International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 42 Issue 5/6

Do social capital and networks facilitate community participation?

Mudit Kumar Singh, James Moody

The purpose of this paper is to find theoretical and practical linkages between social capital, network and community participation. The study examines the role of popular social…

Migration policies and practices at job market participation: perspectives of highly educated Turks in the US, Canada and Europe

Cihan Aydiner, Erin Rider

This study aims to clarify the labor market participation of highly educated Turks who moved or were exiled to the Western countries after the July 15th, 2016 Coup attempt in…

Understanding the link between government cashless policy, digital financial services and socio-demographic characteristics in the MENA countries

Amari Mouna, Anis Jarboui

To help inform the debate over whether socio-demographic characteristics are related to the use of digital technologies, the authors investigated the effects of age, gender…

A cross-national investigation into the effects of religion on gender equality

Hamid Yeganeh

This study aims to analyze the effects of religion on gender equality at the national level.

The influence of sociodemographic behavioural variables on health-seeking behaviour and the utilisation of public and private hospitals in Ghana

Awinaba Amoah Adongo, Jonathan Mensah Dapaah, Francess Dufie Azumah, John Onzaberigu Nachinaab

Several studies have described health-seeking behaviour within the context of various diseases, the health status and age group. However, knowledge on patient health-seeking…

COVID-19 induced impact on informal migrants in Bangladesh: a qualitative study

Md. Salman Sohel, Babul Hossain, Md. Kausar Alam, Guoqing Shi, Rubaiyat Shabbir, Md. Khaled Sifullah, Most. Monowara Begum Mamy

This study intends to explore the impact of occupation and income on informal migrants in the face of COVID-19 induced lockdown in Bangladesh and their coping strategies to…

The impact of civil liberties, global health security, median age and population size on the spread of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)

Habtamu Legese, Wondmagegn Biru, Frezer Tilahun, Henock Semaw

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of civil liberties, global health security, median age and population size on the spread of COVID-19 across the globe.

Testing the link between psychological contract, innovative behavior and multidimensional well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

Anushree Karani, Revati Deshpande, Sunita Mall, Mitesh Jayswal

The study investigates the impact of psychological contract breach on employees' innovative behavior and well-being (happiness, work engagement and mental well-being) who are…

Longer working lives – what do they mean in practice – a case of the Baltic countries

Jolanta Aidukaite, Inga Blaziene

The article seeks to contribute to a better understanding of older people's situation in the labour market in three Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Three Nordic…

Unearthing the response pattern of COVID-19 research in social sciences

Vibhav Singh, Surabhi Verma

The sudden onset of COVID-19 has brought about a watershed moment in the current research across all disciplines. As it has impacted almost all aspects of human existence…

Orality, literacy and the “great divide” in cultural values

Hamid Yeganeh

Building on the “Great Divide” thesis (Goody, 1977; Ong, 1982), this study analyzes the conceptual relationships between the two main communication modes (orality/literacy) and…

“I am OK when you are with me” – Understanding the well-being and innovative behavior in the digitized workspace

Anushree Karani, Swapnil Abhishek Mehta

The study aimed at understanding the relationship between supervisor and coworker support, psychological contract fulfillment, work engagement, well-being (different forms) and…