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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.2059.v1

Climate Change, Ecological Modernization, and Disaster Management: The Coastal Embankment Project in Southwestern Bangladesh

Shaikh Mohammad Kais, Md Saidul Islam

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Ecological modernization; Climate crisis; Shrimp aquaculture; Coastal embankment project; Space for feasible action

Online: 30 May 2023 (09:35:42 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1458.v1

Behavioural Patterns of Plastic Use by Indigenes of Ho: Influ-Ence of Awareness Levels, Attitudinal Change and Legislative Frameworks

Richard Kwadzo Asare, Ernest Tulasi, Augustine Dzimale

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Legislative Framework; Attitudinal Change; Synthetic Plastic; Biodegradable Plastics; Behavioural Pattern

Online: 22 May 2023 (03:46:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.1448.v1

Protocol for Evaluating the Impact and Scalability of Reseaux des Femmes Programme for Using Homegrown Solutions to Reduce and Redistribute Unpaid Care Work among Women in Rwanda

Pamela Abbott, Dickson Malunda, Ismael Byaruhanga

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Rwanda; Unpaid care work; Critical realism; Cluster randomised control trial; Gender transformative change; Gender equality and women’s empowermenttransformative change, Gender equality and women’s empowerment

Online: 19 May 2023 (16:02:23 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202305.0564.v1

Reducing the Risk of Disasters Caused by Epidemics

Vladimir M. Cvetković, Slavica Vujanović, Aleksandar Ivanov

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: disasters; emergencies; management; epidemics; reducing

Online: 9 May 2023 (04:35:12 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0978.v1

Mapping the Research Trends of City Biodiversity from 1995-2021: A Bibliometric Analysis

Ji Chen, Sha Lei, Yuexin Dou

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: city biodiversity; bibliometric analysis; bibliometrix; research development; research trend; science mapping

Online: 26 April 2023 (10:55:37 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0154.v1

Health, Child Development and Education in Rwanda: Understanding and Working with Contextual Complexity

Pamela Abbott, Roger Sapsford

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: School health policy; educational attainment; early child development; stunting; causal models; critical realism

Online: 10 April 2023 (05:48:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202303.0486.v1

A Critical Analysis of Vulgar Language on OTT Platforms: A Systematic Review

Dr. Bharat Dhiman

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: OTT; Vulgar Language; Vulgar Expletives; Profane Language; Web Series

Online: 28 March 2023 (10:54:37 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202303.0224.v1

Keeping in Motion or Staying Put: Internal Migration in the United States and China

Joshua Dietz, Bulin Li, Ernesto Castañeda

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: hukou; floating population; city growth; intercounty moves; labor relocation

Online: 13 March 2023 (08:50:15 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0477.v1

Roles and Responsibilities for Referees of International Peer Reviewed Journals

Carol Nash

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: scholarly publication; international journals; referees; peer review

Online: 27 February 2023 (15:07:26 CET)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0410.v1

Towards Minimizing Research Inequities in Africa: Lessons from the ARISE Programme

Obed Ogega, Cherif Matta

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: ARISE; research funding; early-career research support; African research; research for development

Online: 23 February 2023 (11:18:22 CET)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0370.v1

Research Leadership in Africa: Perspectives from the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts

Obed Ogega, Mary Majani, Cheryl Hendricks, Olumuyiwa Adegun, Maria Mbatudde, Charles Muyanja, Peter Atekyereza, Ngandeu N. Hugue, Razak M. Gyasi

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: early-career research; institutional capacity strengthening; research; funding; research capacity strengthening; SSHA

Online: 22 February 2023 (02:46:29 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0358.v1

Exploring the Effects of Environmental Knowledge and Health Insurance Coverage on Physical and Mental Health: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Sample of Rural Women in China

Yong Liu, Jorge Ruiz-Menjivar, Brent R. Carr, Mosili Lepheana

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: environmental knowledge; pollution; rural women; health; China

Online: 21 February 2023 (09:31:19 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0267.v1

Comparative Analysis of Disaster Risk Management Systems in Germany, USA, Russia and China

Vladimir M. Cvetković, Katarina Andrić

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: disaster risk management; mitigation; preparedness; response; recovery; Germany; USA; Russia; China

Online: 16 February 2023 (04:00:58 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0263.v1

A Predictive Model of Community Disaster Resilience based on Social Identity Influences

Vladimir M. Cvetković

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: disaster; community resilience; social identity; predictive model; factors

Online: 16 February 2023 (02:34:49 CET)

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The territory of Serbia is vulnerable to various types of natural and man-made disasters. The risk is not equal across the entire territory, depending on the type of hazard and the expected potential for damage. So far, the level of community disaster resilience has not been determined in Serbia. There are no scientific preconditions for its improvement to reduce the future material and intangible consequences of disasters. Regarding that, the project’s main objective is to develop and validate a predictive model of community disaster resilience based on social identity influences through an investigation impact of social identity indicators on the level of community disaster resilience in Serbia. The project is based on the upcoming research on whether the level of community disaster resilience can be predicted based on social identity indicators, how social identity indicators affect different dimensions of community disaster resilience, and how disasters shape social identity. The project is based on multimethod research in which quantitative (face-to-face interviews in 40 of the 191 municipalities), and qualitative (semi-structured interviews) research methodology will be applied. A developed predictive model with an index of community disaster resilience in Serbia will empower the creation of preconditions for designing public policies, strategies and procedures for improving resilience and reducing the consequences of disasters on people and their property and enhancing citizens’ security. The project will encourage the prediction of community disaster resilience based on social identity indicators, improving disaster foresight and preparing to limit disaster losses. Based on the development of analytical frameworks for understanding community disaster resilience and social identity in disasters, essential preconditions for designing innovative information systems will be created to enable local communities to increase their level of resilience.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202212.0056.v2

