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Negotiating psychological costs: How welfare recipients' perceived interactions with welfare bureaucrats impact their experiences of administrative burden 协商心理成本：福利接受者与福利官僚的感知互动如何影响他们对行政负担的体验

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-05-05 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70017

Miriam Raab

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Daily challenges and coping strategies of Chin irregular migrant workers in Malaysia: A qualitative study on health and well-being 马来西亚中国非正规农民工的日常挑战与应对策略：健康与幸福感的质性研究

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-04-29 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70016

Tual Sawn Khai, Muhammad Asaduzzaman

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Uneven care across states: Disparities in Medicaid 1915(c) home and community-based services waivers for older adults in the United States 各州不平衡的护理：医疗补助的差异（1915）(c)美国老年人家庭和社区服务豁免

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-04-18 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70015

Hazal Swearinger, Taryn Lindhorst

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Automation and segmentation: Downgrading employment quality among the former “insiders” of Western European labour markets 自动化和分割：西欧劳动力市场前“内部人士”的就业质量下降

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70011

Gregorio Buzzelli

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Trust in the welfare state among users: The case of Norway 用户对福利国家的信任：以挪威为例

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70014

Hans-Tore Hansen

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The digital displacement on everyday activities and happiness among Chinese older adults 数字化对中国老年人日常活动和幸福感的影响

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70012

Xiayu Summer Chen, Zhan Yu, Qingwen Xu

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Mandatory learning programme—An offer you can't refuse. Political problem representations and parents' perspectives 强制性学习计划——一个你无法拒绝的机会。政治问题表征与家长观点

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70013

Pernille Juhl

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A scoping review of barriers to education faced by migrant minors in Türkiye 对土耳其未成年移民面临的教育障碍进行范围审查

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70010

Ozan Selçuk, Bekir Güzel

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It's the middle that matters? Income group coalitions in support of redistributive welfare reform 中间的位置很重要吗？支持再分配福利改革的收入群体联盟

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70007

Tijs Laenen, Femke Roosma, Peter Achterberg

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“Walking the talk”: Putting environmental social work theory into practice “言出必行”：将环境社会工作理论付诸实践

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International Journal of Social Welfare Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.70009

Meg Labron, Susan Burke

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