Social work practice in health: An introduction to context, theories and skills Social Work: an Introduction to Contemporary Practice is an exciting, new and uniquely comprehensive introduction to the field. Essential knowledge and skills are examined with authority and depth and key debates approached...
In opposition to purely micro-level theories of human behavior in the social environment that inadvertently separate micro and macro-level social work, social capital is particularly well suited to be employed at individual, family, community, and societal levels. Our position on the importance of ...
The term macro theory is used to describe an overarching or wide-ranging theory that examines an issue from a high level. Additionally, macro theories tend to examine large-scale problems that occur at the society or economy level, versus micro theories that impact individuals. ...
Macro Management & Public Policiesaims to discover innovative methods, theories and studies in its field by publishing original articles, case studies and comprehensive reviews. The scope of the papers in this journal includes, but is not limited to: ...
In labour economic theories, wages and job productivity are major drivers in determining the volume of employment creation and destruction. (Mortensen & Pissarides,1994). While the common causes of unemployment from the micro perspective have been widely discussed in the literature (Ampadu-Ameyaw et ...
This exploratory study examines if causal mechanisms highlighted by criminology theories work in the same way to explain both ideologically motivated violence (i.e., terrorism) and regular (non-political) homicides. We study if macro-level hypotheses drawn from deprivation, backlash, and social disorg...
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Discussion The main objective of this study was to compare the Hofstede and Schwartz models with respect to external variables, such as macro-economic and macro-social indexes. We were interested in analyzing in which aspects these cultural theories were similar and in which were they different. ...
Many theories have been developed which try to give explanations about the crime in general and all the aspects that comprehend them related to individuals who tend to carry out such behaviors. One of these theories proposed is the theory of crime, which is explained at a particular level....
(e.g.16,19,20). To systematically test several contending theories we conducted a multiverse analysis to explain the variation in the polarity and arousal of tone in 7 national parliaments. We find no evidence of a systematic effect of any of our theorized relationships. We do replicate the...