International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 38 Issue 11/12

Better leadership, higher work engagement? Comparative study on Finnish and Russian private sector employees

Tiina Saari, Harri Melin, Evgeniya Balabanova, Azer Efendiev

This paper focuses on the relationship between leadership and work engagement (WE) in Finnish and Russian private sector organizations. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how…

Spatio-temporal differentials in street begging: the case of Ibadan municipality, Nigeria

Amos Oluwole Taiwo

The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into the relationship that exists between land use activities and street begging in Ibadan municipality, Nigeria, following the…

Welfare-state regimes and gender division of housework time in three conurbations: New York, Paris, Tokyo

Arnaud Dupray, Anne-Marie Daune-Richard, Hiroatsu Nohara

The purpose of this paper is to explore the patterns and determinants of the division of household tasks within couples in countries under different welfare-state regimes.

Residential segregation of same-sex partnered households in the US: New evidence from US census 2010

Danielle Xiaodan Morales

Quantitative research on the segregation of same-sex partners in the USA is new, and limited by challenges related to the accurate measurement of segregation and data errors. The…

The effect of partner buffering on the risk of unemployment in Finland

Oxana Krutova, Pertti Koistinen, Tapio Nummi

The purpose of this paper is to outline the study to determine whether the dual earner model better offsets the actual risk of unemployment compared to other household models.

Hierarchical microcredit networks: Lending and borrowing cliques in self-help groups in Phnom Penh

Steve Kwok-Leung Chan

The purpose of this paper is to examine the microcredit system, social networks within self-help groups (SHGs) and micro-entrepreneurial activities at the grassroots aiming at…

“We work like ants…we avoid being troublemaker”: An exploratory inquiry on resilience of Chinese street vendors in the urban village

Shen (Lamson) Lin

The purpose of this paper is to explore resilience strategies of Chinese street vendors in a shifted regulatory policy environment from a strength-based and entrepreneurial…

Unequal at the college door: Career construction among freshmen at an elite Chinese university

Felicia F. Tian, Lin Chen

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the inequality in career constructions among freshmen in an elite university in Shanghai, China. The authors first investigated whether…

Family policies and fertility: Examining the link between family policy institutions and fertility rates in 33 countries 1995-2011

Katharina Wesolowski, Tommy Ferrarini

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the link between two different family policy dimensions – one supporting the combination of work and parenthood and one supporting…

Retirement timing in a future welfare state: a Finnish Delphi study

Tuukka Niemi, Kathrin Komp

European welfare states, including Finland, have recently introduced reforms that aim to delay the average timing of retirement. The degree of success of these reforms will depend…

The difficulties faced by lalas in China in securing defamilisation and familisation

Wai Kam Yu, Emma Hongshuo Liu, Iris Po Yee Lo

The purpose of this paper is to focus on the difficulties faced by women with same-sex desire (commonly known as “lalas”) in China in securing defamilisation and familisation. It…

Family or state responsibility? Elderly- and childcare policy preferences in Spain

Isabel Valarino, Gerardo Meil, Jesús Rogero-García

Spain is typically considered a familialistic country where the family is the main responsible for individuals’ well-being. Recent demographic, socioeconomic and policy changes…

Risks, coping strategies and family wellbeing: evidence from Finland

Marja Lindberg, Mikael Nygård, Fredrica Nyqvist

As a member of the Nordic welfare regime, Finland has been acknowledged for its encompassing family policies with high degrees of parental employment and low incidence of poverty…

Paradigms and paradoxes: the futures of growth and degrowth

Udo Pesch

The purpose of this paper is to introduce three storylines that address the relation between economic growth, technical innovation and environmental impact. The paper assesses if…