Women’s Participation in Leadership Roles in a Single Canadian Paramedic Service

Justin Mausz, Sarah Salvis, Dominique Arseneau-Bruneau, Elizabeth Donnelly

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Emergency Medical Services; paramedics; gender; diversity

Online: 15 February 2023 (04:34:52 CET)

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Introduction: Like other public safety professions, paramedicine has historically been a male-dominated occupation, both in the demography of its workforce and in its organizational culture. Although women are increasingly choosing paramedicine as a career, participation in leadership roles remains limited. Drawing on data from a recent comprehensive mental health survey, we describe the proportion of women in leadership in a single, large, urban paramedic service in Ontario, Canada. Methods: We distributed an in-person, paper-based survey during the fall 2019 - winter 2020 Continuing Medical Education (CME) sessions. Participating paramedics completed a demographic questionnaire alongside a battery of mental health screening tools. We assessed the demography of the workforce and explored differences in employment classification, provider level (e.g., primary vs. advanced care), and participation in formal leadership roles along self-reported gender lines. Results: Out of 607 paramedics attending CME, we received 600 completed surveys, with 11 excluded for missing data, leaving 589 for analysis and a 97% response rate. Women comprised 40% of the active-duty paramedic workforce, with an average of 8 years of experience. Compared to men, women were more than twice as likely to have a university degree (Odds Ratio [OR] 2.02), but almost half as likely to practice at the Advanced Care Paramedic level (OR 0.61), and somewhat less likely to be employed full-time (OR 0.77). Women were nearly 70% less likely to hold a leadership role in the service compared to men (OR 0.36), occupying just 20% of leadership positions. Conclusion: Although paramedicine is witnessing an encouraging shift in the demography of its workforce with greater participation from women, there is still work to be done, particularly in leadership. Future research should focus on identifying and ameliorating barriers to career advancement among women and other historically underrepresented people.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0241.v1

Analysis of Interest in Becoming Social Entrepreneurs among the Millennials and Z Generation Using the Theory of Planned Behavior and Outcome Expectation: A Multigroup Analysis Approach

Florentina Kurniasari, Elissa Dwi Lestari, Herlin Handayani

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Attitude Toward Behavior; Subjective Norms; Perceived Behavioral Control; Outcome Expectation; Social Entrepreneurial Intention; Generation Z; Generation Millennials

Online: 14 February 2023 (09:01:41 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0001.v1

Flexitarians in Brazil: Who are They, What do They Eat, and Why?

Carla D. Teixeira, Dirce M. Marchioni, Virginia W. de L. Motta, Viviany M. Chaves, Sávio M. Gomes, Michelle C. M. Jacob

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Meat consumption; Flexitarianism; Sustainable Development; Protein transition; Brazil

Online: 1 February 2023 (01:09:51 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0566.v1

Government Rationality and Risk Production: Case Study from River Communities in Peru

Sharon Gorenstein

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Risk; resettlement; governmentality; development; river communities

Online: 31 January 2023 (02:36:54 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0227.v1

A Theoretical Model of the Development of Public Citizenship in a Sustainable Environment: Case of Lithuania

Olga Navickienė, Asta Valackienė, Renata Činčikaitė, Ieva Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: model; sustainable; development; public; citizenship

Online: 12 January 2023 (10:51:17 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0194.v1

Something Still Remains: Factors Affecting Tsunami Risk Perception on the Coasts Hit by the Reggio Calabria – Messina 1908 Event (Italy)

Andrea Cerase, Lorenzo Cugliari

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: tsunami; risk communication; risk perception; local knowledge; media; scientific communication; 1908 Reggio Calabria - Messina Earthquake and tsunami

Online: 11 January 2023 (03:41:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0020.v1

Modernisation of the Country in the Context of Social Environmental Sustainability: Example of Lithuania

Olga Navickienė, Ieva Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė, Renata Činčikaitė, Mangirdas Morkūnas, Asta Valackienė

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: social modernisation; social sustainability; factor analysis; structural equation modelling; Lithuania

Online: 3 January 2023 (08:36:13 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202212.0501.v1

“Green products”: A review with the Consumer Buying Process framework

Yanghui Cao

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Sustainable consumption, consumer behaviour

Online: 27 December 2022 (01:56:44 CET)

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Preprint ESSAY | doi:10.20944/preprints202212.0303.v1

In the United States, Obesity Is So Prevalent Could It Be Described as a Pandemic?

Nikolaos Tzenios, Mary Tazanios, Mohamad Chahine

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: obesity; nutrition; health

Online: 16 December 2022 (10:10:37 CET)

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In the United States, obesity is prevalent, and it could be described as a pandemic. Obesity is excessive fat accumulation, leading to a BMI ≥ 30 (Fruh, 2017). Surveys conducted by the CDC show that the obesity prevalence in the US is on the rise, as several obese people rose from 30.5% to 41.9% between 1999 and 2020 (Bryan et al., 2021). During the same time, several people suffering from severe obesity rose from 4.7% to 9.2% (Bryan et al., 2021). Additionally, childhood obesity is on the rise. Statistics indicate that between 2017-2020 over 19.7% of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years had obesity. During the same period, obesity prevalence in children aged 2-5 years, 6-11 years, and 12-19 years olds was 12.7%, 20.7%, and 22.2%, respectively (Bryan et al., 2021). With so many people suffering from obesity, the WHO declared it a public health crisis (WHO, 2020). The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated the prevalence of obesity in the US. According to the surveys, there was a 4.4% increase in obesity between 2019 to March 2020 due to lifestyle changes that were put on people during the COVID-19 pandemic (Akter et al., 2022). Many comorbidities are associated with obesity. Without adequate health interventions, millions of people could suffer severe health disorders like respiratory problems, type II diabetes, psychological issues, gastrointestinal disorders, and cardiovascular diseases. It is also essential to develop health interventions to mitigate obesity due to its strain on the healthcare system. Research shows that people suffering from obesity spend $2,505 more than people with average weight on healthcare (Cawley et al., 2021). Obesity has financial ramifications in every healthcare category: inpatient, outpatient, and prescription drugs (Cawley et al., 2021). One essential action toward the efforts to mitigate the soaring obesity rates is understanding the demographic inequities across populations and how they can be resolved.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202212.0293.v1

