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Ethics
Felix Pageau, Gaelle Fiasse, Lennart Nordenfelt, Emilian Mihailov
Summary: As the world population ages rapidly, attention to the care of the elderly becomes crucial. The loss of dignity is a common concern associated with aging, due to conditions such as dementia and mobility issues. However, the concept of dignity is often deemed useless by some ethicists. To address this, the authors propose four concepts to better define and accurately utilize the notion of dignity. The importance of solicitude and human dignity in geriatric care is also emphasized, aiming to ensure respect, friendship, and dignity for the elderly.
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Ethics
Zamina Zahra Mithani, Abigail M. Judge
Summary: The care for women in the sex trade with substance use disorder (SUD) poses ethical challenges. The proposed framework, focusing on autonomy, power, and place, aims to improve ethical clinical care for these individuals seeking SUD treatment. By considering relational autonomy, power relations in clinical settings, and geographical analysis, this framework provides guidance on creating space for those with sex trade experience in substance use treatment facilities. The practical applications of this framework address the clinical and ethical gap in providing better care for marginalized women in the sex trade.
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Social Issues
Mohsen Joshanloo, Joonha Park
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive analysis of several factors that potentially contribute to attitudes toward demographic diversity in 16 advanced economies. The results showed that perceived domestic conflict, age, and dissatisfaction with democracy were the strongest positive predictors of anti-diversity attitudes, while education level and perceiving discrimination as a problem were the strongest negative predictors. Household income was not associated with diversity attitudes, and being female was associated with more pro-diversity attitudes.
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES
(2023)
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Social Issues
Philip Mendes, Robert Taylor, Steven Roche
Summary: This study compares the official editorials of two major Melbourne newspapers regarding medically supervised injecting rooms (MSIR), revealing philosophical differences between them in terms of information sources, language, and highlighted issues. The Age mostly supports the establishment of MSIRs, while the Herald Sun's position is relatively ambiguous.
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES
(2023)
Article
Ethics
W. Lipworth, I. Kerridge, C. Stewart, D. Silva, R. Upshur
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated and expanded scientific research, but also highlighted issues regarding ethics, rigor, and integrity. Existing strategies for promoting scientific rigor and integrity need improvement.
JOURNAL OF BIOETHICAL INQUIRY
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Wei Shi, Siyuan Wang, Melissa R. Garabiles, Peng Jia, Guangzhe Frank Yuan, Li Zhao
Summary: This study investigated the comorbidity of Internet addiction (IA) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among Chinese students exposed to COVID-19. Network analysis revealed key bridge symptoms that play a crucial role in maintaining the comorbidity. Targeting these symptoms in clinical practice could alleviate the suffering of children and adolescents.
ADDICTION RESEARCH & THEORY
(2023)
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Public Administration
Silke Buechau, Marie-Fleur Philipp, Pia S. Schober, C. Katharina Spiess
Summary: This study investigates the impact of providing information on daycare policy and economic risks of maternal employment interruptions on normative judgments about parental work-care arrangements. The results show that this information increases acceptance of intensive daycare use and support for longer maternal work hours for certain groups of respondents.
JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY
(2023)
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Social Issues
Alina Kadyrova, Philip Shapira
Summary: This study reveals the microfoundations of social innovation in small non-profit organizations through analyzing routines of 20 small organizations. The findings show that the microfoundations resemble generic abilities of opportunity identification, alliancing, user engagement, networking, and organizational learning, but they require incorporating commitments to social value, ethics, responsibility, and sustainability into different organizational processes.
NONPROFIT AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR QUARTERLY
(2023)
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Social Issues
Raelene West, Belinda Johnson
Summary: Ableist hate speech is frequently found in online discussions about disability on social media. This research examines the emergence of politicized ableism in response to Dylan Alcott's advocacy for disability rights in his role as Australian of the Year. The study analyzes reader responses to a Facebook post by an Australian tabloid publication, which commented on Alcott's Twitter response to the Prime Minister's remarks about having children without disabilities.
