Science Autority of Sri Lanka:Colombo, 1994) Ratnayake, R.M.K.Abstract available from Library, Please quote title when requestingItem Amicable settlement between the disputed parties in a criminal matter: an appraisal of mediation as a method of alternative dispute resolution with special reference to Sri Lanka(NSF:Colombo, 2016-06) Niriella, M.A.D.S.J.S.Item An analytical study of child labour in the agriculture sector of the rural areas of central Punjab, Pakistan(NSF:Colombo, 2020-06) Ahmad, S.; Huifang, Wu.; Akhtar, S.; Maqsood, S.; Imran, S.Item An exploratory study on low labour force participation of women in Sri Lanka(National Science Foundation:Colombo, 2018-12) Samarakoon, S.J.M.N.G.; Mayadunne, G.Item An analysis of communal violence as socially meaningful action(1996) Ibbotson, C.P.Abstract available from Library, Please quote title when requestingItem An analysis of communal violence as socially meaningful action(1996) Ibbotson, C.P.Abstract available from Library, Please quote title when requesting