Recognising the Embedded Child: Children’s Participation, Child Protection Inequities and Cultural Capital in Child Protection

Emily Keddell

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Child protection, social work, participation, child abuse, inequalities, cultural capital

Online: 16 December 2022 (03:29:14 CET)

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Children’s right to participation in child protection decision-making is supported by moral imperatives and international conventions. The fragmented implementation of this right reflects an already-conflicted discursive terrain that attempts to incorporate both children’s agency and their need for protection. This article uses two key theoretical lenses to further examine this terrain: child welfare inequalities and cultural capital. These theories draw attention to how social inequities and cultural capital relating to culture and class affect how participation plays out. An unintended consequence of constructing children within a traditional liberal account of rights, within neoliberal and ‘child focussed’ policy paradigms, is the reduction of an acknowledgment of the culturally contested nature of an individualistic construction of children, excising children from their social backgrounds and promoting the notion of a ‘universal child’. With a particular focus on class, culture and professional paradigms, I argue that the ways children’s views are elicited, the content of those views and how they are interpreted, become subject to a set of professional assumptions that tend to take little cognisance of the social backround of children, including norms relating to class, ethinicity and the oppressive structural relations relating to those two factors. This process is shored up with concepts such as attachment theory, the ‘adultification’ of children of colour, the diminishing of Indigenous concepts of children and childhood, and the pre-eminence of the ‘concerted cultivation’ middle class parenting style. The child’s cultural worldview and manner of expressing it may clash with professional cultures that emphasise an ability for verbal expression, independence, and entitlement when negotiating preferences with representatives of powerful social institutions such as child protection systems. Many children may not comply with this expectation due to both cultural and class socialisation processes, and the histories of the oppressive functions of child protection systems. The unspoken power of child protection organisations that must engage in constant translation of children’s cultural capital to ensure participation, may instead better serve children’s participation aims by devolving authority to affected communities. Communities reflecting children’s own, may be better able to offer recognition to children and enable their participation more effectively.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202212.0056.v1

Women’s Participation in Leadership Roles in a Single Canadian Paramedic Service

Justin Mausz, Sarah Salvis, Dominique Arseneau-Bruneau, Elizabeth Donnelly

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Emergency Medical Services; paramedics; gender; diversity

Online: 5 December 2022 (02:16:33 CET)

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Introduction Like other public safety professions, paramedicine has historically been a male-dominated occupation, both in the demography of its workforce and in its organizational culture. Although women are increasingly choosing paramedicine as a career, participation in leadership roles remains limited. Drawing on data from a recent comprehensive mental health survey, we describe the proportion of women in leadership in a single, large, urban paramedic service in Ontario, Canada. Methods We distributed an in-person, paper-based survey during the fall 2019 - winter 2020 Continuing Medical Education (CME) sessions. Participating paramedics completed a demographic questionnaire alongside a battery of mental health screening tools. We assessed the demography of the workforce and explored differences in employment classification, provider level (e.g., primary vs. advanced care), and participation in formal leadership roles along self-reported gender lines. Results Out of 607 paramedics attending CME, we received 600 completed surveys, with 11 excluded for missing data, leaving 589 for analysis and a 97% response rate. Women comprised 40% of the active-duty paramedic workforce, with an average of 8 years of experience. Compared to men, women were more than twice as likely to have a university degree (Odds Ratio [OR] 2.02), but almost half as likely to practice at the Advanced Care Paramedic level (OR 0.61), and somewhat less likely to be employed full-time (OR 0.77). Women were nearly 70% less likely to hold a leadership role in the service compared to men (OR 0.36), occupying just 20% of leadership positions. Conclusion Although paramedicine is witnessing an encouraging shift in the demography of its workforce with greater participation from women, there is still work to be done, particularly in leadership. Future research should focus on identifying and ameliorating barriers to career advancement among women and other historically underrepresented people.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202211.0455.v1

Estimating the Social Costs of Child Abuse in Residential Care for Children with Disabilities using the Japanese Survey on the Interactions of Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences toward Adulthood

Naruhisa Nakane, Ichiro Wada

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: child maltreatment; child abuse, social costs of child abuse; residential care for children with disabilities; Japan

Online: 24 November 2022 (07:32:25 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202208.0473.v2

A Look to Model of Society and Teams Development based on Initial Formation, Primary, Adaptable, Information, and Creative Society Patterns

Dmitriy Gakh

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: team development; society development; maturity models

Online: 7 November 2022 (03:45:56 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0476.v1

A Review of Recycling and Waste Management Systems Through the Lens of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Titus Kim

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: COVID-19; Waste management; Recycling; Sustainability; Waste shock

Online: 31 October 2022 (09:54:27 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0455.v1

Young Masculinities and Right-Wing Populism in Australia

Pam Nilan, Josh Roose, Mario Peucker, Bryan S Turner

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Far right; masculinity; class; entitlement

Online: 28 October 2022 (10:22:59 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0393.v1

Why Feel Powerless to Breastfeed? ——A Narrative Review of Psycho-social Factors Influencing Breastfeeding under the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)

Lin Wu, Xiaoxin Li, Pengyue Guo, Jing Yang

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Breastfeeding; The theory of planned behavior; Psycho-social Factors

Online: 26 October 2022 (03:24:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0385.v1

“We Beat them to Help them Push”: Exploring Midwives’ Perspectives on Obstetric Violence in Ghana

Abena Asefuaba Yalley

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Obstetric Violence; Midwives; Mistreatment and Abuse; Childbirth; Women; Ghana

Online: 25 October 2022 (09:40:35 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0343.v1

