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Socioeconomic development and fertility trends among the states of India

AbstractPurpose– 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...

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

AbstractPurpose– 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 on...

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

AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to explore attitudes towards euthanasia among Ugandan adults. Design/methodology/approach– This is an important study because data were recently collected...

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Policy implications of population ageing in West Africa

AbstractPurpose– 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...

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

AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to provide an empirical analysis of factors that affect support networks among retirees in 13 countries. Design/methodology/approach– It examines two...

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Sharing a laugh: The role of humour in relationships between police officers...

AbstractPurpose– 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....

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

AbstractPurpose– 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...

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Tokunbo ICT: Symbolic-Rationality of Second-Hand ICT Utilization in Nigeria

AbstractPurpose - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) stands out as a major indicator and driver of the modern age. It catalytically advances globalization processes across professions,...

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Measuring the social capital of professions: a study of dentists in Finland

AbstractPurpose - This article introduces a two-dimensional instrument for the measurement of the social capital of professions. On a general level, the social capital of a profession is defined as a...

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STATISTICS AS A TECHNOLOGY OF GOVERNANCE: THE NORWEGIAN NEED FOR NUMBERS &...

AbstractPurpose - This study explores the development in Norway from an awareness of the need for numbers to govern in the 70s to a statistical information system launched in 2006, called IPLOS, to...

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Does Activation Increase Lone Mothers’ Employment Chances? Effects of...

AbstractPurpose - The aim of this paper is to study employment effects of workfare and training programs for lone mothers receiving means-tested benefits in Germany. Design/methodology/approach - The...

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Consanguineous marriages and their effects on pregnancy outcomes in India

AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between the marriage among blood relatives and resulting adverse pregnancy outcomes. Design/methodology/approach - This...

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Modern Contraceptive Behaviour of Indian Women: Is Spousal Violence A...

AbstractPurpose - The main goal of the paper is to study the effect of intimate partner violence on wives’ participation in adopting modern contraceptive as a method family planning in...

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The Alignment of the Policy Objectives of Youth inclusion and Population...

AbstractPurpose - This paper argues for the benefit of aligning the two policy objectives of youth inclusion and population regulation in Egypt. This alignment is mainly informed by the literature that...

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Basic Equality as a Post-Revolutionary Requisite: The Circumstances that are...

AbstractPurpose - The Arab Spring poses challenges to governments of the countries involved; I present a way to respond to them. To this end, the notion of ‘basic equality’ is proffered as a decisive...

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Flexibility and work-life conflict in times of crisis: a gender perspective

AbstractPurpose - This paper investigates the effect of flexible working conditions on work-family conflict in European countries. Flexible work has increasingly been used by employers to adapt to the...

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Work-family & work-life pressures in Australia: Advancing gender equality in...

AbstractPurpose - This paper explores recent changes in Australia’s work-family policies and programs and their implications for gender (in)equality.Design/methodology/approach - We critically assess a...

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Clouds over Spain: Work and family in the age of austerity

AbstractPurpose - This paper aims to contribute to the academic literature in two ways. Firstly, the paper will analyse the impact of the economic crisis on the level of flexibility, autonomy and...

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Workplace work-family interventions: Italy in times of welfare state...

AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this article is to investigate work-family interventions in Italian organizations within the context of a national welfare regime and at time of...

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Fitting Fathers into work-family policies: international challenges in...

AbstractPurpose - To examine the international challenges of fitting fathers into work-family policies at a time of global economic turbulence.Design/methodology/approach - A comparative policy...

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