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Assessing Indigenous Community Radio as Two-Way Communications Infrastructure: Communal Engagement and Political Mobilization in Ecuador 评估作为双向交流基础设施的土著社区广播：厄瓜多尔的社区参与和政治动员

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-21 DOI: 10.3390/soc14080156

Andrés Tapia, Nicholas Simpson, Carolyn Smith-Morris

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A Gendered Lens on Mediation and Market Governance: Experiences of Women Market Vendors in Papua New Guinea 调解和市场治理的性别视角：巴布亚新几内亚女性市场商贩的经验

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-18 DOI: 10.3390/soc14080155

Wilma Langa, Jackie Kauli, Verena Thomas

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Tea Shops in Myanmar: Micro-Institutional Functions for Rural Migrants and Women 缅甸的茶叶店：面向农村移民和妇女的微型机构功能

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-14 DOI: 10.3390/soc14080154

Zaw Lin, Joseph J. Molnar

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Structural Anti-Roma Racism in Italian Middle Schools 意大利中学中的结构性反罗姆人种族主义

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-13 DOI: 10.3390/soc14080153

Concetta Smedile, Antonia Ramírez-García

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Patents and Public Health: State Responsibility to Opt for a Balanced Approach 专利与公共健康：国家选择平衡方法的责任

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-13 DOI: 10.3390/soc14080152

Saima Butt, Kamran Shaukat, Talha Mahboob Alam, Tony Jan

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Correction: Aasan et al. The Relative Importance of Family, School, and Leisure Activities for the Mental Wellbeing of Adolescents: The Young-HUNT Study in Norway. Societies 2023, 13, 93 更正：Aasan et al. The Relative Importance of Family, School, and Leisure Activities for the Mental Wellbeing of Adolescents：挪威 Young-HUNT 研究》。社会 2023，13，93

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-12 DOI: 10.3390/soc14080149

Bodil Elisabeth Valstad Aasan, Monica Lillefjell, Steinar Krokstad, Mari Sylte, Erik Reidar Sund

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Aftermaths of COVID-19 Lockdown on Socioeconomic and Psychological Nexus of Urban Population: A Case in Hyderabad, Pakistan COVID-19 封锁对城市人口的社会经济和心理影响：巴基斯坦海得拉巴的一个案例

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-12 DOI: 10.3390/soc14080150

Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur, Shabir Hussain Khahro, Muhammad Saad Khan, Fahad Ahmed Shaikh, Yasir Javed

{"title":"Aftermaths of COVID-19 Lockdown on Socioeconomic and Psychological Nexus of Urban Population: A Case in Hyderabad, Pakistan","authors":"Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur, Shabir Hussain Khahro, Muhammad Saad Khan, Fahad Ahmed Shaikh, Yasir Javed","doi":"10.3390/soc14080150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14080150","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic started in the last week of December, 2019. An emergency was declared throughout the globe as the virus spread over 208 counties within a short amount of time. This pandemic had significant negative impacts on common men living in densely populated countries, including Pakistan. Hence, this research aimed to record people’s perception of the 7th largest settlement in Pakistan, namely Hyderabad. This study mainly focused on socioeconomic and psychological parameters. The close-ended questionnaire was designed concerning the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). The DASS-21 is an optimal tool for recording the emotional values of depression, anxiety, and stress. A total of 400 questionnaires were filled out; they used a 5-point Likert scale. Significant socioeconomic issues were noted, such as lower household income, economic recession, job cuts, inaccessible Internet services during online teaching or working from home, etc. The primary challenges in the lockdown situation were Internet access (4.06) and anxiety (4.86) in the female population. There were higher levels of depression (N = 200), anxiety (N = 341), and stress (N = 125) in the local inhabitants. Other notable problems were illuminated, such as restrictions on social gatherings, electricity load shedding, and lower incomes. This study concludes that the degree of psychological problems varied according to the typology of gender. Based on study findings, this study recommends the prompt execution of policies considering possible future pandemics to restrain anxiety and depression in the female population. The local government is also advised to revitalize infrastructure to provide uninterrupted power supplies and Internet facilities. The income-generating channels should be open for lower-income households concerning future lockdowns.","PeriodicalId":21795,"journal":{"name":"Societies","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141930907","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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Capacity Building for Student Teachers in Learning, Teaching Artificial Intelligence for Quality of Education 学生教师的学习能力建设，人工智能教学提高教育质量

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-10 DOI: 10.3390/soc14080148

Zehra Altinay, Fahriye Altinay, Ramesh Chander Sharma, Gokmen Dagli, Rustam Shadiev, Betul Yikici, Mehmet Altinay

{"title":"Capacity Building for Student Teachers in Learning, Teaching Artificial Intelligence for Quality of Education","authors":"Zehra Altinay, Fahriye Altinay, Ramesh Chander Sharma, Gokmen Dagli, Rustam Shadiev, Betul Yikici, Mehmet Altinay","doi":"10.3390/soc14080148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14080148","url":null,"abstract":"The future of education relies on the integration of information technologies, emphasizing the importance of equity and inclusiveness for quality education. Teacher education programs are essential for fostering qualified educators for the future. Integrating AI in education is crucial to ensure inclusivity and comprehensive services for all. This study aims to evaluate student teachers’ perceptions of using AI in learning and teaching, and to provide suggestions for enhancing sustainable education through information technologies. A qualitative research design was adopted to gather perceptions and experiences from 240 student teachers who participated in a seminar on AI usage and completed self-reflection tasks. These student teachers, enrolled in various teaching methods and principal courses, contributed to the thematic analysis. The study reveals that AI should be carefully planned and incorporated into lesson plans to enhance personalized learning. Student teachers reported that AI supports and motivates the learning process, effectively transforming students’ needs and learning experiences. However, they also noted potential drawbacks, such as AI imposing restrictions on the teaching profession, replacing teachers, and producing biased results. The study suggests that capacity-building strategies for student teachers should be enriched across different courses to raise awareness about AI’s applications.","PeriodicalId":21795,"journal":{"name":"Societies","volume":"157 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141930952","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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Psychosexual Health and Well-Being of Trans and Gender-Diverse Individuals in Portugal 葡萄牙变性和性别多元化人士的性心理健康与福祉

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-07 DOI: 10.3390/soc14080144

Mariana Henriques, Henrique Pereira

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Moral Faces: How Spontaneous Ideological Inferences from Facial Cues Influence Moral Judgments 道德面孔：来自面部线索的自发意识形态推断如何影响道德判断

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Societies Pub Date : 2024-08-04 DOI: 10.3390/soc14080143

Ahreum Maeng

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