Social Laser as a Tool for Social Engineering with Illustration by COVID19 Protests, Pro-War and Anti-War Beaming

Andrei Khrennikov

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: social laser; social energy; social atom; indistinguishability; quantum statistics; quantum information theory; COVID19 protests; pro-war; pro-peace beaming

Online: 24 October 2022 (02:58:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0310.v1

Social Behavior and COVID-19: Analysis of the Social Factors behind Compliance with Interventions across the United States

Morteza Maleki, Mohsen Bahrami, Monica Menendez, Jose Balsa-Barreiro

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: behavioral analysis; COVID-19; governmental intervention; mask adoption; movement change; vaccine participation; non-pharmaceutical interventions; policy recommendations; social physics; social behavior

Online: 20 October 2022 (11:41:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202210.0268.v1

A Wavelet Quality of Life Multi-index and the Impact of Social Media during the Pandemic and the Crisis

Majed S. Balalaa, Anouar Ben Mabrouk

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Wavelets; Quality of life index; Pandemics, Social media; Mathematical models.

Online: 19 October 2022 (05:37:25 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202209.0419.v1

Shielding Without a Shield – Older People during COVID-19 a Comparison of Four Cities

Johnston Wong, Ghee Wee Ho

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: COVID-19; social determinants of health; older people vulnerability; health welfare regimes

Online: 27 September 2022 (10:16:38 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202208.0272.v1

Rethinking the Agroecology-Food and Nutrition Security Nexus from A Feminist Economics Perspective

Chukwuma Ume

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: agroecology; physical reproduction; social reproduction; agency; sub-Saharan Africa; smallholder agriculture

Online: 16 August 2022 (03:31:35 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202208.0009.v1

COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout:Aspects of Acceptability in South Africa

Bent Steenberg, Nellie Myburgh, Andile Sokani, Nonhlanhla Ngwenya, Portia Mutevedzi, Shabir Madhi

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: south africa; COVID-19; vaccine acceptancy; vaccine hesitancy; vaccine denial

Online: 1 August 2022 (06:02:11 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0264.v3

Can Citizen Science in the Humanities and Social Sciences Deliver on the Sustainability Goals?

Justus Henke

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: citizen science; citizen social science; sustainability; SDG

Online: 19 July 2022 (10:31:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202207.0205.v1

Social Vulnerability of The Fishing Community to Restrictive Public Policies: Case Study Gulf of Ulloa, Mexico

Beatriz Diaz-Santana-Iturríos, César A. Salinas-Zavala, Ismael Sánchez-Brito, M Verónica Morales-Zárate

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Social vulnerability; Public policies in coastal fisheries; Gulf of Ulloa

Online: 14 July 2022 (04:08:32 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0264.v2

Can Citizen Science in the Humanities and Social Sciences Deliver on the Sustainability Goals?

Justus Henke

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: citizen science; citizen social science; sustainability; SDG

Online: 12 July 2022 (08:06:28 CEST)

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Preprint ESSAY | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0270.v1

Exploration and Path Analysis of The Negative Impact of Digital Tools in The TOE Framework

Zeming Chen, Jianhong Huang

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Configuration effect; QCA; Burdensome impact; Digital tool

Online: 20 June 2022 (10:36:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0264.v1

Can Citizen Science in the Humanities and Social Sciences Deliver on the Sustainability Goals?

Justus Henke

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: citizen science; citizen social science; sustainability; SDG

Online: 20 June 2022 (09:49:12 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0133.v1

Dialectic and Philosophy of Indonesian Islamic Liberalism (Study of the Thoughts of East Java Nahdlatul Ulama Figures)

Muhammad Fahmi Hidayatullah, Yusuf - Hanafi, Triyo - Supriyatno, Ahmad - Bastomi

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: dialectics; philosophy; liberalism; Indonesian Islam

Online: 9 June 2022 (03:59:18 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0087.v2

Analysis on Dynamic Relationship and Optimization Path between Public Sports Service and New Urbanization Development in Mainland China

Rong Zhou, Jinghang Cui

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: public sports service; new urbanization; development dynamic relationship; interaction mechanism; optimal path

Online: 8 June 2022 (10:19:08 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0087.v1

Analysis on Dynamic Relationship and Optimization Path between Public Sports Service and New Urbanization Development in Mainland China

Rong Zhou, Jinghang Cui

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: public sports service; new urbanization; development dynamic relationship; interaction mechanism; optimal path

Online: 6 June 2022 (12:01:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0176.v2

Disabled Children in Disaster Management

Sumit Narayan

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Disaster; Disability; Disaster Management; NCCD; UNCRPD; Disability & Disaster; Disaster Medicine

Online: 25 May 2022 (11:19:53 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202205.0271.v1

Determinants of PrEP Uptake, Intention and Awareness in the Netherlands: A Socio-Spatial Analysis

Haoyi Wang, Oladipupo Shobowale, Chantal Den Daas, Eline Op de Coul, Bouko Bakker, Aryanti Radyowijati, Koenraad Vermey, Arjan Van Bijnen, Wim Zuilhof, Kai J. Jonas

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: MSM; PrEP uptake; socio-spatial analysis; HIV prevention

Online: 20 May 2022 (09:11:25 CEST)

