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Rethinking the U.S. family violence option: How trauma-informed care can ease administrative burden in conditional cash transfer programs 重新思考美国家庭暴力选择：创伤知情护理如何减轻有条件现金转移计划的行政负担

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2026-11-02 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70107

Andrea Hetling, Kristina Nikolova

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Rethinking the U.S. family violence option: How trauma-informed care can ease administrative burden in conditional cash transfer programs 重新思考美国家庭暴力选择：创伤知情护理如何减轻有条件现金转移计划的行政负担

IF 1.9 3区社会学

International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2026-11-02 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70107

Andrea Hetling, Kristina Nikolova

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Universality under pressure: Why are Europeans increasingly selective in their solidarity with at-risk social groups? 压力下的普遍性：为什么欧洲人在与处于危险中的社会群体团结时越来越有选择性？

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2026-10-30 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70106

Femke Roosma, Erwin Gielens

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Universality under pressure: Why are Europeans increasingly selective in their solidarity with at-risk social groups? 压力下的普遍性：为什么欧洲人在与处于危险中的社会群体团结时越来越有选择性？

IF 1.9 3区社会学

International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2026-10-30 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70106

Femke Roosma, Erwin Gielens

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Household income heterogeneity across employment type and sub-region: Evidence from Seoul and Busan, 2018–2022 不同就业类型和次区域的家庭收入异质性：来自首尔和釜山的证据，2018-2022

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2026-10-24 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70100

Taiwon Ha

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Household income heterogeneity across employment type and sub-region: Evidence from Seoul and Busan, 2018–2022 不同就业类型和次区域的家庭收入异质性：来自首尔和釜山的证据，2018-2022

IF 1.9 3区社会学

International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2026-10-24 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70100

Taiwon Ha

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Who thinks older people are a societal burden? An exploratory study of age-group differences in the Chinese population 谁认为老年人是社会的负担？中国人口年龄组差异的探索性研究

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2026-10-19 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70099

Jia Li, Wenhan Xu

{"title":"Who thinks older people are a societal burden? An exploratory study of age-group differences in the Chinese population","authors":"Jia Li, Wenhan Xu","doi":"10.1111/ijsw.70099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.70099","url":null,"abstract":"Perceptions of older adults as a societal burden (hereafter referred to as “societal-burden view”) are hostile stereotypes undermining the health and well-being of older people. From the perspective of the intergenerational contract, the societal-burden view may manifest differently between the younger population (the contributors) and the older population (the beneficiaries), with varying age-specific factors associated with it. This study examines age-related differences in the societal-burden view and age-specific associated factors in China. Using 2021 China General Social Survey data (N = 2524), we found older adults were more likely than younger adults to endorse this view (38.74% vs. 13.81%). For younger adults, higher education, urban residency, life satisfaction, and belief in shared eldercare responsibility correlated with a lower societal-burden view. For older adults, better health and urban residency, being married, and belief in shared eldercare responsibility are associated with a lower societal-burden view. This study urges longitudinal research and policies to promote intergenerational harmony and challenge decline-centered aging narratives.","PeriodicalId":47567,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Welfare","volume":"35 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ijsw.70099","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149258185","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Public attitudes towards corporal punishment and child protection involvement: A cross-national study of Denmark, England, and Norway 公众对体罚和儿童保护参与的态度：丹麦、英国和挪威的跨国研究

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2026-10-04 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70098

Hege Stein Helland, Siri Hansen Pedersen, Marit Skivenes

{"title":"Public attitudes towards corporal punishment and child protection involvement: A cross-national study of Denmark, England, and Norway","authors":"Hege Stein Helland, Siri Hansen Pedersen, Marit Skivenes","doi":"10.1111/ijsw.70098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.70098","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines public attitudes towards corporal punishment (CP) and child protection system (CPS) involvement in Denmark, England, and Norway. Using representative population samples (N = 3844) and logistic regression, we investigate the roles of rights orientation, country context, and confidence in the CPS. The findings reveal stark cross-national variation, with 40% of English respondents accepting CP, compared to 7%–8% in Norway and Denmark, reflecting differences in political, legal, cultural and social frameworks. Acceptance of CP is the strongest predictor of opposition to CPS involvement, showing the impact of normative values. In Denmark and Norway, both child rights-oriented child protection systems, there is lower acceptance of CP and higher support for CPS involvement, compared to England. Confidence in the CPS does not predict involvement of CPS. The findings suggest that child rights orientation and legal bans within child rights-protective institutions mutually reinforce societal norms in which violence against children is not accepted and public authorities are involved.","PeriodicalId":47567,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Welfare","volume":"35 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149145595","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}

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Child protection in the digital era: Opportunities and challenges 数字时代的儿童保护：机遇与挑战

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2026-09-08 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70096

Chaoxin Jiang, Cheng Ren, Guowei Wan

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Economic threat and welfare chauvinism: A cross-regional analysis on the relationship between economic context and objective and subjective economic vulnerability 经济威胁与福利沙文主义：经济背景与主客观经济脆弱性关系的跨区域分析

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2026-09-08 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70097

David Andreas Bell

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