International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 41 Issue 5/6

Exploring the drivers of ethnic and religious exclusion from public services in Nigeria: implications for sustainable development goal 10

Benjamin Sunday Uzochukwu, Chinyere Cecilia Okeke, Joyce Ogwezi, Benedict Emunemu, Felicia Onibon, Bassey Ebenso, Tolib Mirzoev, Ghazala Mir

The importance of social exclusion and the disadvantage experienced by many minority ethnic and religious populations are rooted in SDG 10. To address this exclusion effectively…

Hyper-globalization and capitalism: socio-political effects of the international economy

Antonio Russo

The hypothesis is that social inequalities tend to increase in the historical phases characterized by a high level of integration of the international economy, generating…

The changing fortunes of UK retired households, 1977–2017

Chris Gilleard

This study aims to explore whether trends in the pattern of income inequality over the past 40 years apply equally to working and retirement age households in the UK, and if so…

Comparison of cross-generational work values of the millennial generation and their parents in the People's Republic of China

Mark X. James, Xue Yang Colemean, Jessica Li

This paper compares the work values of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) millennials with their parents.

Surviving trafficking, seeking asylum: waiting, status and the state

Carole Murphy

The purpose of this study was to examine the support available from identification through to recovery for survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking in the United Kingdom…

Tourists' explicit and implicit attitudes towards conservation messages

I. Putu Gede Sukaatmaja

The purpose of the paper is to comparatively analyse explicit and implicit attitudes of visitors from sun and beach destinations towards two types of visual conservation messages…

Economic moralities in self-organised alternative economies: the Finnish cases of ridesharing and timebanking

Teppo Eskelinen, Juhana Venäläinen

This paper explores economic moralities in self-organised alternative economies and argues that the diverse economies approach is particularly useful in elaborating the…

Being bisexual in contemporary Italy: between stigma and desire of visibility

Salvatore Monaco

The Italian sociological scientific community has shown a limited interest in issues related to bisexuality. The purpose of this paper is to fill the knowledge gap on the subject…

“Strive harder and don't lose hope”: sexual exploitation of male youth in the sex trade in Manila

Jarrett D. Davis, Glenn Michael Miles

The purpose of this research is to understand the vulnerabilities of male youth in the sex trade in Manila, Philippines. Using purposive and a modified respondent-driven sampling…

Utilitarian or entertainment? Value obtained from mobile phones by users in low socioeconomic strata in emerging markets

Moutusy Maity

This research empirically investigates the differential roles of utility and entertainment on the value obtained from the use of mobile phones by users belonging to low-income…

Managing liminality: professional care during organizational change

Eileen Mary Willis, Deidre D. Morgan, Kate Sweet

The purpose of this study is to examine the way in which the theoretical construct of liminality contributes to understanding the process of dying of cancer from the perspective…

The internationalization of Polish civil society elites and their impact on development cooperation policy and practice

Galia Chimiak

The aim of this paper is to discuss the rise of internationalized civil society elites in Poland engaged in the fields of development cooperation, democratization assistance…