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{"title":"Living in the shadow of rural digital vulnerability: Navigating technology needs and resources","authors":"Kathy L. Rush,&nbsp;Lindsay Burton,&nbsp;Cherisse L. Seaton","doi":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103812","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103812","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As internet access becomes increasingly required for full societal participation, the risks of digital exclusion are accentuated for some populations, such as rural citizens. The objective of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore the digital experiences of rural residents in a Western Canadian province with differing broadband speeds. Participants were recruited in follow-up to an online survey which asked for interest in participation in focus groups to further discuss experiences with digital technologies. Rural adults (n = 32) with connectivity speeds both above and below the Canadian definition of high-speed participated in one of six focus groups. Transcripts from the recorded focus groups were thematically analyzed. The overarching theme that described participants' digital experiences was living in the shadow of rural digital vulnerability, or the interaction between their needs and available resources, with three sub-themes further detailing their experiences. Rural conditions threatened digital vulnerability, and produced harm when there was mis-alignment between participants’ needs and available resources. Compounding their susceptibility to vulnerability, were pressures to engage digitally, which participants described coming from services, work, and family and friends, and tech companies and emerging technology. Participants navigated threatened vulnerability by accommodating the technology to fit their lives and by adapting their lives to fit the technology within their infrastructure limitations<strong>.</strong> Overall, the digital experiences of rural residents highlight the role of context and individual agency in predisposition to risk, advancing a nuanced understanding of vulnerability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17002,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rural Studies","volume":"119 ","pages":"Article 103812"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144713611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“No strength to stop”: Persevering in fertility treatment despite repeated failures – A qualitative investigation","authors":"Yael Benyamini ,&nbsp;Maayan Bat-Chen Abramov ,&nbsp;Elinor Dori ,&nbsp;Ronit D. Leichtentritt","doi":"10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103176","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103176","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Fertility treatments foster hope of fulfilling the desire for parenthood. However, the difficulties they entail and the decreasing success rates over time raise questions regarding discontinuing treatment, a difficult decision that often happens because of financial constraints. Israel is a highly pronatalist country, where fertility treatments are mostly covered by the State. Thus, it serves as a living laboratory to study the psychological processes involved in decisions about treatment continuation after repeated failures, setting aside financial considerations. We aimed to examine the decision-making process women undergo when choosing to continue in-vitro-fertilization (IVF) despite low odds of success, and the strategies they implement in carrying out the decision to continue. We conducted in-depth interviews with fourteen women, ages 33–45, who had undergone between 4 and 28 IVF cycles. The interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings showed no evidence of deliberation or hesitation in the decision process, as informants raised no doubts concerning treatment continuation. This confident stance was rooted in three themes: (a) personal, interpersonal, and social motivations; (b) an inability to identify alternatives; and (c) strategies for keeping motivation and optimism, even when the objective chances of success were low. Interpreting the findings from decision-making, self-regulation and self-identity perspectives, suggests that the seemingly irrational perseverance in treatment may be rational, given the social context in which the women are operating. The study raises the need for support in decision-making along the treatment process and for promoting social discourse that legitimizes broader acceptance of diverse family structures and attitudes towards parenthood.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47940,"journal":{"name":"Womens Studies International Forum","volume":"112 ","pages":"Article 103176"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144714228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Factors influencing the turnover intention of social workers: A meta-analysis","authors":"Yukun Li, Shu Li, Haibo Qin","doi":"10.1177/00208728251353695","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251353695","url":null,"abstract":"The high turnover rate of social workers is an extremely serious problem. This meta-analysis comprehensively examines the predictors of turnover intention among social workers, synthesising findings from 29 studies involving 34,071 participants. The results of the study show that social workers’ turnover intention is more related to job content and work environment factors. We also propose a framework for predicting the strength of the relationship between predictors and turnover intention, aiming to help social work researchers and practitioners better understand turnover intention and retain social workers.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"47 21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144712307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Who Stays in Rural Areas? Understanding Gender Differences in Location Decisions Among Millennials in the United States","authors":"Zuzana Bednarik,&nbsp;İlkay Unay-Gailhard","doi":"10.1002/psp.70076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.70076","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigates the factors associated with millennials' past, current and future rural staying, and compares rural with urban stayers, with a particular focus on gender differences. It examines residential choices through three attributes of the millennial generation: proficiency in using digital tools, a strong inclination toward environmental issues, and a desire for work-life balance. Using data from the North Central Region of the United States (NCR-Stat: Baseline Survey 2022), the study employed logistic regression and independent <i>t</i>-tests for data analysis. The findings reveal that the importance of internet availability plays a shifting role in rural staying behaviour throughout millennials' life stages. Millennials who grew up in rural areas tend to place less importance on internet availability than their urban counterparts, but for those planning to remain in rural areas, a reliable internet connection becomes significantly more valuable. Prioritizing outdoor spaces is positively associated with current rural residency, while a preference for low pollution levels is linked to a higher likelihood of residing in urban areas. Higher life satisfaction is significantly associated with both past and current rural living, though rural women report lower satisfaction than men. The gender-specific analysis also indicates that millennial women place significantly more importance on internet availability, low pollution levels, and outdoor spaces than men. These findings extend existing knowledge of past, current and future staying behaviour in rural areas by focusing on a specific group of stayers and highlighting the complexity of staying behaviour and its implications for rural development.