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Perceptions of mental health and health-seeking behaviour among migrant workers in Bangladesh
Discover Social Science and HealthMigration is a stressful process that can adversely affect the mental health of migrants. To develop effective policies for promoting mental health among migrants, it is essential to understand their level of awareness of mental health, their perception ...
Iqbal Ahmed Chowdhury +4 more
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Inequalities in and through science and technology as challenges for sociological research
Calenda, 2015 Increasing social inequalities, exacerbated by neoliberal policies and international economic crisis, have been an issue of science and technology studies (STS) even prior to the crisis. Instead of normative claims about the socially beneficial or harmful role of science and technology, a more complex sociological perspective has been promoted.
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Power, (De)Politicisation and Polycentric Governance: Evidence From UK Local Climate Policy
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article extends (de)politicisation theory to elucidate power dynamics in polycentric governance. It develops an original analytical framework to empirically investigate how governmental, societal and discursive (de)politicisation processes emerge within and across decision‐making centres. The framework focuses on dimensions of technocracy,
Timea Nochta +2 more
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Reproductive HealthBackground This study explores the awareness and predictors of knowledge regarding sexually transmitted diseases among early adolescents (ages 11–15) in the Koforidua Municipality.
Richard Ofori +4 more
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The Impact of Feminism on Sociology [PDF]
The paper investigates the impact of feminism on British sociology over the last 60 years. It focuses on changes in the intellectual content of the discipline, including epistemology, methodology, theory, concepts and the fields of economy, polity ...
Sylvia Walby
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Selfbeeld van die sosiologie - en sosioloë [PDF]
, 1980 The purpose of this inaugural lecture, entitled The self-image of sociology — and sociologists, is to focus attention on the image which sociologists have of their discipline and of themselves.
Oosthuizen, J.S., Oosthuizen, J. S.,
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The circular economy (CE) is now a cornerstone of global environmental policy. However, current debates often frame CE as a future‐oriented strategy to be adopted or scaled, implicitly assuming that emerging economies and the Global South are starting from strictly linear conditions. Drawing on practice‐oriented and institutional perspectives,
Solmaz Filiz Karabag, Cali Nuur
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Kultura mezi materialitou a diskursem: případ Higgsova bosonu a „božské částice“
Sociální studia, 2018 The article discusses the neglect that cultural sociology pays to the sciences and technology. Even though the “strong program” in cultural sociology claims that cultural meanings exist in every social fact, its research focuses mainly on culture in a ...
Jan Váňa
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Researching Attitude–Identity Dynamics to Understand Social Conflict and Change
European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Societies undergo constant change, manifested in various ways such as technological developments, economic transitions, reorganization of cultural values and beliefs, or changes in social structures. Individuals play an active role in shaping social and societal change by interactively negotiating its manifestation.
Adrian Lüders +4 more
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Introduction: the Sociology of Medical Science and Technology [PDF]
Sociology of Health & Illness, 1997 openaire +1 more source