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Advances in Applied Sociology (AASoci) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in applied sociology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of app…
Ken Roberts
This paper compares leisure trends between the 1950s and 1970s with subsequent developments. It shows that in the earlier period the growth in leisure time and expenditure was either shared experiences or equalising. Subsequent gains in leisure time and spend…
Rasha Ahmad Al-Rkebat
This study aims to provide a systematic institutional analysis of the persistent gap between the high educational attainment of Jordanian women and their low economic participation, a phenomenon known as the “Jordanian Paradox.” Drawing on an integrated theor…
Chenzhan Hu, Yixuan Sun
This literature review synthesizes current research to explore the persuasive communication tactics employed by online social influencers and their impact on the psychological and sociological development of adolescents. The analysis, which integrates concept…
Puja Rani Nandi, Md. Shafikuzzaman Joarder
Using a mixed-methods approach, this research explores the social exclusion and identity negotiation of the Hijra community in the Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The study is based on social exclusion theory ( Estivill, 2003 ; Beall & Piron, 2005 ), social id…
Longlong Duan, Yanran Yao, Xiaonan Liang
Against the backdrop of an accelerating digital economy and a deepening aging population, the digital technology adoption of China’s older adults has become a critical issue impacting social equity. Drawing on existing research, this paper systematically anal…
Xueling Wang
Against the backdrop of the “Double High Plan” and high-quality vocational education development, practical training resources in colleges have become potential assets for social popular science. However, issues such as low openness and insufficient resource…
Ayşe Fulya Şen
This article investigates how feminist and environmental movements in Türkiye mobilize video activism to produce visual resistance within digital platforms. Drawing on the four-part analytical framework developed by Eder, Hartmann, and Tedjasukmana (2025) and…
Henry Dimingu
This paper explores the experiences of African immigrants in Canadian workplaces through the lens of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) frameworks. While Canada has long celebrated its multicultural identity, systemic barriers such as credential recogniti…
Norman W. Dofflemyer
Incidents of violence in houses of worship in the United States have increased over the last ten years. Many houses of worship have implemented security or safety teams to protect their organizations. Some houses of worship have gone beyond using a security t…
Muchiga Zihindula Norbert, Ruphin Chinamula
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, land rights are compromised by inadequate governance, corrupt practices, and the lack of integration of customary land rights into the formal legal framework. This situation generates numerous land conflicts, illegitim…
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Advances in Applied Sociology (AASoci) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in applied sociology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of app… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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