</p>","PeriodicalId":48067,"journal":{"name":"Population Space and Place","volume":"31 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/psp.70076","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144714823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"National mission or a ‘civilizing mission’? Birthrates, perceptions, and East–West relations in Mandatory Palestine","authors":"Lilach Rosenberg-Friedman","doi":"10.1080/00263206.2025.2536164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00263206.2025.2536164","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47118,"journal":{"name":"Middle Eastern Studies","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144712138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Can integrating life cycle assessment with optimization modeling identify strategies for produced water reuse in offshore oilfield explorations and production? Model development and testing","authors":"Houda Majid Al Zarkani ,&nbsp;Mutasem El-Fadel","doi":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108097","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eiar.2025.108097","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Produced water (PW) created at a rate of nearly four folds the raw oil extracted, constitutes the largest volume of wastewater generated in oil exploration and extraction processes, requiring sustainable management practices to mitigate associated environmental and economic impacts. This study develops an integrated Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)-optimization model that incorporates both economic and environmental aspects, including environmental externalities and reuse credits, to evaluate and compare disposal and reuse strategies for sustainable produced water (PW) management in offshore oilfield operations. The analysis demonstrates that existing common practices of conventional treatment, combined with offshore deep-well injection, exhibit the highest environmental footprint and economic burden. Advanced treatment, coupled with internal or external reuse strategies, emerged as the most competitive option only when environmental externalities and credits were considered. The study validates the proposed LCA-optimization modeling approach for identifying effective reuse strategies and corresponding benefits that enhance PW management in offshore oilfields. It equally highlights the significance of aligning economic incentives with environmental credits to develop sustainable strategies while mitigating associated environmental impacts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":309,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Impact Assessment Review","volume":"116 ","pages":"Article 108097"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144711344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Towards sustainable land management: A regional perspective for a comprehensive Land Degradation Assessment","authors":"Aarabhi Nambiar ,&nbsp;Mohammed Firoz C ,&nbsp;Sruthi Krishnan V","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107696","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107696","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sustainable land management (SLM) is crucial for mitigating land degradation (LD), restoring degraded areas, and ensuring the optimal use of land resources for the benefit of both present and future generations. LD adversely affects agriculture, water resources, and vegetation, thus compromising regional sustainability. Despite the availability of several planning tools, there is a lack of an integrated, multi-level assessment that incorporates both top-down and bottom-up approaches with inclusive, data-driven decision-making. Moreover, the potential of geospatial databases at the community level remains largely unexplored. This study proposes a methodological framework for evaluating LD, identifying areas most susceptible, and supporting evidence-based land use planning. A three-tier assessment at the macro, meso, and micro levels is introduced, and the macro-level assessment is attempted in the district of Kasaragod, Kerala, India. The comprehensive degradation assessment adopted a weighted overlay technique based on principal component analysis (PCA) applied to the 26 critical variables identified through a systematic literature review. Cluster and hotspot analyses were performed to determine the drivers of degradation and areas requiring immediate intervention. Findings reveal that approximately 65 % of the total area falls within the ‘Medium to Very High degradation’ category when classified by varying intensity, ranging from ‘Very low’ to ‘Very high’. Moreover, 36.3 % of the degraded land is identified as hotspots, many of which intersect with environmentally sensitive zones. Cluster analysis divided the region into five distinct zones, which showed the spatial variation in drivers of degradation, highlighting the need for further study to develop context-specific strategies for SLM. The proposed methodological framework can be adapted to similar contexts, and the generated baseline data can be used for future development plans, considering the socioeconomic and environmental impacts. The research provides a foundation for future LD assessments in various contexts to develop targeted land management strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"158 ","pages":"Article 107696"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144711826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Election Timing across Autocracy and Democracy (ETAD): A new dataset of national election dates","authors":"Masaaki Higashijima ,&nbsp;Naoki Shimizu ,&nbsp;Hidekuni Washida ,&nbsp;Yuki Yanai","doi":"10.1016/j.electstud.2025.102964","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.electstud.2025.102964","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We introduce the Election Timing across Autocracy and Democracy (ETAD) dataset, which provides comprehensive