Social Sciences

Volume 3, Issue 4, August 2014

  • Religious Practices and National Development

    Johnson Olusegun Ajayi, Bodunde David Oluwafemi

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, August 2014
    Pages: 105-111
    Received: 15 June 2014
    Accepted: 30 June 2014
    Published: 20 July 2014
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    Abstract: Nigeria is a multi-religious society. These religions can be grouped under three principal and dominant types which are Christianity, Islam and Traditional African Religion. Religion is held with utmost passion, devotion, reference and sacredness in Nigeria, so much so that it has become a veritable tool in the hands of both political and non polit... Show More
  • Appreciative Inquiry, a Constant in Social Work

    María Pilar Munuera Gómez, Carmen Alemán Bracho, Mar Hernández

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, August 2014
    Pages: 112-120
    Received: 18 June 2014
    Accepted: 07 July 2014
    Published: 20 July 2014
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    Abstract: The use of the appreciative inquiry favors the change in perception and in speech made by individuals when they face their troubles. Appreciative inquiry is conducted from a theoretical structure which is based in a process, several principles and related techniques. Such performance can be sensed through the historical development of social work, ... Show More
  • Habitus: An Attempt at a Thorough Analysis of a Controversial Concept in Pierre Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice

    Anna Asimaki, Gerasimos Koustourakis

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, August 2014
    Pages: 121-131
    Received: 28 July 2014
    Accepted: 15 August 2014
    Published: 20 August 2014
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    Abstract: This work focuses on the approach to and analysis of the concept of habitus, and on tracing its relationship to the concept of practice within the framework of Pierre Bourdieu’s ‘theory of practice’. Based on these determinants, we attempted a thorough approach to the concept of habitus. Within the context of epistemological clarification we consid... Show More
  • Does the Conditional Cash Transfer Program Empower Women? Evidence from Ain El-Sira, Egypt

    Hassan H. M. Zaky

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, August 2014
    Pages: 132-136
    Received: 18 June 2014
    Accepted: 18 August 2014
    Published: 30 August 2014
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    Abstract: Several developing economies have introduced conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs, which provide money to poor families contingent on certain behavior, usually investments in human capital, such as sending children to school or bringing them to health centers. The approach is both an alternative to more traditional social assistance programs an... Show More
  • The Relationship between the Law and Public Policy: Is it a Chi-Square or Normative Shape for the Policy Makers

    Kiyoung Kim

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 4, August 2014
    Pages: 137-143
    Received: 14 August 2014
    Accepted: 26 August 2014
    Published: 10 September 2014
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    Abstract: Oftentimes we consider how the law and public policy were interwoven one anothor for any fine appeal to the constituents and global public. Nonetheless, we are fairly never definite to suggest any hard picture of their relationship. It rather involves an issue of meditative process of philosophy, humanity and social justice as well as a wider of pu... Show More