International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 29 Issue 5/6

Freedom or docility at work – is there a choice?

Mette Sandoff, Gill Widell

The purpose of this paper is to suggest a frame of reference about the relations between the responsibility and the commitment of employees on the one side and type of…

The gender pay gap of STEM professions in the United States

Philip Broyles

The purpose of this paper is to examine the gender gap in earnings in one science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) profession: chemistry. The primary purpose of…

China's social assistance: in need of closer coordination

Haomiao Zhang

This paper aims to analyze the three issues about China's social assistance programs and put forward some suggestions separately.

National sovereignty through decentralization: A community‐level approach to conflict management in Iraq and the Palestinian occupied territories

Yossef Ben‐Meir

The suggested utility of decentralized development in Iraq and the Palestinian occupied territories is meant to provide policymakers new alternatives to managing and resolving…

Explaining the continuation of technical college nursing training in Germany

Gaia di Luzio

In Germany, basic nursing training still takes place at technical colleges. This type of training lacks standardisation, leaving considerable freedom to colleges and their…

Poverty reduction and aid: cross‐country evidence

Mohsen Bahmani‐Oskooee, Maharouf Oyolola

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of foreign aid on poverty. Poverty reduction has lately become an issue of great interest after the adoption of the United…

The exclusion and marginalisation of immigrants in the Danish welfare society: Dilemmas and challenges

John Andersen, Jørgen Elm Larsen, Iver Hornemann Møller

The purpose of this paper is to discuss and theorise the links and possible dilemmas posed by the politics of redistribution and the politics of recognition taking the case of…

Marginalization and health: children's asthma on the Texas‐Mexico border

Sara E. Grineski

The purpose of this paper is to investigate children's vulnerability to asthma and its relationship with marginalized locations. More specifically, the effects of zip code level…