Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 193: Problematizing Child Maltreatment: Learning from New Zealand’s Policies
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by Hamed Nazari, James C. Oleson, Irene De Haan
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 193: Problematizing Child Maltreatment: Learning from New Zealand’s Policies Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci13040193 Authors: Hamed Nazari James C. Oleson Irene De Haan Since all policies address problems, they necessarily include implicit or explicit constructions of these problems. This paper explores how child maltreatment has been constructed in New Zealand’s child protection policies. It questions the underlying assumptions of this problem construction and seeks to shed light on what has been omitted. Utilizing a qualitative cont ..read more
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 192: The Role of Trust, Respect, and Relationships in Maintaining Lived Experience and Indigenous Authority in Co-Designed Research with People Living with Disability
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by Sharon Kerr, Roslyn Sackley, John Gilroy, Trevor Parmenter, Patricia O’Brien
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 192: The Role of Trust, Respect, and Relationships in Maintaining Lived Experience and Indigenous Authority in Co-Designed Research with People Living with Disability Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci13040192 Authors: Sharon Kerr Roslyn Sackley John Gilroy Trevor Parmenter Patricia O’Brien Co-design of research can evolve organically when the questions to be asked have their roots deep1 in the soil of partnerships based on trust, respect, and a common vision for equity and inclusion. White Questions—Black Answers, a PhD thesis research project fo ..read more
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 191: From Harmful Practices and Instrumentalisation, towards Legislative Protections and Community-Owned Healthcare Services: The Context and Goals of the Intersex Movement in Australia
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by Morgan Carpenter
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 191: From Harmful Practices and Instrumentalisation, towards Legislative Protections and Community-Owned Healthcare Services: The Context and Goals of the Intersex Movement in Australia Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci13040191 Authors: Morgan Carpenter People with innate variations of sex characteristics (also known as intersex traits or disorders or differences of sex development) have any of a wide range of innate physical traits that differ from medical and social norms for female and male bodies. Responses to these physical differences create experiences ..read more
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 190: Population Aging and Decline Will Happen Sooner Than We Think
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by Jonathan R. Guillemot, Xue Zhang, Mildred E. Warner
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 190: Population Aging and Decline Will Happen Sooner Than We Think Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci13040190 Authors: Jonathan R. Guillemot Xue Zhang Mildred E. Warner The United Nations’ 2022 World Population Prospects suggests the global population will reach 10 billion people in 2058 and will peak in 2086. Aggregated data do not account for regional and age-group realities, which draw a more pressing picture. We analyze the World Population Prospects 2022 data according to age groups and regions and show that population peaks are going to occu ..read more
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 188: The Transformation of Educational Values via Cultural Offerings in the Context of Teacher Education
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by Linda Pavitola, Lasma Latsone, Svetlana Usca
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 188: The Transformation of Educational Values via Cultural Offerings in the Context of Teacher Education Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci13040188 Authors: Linda Pavitola Lasma Latsone Svetlana Usca Education and culture are seen as key components of the learning process. In this context, discussions about the quality of education and approaches to strengthening educational values, as well as the importance of culture in the transmission of these values, are becoming increasingly relevant. However, in Latvia, studies regarding people who attend various cultura ..read more
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 185: Editorial Introduction to New Directions in Gender Research—2nd Edition
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by Maria Helena Santos, Carla Cerqueira
2d ago
Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 185: Editorial Introduction to New Directions in Gender Research—2nd Edition Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci13040185 Authors: Maria Helena Santos Carla Cerqueira The second edition of the Special Issue “New Directions in Gender Research” includes 13 articles from diverse disciplinary fields, applying multiple methodologies ..read more
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 184: “Why Here?”—Pull Factors for the Attraction of Non-EU Immigrants to Rural Areas and Smaller Cities
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by Elisete Diogo
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 184: “Why Here?”—Pull Factors for the Attraction of Non-EU Immigrants to Rural Areas and Smaller Cities Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci13040184 Authors: Elisete Diogo The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes the crucial role of the regional dimension for economic, social, and environmental development. Sustainable development may be linked to migration management to strategically disperse international migrants to regions in need of ameliorating rural challenges. This paper explores the features affecting internati ..read more
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 186: The Public Health Crisis Conceptual Model: Historical Application to the World’s First Nuclear Bomb Test
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by Mary Pat Couig, Roberta Lavin, Heidi Honegger Rogers, Sara Bandish Nugent
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 186: The Public Health Crisis Conceptual Model: Historical Application to the World’s First Nuclear Bomb Test Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci13040186 Authors: Mary Pat Couig Roberta Lavin Heidi Honegger Rogers Sara Bandish Nugent Background/purpose: The Public Health Crisis Conceptual Model was developed to identify and address healthcare and human services needs related to a disaster. The purpose of this study was to historically apply this model to the counties and populations most affected by the first nuclear test in 1945, with a focus on commu ..read more
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 181: Understanding Gender Disparities in Caregiving, Stress, and Perceptions of Institutional Support among Faculty during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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by Sarah Thébaud, Charlotte Hoppen, Jennifer David, Eileen Boris
2d ago
Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 181: Understanding Gender Disparities in Caregiving, Stress, and Perceptions of Institutional Support among Faculty during the COVID-19 Pandemic Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci13040181 Authors: Sarah Thébaud Charlotte Hoppen Jennifer David Eileen Boris The loss of the care infrastructure that occurred during the COVID-19 crisis exposed society’s continued reliance on women and mothers as default caregivers. But less is known about how this crisis produced gendered mental health outcomes, especially in occupations characterized by intensive work ..read more
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 182: A Case of Sticky Gender? Persistence and Change in the Division of Household Labor during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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by Michelle Cera, Golda Kaplan, Kathleen Gerson, Barbara Risman
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Social Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 182: A Case of Sticky Gender? Persistence and Change in the Division of Household Labor during the COVID-19 Pandemic Social Sciences doi: 10.3390/socsci13040182 Authors: Michelle Cera Golda Kaplan Kathleen Gerson Barbara Risman Contemporary research finds that gender continues to provide an organizing framework for couples’ allocation of household labor. To explain this outcome, scholars focus on how structural arrangements and cultural beliefs contribute to the persistence of gender inequality in domestic labor. Yet scholarship has yet to fully cl ..read more
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