The impact of technological innovation on occupational insertion: a case study in BrazilSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 1 Số 1
Alan Araújo Freitas
AbstractThis article (Special thanks to the editors of Discover Global Society magazine, Dr. Rajendra Baikady and Dr. Akshay Dhavale, and the anonymous referees for the article) analyzes the impact of technological innovation on occupational integration, using Brazil as a case study. The Brazilian example is evaluated as an illustration of how change promoted by in...... hiện toàn bộ
Use of smartphones for social networking-men vs women:case study of BangladeshSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 2 - Trang 1-8 - 2024
Md. Abdus Shabur, Jafrin Jahan
This research looked on the gender gap in smartphone app usage and the impact of gender on smartphone-based social networks and social support in Bangladesh, a south Asian country. The sample of smartphone-owning 250 college/university students was surveyed online. Results showed that women were more likely to utilize a smartphone's camera than men were, but men were more inclined to make phone ca...... hiện toàn bộ
Gender-human security interface: critical perspectives with special reference to IndiaSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - - 2024
Sujit Lahiry
The theme of ‘Human Security’ was first articulated by Mahbub-ul-Haq in the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Report in 1994. Freedom from fear and freedom from want are the two cardinal principles of human security. Human Security puts individual as the prime referral point in its exposition and analysis. Since, there is a lot of emphasis upon gender-specific discourses in ...... hiện toàn bộ
Ritualized into adulthood: the scarcity of youth-focused rites of passage in AmericaSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 1 - Trang 1-16 - 2023
Heather Marie Burrow
This paper compares the physical, social, psychological, and legal developmental milestones experienced by youth that demonstrate their gradual ‘passage’ into young adulthood to the existing communal rites that celebrate these milestone transitions. This comparison shows the scarcity of such vital rite celebrations in contemporary America. Instead, there has been a switch to age-focused ritualizat...... hiện toàn bộ
A comparative study of the victim's fault in civil liability of the police in Iranian and French lawSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - - 2024
Leila Soleimani-Alyar, Babak Rezapour, Meysam Eslami
In the event of losses and damages, the civil liability prevailing in the legal system of that country always determines the share of responsibility of each person (injured and harmed) in compensating for the damage. It is critical to define the contribution of the civil liability of the victim and the police in some of the damages that occurred in the presence of the police. The present study is ...... hiện toàn bộ
An exploration of contextually relevant curricula in international social work education: learning from the experiences of selected Asian countriesSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 1 - Trang 1-11 - 2023
Masateru Higashida, Wanwadee Poonpoksin, Krittebas Paul, Tulshi Kumar Das, Varathagowry Vasudevan, Isahaque Ali, Muhammad Jafar, Aisha Shoukat, Kana Matsuo
Current global uncertainties such as increasing socio-economic and political difficulties have amplified the significance of researching the nature of international social work education. This pilot study collaboratively investigated the educational characteristics of international social work curricula in Asia to identify the prevailing conditions related to this discipline. Data were collected i...... hiện toàn bộ
A case study of congressional districting: “Rocks-Pebbles-Sand” approachSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - - 2023
Jimmy Risk, Jennifer Switkes, Ann Zhang
As a case study into an algorithmic approach to congressional districting, North Carolina provides a lot to explore. Statistical modeling has called into question whether recent North Carolina district plans are unbiased. In particular, the literature suggests that the district plan used in the 2016 U.S. House of Representatives election yields outlier results that are statistically unlikely to be...... hiện toàn bộ
Fertility dynamics during COVID-19: exploring intentions in rural BangladeshSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - - 2024
Yasmin Sultana
This paper investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility intentions among families in the Rangpur region of Bangladesh, considering various socio-economic and demographic characteristics. The study aims to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced fertility decisions, patterns, and how different contextual factors are relevant to explain those intentions. This study adopted a...... hiện toàn bộ