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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.1093.v1

Raising Awareness of the Importance of Early Diagnosis of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Adrian-Nicolae DAN, Nina Stănescu

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD); early diagnosis / screening; early intervention; social services

Online: 17 April 2024 (14:03:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0831.v1

Social Work Practice with Beggars and Vagrants in Romania. Lessons from the Past for a Better Future

Cristina Ilie, Ionut Serban, Adrian Nicolae Dan

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: social work; beggars; vagrants; Romania; good practices; sociological survey

Online: 14 April 2024 (17:07:01 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202404.0759.v1

The Platformisation of Cycling. The Development of Bicycle Sharing Systems in China between Innovation, Urban and Social Regeneration and Sustainability

Giovannipaolo Ferrari, Yingxin Tan, Paolo Diana, Maria Palazzo

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Bicycle-sharing system; Platformisation of cycling; Bicycle sharing in China; Urban mobility system; healthy lifestyle

Online: 11 April 2024 (07:50:31 CEST)

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Preprint CASE REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0900.v1

Between Maroon Tradition and State Law in Jamaica: A Case Study of Challenges to Environmental Governance in a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Tameka Samuels-Jones, Stephen Perz

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: conservation; cultural pluralism; environmental regulation; community-based natural resource management; Indigenous law

Online: 15 March 2024 (07:37:43 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0093.v1

Slashing Swords: Identity and Culture of the Live Action Role Playing (LARP) Community in Jakarta

Yoga Susatyo, Fris Valentino Lie, Michael Douglas, Nandi Karuniko

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Community; Identity; Culture; Solidarity; Live Action Role Playing

Online: 4 March 2024 (09:33:09 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0072.v1

Botanic Gardens in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainability: History, Contemporary Engagements, Challenges and Renewed Potential

Katja Neves

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: botanic garden; history; sustainability; biodiversity; conservation; decolonization; science communication; education; SDG; socio-cultural

Online: 4 March 2024 (08:56:11 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1635.v1

Beyond Coping and Adaptation: Towards a Sociology of Coaching. A Necessary Paradigm Shift to Address Contemporary Dramatic Social Change

Elisabeta Stănciulescu

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: dramatic social change; coaching sociology; paradigm shift in coaching; ontological non-neutrality; no expert coachee; learning-to-develop through research; post-communist society

Online: 28 February 2024 (17:03:22 CET)

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Preprint ESSAY | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1569.v1

Religion's Role in Societal Dynamics: From Symbolic Interpretations to the Power Dynamics of Civil Religion

Ojonimi Salihu, Selina Baidoo

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: religion; civil religion; reality; symbols; and moral values

Online: 27 February 2024 (15:55:26 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1395.v1

Patterns of Mangrove Resource Uses within the Transboundary Conservation Area of Kenya and Tanzania

Anne Wanjiru Kamau, Halimu Shauri, Jean Hugé, Karolien Van Puyvelde, Nico Koedam, James Gitundu Kairo

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Mangrove use; Transboundary Conservation Area; Sustainability; Kenya

Online: 26 February 2024 (10:01:00 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.1239.v1

Do Energy Communities Foster Energy Citizenship? A Mixed‐Methods Study of Two Renewable Energy Communities

Aurore Dudka, Natalia Magnani

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: energy citizenship; renewable energy communities; energy cooperatives; engagement

Online: 21 February 2024 (15:41:30 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0638.v1

From Glimmer to Grind: Unveiling the Conflict Potential beneath South Kalimantan's Diamonds

Rochgiyanti Rochgiyanti, Deasy Arisanty, Ismi Rajiani, Karunia Puji Hastuti, Jumriani Jumriani, Muhammad Muhaimin

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Diamond mining; South Kalimantan; social conflict; Galtung's Conflict Theory; sustainable development

Online: 12 February 2024 (08:53:23 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0537.v1

Impact Assessment of the Extent of Drug Addiction on the Family Environment and Intervensions for Drug-Addicted Youth: A Quantitative Analysis

Majid Khan, Intikhab Alam, Kifayatullah Khan, Latif Ullah, Mansoor Ahmad, Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Shakir Ullah

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Family environment, Family interventions, Statistical test, and Extent of drug addiction.

