and the events and trends of this year have affected everyone. This is why you may frequently find yourself faced with the task of writing about social topics in an
Understanding socioeconomic status (SES) and social capital as predictors of life outcomes has remained central to humanitarian, health and social research. This current study explores how socioeconomic status and social capital (community solidarity, locus of control and generalised trust) predict happin...
They are subject to various social, economical, political, and psychological vulnerabilities, making them a depressed class of society. Religious minorities, due to the threats, violence, terrorism, and discrimination are vulnerable to anxieties and depression, that cause life dissatisfaction. They are ...
“to support sustainable livelihoods for local people through integrated landscape management that strives for resilient social-ecological systems and which fosters equity in access to ecosystem services” [7,22]. Finally, the project principles include a focus on learning linked to strategic adaptive ma...
The social and political context of sexual identity development in the United States has changed dramatically since the mid twentieth century. Same-sex att
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ability to write and her propensity to do so. This chapter is therefore concerned as much with general attitudes to literacy and letter-writing as with actual literacy levels. It explores several issues related to epistolary composition: the range of women’s writing abilities, as well as the ...
This study also revealed that mountain society and the lifestyle of farmers has been changed substantially in recent decades. The most significant changes have been; (i) the abandoning of farmland and their own society and migrating to urban areas; (ii) the decline in farm and livestock ...