South Africaracial segregationtransformationQuality of lifeThe concept of anomie is one of the classics of sociological theory. Developed by scholars such as Emile Durkheim and Robert K. Merton, the concept refers to the absence of clear social norms and values and to a lack of sense of social...
Land reform in South Africa: caught by continuities A focus on institutional norms and rules gives an incomplete picture of rural land tenure; building an account of local practice from specific cases reveals nuances and variations that are otherwise elusive. Following the latter approach... P He...
Canada (Ns = 280 and 103, respectively) and East Asian students living in Korea and China (N = 309), participants completed self-report questionnaires that measured social anxiety, depression, and social contextual factors (i.e., cultural norms, social self-efficacy, and perceived social status...
A real-life example demonstrating the importance of social norms in the sharing of information about CC is the Swedish phenomenon of ”flight shame”, which describes increasing social norms against air travel that gained momentum due to outspoken messages of well-known public figures shared on ...
professional normspolitical attitudespress freedomHong KongThis article considers the notion of social cohesion and reviews the degree to which South Africa after apartheid coheres as a society. We consider social cohesion as an affective bond between citizens. Therefore our assessment must do more ...
Social norms 1. Introduction Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health crisis, with approximately 30% of women aged 15 or older experiencing lifetime physical and/or sexual IPV. Regional estimates range from 16% in East Asia to 66% in Central Sub-Saharan Africa (Devries et ...
Key informants criticised the following: the lack of national staffing norms; sub-optimal governance by both the SANC and the Department of Health; outdated curricula that are unresponsive to population and health system needs; lack of preparedness of nurse educators; and the unsuitability of the ...
Using the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) from the OECD Development Centre, this paper provides evidence on the two-way relationship between discrimination against women in social institutions and South–South migration. On the one hand, discriminatory social institutions in both origin and...
This section summarizes some of the differences in politics and Differences in language and house prices Given the differences between norms in the north and the south, this paper investigated whether there were differences in how private house sellers in Hanoi and HCMC operationalize the new private...
However, manyadolescent girlsdon't get the care they need. Free contraceptives are available in most communities in Ethiopia, but many girls lack social access because of conservativecultural and religious norms. A dominant norm is that girls need to give birth as quickly as possible after marriag...