International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 26 Issue 1/2

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Activation for what purpose? Lessons from Denmark

Jens Lind, Iver Hornemann Møller

This paper evaluates why activation programmes are still an important and core component of most European countries’ social‐ and labour market policies when it has become…

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The decentralisation of social assistance in The Netherlands

Rik van Berkel

The aim of this paper is to make a preliminary assessment of the impacts of the decentralisation of Dutch social assistance.

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Empowerment, waste and new consumption communities

Caroline Bekin, Marylyn Carrigan, Isabelle Szmigin

This paper aims to explore the diverse and complementary resistance and waste‐reduction practices adopted by UK‐based New Consumption Communities, and whether such behaviours…

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Consumption disparities in information society: Comparing the traditional and digital divides in Finland

Pekka Rasanen

This article compares consumption differences between population groups in the fields of the traditional and new information and entertainment. The interest is to estimate to what…

Stress, social support and depression in informal caregivers to people with HIV/AIDS in Lomé, Togo

Ami R. Moore, Mark Vosvick, Foster K. Amey

This study examined factors associated with depression in 125 informal caregivers to adults living with HIV/AIDS in Lomé, Togo.

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Health care governance and gender relations within the health services of Germany and Italy

Gaia di Luzio

The paper addresses the question of the contribution made by health service institutions towards the perpetuation of gender inequality within health occupations.

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ISSN:

0144-333X

Online date, start – end:

1981

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof Colin Williams