Volume 15, Issue 1 (2019) | Journal of Social Sciences

Race and Consequences: An Examination of Police Abuse in America

Nicole L. Martin — 2019-01-28

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 28 January 2019; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.1.10

The past few years have witnessed numerous media images of law enforcement officers shooting and in many cases, killing unarmed African American men and women. In significant amount of the cases, desp...

A Statistical Model for China's Degree of Foreign Trade Dependence

Wei Yu — 2019-01-19

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 19 January 2019; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.11.16

This study studies China's degree of Foreign Trade Dependence (FTD), which shows a persistent increasing tendency from 1981 to 2009. The speed and scope of its increasing exceed those of many other co...

Activity Index and Author Exponential Growth on Forensic Medicine

C. Baskaran — 2018-11-14

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 14 November 2018; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.17.28

The study examines the activity index and exponential growth of authors analysed during 1989-2016. The result of the study found that publications growth between 11 (0.26%) in 1989 and 447 (10.76%) in...

Government Expenditure and School Efficiency and Productivity Change: A Case of Public Primary Schools in Kenya

Mutinda Mutuku — 2019-04-17

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 17 April 2019; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.29.39

Education management is a more labor intensive process previously measured by level of school enrolment and education quality with low or no concern on productivity and efficient resource utilization....

Modification of Accusation in the Court of First Instance, Comparative Aspects – A Legal Instrument Accessible to the Specialists in Criminal Matters

Delia Magherescu — 2019-05-01

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 1 May 2019; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.40.43

The specialists in the area of law, in particular in criminal matters, are often faced with serious challenges of complying with the legislation into force, in the criminal causes they are invested wi...

Admission of Guilt Agreement as a Special Procedure of the Penal Trial – A Particular Attention upon the Romanian Model

Delia Magherescu — 2019-05-03

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 3 May 2019; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.44.57

The current paper focuses on the legal institution of criminal procedure law, which has been recently implemented in the Romanian justice system in criminal matters. The special procedure of the admis...

Green Leadership as an Emerging Style for Addressing Climate Change Issues in Schools

Wahab Ali — 2019-06-22

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 22 June 2019; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.58.68

This paper attempts to investigate the concept of green leadership towards creating a greener environment through addressing issues of climate change and global warming. This initiative has been under...

The Impacts of Administrative Structure on the Functions of Local Government in Nigeria (a Study of Ikorodu Local Government)

Olasunkanmi Olusogo Olagunju — 2019-06-24

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2019; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.69.75

This research paper is an attempt to explicitly investigate the relationships between administrative structures and functions of Nigeria's local government. It will succinctly define the concept of lo...

Current Health Service Experience as a Predictor of Patient Satisfaction: Evidence from Turkey

Evren AYRANCI — 2019-07-20

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 20 July 2019; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.76.84

This study scrutinizes effects of current health service experience on patient satisfaction. The investigation included 337 participants, who were actively receiving health services from the largest p...

Social Stratification Principles in Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy and Easter Bunny: A Content Analysis

Toni Y. Sims-Muhammad, D.A.H. — 2019-07-24

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 24 July 2019; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.85.91

This paper is a content analysis about social stratification principles in popular culture fairytale characters Santa Claus, Tooth fairy and Easter bunny. Specifically, this paper explores how these f...

Political Rhetoric or Policy Shift: A Contextual Analysis of the Pivot to Asia

Lucas Bittick — 2019-08-17

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 17 August 2019; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.92.125

Society lays witness to the rise and fall of civilizations throughout history. Following a proud past, in recent times China has suffered low-years whose fall was precipitated by experiments in poor g...

Future Aspirations and Confidence: The Moderating Effect of High School Teacher Support for Latinx Students

Dr. Rebeca Mireles-Rios — 2019-08-17

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 17 August 2019; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.126.142

There is limited discussion in the field of education on the topic of Latinx students’ higher educational goals and expectations. Even less attention has been paid to understanding students’ belie...

A Study on Public Relations Performance Evaluation (PRPE) Model to Accelerate Public Relations Practice at Universities in Bangladesh

Tahmina Sultana — 2019-10-23

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 23 October 2019; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.143.152

Public Relations (PR) has been demarcated as an essential apparatus in the modern era that contributes to numerous means to endorse the images of an organization. The purpose of this study is to propo...

Making Decision About Vaccines for Minors. Health Policies, Individual Choices and Legislative Interventions: The Italian Case

Lorena Forni — 2019-11-01

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 1 November 2019; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.153.158

In Italy, as in other Countries around the world, there is a strong debate about vaccines for children. This paper highlights the legal, ethical and social reasons for the mandatory vaccination practi...

Merleau-Ponty and the Problem of Reduction in Phenomenology

Mauricio Bueno da Rosa — 2019-11-18

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 18 November 2019; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.159.162

In this article we will approach, from Merleau-Ponty, the perspective of genetic phenomenology that describes the origin of all acts, objects and forms of consciousness investigating their structure. ...

The Importance of Citizenship Status in Accordance with Law No. 12 of 2006 of the Republic of Indonesia

Delila Kania — 2019-11-26

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 26 November 2019; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.163.166

This research aims at finding the concept of citizenship law in accordance with Law No. 12 of 2006 on Citizenship. The literature reviews are used to formulate the concept of citizenship law to later ...

Psychological Approach of the Minors' Legal Status During Their Incarceration in the Romanian Detention Centers

Daniel M. Assad — 2019-12-06

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 6 December 2019; doi:10.3844/jssp.2019.167.172

The issue of the convicted minors' legal status viewed from a psychological perspective is one of topical interest in the penitentiaries for minors in Romania. Minority is thus considered not just fro...