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Social Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 6

June 2024 - 50 articles

Cover Story: Black women and Latinas have some of the highest body mass indices (BMIs) in the U.S., and they are frequently labeled as “diseased” as a result. However, very few studies have examined racial/ethnic and gender differences in the relationship between elevated BMI and chronic illnesses. We examined the link between BMI and type 2 diabetes (T2D) by race and gender using almost 20-years worth of NHANES data. We found that the association between BMI and diabetes was dramatically weaker for women of color than for white men. More to the point, BMI biomarkers—created based on a white male standard —are so unreliable as predictors of health for women of color that they ironically predicted markedly lower rates of diabetes for women of color compared to white men. This study shows that health outcomes cannot be explained by rates of “obesity” as defined by a white male standard. View this paper
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Articles (50)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,334 Views
22 Pages

20 June 2024

Although significant progress has been achieved over many decades, sustaining the success of family planning programs in Indonesia requires a deep understanding of the factors that influence community satisfaction among those involved. This study sur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,495 Views
28 Pages

Communication for Development: Conceptualising Changes in Communication and Inclusive Rural Transformation in the Context of Environmental Change

  • Sarah Cardey,
  • Pamela Joyce Moraleda Eleazar,
  • Juliet Ainomugisha,
  • Macneil Kalowekamo and
  • Yurii Vlasenko

19 June 2024

Globally, rural conditions are in states of change. They are often highly vulnerable to climate and environmental change, extreme weather events, conflict, socio-economic changes, inequalities, and demographic changes. These changes are putting stres...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,924 Views
14 Pages

19 June 2024

This study investigates the protective role of emotional relationships and rehabilitative actions in reducing recidivism within the prison context. Data were collected from three Italian prisons as part of the European project “Calypsos”....

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,668 Views
15 Pages

19 June 2024

This article examines the strategies of resistance enacted by an informal network of solidarity comprised of Afghan youths on the move in Europe and their Swedish allies. In 2015, thousands of Afghan children fleeing from the Taliban regime arrived i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,000 Views
15 Pages

19 June 2024

In recent decades, an anti-trafficking legislative and policy framework has been developed in Spain, coupled with the funding of initiatives related to the protection of trafficked persons, especially women, largely carried out by faith-based and sec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,170 Views
18 Pages

COVID-19 Pandemic, Economic Livelihoods, and the Division of Labor in Rural Communities of Delta and Edo States in Nigeria

  • Francisca I. Omorodion,
  • Andrew G. Onokerhoraye,
  • Job I. Eronmhonsele,
  • Osagie J. Aitokhuehi,
  • Jones O. Abriku,
  • Kuukua C. Hanson,
  • Mercy O. Edejeghwro and
  • Ernest O. Imongan

18 June 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic affected economic, social, health, and political aspects of most global, national, and local populations, including urban and rural communities. Government measures like lockdowns resulted in the closure of schools and businesse...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,847 Views
15 Pages

17 June 2024

The emergence of virtual influencers and AI doctors has significantly increased the attention of Chinese users, especially their health awareness and cancer health literacy. In our current study, guided by parasocial relationship theory, we examined...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,405 Views
12 Pages

The Intergenerational Transmission of Pro-Environmental Behaviours: The Role of Moral Judgment in Primary School-Age Children

  • Marco Giancola,
  • Maria Chiara Pino,
  • Cristina Zacheo,
  • Marta Sannino and
  • Simonetta D’Amico

17 June 2024

The environmental crisis poses a critical issue for current and future generations, driving research to investigate the key factors and psychological characteristics that motivate individuals to engage in pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs) from an e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,623 Views
15 Pages

14 June 2024

Grounded in the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, this study explored the contribution of flexible work arrangements within the increasing digitalization of workplaces. In particular, with a specific focus on what happened when employees telewo...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
9,610 Views
33 Pages

13 June 2024

The current review explores multiple definitions of school shootings used by myriad data collection platforms and by various scholars. Importantly, the impacts of definitional discrepancies on inclusion criteria, data divergence, research, policy, an...

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