Volume 17, Issue 1 (2021) | Journal of Social Sciences

Accept and Apply Diversity? An Exploratory Study of the Attitudes towards Diversity of Students of STEM Subjects

Petia Genkova — 2021-01-07

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 7 January 2021; doi:10.3844/jssp.2021.1.13

German universities are obligated to guarantee a fair learning-environment for students with diverse features. They also must prepare students for a highly diverse working environment. This means to d...

Theoretical Construction of Job Satisfaction of Workers of Creative Industries in Mexico City

María del Carmen López-García — 2021-02-06

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 6 February 2021; doi:10.3844/jssp.2021.14.18

Job satisfaction is a concept studied since 1935 by both qualitative and quantitative studies. It is defined as a man's attitude towards his work. The objective of this study was to analyze the theore...

The Intersectionality of Leadership (Styles) and Broadening Participation in STEM at HBCUs

Nisha Naomi Clavier — 2021-03-16

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 16 March 2021; doi:10.3844/jssp.2021.19.31

The term leadership has been dissected, analyzed and even quantified over numerous years. Leadership in STEM has also been extensively researched. Its results are used to educate and guide decision an...

The Three Dimensional Role of Education for Women Empowerment

Yilikal Muche Engida — 2021-03-16

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 16 March 2021; doi:10.3844/jssp.2021.32.38

Education is the most essential prerequisite for any person and a constitutional right. It helps the person minimize inequality and plays a central role in human development that influences the overal...

Knowledge, Training Status and Willingness to Implement Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Medical University Students in Chongqing, China

Huixian Zhou — 2021-04-05

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 5 April 2021; doi:10.3844/jssp.2021.39.48

Timely bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is key to improving survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Medical university students are potential bystander CPR providers. This study aim...

Ancient Roman Civilization and Modern, Industrial Society a Contribution to the Sociological Theory of Long-Term Social Change

Georg W. Oesterdiekhoff — 2021-04-13

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 13 April 2021; doi:10.3844/jssp.2021.49.66

Ancient Roman civilization had many technological, economical and institutional prerequisites to develop the modern, industrial society. However, it did not do so but collapsed instead. For centuries ...

Social Distancing; Meaning, Adoption, Barriers and Social Implications as a Coronavirus Spread Mitigation Strategy in Kenya

Keith Kiswili Julius — 2021-04-15

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 15 April 2021; doi:10.3844/jssp.2021.67.77

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe, several strategies have been promoted for mitigating the spread of the virus. Since social distancing remains one of the most efficacious...

Jewish Identity and Volunteerism: Motivational Drivers in a Small North Carolina Temple

Renee Just — 2021-04-23

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 23 April 2021; doi:10.3844/jssp.2021.78.88

The purpose of this research was to examine Jewish identity and its impact on volunteerism and driving motivation in a small reform Temple in North Carolina. This study assessed the Jewish identity of...

Stock Market Development and Economic Growth in SADC Region

Sanderson Abel — 2021-06-03

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 3 June 2021; doi:10.3844/jssp.2021.89.97

The study investigates the relationship between stock market development and economic growth in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region for the period 1993-2017. The controversy aroun...

Some Issues of Philosophical Analysis of the Materialistic World Views of Al-Biruni

Ernazarov Dilmurod Zukhriddinovich — 2021-09-07

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 7 September 2021; doi:10.3844/jssp.2021.98.105

The present article discusses certain works of the great Central Asian scientist-encyclopedic Abu Reikhan Mohammed ibn Ahmed Biruni which are becoming more and more accessible to scientists of various...

Impact of Adopting Agricultural Technologies on Profitability and Production Practices of Tribal Farmers in Bangladesh

Jasim Uddin Ahmed — 2021-06-14

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 14 June 2021; doi:10.3844/jssp.2021.106.117

The study identified the factors affecting tribal farmers’ decision adopting agricultural technologies in Bangladesh. A total of 600 respondents were surveyed using multi-stage sampling technique fr...

Understanding the Prejudice and Social Exclusion of Transgender Community in Cultural and Theoretical Context

Syed Bahadur Abbas — 2021-06-01

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 1 June 2021; doi:10.3844/jssp.2021.118.123

While most of the studied focused on primary data to portray the deteriorated socioeconomic status of transgender community in Pakistan. This study takes a leverage to employ theoretical approach towa...

A Typology to Describe School Choice Policy in the United States: Using Cluster Analysis to Categorize States’ Charter School Law Characteristics

William Dabney — 2021-05-19

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 19 May 2021; doi:10.3844/jssp.2021.134.144

Persistent educational inequality in the United States has inspired various school reform efforts with states adopting a wide variety of charter school laws. This study developed a typology of state-l...

Technology Adoption in Indian National Education Policy 2020: An Analysis of Pedagogical, Institutional and Human Aspects

Arnab Kundu — 2021-08-13

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 13 August 2021; doi:10.3844/jssp.2021.145.157

The pandemic arrival of COVID-19 has brought Educational Technology (ET) especially Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into the limelight among academicians, students and policymakers. Aga...

Socio-Economic Community and Marine Resources Status in Supporting Tourist Destination of Small Island in Indonesia

Ma’ruf Kasim — 2021-09-25

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 25 September 2021; doi:10.3844/jssp.2021.158.168

Indonesia is one of the countries in the world that has many large islands and thousands of small islands. The small island is a unique environment with a distinctive community life. The main occupati...

Distress About Covid-19 in Panama: Psychometric Structure

Ericka Matus — 2021-11-24

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.3844/jssp.2021.169.174

The psychological impact of the pandemic has established the urgent need to respond to the needs of the population in each culture, region and context. Thus, in the Republic of Panama, the efforts of ...