The Rhetoric of Solidarity: Nature and Measurement of Social Cohesion in the Self-representation of Civil Society Organizations
In this study, we investigate to what extent and how civil society organizations (CSOs), part of the backbone of social integration in modern democracies, make references to social cohesion in their public self-portrayals. We develop a standardized measure for content analyzing the manifestation of social cohesion along three theoretical dimensions: social relations, connectedness, and orientation towards the common good. We apply our innovative content measure to the external communication of an original sample of nearly 800 CSOs in Germany, using their websites. Subsequently, we use data from an accompanying organization...
Source: Social Indicators Research - August 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
People go Low: The Paradox of Choice in the Mobility of “the Low-Income” in China
AbstractThe literature on internal migration in China has paid little attention to rapidly changing migration circumstances and has failed to capture the heterogeneity of population mobility patterns in less economically developed regions. Utilizing data from the 2017 China Migrants Dynamic Survey and the China Statistical Yearbook (County-Level), we investigate the destination choices of migrants registered in impoverished counties and underdeveloped areas. Our findings reveal that these migrants are more inclined to move to counties than to municipal districts and to move to economically underdeveloped counties than to d...
Source: Social Indicators Research - August 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Exploring the Role of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Gendered Social Exclusion: Empirical Evidence from Older Adults in Pakistan
AbstractBeyond the concerns associated with marginalised groups ’ underrepresentation, we posited that socio-demographic aspects and associated stigma provoke gendered social exclusion among older adults. Although these linkages have been frequently acknowledged, concrete evidence remains complicated. In a sample of 384 older adults from various administrative zones of the Lahore metropolitan, we examined that gendered social exclusion is typically connected with socio-demographic stereotypes. Statistics revealed that 72.3% of older adults reported social exclusion. Homemakers and non-workers were more prone to experienc...
Source: Social Indicators Research - August 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
People go Low: The Paradox of Choice in the Mobility of “the Low-Income” in China
AbstractThe literature on internal migration in China has paid little attention to rapidly changing migration circumstances and has failed to capture the heterogeneity of population mobility patterns in less economically developed regions. Utilizing data from the 2017 China Migrants Dynamic Survey and the China Statistical Yearbook (County-Level), we investigate the destination choices of migrants registered in impoverished counties and underdeveloped areas. Our findings reveal that these migrants are more inclined to move to counties than to municipal districts and to move to economically underdeveloped counties than to d...
Source: Social Indicators Research - August 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Exploring the Role of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Gendered Social Exclusion: Empirical Evidence from Older Adults in Pakistan
AbstractBeyond the concerns associated with marginalised groups ’ underrepresentation, we posited that socio-demographic aspects and associated stigma provoke gendered social exclusion among older adults. Although these linkages have been frequently acknowledged, concrete evidence remains complicated. In a sample of 384 older adults from various administrative zones of the Lahore metropolitan, we examined that gendered social exclusion is typically connected with socio-demographic stereotypes. Statistics revealed that 72.3% of older adults reported social exclusion. Homemakers and non-workers were more prone to experienc...
Source: Social Indicators Research - August 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Re-imagining the Gender Gap in Economic Participation and Opportunities: Assessing the Link Between Sustainable Development and Gender Equality in Some African Countries
AbstractSustainable development is achieved when policies are effectively implemented to foster the well-being of all. Research on equality has generally focused on women ’s empowerment as the foundation of empowering a nation. Similarly, there has been increased attention given to working with men in gender equality. However, researchers have not considered these two lines of thought side by side to achieve sustainable development. We examine the relationship betw een gender equality and development by empirically identifying country-specific factors that are associated with the level of gender equality over time for a ...
Source: Social Indicators Research - August 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A Four-Dimensional Decomposition of Relative Poverty in China from the Perspective of Heterogeneity
AbstractEnding poverty in all its forms is the first of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Therefore, it is of great significance to study poverty in the context of sustainable development. After eradicating absolute poverty, constructing a long-term mechanism to solve relative poverty is an inevitable requirement for achieving common prosperity in China. Therefore, it is extremely important that relative poverty is accurately identified and quantitatively decomposed. This paper adjusts the Foster–Greer–Thorbecke poverty index to propose a new methodology for relative...
