International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 28 Issue 9/10

Effects of labor market institutions and establishment characteristics on gender wage inequality in Africa: Evidence from industry survey data in Nigeria

Tilahun Temesgen

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the major determinants of establishment level gender pay gap, with a particular focus on analysing the effects of labor market…

Citizenship, sexual identity and social exclusion: Exploring issues in British and American social policy

Liam Concannon

Central to the notion of citizenship is equality, social inclusion and social justice, yet heterosexual constructions of citizenship continue to privilege. The purpose of this…

Social policy recommendations to alleviate stress among informal providers of elder care

Ed Chung, Carolan McLarney, Mark C. Gillen

The purpose of this paper is to examine social policy recommendations to deal with the high level of pressure placed upon informal providers of elder care.

To disclose or not to disclose?: Lower class parents living with HIV/AIDS in Lomé, Togo

Ami Moore, Dorothy N. Kalanzi, Foster K. Amey

The purpose of this paper is to examine the patterns of self‐disclosure of HIV/AIDS infection and reasons respondents did not disclose their serostatus to their children.

Emiratisation: drawing UAE nationals into their surging economy

Jasim Al‐Ali

The purpose of this paper is to examine Emiratisation and its antecedents from the perspective of national policy impacting private sector organisations' cultures, working…

The normative ideas that underpin welfare‐to‐work measures for young people in Hong Kong and the UK

Wai Dam Sam Yu

The purpose of this paper is to study the similarities of the normative ideas underpinning the welfare‐to‐work measures for young people in Hong Kong and the UK. These normative…

Social theory and emotion: sociological excursions

Jason L. Powell, Tony Gilbert

Using the distinction between “private problems” and “public issues” derived from Mill's “sociological imagination”, this paper aims to assess how diverse social theory approaches…

Broader rationalities and alternative forms of organisation: Sociological insights into social strategic action

Denise Faifua, Sandra Harding

The purpose of this paper is to argue that the legacy of instrumental rationality has had a profoundly impoverishing effect on rational accounts of organisation, and that even…