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On Aging 关于老龄化

IF 0.9 4区社会学

Society Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1007/s12115-024-01019-y

Ilan Stavans

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Adaptation and Survival Among the University of Nigeria Nsukka Academic Staff: The Double Tragedy of “No Salary” and “Lockdown” Policies 尼日利亚恩苏卡大学教职员工的适应与生存：无薪 "和 "封锁 "政策的双重悲剧

IF 0.9 4区社会学

Society Pub Date : 2024-09-05 DOI: 10.1007/s12115-024-01013-4

Celestine Uchechukwu Udeogu, Emmanuel Johnson Ibuot, Michael Nwokedi, Chigozie Ifekwe Okonkwo

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Not “Coddling” but “Rewiring”: Explaining Psychic Harm 不是 "溺爱"，而是 "重新接线"：解释心灵伤害

IF 0.9 4区社会学

Society Pub Date : 2024-09-03 DOI: 10.1007/s12115-024-01015-2

Cassandra Sever

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Girls in Pieces: An Exploration of Ethnic Identity in Two Anglo-Latina University Students 成群结队的女孩两名盎格鲁-拉丁裔大学生的种族认同探索

IF 0.9 4区社会学

Society Pub Date : 2024-08-30 DOI: 10.1007/s12115-024-01017-0

April Vázquez

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Depression Among India’s Older Adults: The Burdens and Challenges of a Widespread Disease 印度老年人中的抑郁症：一种普遍疾病带来的负担和挑战

IF 0.9 4区社会学

Society Pub Date : 2024-08-21 DOI: 10.1007/s12115-024-01016-1

Isha Sharma, Alok Ranjan

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Breaking the Silence: Participatory Forum Theatre and Gender-Based Violence Prevention in Mining Communities. A Case Study of Makusha, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe 打破沉默：矿业社区的参与式论坛戏剧与性别暴力预防。津巴布韦米德兰兹省马库沙案例研究

IF 0.9 4区社会学

Society Pub Date : 2024-08-19 DOI: 10.1007/s12115-024-01010-7

Everjoy Magwegwe

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Far Away Is Close at Hand: A Critique of Martha Nussbaum’s Cosmopolitanism 远在天边，近在眼前：玛莎-努斯鲍姆的世界主义批判

IF 0.9 4区社会学

Society Pub Date : 2024-08-16 DOI: 10.1007/s12115-024-01008-1

John Ackroyd

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Managerial Pluralism: Thirty Years of Teaching Business Ethics 管理多元化：商业伦理教学三十年

IF 0.9 4区社会学

Society Pub Date : 2024-08-15 DOI: 10.1007/s12115-024-01011-6

Joseph L. Badaracco

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Housing Crisis and Neoliberal Social Policy in Greece 希腊的住房危机和新自由主义社会政策

IF 0.9 4区社会学

Society Pub Date : 2024-08-06 DOI: 10.1007/s12115-024-01009-0

Nikos Kourachanis

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Markets and Public Goods: Integrity, Trust, and Climate Change 市场与公益：诚信、信任与气候变化

IF 0.9 4区社会学

Society Pub Date : 2024-08-05 DOI: 10.1007/s12115-024-01007-2

Avner Offer

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