data on the timing of the national elections in autocracies and democracies between 1945 and 2023. ETAD covers 3,127 legislative and presidential elections in 148 countries. Various research agendas have targeted election timing, but no global dataset measuring precise timing has been available. ETAD provides scholars with detailed information on election timing, including which date an election was held, how many days an election was accelerated or delayed from the initially scheduled date, and why the election timing was changed. ETAD has three distinct features. First, it covers legislative and presidential elections in both autocracies and democracies. Second, it records dates, which allows researchers to operationalize early or delayed elections following their specific purposes. Third, it identifies the major reasons for timing changes, helping us better understand governments’ strategies of changing election timing. ETAD improves our understanding of electoral behavior, institutional constraints, and regime dynamics by bridging gaps in existing research and enabling nuanced analyses. To demonstrate that, we present a research example about opportunistic election timing. The ETAD dataset and its codebook can be downloaded from the author’s website or installed as an R package.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48188,"journal":{"name":"Electoral Studies","volume":"96 ","pages":"Article 102964"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144712026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unpacking the complexity of immigrant stereotypes: Perceptions of Nigerian immigrants in the US depend on between-country versus within-country framing","authors":"Elizaveta Komyaginskaya ,&nbsp;Albina Gallyamova ,&nbsp;Lucian Gideon Conway III ,&nbsp;Dmitry Grigoryev","doi":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102261","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102261","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores how immigrant stereotypes and prejudice are influenced by two types of status comparisons: a group’s country of origin (<em>between-country</em>) and its position within the host nation (<em>within-country</em>). Focusing on Nigerian immigrants in the US, we draw on the Stereotype Content Model to assess perceptions of warmth and competence, alongside established prejudice measures (social distance and feeling thermometer). A total of 516 US citizens completed an online, between-subjects experiment in one of four conditions: (1) Control (no information), (2) Between-Country (emphasizing Nigeria’s economic disadvantages relative to the US), (3) Within-Country (highlighting Nigerian immigrants’ socioeconomic success within the US), or (4) Combined (providing both sets of information). Participants exposed to Nigeria’s lower economic standing reported higher prejudice and rated Nigerian immigrants as lower in warmth and competence. Conversely, information about Nigerian immigrants’ strong socioeconomic position in the US led to more favorable views, mitigating the negative effects of the between-country frame. These findings underscore how specific informational contexts significantly shape both stereotypes and prejudice, offering practical avenues for reducing intergroup bias. We situate these results within cross-categorization theories and emergent attribute perspectives, showing that global and local status cues jointly shape societal perceptions of immigrant groups.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48216,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Intercultural Relations","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 102261"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144704505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of natural gas development on the resilience of coastal social-ecological systems amid climate change in Mtwara, Tanzania","authors":"Victoria H. Moshy ,&nbsp;Pius Z. Yanda ,&nbsp;Brown Gwambene ,&nbsp;Anselm Mwajombe","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106855","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106855","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the effects of natural gas development on the sociological systems of coastal communities in the Mtwara region, Tanzania, with a focus on Livelihoods, resilience to climate change, and sustainability. Coastal communities, heavily reliant on marine and coastal resources, face challenges from climate change, environmental degradation, and socioeconomic inequalities. Natural gas investments have introduced opportunities for poverty alleviation, income generation, and infrastructure improvement. However, these developments also present risks such as uneven benefit distribution, environmental degradation, and over-reliance on extractive revenues. The study employs a resilience framework to investigate the impact of natural gas development on community welfare and adaptive capacity. It employed a convergent parallel mixed-methods design, which simultaneously enabled the collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data. The mixed-methods approach integrated qualitative techniques (key informant interviews, focus group discussions, and transect walks) with quantitative data collection through a household questionnaire survey. The data were analysed using MS Excel and SPSS to obtain descriptive and inferential statistics for quantitative analysis. The study analysed qualitative data thematically to identify key patterns, relationships, and factors related to governance, resilience, and climate change. Findings reveal positive impacts, including job creation, reduced energy costs, and improved electricity access, alongside challenges like income disparities and resistance to implementation. Communities adopt response strategies such as alternative income-generating activities and environmental conservation to mitigate these challenges. The study emphasises the importance of implementing inclusive policies, capacity-building initiatives, and sustainable practices that strike a balance between economic benefits and environmental and social considerations. Continuous monitoring and stakeholder collaboration are crucial for addressing emerging challenges and ensuring equitable distribution of benefits. The study concludes that sustainable natural gas development can enhance the welfare and resilience of coastal communities, provided it integrates environmental conservation, community empowerment, and adaptive management strategies. Thus, it recommends policymakers and stakeholders to prioritise long-term sustainability over short-term gains that can harness the potential of natural gas investments to support resilient sociological systems in the face of climate change.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"181 ","pages":"Article 106855"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144713524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}