Online: 9 February 2024 (09:59:43 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0090.v1

Contention in Carbon Accounting in the Digital Industry: The Need to Move towards Decision-Making in Uncertainty

Gabrielle Samuel, Federica Lucivero, Bran Knowles, Katherine Wright

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Carbon emissions; sociology of knowledge; digital technologies; ICT; uncertainty; adaptive governance

Online: 1 February 2024 (16:32:57 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1659.v1

Juvenile Delinquency as a Contemporary Issue in Nigeria: Unraveling the Impact of Parenting Styles and Family Structures

Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Victor Ajayi, Oluwakemi Abdulrazaq

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Adolescent; Family; Juvenile Parent; Children; Delinquency; Single Parenting

Online: 23 January 2024 (07:44:36 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1473.v1

Nested Markets and the Transition of the Agri-Marketing System towards Sustainability

Pierluigi Milone, Flaminia Ventura

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Market; Reciprocity; Agency; neo-institutional economy; network analysis

Online: 19 January 2024 (06:59:45 CET)

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We are currently witnessing a strong global transition towards new, more sustainable models of development and consumption. This transition is both activating and highlighting a series of discrepancies between the various actors in agri-food marketing systems, including the institutions that govern regulatory and trade aspects. These discrepancies highlight how, on a global level, the agri-marketing system is unable to provide adequate responses to the new principles of sustainability that are increasingly expected by civil society. This inability is often linked to the phenomena of opportunism, information asymmetries and lock-in effects (resulting from the slowness or inability of some sectors or actors to evolve technologically and culturally). The control of all these factors is often ineffective and often involves high transaction costs . These conditions lead the global market into an ongoing state of failure, creating structural holes, in which new forms of exchange are born, in response to the principles mentioned above. We identify these as nested markets: hybrid market forms that, thanks to new information technologies, create a new form of proximity that transcends the classical concept of physical proximity. This new proximity directly links producers and consumers in relationships based mainly on two substantial values: reciprocity and reputation. Both of these values significantly reduce transaction costs which today play an increasing role in determining the form and repetition of exchanges. This condition is difficult to interpret from classical and neo-classical economic theories. To do so it is necessary to use a multidisciplinary approach. In this article we combine neo-institutional theory and network analysis to interpret phenomena that are increasingly emerging in all areas of the world. Using these two theories, and case studies from Brasil, North America, China and Europe, we try to highlight how the market is not only the place where the price of products and of their quantities are formed. Market is a complex social spaces, where more-or-less stable relationships are formed, based on the values of reciprocity and reputation that determine behaviour and codes of conduct aimed at containing opportunism and encouraging sustainable, autonomous, forms of self-regulation. These relationships are also the driving forces that ensure the ongoing continuation of the exchanges and the diffusion and preservation of knowledge over time and space. These relationships represent the beating heart of nested markets and their dynamic ability to adapt to the continuous changes that occur in the socio-economic and environmental context in which they are rooted. In this way sustainability is built as an expression of the co-production between different actors (producers, consumers, institutions) and natural resources.

Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1196.v1

Health Disparities at the Intersection of Racialized Minority Groups and Disability Status

Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Victor Ajayi, Michael Okyere, Abdulazeez abdulganiyu

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Intersection; Health; Disabiity; Race; Inquality

Online: 16 January 2024 (06:38:40 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.0666.v1

They Have Always Called Us Sick: Heterosexism and Medical Inequality for Queer Americans with Chronic Illness and a Potential New Direction for AIDS Discourses

B. Garrick Harden, Andre A. Favors

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Queer Theory; Pandemics; Sexuality; AIDS Discourses; COVID Discourses

Online: 9 January 2024 (10:30:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.0002.v3

Sound of Sirens, Echoes of Trauma: Unpacking Socioeconomic Vulnerabilities in the Israel-Hamas Conflict

Yaakov Bayer

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: PTSD, Armed conflicts, Socioeconomic status

Online: 12 December 2023 (10:51:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0385.v1

Effect of outdoor sports participants on leisure identity, Leisure flow, leisure satisfaction, and Re-participate intention