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PrEP uptake in the Netherlands is growing but remains at suboptimal levels. Hence, the analysis of hurdles is paramount. Given the initial focus of PrEP provision among men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) via a demonstration project that was launched in June 2015, AmPrEP in Amsterdam, and pharmacies in the main urban areas (so called “Randstad”, entailing Amsterdam, Utrecht, Leiden, The Hague and Rotterdam), investigating regional differences is necessary. This study seeks to unravel regional differences jointly with psycho-social determinants of PrEP uptake. This cross-sectional study included 3,232 HIV-negative Dutch MSM recruited via the EMIS survey in late 2017. Prevalence and standardized prevalence ratio (SPR) of PrEP awareness, intention and uptake were measured on a regional level (Randstad vs. the rest of the country). Multilevel logistic modelling was conducted to identify the association of PrEP uptake with PrEP awareness and intention, sociodemographic, psycho-social determinants, and random effects from regional differences. MSM from the Randstad used more PrEP (SPR=1.4 vs. 0.7) compared to the rest of the country, but there were minor differences for awareness and intention. The regional distinction was estimated to explain 4.6% of the PrEP use variance. We observed a greater influence from PrEP intention (OR=4.5, 95%CI 2.0-10.1), while there was limited influence from the awareness of PrEP (OR=0.4, 95%CI 0.04-4.4). Lower education (OR=0.4, 95%CI 0.2-0.9) was negatively associated with PrEP uptake, however, no significant difference was found between middle and high education (OR=1.2, 95%CI 0.7-2.0). We showed that regional differences – MSM in non-urban regions – and other psycho-social determinants account for lower PrEP uptake. Based on these findings, more fine-tuned PrEP access with a focus on non-urban regions can be implemented, and tailored campaigns increasing intention/use can be conducted among target populations.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202205.0254.v1

The Impact of COVID-19 on Police Intelligence Reports and Stop and Search within the United Kingdom

Eric Halford

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Policing; Crime; Stop and Search; Intelligence Led Policing; COVID-19; Coronavirus

Online: 19 May 2022 (08:11:14 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202205.0253.v1

No Signs of Excessive Burnout in Public Forest Officers Working in the Temperate Region During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Ernest Bielinis, Emilia Janeczko, Aneta Anna Omelan, Grażyna Furgała-Selezniow

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: burnout; foresters; OLBI; Sars-Cov-2; work

Online: 19 May 2022 (08:01:56 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202204.0152.v1

Social Capital and Community Resilience in Tōhoku-Oki: Lessons from the 2011 Great East Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster in Japan

Nidam Marcus Siawsh, Konrad Peszynski, Leslie Young, Huan Vo-Tran

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Social Capital; Japan; Iwate Prefecture; Resilience; Sustainability

Online: 18 April 2022 (03:46:52 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202204.0012.v1

Sexuality and Well-Being of Pakistani-Descent Female Adolescents Living in Canada: Perceptions and Recommendations

Neelam Punjani, Saima Hirani, Zubia Mumtaz, Margot Jackson, Elisavet Papathanassoglou, Kathy Hegadoren

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Adolescent girls; Immigrant; Sexuality; Girls Voices; Well-being; Psychological Health; Pakistani

Online: 4 April 2022 (10:30:02 CEST)

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The sexual health needs of female immigrant adolescents in Canada have been largely unmet and have increased in magnitude over the last few years. Evidence suggests that immigrant adolescents lack sexual and reproductive health knowledge and use fewer sexual health-related services and sex education resources than do non-immigrant youth. In Pakistani immigrant adolescents, this difference appears to be associated with socio-cultural and religious practices. This paper aims to describe how first-or-second generation Pakistani-descent female adolescents, living in Canada, describe their perspectives on developing sexuality and well-being. In addition, this paper explicates female adolescents’ perceptions of their needs to support their sexuality while going through the adolescence stage. Using a qualitative interpretive descriptive design, individual interviews were conducted in combination with drawing timelines. A purposive sample of 21 female adolescents who were first- or second-generation Pakistani-descent was obtained. A thematic analysis approach was used for data analysis. Findings suggest that immigrant female adolescents encounter mental health concerns as a result of confusing messages they received from their parents related to sexuality. Also, discrimination, exclusion from sex education classes, and lack of knowledge on sexual health can result in social exclusion, avoidance of health care, and poor mental health outcomes such as depression and anxiety. These participants related experiences are potentially contributed by the lack of communication with parents about sexuality and lack of health care providers who can understand and speak to their needs and realities as immigrant individuals. Female adolescents expressed their need to break the silence around the topic of sexuality, to have a non-judgemental and blame-free attitude from adults, and for open, honest, and stigma-free conversations. This study provides preliminary qualitative evidence of the interplay between experiences of developing sexuality and overall well-being, particularly psychological wellbeing in female adolescent immigrants. It is crucial to involve, listen to, and incorporate adolescent girls’ voices when planning and implementing interventions to support healthy sexuality among immigrant adolescents.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0359.v1

Cultural Sustainability: Investigating User Preferences for Retail Lighting Conditions

Kumar Hemalatha, Irulappan Chandramathy, Radhakrishnan Shanthi Priya, Amardeep M. Dugar

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: cultural sustainability; inclusive design; retail space; illuminance level; correlated colour temperature (CCT); spatial impression; user preference; Indian context

Online: 28 March 2022 (09:45:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0126.v1

A Mixed Methods Investigation of LGBTQ+ Victimization, Its Relationship to LGBTQ+ Identity Development, and the Buffering Potential of Social Support and Outness

Sarah Kiperman, Hannah Schacter, Margaret Judge, Gabriel DeLong

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: LGBTQ+ youth; peer victimization; identity development; social support; outness; mixed methods

Online: 9 March 2022 (02:27:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0113.v1

Loneliness and Emancipation: A Multilevel Analysis of the Connection Between Gender Inequality, Loneliness, and Social Isolation in the ISSP 2017

Janosch Schobin

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: gender inequality; loneliness; couples; multilevel analysis

Online: 8 March 2022 (02:04:23 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0067.v2

Modeling Spatial Local Variations in Intermarriage

Albert Esteve, Coro Chasco, Antonio López-Gay

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Intermarriage; migration; local markets; Poisson model; Probit model; spatial autocorrelation; spatial heterogeneity; Spain

Online: 4 March 2022 (08:43:08 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0067.v1

Modeling Spatial Local Variations in Intermarriage

Albert Esteve, Coro Chasco, Antonio López-Gay

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Intermarriage; migration; local markets; Poisson model; Probit model; spatial autocorrelation; spatial heterogeneity; Spain

