Category: Society, Work & Social Policy
Reinforcing the Unreal: Subliminals and the Normalization of Unscientific Body Transformations on Reddit
Study reveals how Reddit subliminal communities use selective visibility and social reinforcement to sustain unrealistic body modification claims.
Localized Imaginaries, Global Assets: Sociotechnical Imaginaries and the Assetization of Data Centers in Singapore
Study examines how Singapore’s state and industry actors adapt global data center standards to local constraints and reposition infrastructure as financialized assets within its digital economy.
“It didn’t feel right but I needed a job so desperately”: Understanding People’s Emotions and Help Needs During Scams
Study reveals how financial insecurity and legal precarity increase susceptibility to online scams, and documents help needs across different stages of victimization.
Trends in ICT Specialists’ Incomes in the Czech Republic
Analysis of ICT specialist income trends in Czech Republic 2015-2025 reveals faster earnings growth than other sectors, 75% business-nonbusiness gap, and persistent gender pay disparities.
Evaluating the Relationship between Private Childcare Services and Maternal Labour Force Participation in Türkiye Using VECM
VECM analysis reveals negative long-term but positive short-term effects of private childcare services on Turkish maternal labor force participation, with maternal participation driving childcare.
The Changing Nature of Labour and Employment in the Postmodern World
Explore how globalization and technology transformed labour markets toward precarious, informal work. Study reveals 90% informality in India’s workforce and urgent need for policy reform.
Network Analysis and Trend Analysis of Urban Loneliness Studies: A Scientometric Approach
Scientometric analysis of 310 articles reveals research trends, network structures, and knowledge gaps in urban loneliness studies using bibliometric methods and VOSviewer.
SOCIAL COHESION OF SOCIETY: SOCIO-CULTURAL PROJECTIONS
Examine how sociocultural factors shape social cohesion during societal stress through dynamic interactions between actors, institutions, and environments using integrated theoretical frameworks.
Phantasms collide: Navigating video-mediated communication in the Swedish workplace.
Case study of video-mediated communication meanings in a Swedish telecommunications company, examining institutional discourse construction and employee semantic contestation.
Women Empowerment and Gender Equality in Post Independence India: An Urban Rural Study
Comparative analysis of post-1947 India showing urban gains in education, employment, and autonomy versus persistent rural constraints from patriarchy, poverty, and limited resource access.