Byoung-Wook Ahn, Won-Ick Song

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: outdoor leisure activity; leisure identity; leisure flow; leisure satisfaction; re-participate intention

Online: 6 December 2023 (10:09:54 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0201.v1

Educational Status as a Mediator of Intergenerational Social Mobility in Europe: A Positional Analysis Approach

Glykeria Stamatopoulou, Eva Tsouparopoulou, Maria Symeonaki

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: intergenerational social mobility; Markov processes; ESS

Online: 4 December 2023 (12:10:43 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1056.v1

Another Ideological Turn? Investigating the Re-Emergence of Race Among the British Radical Right

Chris Allen

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: radical right; patriotic alternative; race; black lives matter; nationalism

Online: 16 November 2023 (07:51:35 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0959.v1

Vulnerability and Inner Areas in Italy. “Should Young Stay or Should Young Go”?

Daniela Grignoli, Mariangela D’Ambrosio, Danilo Boriati

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: community; inner areas; (social) vulnerability; depopulation; sustainability; youth.

Online: 15 November 2023 (10:03:47 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0797.v1

Literature Review: Implications of Early Marriage on Human Development

Annisatul Mujahidah, Budiman Rusli, Yogi Suprayogi Sugandi

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: early marriage; human development; gender

Online: 13 November 2023 (09:07:47 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0473.v1

Role of Inter-Religious Harmony in Peaceful Society

Zia Ullah Khan

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: religion; harmony; peace; society

Online: 8 November 2023 (03:34:55 CET)

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Religious harmony performs a key role in preserving political and worldwide stability. Internationally it's far crucial to stay in a non-violent and harmonious environment, mainly in a society composed of believers of various races and religions. Relations among religions are normal. Failure to hold religious harmony can plunge society into battle and chaos. Therefore, the cause of this newsletter is to record in element the elements that affect the sustainable harmony among multi-religious societies. The record additionally emphasized that elements including acceptance, knowledge, cooperation, fairness, and justice are crucial elements in preserving religious harmony. Therefore, this paper pursuits to shape a solid idea of multi-sectarian harmony in society. It must additionally contribute to the improvement of a multi-religious society. Try to hold and construct a sturdy dating among them. Religious harmony is vital to make sure solidarity and team spirit amongst believers of more than one religion. A multi-religious society is a network with one-of-a-kind religions, including Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, etc. To stay in a non-violent and harmonious society, it's far very crucial to just accept believers from different religions in a selected network. From the angle of Islam, Islam is a faith that accepts the range of religions on this international however denies that every one religion is proper. So is the case in almost all religions. Religious pluralism may be described because of the range of religions on this international; however, withinside the idea of religious pluralism, it could be described because of the perception that every religion on this international is absolute truths. Pluralists trust that every one religion withinside the international is actual and have to be respected. It could be very crucial to recognize that everyone's proper statements are legitimate and deserve the same appreciation. This handiest method that fans of one religion have to be given different reality statements, including Muslims, Jews, Hindus, and others. However, from the angle of Islam, Islam accepts more than one religion however does now no longer understand that every one religion is proper. Recognizing the origins of various religions in a multi-religious society is the important thing to making sure harmony and solidarity withinside the international. Recognizing that religious range in a multi-religious society is a crucial component in preserving social harmony. For example, Muslims who cost the lifestyles of different religious groups (including Buddhists, Hindus, and Christians) can enhance inter-religious members of the society and deal with them kindly. Therefore, the popularity of the lifestyles of the religious range must be visible as a resounding component for a selected network. Everyone residing in a multi-religious society has to recognize and be given religious freedom. One must accept and appreciate the beliefs of different religions. Respect for the lifestyles of the religious range additionally contributes to political and countrywide stability. Respect also can enhance interreligious members of the society via way of means of acknowledging the lifestyles of various religious groups. Mutual appreciation, cooperation, tolerance, knowledge, and kindness are crucial elements in residing in a multi-ethnic and religious society. To hold a harmonious society, all multi-religious believers must have the proper and freedom to exercise their faith. It must now no longer be abandoned (Abdullah et al., 2016). Islam has usually emphasized the idea of justice (alAdl). All divine religions are of belief of religious harmony. By studying different religions, it is very clear that all religions are of the view to respect other religions and followers of different beliefs.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.0362.v1

