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| nameofpractice =Sosyudad | |||
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| definition =Informal savings and lending scheme | |||
| location =Philippines | |||
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| authorofpiece =Ramon Felipe A. Sarmiento | |||
| authorinstitution =Catanduanes State University, Philippines | |||
| authorwebsite =[https://ph.linkedin.com/in/ramon-felipe-sarmiento-1b49a549 Profile page at LinkedIn]}} | |||
<big>'''By Ramon Felipe A. Sarmiento, Catanduanes State University, Philippines'''</big> | |||
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|style="font-size:1.1em;"| The ''sosyudad'' refers to an entire class of voluntary associations practiced in Virac, the capital town of the province of Catanduanes in the Philippines. ''Sosyudad'' is a local term for the Spanish ''sociedad'', which denotes either a society or a sodality (Catholic association). As a practice of association, the ''sosyudad'' was first extensively described in an ethnographic study conducted between 2007 and 2008<ref name="sarm">Sarmiento, R.F.A. 2009. The Sosyudad of Virac Catanduanes: Reproducing and Transforming a Traditional Practice of Cooperation in Insular Bikol. Unpublished PhD dissertation in Anthropology, Catanduanes State University</ref>. Two types of ''sosyudad'' were identified, a secular type and a devotional type; the basic difference being that the latter takes on a religious observance while the former does not. | |||
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But there are other aspects of distinction. Firstly, the secular | |||
associations are much more numerous. The author’s study found that around 300 secular groups | associations are much more numerous. The author’s study found that around 300 secular groups | ||
were active, distributed around the 63 villages of the town, compared with only 20 groups of the | were active, distributed around the 63 villages of the town, compared with only 20 groups of the | ||
devotional kind. However, the study found that the secular group membership of ''sosyudads'' is | devotional kind. | ||
However, the study found that the secular group membership of ''sosyudads'' is | |||
small, usually restricted to an average of eleven members, whereas the devotional association | small, usually restricted to an average of eleven members, whereas the devotional association | ||
groups often have a membership of more than a hundred each. The difference in size matters- the | groups often have a membership of more than a hundred each. The difference in size matters- the | ||
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been observed to cut across the social classes. | been observed to cut across the social classes. | ||
For the people of Virac, mention of the ''sosyudad'' invokes two things: the weekly | For the people of Virac, mention of the ''sosyudad'' invokes two things: the weekly | ||
gatherings to partake of food and alcoholic drinks, and the depositing of money in a savings-and- | gatherings to partake of food and alcoholic drinks, and the depositing of money in a savings-and- | ||
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small-scale sort of civil society, that while being a practice of egalitarian relations, hardly makes | small-scale sort of civil society, that while being a practice of egalitarian relations, hardly makes | ||
a democratising dent on the largely patronage character of local and national politics. | a democratising dent on the largely patronage character of local and national politics. | ||
==References == | |||