Online: 3 March 2022 (14:45:41 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0057.v1

A Systematic Review on Digitalisation, Parenting, and Children’s Mental Health in China amid the Pandemic

Jason Hung

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: digitalisation; digital learning; mental health; parenting; China

Online: 3 March 2022 (07:50:28 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202202.0344.v1

Probing the Potential of Community-Based Transportation Facilities: A Case of Community Managed School Van Service in Dhaka City

Anutosh Das, Sharmin Akter, Sumita Roy, Mohammad Shahriyar Parvez

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: community-based transportation; para-transit; school going children; social security; participa-tory rural appraisal

Online: 28 February 2022 (02:57:13 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202202.0235.v1

Explaining Cannabis Use by Adolescents in Tarragona (Spain): Correlational and Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analyses

Jorge de Andres-Sanchez, Angel Belzunegui-Eraso

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: adolescence; substance use; cannabis use; ordered logistic regression; fuzzy set theory; fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis; Boolean functions.

Online: 18 February 2022 (11:49:13 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0293.v1

Dethroning the Planetary Perspective: Dealing with Actually-Occurring Transformations Using Dialogical Sense-Making and Critical Phenomenology

Stephen Woroniecki, Victoria Wibeck, Kristin Zeiler, Björn-Ola Linnér

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: sense making analysis; critical phenomenology; sustainability transformations;

Online: 20 January 2022 (10:08:50 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202201.0176.v1

Disabled Children in Disaster Management

Sumit Narayan

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Disaster; Disability; Disaster Management; NCCD; UNCRPD; Disability & Disaster; Disaster Medicine

Online: 12 January 2022 (14:35:35 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202112.0476.v1

Comparison of social inequality in HPV vaccination among teenagers with parental reports and healthcare providers’ records in the 2019 National Immunization Survey-Teen.

Sol Seo Choi, Bongkyoo Choi

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Human Papillomavirus, vaccine, social inequality, NIS-Teen, false negative, SES.

Online: 30 December 2021 (00:14:38 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0205.v2

The EcoMobileum: Experiencing the World of Environmentally Friendly Urban Mobility

Oliver Schwedes, Konrad Otto-Zimmermann

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: world of experience; micromobility; MaaS; sustainable mobility paradigm; imagineering

Online: 23 November 2021 (18:01:56 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202111.0296.v1

How do German Manufacturers React to the Increasing Societal Pressure for Decarbonisation?

Stefan M. Buettner, Christian Schneider, Werner König, Hannes Mac Nulty, Chiara Piccolroaz, Alexander Sauer

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: decarbonisation; carbon footprint; net-zero; resources; energy consumption; implementation; manufacturing; product carbon footprint; carbon neutrality

Online: 17 November 2021 (10:12:59 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202110.0327.v1

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Ordinary People; A Social Distancing Challenge

Fahim Aslam

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; social challenge; GBV; healthcare management; health policy

Online: 22 October 2021 (11:25:45 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0514.v1

Anthropocene: Does the New Geological Age push towards a Metamorphosis of the World

Jordi Lopez Ortega

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Anthropocene; Noosphere; Biosphere; Morphology; Metamorphosis; Geophysiology

Online: 30 September 2021 (13:16:55 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0793.v2

Counting the Cost: The effect of Covid -19 Lockdown on households in South East Nigeria

Johnny Ogunji, Stanley Iheanacho, Chinwe Victoria Ogunji, Michael Olaolu, Vivian Oleforuh-Okoleh, Nuria Amaechi, Esther David, Onyekachi Ndukauba, Theophilus Maduabuchukwu Ikegwu, Cresantus Biamba, Delight Chinonyerem

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Food insecurity, Food insufficiency, Household Hunger, Coping Strategy, COVID-19, Pandemic

Online: 2 September 2021 (15:13:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0410.v1

An Attempt at a Theoretical Explanation of Violent Islamist Radicalization in Spain

Sergio García Magariño, María Jiménez

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Jihadism; radicalization; moral structure; extremism; social control

Online: 20 August 2021 (11:30:58 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0400.v1

The Applications of Human Capital Theory and Educational Signalling Theory to Explain Parental Influences on the Chinese Population’s Social Mobility Opportunities

Jason Hung

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: human capital; educational signal; education; labour market; social mobility; social reproduction; China

Online: 19 August 2021 (10:37:08 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0205.v1

The EcoMobileum: Experiencing the World of Environmentally Friendly Urban Mobility

Oliver Schwedes, Konrad Otto-Zimmermann

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: World of Experience; Micromobility; MaaS; Sustainable Mobility Paradigm; Imagineering

Online: 9 August 2021 (16:45:39 CEST)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0194.v1

Communicative Congruence and Communicative Dysphoria: A Theory of Communication, Personality, and Identity

Brett Welch, Leah Helou

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: congruence; voice; speech; communication; identity; personality

Online: 9 August 2021 (12:41:06 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202107.0219.v1

Recent automation trends in Portugal: implications on industrial productivity and employment in automotive sector

Nuno Boavida, Marta Candeias

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; automation; productivity; employment; automotive industry

Online: 9 July 2021 (12:59:00 CEST)

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Working Paper ARTICLE

Trauma Exposure and Mental Health of Central American Immigrant Youth

Ernesto Castañeda, Daniel Jenks, Jessica Chaikof, Carina Cione, SteVon Felton, Isabella Goris, Eric Hershberg

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: PTSD; acculturation stress; transnational families; caregiving; generational trauma; immigrant integration

Online: 31 May 2021 (09:21:20 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0274.v1

Veracity or Falsehood in the Presidential Elections of Peru and Extreme Parties

ISRAEL MALLMA PEREZ, Lita Salazar Vásquez

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Presidential elections; political parties; survey; democracy; supervisory bodies; Peruvian citizenship

Online: 12 May 2021 (15:58:48 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0646.v1

