Volume 13, Issue 1 (2017) | Journal of Social Sciences

Fathers' Anger and Their Sons' Socioemotional and Academic Outcomes with Implications for Forgiveness

Jichan J. Kim — 2017-01-05

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 5 January 2017; doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.1.8

It has been empirically supported that father involvement has positive influences on child outcomes, but depending on the ways through which fathers engage with their children, negative child outcomes...

The Evolution of Women's Political Participation in Various Public Offices in Jordan

Amal Mohummad Ali El Kharouf — 2017-01-04

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 4 January 2017; doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.9.22

The study aimed at identifying the evolution of political participation of Jordanian women by monitoring their effective participation during the past decades in the State's legislative and executive ...

Determinants of Spatial Patterns of Sex Ratio in Haryana, India

Sangeeta Rani — 2017-01-31

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 31 January 2017; doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.23.27

The sex ratio is an important social indicator of gender equality and status in a society. As such, it also reveals social development of a society. In a society wherein gender discrimination is in pr...

Researcher, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University

Sabithulla Khan — 2017-02-08

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 8 February 2017; doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.28.39

This paper aims to provide an overview of the American Muslim giving patterns and specifically also attempts to map American Muslim giving, over the last 10 years, i.e., 2002-2012. It is also an attem...

Analysis of Market Orientation on Business Performance in the Multinational Service Industries

Martin Owusu Ansah — 2017-02-09

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 9 February 2017; doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.40.52

The paper examined the extent of market orientation on business performance in the multinational service industries in Ghana. It applied the behavioral viewpoint of market orientation measurement usin...

Pre-Service Teachers and Educators Perception toward Use of Technology in Education-Challenge and Reforms for West Azerbaijan Iran

Mahsa Moshfeghyan — 2017-02-28

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 28 February 2017; doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.53.63

Lack of proper use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in modern education and training for pre-service teachers-PSTs- (students who are not yet teaching professionally) is confronting...

Psychological Effects of Youth Unemployment in Ghana

Christopher M. Amissah — 2017-03-08

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 8 March 2017; doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.64.77

This study investigated the psychological effects of youth unemployment in Ghana. Youths within the ages of 18 and 35 years in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana constituted the research population. A ...

Girl-Pupil School Dropouts in Secondary Education in Masvingo District, Zimbabwe: Influencing Factors and Effects

Tafadzwa Clementine Maramura — 2017-03-16

Journal of Social Sciences, Published online: 16 March 2017; doi:10.3844/jssp.2017.78.88

Literacy levels in Zimbabwe are at an average of ninety two percent, which is amongst the highest in Africa. Despite significant levels of transformation in the education system, which has seen skyr...