Source: Social Indicators Research - August 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Re-imagining the Gender Gap in Economic Participation and Opportunities: Assessing the Link Between Sustainable Development and Gender Equality in Some African Countries
AbstractSustainable development is achieved when policies are effectively implemented to foster the well-being of all. Research on equality has generally focused on women ’s empowerment as the foundation of empowering a nation. Similarly, there has been increased attention given to working with men in gender equality. However, researchers have not considered these two lines of thought side by side to achieve sustainable development. We examine the relationship betw een gender equality and development by empirically identifying country-specific factors that are associated with the level of gender equality over time for a ...
Source: Social Indicators Research - August 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
A Four-Dimensional Decomposition of Relative Poverty in China from the Perspective of Heterogeneity
AbstractEnding poverty in all its forms is the first of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Therefore, it is of great significance to study poverty in the context of sustainable development. After eradicating absolute poverty, constructing a long-term mechanism to solve relative poverty is an inevitable requirement for achieving common prosperity in China. Therefore, it is extremely important that relative poverty is accurately identified and quantitatively decomposed. This paper adjusts the Foster–Greer–Thorbecke poverty index to propose a new methodology for relative...
Source: Social Indicators Research - August 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Entangled Inequalities: U.S. Trends in Self-Rated Health at the Intersection of Gender and Race, 1972 –2018
This study provides a systematic assessment of U.S. differentials in self-rated health over the past five decades (1972 –2018) at the intersection of race and gender (i.e., White men, White women, Black men, Black women). In so doing, we provide new evidence regarding racial and gender dynamics in well-being since the civil rights and women’s rights legislations of the 1960s/1970s. We find that self-rated health differentials are converging. Black women experienced a discernable pattern of improvement. In contrast, Black men encountered a variable trend, experiencing self-rated health gains in some decades (i.e., 1990s...
Source: Social Indicators Research - August 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Basic Needs (in)Security and Subjective Equivalence Scales
AbstractEquivalence scales are policy parameters for inequality measurement, tax deductions and subsidies. Thus, their accuracy is relevant both for budgets and social cohesion; however, their measurement is subject to debate regarding the underlying measure of welfare. Self-assessed insecurities in terms of clothing, housing and food —or basic needs—imply that at least some households are at lower levels of welfare than those that are meeting their needs. We use this to determine the increase in total expenditure required to meet their needs, on average, and thus we are able to calculate the implied equivalence scales...
Source: Social Indicators Research - August 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Job Satisfaction and Gender in Italy: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
AbstractThe aim of this study was to propose a reliable measurement model for the concept of job satisfaction in Italy and to test its measurement invariance across gender. We used the 2003 and 2009 Italian National Statistical Office (ISTAT) Family and Social Subjects (FSS) data, containing information on 8 dimensions of job satisfaction. The best-fitting model was a four-factor one, including the dimensions of intrinsic, rewards, timing and socio-contextual job satisfaction. Multi-group analysis supported the measurement invariance across gender. Additionally, we evaluated the role of several job and individual character...
Source: Social Indicators Research - August 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Entangled Inequalities: U.S. Trends in Self-Rated Health at the Intersection of Gender and Race, 1972 –2018
This study provides a systematic assessment of U.S. differentials in self-rated health over the past five decades (1972 –2018) at the intersection of race and gender (i.e., White men, White women, Black men, Black women). In so doing, we provide new evidence regarding racial and gender dynamics in well-being since the civil rights and women’s rights legislations of the 1960s/1970s. We find that self-rated health differentials are converging. Black women experienced a discernable pattern of improvement. In contrast, Black men encountered a variable trend, experiencing self-rated health gains in some decades (i.e., 1990s...
Source: Social Indicators Research - August 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Basic Needs (in)Security and Subjective Equivalence Scales
AbstractEquivalence scales are policy parameters for inequality measurement, tax deductions and subsidies. Thus, their accuracy is relevant both for budgets and social cohesion; however, their measurement is subject to debate regarding the underlying measure of welfare. Self-assessed insecurities in terms of clothing, housing and food —or basic needs—imply that at least some households are at lower levels of welfare than those that are meeting their needs. We use this to determine the increase in total expenditure required to meet their needs, on average, and thus we are able to calculate the implied equivalence scales...
Source: Social Indicators Research - August 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
