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Determinants of COVID-19 Response Strategies in Selected African Countries 部分非洲国家COVID-19应对战略的决定因素

Journal of Applied Social Science Pub Date : 2021-12-14 DOI: 10.1177/19367244211055799

Peter Asare-Nuamah, C. Dick-Sagoe, Bernard Nsaidzedze Sakah, Hannah Muzee, Joycelyn Oteng Asamoah, K. Kessie

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2020 Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology Membership Survey 2020年应用与临床社会学协会会员调查

Journal of Applied Social Science Pub Date : 2021-11-19 DOI: 10.1177/19367244211053789

Joel L. Carr

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Voices from the Street: What Homeless Youth Think We Need to Know 来自街头的声音:无家可归的年轻人认为我们需要知道什么

Journal of Applied Social Science Pub Date : 2021-09-14 DOI: 10.1177/19367244211042548

Marilyn Dyck, J. Rosenbaum, Kaitlin O’Grady

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Book Review: Moving Up without Losing Your Way: The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility, by Jennifer M. Morton 书评:《不迷失方向地向上攀登:向上流动的道德代价》，作者:詹妮弗·m·莫顿

Journal of Applied Social Science Pub Date : 2021-09-11 DOI: 10.1177/19367244211043432

Xiuhua Wang

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A Mixed-Methods Approach for Evaluating the Relationship between Sustainable Urban Renewal Projects and Environmental Perception and Action in Chengdu 成都可持续城市更新项目与环境感知和行动关系的混合方法评价

Journal of Applied Social Science Pub Date : 2021-09-07 DOI: 10.1177/19367244211042553

E. Schmitt, Yuqian Shao, Yuehan Wang, Baoyang Zhao, Yushi Gao

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Influence of Processes of Change on Stages of Change for Smoking Cessation 改变过程对戒烟改变阶段的影响

Journal of Applied Social Science Pub Date : 2021-09-04 DOI: 10.1177/19367244211036994

Asrar Ahmad, Jagwinder Singh

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Does Neighborhood Cohesion Moderate the Association between Cancer and Psychological Distress? 邻里凝聚力调节癌症与心理困扰的关系吗?

Journal of Applied Social Science Pub Date : 2021-09-02 DOI: 10.1177/19367244211043071

Victoria Reynolds, Manacy Pai

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Sociotherapy in the Time of COVID-19: A Critical Position Paper on the Importance of Sociology. COVID-19时期的社会治疗:社会学重要性的批判性立场论文。

Journal of Applied Social Science Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Epub Date: 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1177/1936724421998275

Sheila L Cavanagh

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Exploring Policy Implications of Ethics of Care and Justice in Care Work and Human Services Organizations 探索护理工作和人类服务组织中护理和正义伦理的政策含义

Journal of Applied Social Science Pub Date : 2021-08-17 DOI: 10.1177/19367244211027484

Christa J. Moore, Patricia Gagné

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Marital Conflict and Destructive Resolution Tactics: The Case of Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia 婚姻冲突与破坏性解决策略:以埃塞俄比亚巴希尔达尔城为例

Journal of Applied Social Science Pub Date : 2021-08-17 DOI: 10.1177/19367244211015134

Tiruwork Tamiru Tolla

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