Challenging Islamist Populism in Indonesia through Catholic Youth Activism

Pam Nilan, Gregorius Ragil Wibowanto

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Islamist populism; Indonesia; Catholic youth

Online: 26 April 2021 (10:11:24 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0100.v1

“Straw Hat University” Initiated by “Farmer's Professor”, the Tried & Tested Approach to Alleviate Poverty in China

Yong Tan, Fuangfa Amponstira

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Straw Hat University; Farmer's Professor; Rural Transformation; Targeted poverty alleviation in China

Online: 5 April 2021 (11:33:06 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0187.v1

Socio-Economic Patterns of COVID-19 During the Pandemic in Italy

Alberto Mateo-Urdiales, Massimo Fabiani, Aldo Rosano, Maria Fenicia Vescio, Martina Del Manso, Antonino Bella, Flavia Riccardo, Patrizio Pezzotti, Enrique Regidor, Xanthi Andrianou

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: COVID-19; HEALTH INEQUALITIES; DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Online: 8 February 2021 (11:04:18 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0032.v1

Eco-Discourses in a Virtual Rural Community

Rozália Klára Bakó, László Attila Hubbes, Dénes Tamás

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: ecovillage movement; eco-discourses; ethnic traditions; innovation; intentional community; social media, Romania

Online: 1 February 2021 (13:27:35 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0191.v1

Social Systems: Structure, Development and Application of the Fibonacci Sequence

Pavel Brazhnikov

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: economic systems; social structure; ownership; the Fibonacci sequence; surplus value

Online: 11 January 2021 (12:41:23 CET)

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Working Paper BRIEF REPORT

Experiences of being a Couple and Working by Shifts in the Mining Industry: Continuities

jimena silva, Pablo Zuleta, Estefany Castillo, Tarut Segovia-Chinga

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: couple; shift work; gender; Chile

Online: 5 January 2021 (17:12:44 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0072.v1

Saudi Reforms: Developing Tourism to Minimize Dependency on Oil and Its Impact in the Society

Masood Ahmed

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Employment; Governance Indicators; Oil Economy; Reforms; Welfare

Online: 5 January 2021 (10:28:29 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202012.0652.v1

Ladders of Authority, Status, Responsibility and Ideology: Toward a Typology of Hierarchy

A. Georges L. Romme

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: hierarchy; management; organization; formal authority; social mechanism; ideology; self-organization; responsibility; status; typology; literature review

Online: 25 December 2020 (10:46:10 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202012.0539.v1

Examination of the Factors That Influence Public Perception of Mythically-Based Human Behavior in Disaster Conditions

Vladimir M. Cvetković, Marina Jovanović

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: disasters; risk; public perception; mythically-based human behavior

Online: 21 December 2020 (16:01:59 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202010.0489.v1

Sustainable Heritage Tourism: Native American Preservation Recommendations at Arches, Canyonlands, and Hovenweep National Parks

Richard Stoffle, Octavius Seowtewa, Cameron Kays, Kathleen Van Vlack

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Keywords: Sustainable Heritage Tourism; Native American Heritage Places; United States National Parks; Arches National Park; Canyonlands National Park; Hovenweep National Park

Online: 23 October 2020 (11:08:48 CEST)

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Preprint ESSAY | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0632.v1

Rebuilding the Academy: Strategies for Supporting Academic Mothers during the COVID-19 Global Pandemic and Beyond

Robinson W. Fulweiler, Sarah W. Davies, Jennifer F. Biddle, Amy J. Burgin, Emily H.G. Cooperdock, Torrance C. Hanley, Carly Kenkel, Amy M. Marcarelli, Catherine M. Matassa, Lory Z. Santiago-Vazquez, Nikki Traylor-Knowles, Maren Ziegler

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: academic; mothers; COVID-19; pandemic; leaky pipeline

Online: 26 September 2020 (13:08:55 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0568.v1

Reassessing the Role of Shared Mobility Services in a Transport Transition: Can They Contribute the Rise of an Alternative Socio-technical Regime of Mobility?

Lisa Ruhrort

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: transport policy; sustainable mobility; shared mobility services; Multi-Level Perspective; socio-technical systems; modal shift

Online: 24 September 2020 (07:55:52 CEST)

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Recent years have seen a proliferation of platform-based “shared mobility services” (SMS) such as car-, bike-, and e-scootersharing in many cities in Germany and around the world. At the same time, these services have become the subject of intense debates: Are they replacing private car travel, thus contributing to sustainable mobility in cities? Or are they drawing users away from public transit and cycling while obstructing public space? From the perspective of sustainable mobility politics it seems far from clear which role these new services could play in transitioning to a less car-centric mobility system. While a number of potential effects and ensuing governance issues of shared mobility services (e.g. regarding questions of equitable access, data governance, the role of public versus private actors) have already been studied this article explores the role of shared mobility services (SMS) in triggering system dynamics and feedback loops in the context of sustainability transitions. The article connects questions regarding the sustainability effects of “shared mobility services” with the role of “push” measures to reduce private car traffic in cities. Using a theoretical framework from socio-technical transitions research and from the sociology of technology it describes the recent growth of shared mobility services in Berlin as an example of the upscaling dynamics of socio-technical niche innovations. Drawing on a series of workshops with mobility service providers and representatives of public authorities it analyses the potential for conflict as well as for coalition building between service providers and public authorities. Based on the theoretical concept of the role of feedback loops and windows of opportunity for transitions it shows how the market growth of shared mobility services added momentum to an already ongoing political debate over the legitimate use of public space in Berlin. Against this backdrop the article shows how growing numbers of car-, bike-, and e-scootersharing vehicles could open up windows of opportunity for re-distributing space away from private cars. The article concludes that supporting and regulating SMS will be key to steering their growth into the direction of sustainability.