A Social Identity Approach to Understanding Sustainability and Environmental Behaviours in South Africa

Julius Irene, Chux Daniels, Mary Kelly, Bridget Irene, Regina Frank, Kingsley Okpara

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: social identity; social group behaviour; social structure; pro-environmental behaviour; sustainability transitions

Online: 6 November 2023 (14:54:22 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1412.v1

Understanding the Dynamics of Control and Access to Natural Resources by the “Orang Rimba” Community in Jambi, Indonesia (A Case Study in Air Hitam Sub-Regency)

Idris Sardi, Rilus A. Kinseng, Budi Setiawan, Djuara P. Lubis, Nuraini Nuraini

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: access and control; forest, livelihood; Orang Rimba; sustainability

Online: 23 October 2023 (09:01:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.0002.v2

Sound of Sirens, Echoes of Trauma: Unpacking Socioeconomic Vulnerabilities in the Israel-Hamas Conflict

Yaakov Bayer

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: PTSD, Armed conflicts, Socioeconomic status

Online: 6 October 2023 (10:56:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.0043.v1

Unraveling the Fabric of Trust: Ethnic and Religious Dynamics in Nigeria

Yaakov Bayer

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: trust; ethnic affiliation; religious affiliation

Online: 3 October 2023 (11:42:42 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.0002.v1

Sound of Sirens, Echoes of Trauma: Unpacking Socioeconomic Vulnerabilities in the Israel-Hamas Conflict

Yaakov Bayer

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: PTSD, Armed conflicts, Socioeconomic status

Online: 2 October 2023 (11:26:58 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.2087.v1

Socioeconomic Factors, Rocket Sirens, and PTSD: Insights from the Israel-Hamas Conflict

Yaakov Bayer

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: PTSD; armed conflicts; socioeconomic status

Online: 29 September 2023 (08:42:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.1958.v1

Morality, Wholesomeness, and Consumption. Cannabis Regulatory Regimes in Ecuador

Andrés Fernando Rodríguez Mera

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: regulatory regimes; control devices; cannabis; rights extension; rights denial

Online: 28 September 2023 (13:12:07 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202309.0807.v1

Understanding Women’s Lived Experiences during the time of Flood of Assam: Narrative Analysis of Pandemic Time

Purabi Bhagawati

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: flood; pandemic; lived experiences; women; everyday

Online: 13 September 2023 (05:16:44 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.1714.v1

The Climate Change Vulnerability in Mountain Areas: Perceptions and Resilience Actions in Alto Molise (Italy)

Ivano Scotti, Corrado Ievoli, Letizia Bindi, Sara Bispini, Angelo Belliggiano

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: climate change perception; farmers' agency; mountain area; resilience; rural development

Online: 24 August 2023 (07:17:13 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0674.v1

The Appeal of the Circular Economy Revisited: On Track for Transformative Change or a Question of Moral Licensing?

Hans Eickhoff

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: circular economy; planetary boundaries; green lifestyle; moral licensing

Online: 8 August 2023 (11:56:45 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1649.v1

Performance Model and Research Practice of Youth Entrepreneurship Platform in the Context of Common Wealth Returning to Hometown

Ailing Liu, Xiaojun Ma, Meimei Zhou, Lichen Zeng, Jijian Lu Lu

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: rural crowdsourcing spaces; returning to hometown and pioneering; structural model; government policy; the innovation performance of businesses

Online: 25 July 2023 (09:25:37 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1456.v1

Purpose and Mattering as Dimensions of Meaning for Adolescents in Residential Care from Romania

Ovidiu Bunea, Daniela Cojocaru

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: meaning; purpose; development; residential care; child welfare system; resilience

Online: 20 June 2023 (15:09:49 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0603.v1

Assessing Last Decimal Digits in Retracted Research Articles: Accounting for Missing Zeroes

Walter Richard Schumm

Subject: Social Sciences, Sociology Keywords: Scientific misconduct; fraud; regression digits; zeroes; Eric Stewart; fabrication of results

Online: 8 June 2023 (07:42:55 CEST)

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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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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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