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Peri-urbanisation and the Quality of Life: Experiences of and Lessons from the Original Inhabitants of Domboshava Peri-urban area, Harare 半城市化与生活质量:哈拉雷Domboshava近郊地区原始居民的经验与教训

The International Journal of Community and Social Development Pub Date : 2022-07-24 DOI: 10.1177/25166026221112520

Blessing Gweshengwe, J. Matai

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引用次数: 2

Experiences and Expectations of Young Residents of Impoverished Neighbourhoods in Central America 中美洲贫困社区青年居民的经验与期望

The International Journal of Community and Social Development Pub Date : 2022-07-17 DOI: 10.1177/25166026221110412

Carlos Sandoval-García

{"title":"Experiences and Expectations of Young Residents of Impoverished Neighbourhoods in Central America","authors":"Carlos Sandoval-García","doi":"10.1177/25166026221110412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/25166026221110412","url":null,"abstract":"This article analyses experiences and expectations of young residents of impoverished neighbourhoods in Central American capital cities. Four main subject areas are explored: the representation of the local and national environment, demands and desires for the future, the means by which young people expect to achieve (or not achieve) said demands, and sociodemographic factors. The selected neighbourhoods were El Limón in Guatemala City, Popotlán in San Salvador, Nueva Capital in Tegucigalpa, Jorge Dimitrov in Managua and La Carpio in San José. A sample of 300 respondents were selected using sampling quotas. One of the primary findings of the study is that 37.7% of participants neither study nor work, and that only 15% have access to social security. Although inequality was not identified as being among the most pressing problems, when asked about the distribution of wealth in their respective countries, 73.6% of participants considered said distribution to be ‘very unfair’ or ‘unfair’. This recognition of inequality coexists with a deeply rooted conservatism and a largely unquestioned belief in the legitimacy of destiny and parental authority. Against this historical background, electoral democracy is far from offering any kind of significant or profound response and has deepened the institutional void, and in many cases, migration has become more of a push than a choice.","PeriodicalId":179996,"journal":{"name":"The International Journal of Community and Social Development","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123841666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Role of Adult Literacy in Community Development in Ghana: Perceptions and Experiences of Two Rural Communities 成人扫盲在加纳社区发展中的作用:两个农村社区的看法和经验

The International Journal of Community and Social Development Pub Date : 2022-07-13 DOI: 10.1177/25166026221110728

T. Nkansah

引用次数: 1

Assessment of the Needs of Rural Older People in Bangladesh 孟加拉国农村老年人需求评估

The International Journal of Community and Social Development Pub Date : 2022-06-15 DOI: 10.1177/25166026221104891

Isahaque Ali, A. Azman, M. Ahmed, Tahmina Akhtar, Bruno Deceukelier

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引用次数: 2

The Ethics of Commission in Fundraising: A Defence 筹款委员会的道德:一种辩护

The International Journal of Community and Social Development Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/25166026221087057

C. Hanson

引用次数: 0

Aged Return Migrants and the Challenges of Reintegration in Rural Nigeria: Implications for Social Work Practice 老年回返移民和尼日利亚农村重新融入社会的挑战:对社会工作实践的影响

The International Journal of Community and Social Development Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/25166026221086367

Aloysius Odii, C. Atama, U. Agbawodikeizu, I. Igwe

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Radosveta Dimitrova, David, L. Sam, and Laura Ferrer-Wreder (Eds.) Roma Minority Youth Across Cultural Contexts: Taking a Positive Approach to Research, Policy, and Practice Radosveta Dimitrova, David, L. Sam和Laura Ferrer-Wreder(主编)跨文化背景的罗姆少数民族青年:采取积极的研究、政策和实践方法

The International Journal of Community and Social Development Pub Date : 2022-05-18 DOI: 10.1177/25166026221099686

S. Shukla

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Aniket Aga, Genetically Modified Democracy: Transgenic Crops in Contemporary India Aniket Aga，转基因民主:当代印度的转基因作物

The International Journal of Community and Social Development Pub Date : 2022-05-18 DOI: 10.1177/25166026221097818

S. Sengupta

引用次数: 2

Globalisation and Social Work Curricula: What Are Our Students Telling Us? 全球化与社会工作课程:学生告诉我们什么?

The International Journal of Community and Social Development Pub Date : 2022-04-19 DOI: 10.1177/25166026221094163

C. Ramanathan, Marianna L. Colvin, Naelys Luna, J. Herzog

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The Impact of Knowledge on the Utilisation of Programmes and Services by Persons with Disability 知识对残疾人士利用计划和服务的影响

The International Journal of Community and Social Development Pub Date : 2022-04-04 DOI: 10.1177/25166026221088152

G. Lakshmana, Alaka Bhargabi Panda, C. Shreekrishna

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