International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 33 Issue 3/4

Including people who experience homelessness: a scoping review of the literature

Trudy Norman, Bernadette Pauly

Without the voices of those impacted by homelessness, there is a risk that important understandings essential to the development of effective solutions to homelessness will remain…

Sharing a laugh: The role of humour in relationships between police officers and ambulance staff

Sarah Charman

The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of humour within two different organisations, policing and ambulance work, which are linked by their focus on emergency work.

Family and friendship support networks among retirees: A comparative study of welfare systems

Felix Requena

The purpose of this paper is to provide an empirical analysis of factors that affect support networks among retirees in 13 countries.

Policy implications of population ageing in West Africa

Paul Alhassan Issahaku, Sheila Neysmith

The purpose of this paper is to discuss trends in demographic ageing in West Africa and asks the question of what policy challenges are posed by the increasing presence of older…

The controversy over euthanasia in Uganda: a case of the Baganda

Dorothy J.N. Kalanzi

The purpose of this paper is to explore attitudes towards euthanasia among Ugandan adults.

Immigration status and the salaries of Asian chemists in the United States

Philip A. Broyles, Timothy Schock

In this research, we examine the effects of immigration status on the Asian‐white wage gap of one STEM profession, chemistry. Asians chemists are classified into four groups based…

Socioeconomic development and fertility trends among the states of India

Gary Brinker, Robin Amonker

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between levels of socioeconomic development and subsequent trends in fertility among the states of India. Based on the…

Health care access and barriers for the physically disabled in rural Punjab, Pakistan

Mahtab Ahmad

The purpose of this paper is to assess disabled persons' access to health care, and highlight barriers.