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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…
Longlong Duan, Rui Liang, Qian Liu
Internet philanthropy represents an effective model for the digital and decentralized transformation of traditional charitable practices. Having emerged earlier abroad, international internet philanthropy offers valuable theoretical and practical insights for…
Mengyao Yan, Xinghua Hao
Memory has been a hot research topic in a variety of contemporary disciplinary fields, and it is also an important issue that cannot be ignored in the study of ethics. How should we memorize historical events? This cannot be separated from the ethics of memor…
S. M. Imtiaz, Md. Shafikuzzaman Joarder
Suicide, driven by complex social and emotional factors, represents a critical sociological concern in the Jhenaidah district of Bangladesh. This study offers an in-depth qualitative analysis of ten individuals from Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah district—nin…
Afful Fosu
This study examines the persistent failure of mediation efforts in resolving ethnic conflicts in Ghana, using the protracted Nkonya-Alavanyo land dispute as a case study. Drawing on Azar’s Protracted Social Conflict (PSC) theory, this research analyzes why me…
Maguy Salameh
This article examines the role of school guidance counselors in Lebanon through doctoral research conducted in two private Catholic schools in the Metn region. Using a mixed-methods design that combined a survey of 197 parents with separate focus groups for p…
Puxin Xia
Loco Moco as a must try dish for tourists to Hawaii, its variation of ingredients and format shows the story of layered immigration, adaptation and identity transformation. Loco Moco’s dual role as spirit of local Hawaiian and culinary experiences for outside…
You Wu
This paper focuses on the cross-cultural adaptation and culture shock experienced by overseas Chinese students. By defining core concepts, it reviews the current status and gaps in research on cross-cultural adaptation among international students, analyzes t…
Zi’an Zhu
This study explores the lived experiences of individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in the Chinese sociocultural context. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)—based on in-depth interviews with twelve participants—the research ide…
Kieran Edmond James, Henry Dyer Tuidraki, Sheikh Ali Tanzil
This article, part of a broader investigation into Fiji soccer history, focuses on alcohol and everyday resistance among players in the context of the Fiji Premier League and the Fiji national team. It highlights the role of alcohol as being a way of forging…
Antu Rani Nath, Shahanaz Akter, Papan Chandra Nath
The study aimed to identify the causes and consequences of graduate unemployment in the Noakhali District of Bangladesh. For this study, primary data were collected from 17 unemployed graduates through purposive sampling and semi-structured interview schedule…
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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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