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Science and Social Knowledge or What We Do Not Know About What We Believe We Know 科学与社会知识》或《我们所不知道的我们所相信的我们所知道的》（What We Do not Know About What We Believe We Know

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/subbs-2023-0001

Vladimir Pasti

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Pros and Cons of Online Social Support Exchange on Social Networking Sites: A User’s Perspective 社交网站上在线社会支持交流的利与弊：用户视角

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/subbs-2023-0004

Roman Lyubenko

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Deindustrialization and the Real-Estate– Development–Driven Housing Regime. The Case of Romania in Global Context 非工业化与房地产开发驱动的住房制度。全球背景下的罗马尼亚案例

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/subbs-2023-0002

E. Vincze

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Searching for Authenticity: Critical Analysis of Gender Roles and Radical Movements in Personal Development Practices in Contemporary Society 寻找真实性：批判性分析当代社会中的性别角色和个人发展实践中的激进运动

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/subbs-2023-0003

Elena Trifan

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The Elusive Relationship of State Power and Societal Peace: Reflections on the Case of Kosovo 国家权力与社会和平难以捉摸的关系:对科索沃案例的反思

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.2478/subbs-2022-0008

Albana Cerkrezi, R. Shehi, Festina Kabashi

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Book Reviews 书评

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.2478/subbs-2022-0010

Sorin Gog

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Balancing Efficiency and Personal Time Requirements for Human Resources Professionals after Telecommuting 人力资源专业人员远程办公后效率与个人时间需求的平衡

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.2478/subbs-2022-0007

Andreea Țoiu

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War and Sanctions. Some Economic and Political Lessons to be Learned From Materialist Anthropology 战争与制裁。唯物主义人类学的一些经济和政治教训

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.2478/subbs-2022-0009

Lucian T. Butaru

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Demography and Population Growth in 1970’s Romania: An Overview of Demographic Studies Published in ‘Viitorul Social’ Journal 1970年代罗马尼亚的人口学与人口增长：《Viitorul Social》杂志上发表的人口学研究综述

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2022-12-01 DOI: 10.2478/subbs-2022-0006

Oana Pop

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Occupational Stress and its Perceived Negative Impact on the Health and Performance of the Employees of a Banking Call Center 某银行呼叫中心员工职业压力及其感知负面影响之健康与绩效

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/subbs-2022-0005

E. Staicu, Marius Vasiluță-Ștefănescu

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