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ISSUES
(2023)
Article
Ethics
Brendan Parent, Olivia S. Kates, Wadih Arap, Arthur Caplan, Brian Childs, Neal W. Dickert, Mary Homan, Kathy Kinlaw, Ayannah Lang, Stephen Latham, Macey L. Levan, Robert D. Truog, Adam Webb, Paul Root Wolpe, Rebecca D. Pentz
Summary: Research involving the recently deceased can fill a research gap and reduce harm to animals and living human subjects. However, it also presents challenges in terms of honoring the donor's legacy, respecting the rights of donor loved ones, resource allocation, and public health. To maintain public trust and ethical advancements in research involving the recently deceased, new empirical ethics questions need to be addressed.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS
(2023)
Article
Public Administration
Elise Aerts, Ive Marx, Gerlinde Verbist
Summary: Proponents of basic income argue that it can reduce financial poverty, but its impact strongly depends on implementation choices, system characteristics, and socio-economic context. Some versions of basic income may help reduce poverty, but at a significant cost and with potential political challenges. A partial basic income complementing existing provisions appears to be more sensible than a complete replacement, and the simplicity of basic income tends to be exaggerated.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL POLICY
(2023)
Article
Social Issues
Eline Westra
Summary: This study examines the social rights claims of the Surinamese-Dutch feminist organization Ashanti between 1980 and 1987, shedding light on the mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion in the Dutch welfare state. The perspectives of Black feminists provide important insights into the lived experiences of individuals and families that deviate from the imagined citizens for whom the welfare state was designed.
CRITICAL SOCIAL POLICY
(2023)
Article
Ethics
Michael Montess
Summary: Building solidarity during pandemics involves different tiers, including interpersonal, group, and institutional solidarity. Empathetic accounts of solidarity help us understand how to build solidarity from tier to tier and motivate solidaristic action. During COVID-19, there was a focus on institutional solidarity, often overlooking interpersonal and group solidarity, while during HIV/AIDS, there was an emphasis on bottom-up approaches and lower tiers. Therefore, it is important to establish a strong foundation and promote different tiers of solidarity to improve our responses during pandemics.
Article
Public Administration
Lars Skov Henriksen, Morten Frederiksen, Ane Grubb
Summary: Cross-sector co-production involving voluntary organizations has been widely adopted in welfare states, but there is still a lack of research on how different field properties affect co-production practices. This article addresses this gap by examining the practices of co-production in elderly services and refugee services. The study finds that differential distribution of resources leads to different forms of co-production, with ambiguous outcomes and antagonistic positions for voluntary and public sector actors.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL POLICY
(2023)
Article
Social Issues
Leah Hamilton, Victoria Choplin, Taylor Paputseanos
Summary: This article describes the impact of the HudsonUP pilot program on the mental well-being of participants. The study utilizes both quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews to gain insights into participants' experiences two years into the program. The findings suggest that the program has effectively alleviated financial stress and anxiety, enabling participants to meet their basic needs and pursue educational and career opportunities, ultimately leading to improved overall mental well-being.
ANALYSES OF SOCIAL ISSUES AND PUBLIC POLICY
(2023)
Article
Ethics
Michael Dunn, Mark Sheehan
Summary: This paper discusses the importance of a research branch in the field of bioethics called 'translational bioethics' and compares the assumptions made by proponents of translational approaches with the reality of bioethics as an academic field. The authors argue that the understanding of the 'translation gap' in bioethics is flawed and provide three interpretations of this gap. They demonstrate how a proper understanding of the nature of bioethics undermines the formulation of these gaps and questions the need for 'translational bioethics'.
Article
Social Issues
Casper Hendrik Claassen, Johanna Mair, Eric Bidet
Summary: This study identifies different social enterprise models that have emerged in a public sector-led incubation setting, despite the presence of coercive isomorphic pressures. Analyzing social enterprises in South Korea, the research contributes to the understanding of organizational pluralism when the growth of social enterprises is directly linked to public sector intervention and regulation.
Article
Public Administration
Gundula Zoch
Summary: This study examines the relationship between state-subsidized childcare provision and mothers' participation in job-related training. The results show that higher levels of childcare coverage can mitigate the negative impact of childbirth on mothers' training participation. However, even in areas with good childcare services, especially in West Germany, mothers still face training penalties.
JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY
(2023)
Article
Ethics
Fumitake Yoshizawa
Summary: This paper critiques David Benatar's claim that his anti-natalism provides solutions to population ethics problems and argues that its application in population ethics is insufficient.
Review
Social Issues
Patrick Gallagher, Ray Griffin
Summary: Public Employment Services are using automated statistical profiling algorithms to identify and provide interventions to those at risk of long-term unemployment. However, there is limited understanding on how accurate these algorithms are and the method of reporting accuracy currently inflates their capabilities. This has important implications for the effectiveness of government spending on active labor market policies.
SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIETY
(2023)
