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Experiences of older adults and widows with the government allowance programmes in rural Bangladesh 孟加拉国农村老年人和寡妇参加政府津贴方案的经验

IF 1.4 3区社会学

International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-08-21 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70033

Sharmin Akter Shitol, Sara Nur, Mrittika Barua, Ving Fai Chan, Lynne Lohfeld, Abu Shonchoy, Nathan Congdon, Atonu Rabbani

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Populists dealing with experts and policy legacies: Social policies in Czechia and Slovakia during the Covid-19 pandemic 民粹主义者应对专家和政策遗产：新冠肺炎大流行期间捷克和斯洛伐克的社会政策

IF 1.4 3区社会学

International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-08-17 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70034

Steven Saxonberg, Tomáš Sirovátka, Eduard Csudai

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A multidimensional approach to attitudes toward the causes of poverty: A case study of South Korea 对贫困原因的态度的多维方法：以韩国为例

IF 1.2 3区社会学

International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-07-28 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70031

Jongmin Yang

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Is Job Guarantee a solution to work precarisation? A normative analysis and an empirical approach for the Uruguayan case 工作保障是工作不稳定的解决方案吗？乌拉圭案例的规范分析和实证方法

IF 1.2 3区社会学

International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-07-25 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70032

Andrés Dean, Fernanda Diab, Juan Olano, Ivone Perazzo, Agustín Reyes, Guillermo Sanchez-Laguardia, Juan Ignacio Urruty

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Social assistance policies and food insecurity among the elderly in India in 2017Cafiero–2018 2017年印度老年人的社会援助政策和粮食不安全

IF 1.2 3区社会学

International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-07-15 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70029

Vidhya Unnikrishnan

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What explains the smoking prevalence disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians? 如何解释澳大利亚土著居民和非土著居民之间的吸烟率差异？

IF 1.2 3区社会学

International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-07-13 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70030

Hien Nguyen, Tinh Doan

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Fertility anxiety among Chinese women in the context of fertility policy relaxation: A systematic literature review 生育政策放宽背景下中国女性生育焦虑：系统文献综述

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-07-02 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70028

Yiqing He, Noor Eshah Tom Abdul Wahab, Haslina Muhamad

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Social responsibility of military organizations: Effects of ethical leadership on the job and life satisfaction of military personnel through perceived military social responsibility 军事组织的社会责任：伦理型领导通过军事社会责任感知对军人工作和生活满意度的影响

IF 1.2 3区社会学

International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-06-27 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70026

Tai-Wei Chang, Hung-Xin Li, Cheng-Ze Hung, Wan-Lin Chang

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Socioeconomic barriers and educational pathways of unaccompanied foreign minors in Europe's southern border 欧洲南部边境无人陪伴的外国未成年人的社会经济障碍和教育途径

IF 1.2 3区社会学

International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-06-26 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70025

Mimon Mohamed Si Ali, Jamal Toutouh El Alamin, Sagrario Segado Sánchez-Cabezudo, Neil Gilbert

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Exploring split shifts in Swedish elderly care: A case study through the lens of power resources theory 探索瑞典老年护理的分班：权力资源理论视角下的个案研究

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70027

Johan Alfonsson

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