Working Paper ARTICLE

Health Care Workers’ Perspectives of the Influences of Disrespectful Maternity Care in Rural Kenya

Adelaide Lusambili, Stefania Wisofschi, Constance Shumba, Jerim Obure, Kennedy Mulama, Lucy Nyaga, Terrance Wade, Marleen Temmerman

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: respectful maternity care; disrepectful maternity care; violence; obsteteric; rural; kenya

Online: 17 September 2020 (11:21:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0329.v1

Intersectional Stigma, Identity, and Culture: A Grounded Theory of Female Escort Perspectives from Brazil and Pakistan

Belinda Brooks-Gordon, Nasra Poli

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: sex work; stigma; intersectionality; migrant; culture

Online: 15 September 2020 (04:41:50 CEST)

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Intersectional experiences, socio-cultural meanings, ethnic traditions and morals compound stigma-related stress (Jackson et al., 2020; Schmitz 2019). Sex workers are subject to various stigmatizing forces which can lead to secrecy, isolation and lack of social and cultural support (Koken 2012). Stigmatizing forces include structural humanitarian governance and aid interventions that conflate migration and sex work with insidious constraints and coercion. This study explored how migrant female sex workers from distinctive ethnic cultures manage their identity on a day to day basis in relation to the separation of work and home life. Methods: The perspectives of female sex workers were collected via a series of in-depth semi-structured interviews. The inclusion criteria were that the women had worked in sex work for over 18months, defined their involvement in sex work as voluntary, and were over 18yrs of age. The perspectives of seven women from South Asian (Pakistani), Brazilian, and British backgrounds were analyzed using Grounded Theory (Glaser and Strauss, 1967). Ethnicity was considered to explore how the women experienced stigma, how it impacted on the management of their identity, and how the process of change occurred. Results: The women used a variety of methods to maintain work and home life boundaries, processes they used switch into a role and all experienced stigma and tried to deal with it in ways such as concealment from friends and family. Two core categories and properties emerged from the data as participants felt guilt and/or shame but only the South Asian participants spoke of this with reference to their culture and religion. Conclusion: It was not migration per se but rather the relationship of migration to culture that was key to identity management. Participants reflected that as their country was considered collectivist country with interdependent thought, that any negativity felt could not only be reflected on the individual, but also the entire family. For these reasons Pakistani sex workers were subject to more complex stigmatizing forces, shame and guilt as regards risk and exposure. Discussion focusses on the processes and management strategies used to extend social and cultural support.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0299.v4

A Bibliometric Analysis of COVID-19 across Science and Social Science Research Landscape

Aleksander Aristovnik, Dejan Ravšelj, Lan Umek

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; science; social science; bibliometric analysis

Online: 12 September 2020 (09:49:40 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0002.v1

Targeted Population, Strategy, Issues and Progress to Combat COVID-19

Dheeraj saini, Nikhil Rai, Prashant Jha, Manikant Jha

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: cardiovascular disease; human reproduction system; meteorological factor; SARS-COV-2; antigen testing

Online: 1 September 2020 (09:46:24 CEST)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0594.v1

Science-Driven Societal Transformation, Part II: Motivation and Strategy

John C. Boik

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: societal transformation; systems change; sustainability; societal cognition; climate change; biodiversity loss; active inference; cooperation; SAILS

Online: 27 August 2020 (07:48:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0593.v1

Social (in) Mobility and Social Work with Families with Children. Case Study of a Disadvantaged Microregion in Hungary

Andrea Rácz, Dorottya Sik

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: social work; families with children; child welfare services; social mobility

Online: 27 August 2020 (06:05:09 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0546.v1

Linking Cultural Heritage with Cultural Tourism Development: A Way to Develop Tourism Sustainably

Vu Hong Van

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Sustainable; cultural heritage; cultural tourism development; Vietnam

Online: 25 August 2020 (11:24:23 CEST)

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Preprint CONCEPT PAPER | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0160.v1

Science-Driven Societal Transformation, Part I: Worldview

John Boik

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: societal transformation; systems change; sustainability; complex systems; societal cognition; climate change; biodiversity loss; active inference; free energy principle; self-organized criticality; SAILS)

Online: 6 August 2020 (10:48:10 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0110.v1

Association between the Reasons for and Time Spent Doing Physical Activity, Two Variables with Little Relationship. an Approach from the Eurobarometer Survey.

M. Domínguez-Amorós, P. Aparicio-Chueca

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: physical activity; active live; motivational factors; health; Europe; structural equation modelling

Online: 5 August 2020 (05:18:39 CEST)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0087.v2

Back to School after COVID-19 Lockdown in Brazil

Alberto Abad, Thaís Marques Abad

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Covid-19; bioecological perspective; back to school

Online: 27 July 2020 (08:38:04 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0323.v1

Understanding Inclusion within Diversity: Meaning, Model, and Practice

Kaja Brix, Olivia Lee, Sorina Stalla

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: diversity and inclusion; science; social pain; theory of inclusion; framework model of inclusion; practice of inclusion; meaning of inclusion

Online: 28 June 2020 (08:50:35 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0309.v1

Measuring the Resilience of Criminogenic Ecosystems to Global Disruption: A Case-Study of COVID-19 in China

Herve Borrion, Justin Kurland, Nick Tilley, Peng Chen

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: security; resilience; pandemic; COVID-19

Online: 26 June 2020 (12:14:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0308.v1

Measuring Transnational Social Fields Through Binational Link-tracing Sampling

Marian-Gabriel Hancean, Miranda Jessica Lubbers, Jose Luis Molina

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: transnational social fields; social network analysis; migration; sampling; binational link-tracing; statistical network models

Online: 26 June 2020 (12:11:01 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202006.0286.v1

Microcredit in Bangladesh: Impact on Borrowers’ Social Mobility Revisited

Ashfaq Ferdous, Salma Begum, Jannaty Akter

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: microcredit; social mobility; impact; socio-economic; class position

Online: 23 June 2020 (13:38:58 CEST)

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