Volume 19, Issue 1 (2023) | Journal of Social Sciences

COVID-19 Pandemic and Religious Attributions. An Exploratory Study in Italy

Maurizio Norcia — 2023-02-06

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 6 February 2023; doi:10.3844/jssp.2023.1.14

In 2020, over 2 m Italian people contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus and more than 105 thousand died. A pandemic of this magnitude and the very stringent countermeasures adopted were unprecedented also in...

Characterization of the Consanguinity in the Moroccan Population of Doukkala

Abderrazak El Khair — 2023-04-26

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 26 April 2023; doi:10.3844/jssp.2023.15.21

Consanguinity, or the practice of marrying close relatives, is a prevalent phenomenon in many parts of the world, including North Africa. It seems to offer psychological, social, economic, and cultura...

What Factors Determine Family Spending on Education in India and Does it Vary Across Well-Being Measures?

Geetha Rani Prakasam — 2023-05-16

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 16 May 2023; doi:10.3844/jssp.2023.22.37

The present paper estimates the drivers of family spending on education across economic groups. The questions that are explored include: (i) Does family spending on education vary across economic grou...

Man Invades Nature: Tracing the Dynamics and Trends of Anthropogenic Stressors Within a Coastal Wetland Environment

Emmanuel Yeboah Okyere — 2023-06-16

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 16 June 2023; doi:10.3844/jssp.2023.38.51

Coastal areas contain some of the most valuable resources on earth that are constantly under threat due to human development. Notable among these resources are wetlands, a delicate but beneficial asse...

Accessibility to Emergency Health Care in Cape Coast Ghana

Lincoln Tei Nyade — 2023-06-22

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 22 June 2023; doi:10.3844/jssp.2023.52.62

Globally one in every 10 dies from their inability to access emergency health care. For developing countries where the number of trauma cases resulting from motor accidents, conflicts, and industrial ...

Women and Girls with Disabilities and Intersectionality: A Poststructuralist Analysis of Ethiopian Social Protection Policy (2014)

Yilikal Muche Engida — 2023-07-06

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 6 July 2023; doi:10.3844/jssp.2023.63.69

Social protection policies are designed to eliminate poverty and vulnerability to risk by promoting employment opportunities and strengthening society to protect against man-made and natural hazards. ...

Mental Health Patterns of Young Children of Unmarried Parents: A Latent Class Analysis

Thuy Dang — 2023-07-19

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 19 July 2023; doi:10.3844/jssp.2023.70.81

Despite a considerable number of accounts on the emotional health and development of young children in single-parent, divorced, cohabiting families, patterns of emotional well-being that exist among y...

Financing College Through Student Loans: An Incentive for Academic Performance?

Gunnar B˚ardsen — 2023-08-24

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 24 August 2023; doi:10.3844/jssp.2023.82.91

Student debt in the United States has reached unprecedented levels. Whereas student loans have paved the way to a college degree for millions of young Americans, it is not clear if student debt acts a...

Effective Strategies for Promoting Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in Early Childhood Education

Nimish Vasoya — 2023-10-25

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 25 October 2023; doi:10.3844/jssp.2023.92.95

Abstract: This research article explores effective strategies for promoting foundational literacy and numeracy in early childhood education. The abstract can be improved by enhancing its clarity, stru...

Women in Informal Trade Amidst COVID-19: SOA Market Cameroon

Tlholohelo Mojakisane — 2024-01-19

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 19 January 2024; doi:10.3844/jssp.2023.96.105

SARS-CoV-2, which stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, became a global health emergency in 2019. Even though the pandemic reached the African continent relatively late in 2020, ...