International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 42 Issue 11/12

Can risk communication in mass media improve compliance behavior in the COVID-19 pandemic? Evidence from Vietnam

Pham Tien Thanh, Le Thanh Tung

During the COVID-19 pandemic, mass media play a vital role in containing the outbreak of the virus by quickly and effectively delivering risk communication messages to the public…

Modelling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on South African livelihoods

Benjamin Aye Simon, Isaac Khambule

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-induced declining economic prospects and accompanying economic shocks present socioeconomic vulnerabilities for developing economies at the…

Lessons from abroad for funding long-term care in England: a prospective policy transfer perspective on official documents

Martin Powell

Many governments stress the importance of “learning from abroad”. An analysis of official documents over a period of some 20 years examines learning from abroad in the case of…

Does flexible work arrangements decrease or increase turnover intention? A comparison between the social exchange theory and border theory

Mung Khie Tsen, Manli Gu, Chee Meng Tan, See Kwong Goh

More companies embrace flexible work arrangements (FWA) as one of their employee retention strategies, yet its effectiveness is not consistent. Generally, past researchers use the…

Influence of social structures on transnational migration duration: the case of Vietnamese contract workers returning from Taiwan

Nguyen Quynh Phuong, Sundar Venkatesh

Limited previous studies about Vietnamese returned migrant workers reviewed that a relatively high rate of migrants returned home before their contract ended. This paper aims to…

Exploring the impact of gender on challenges and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kathryn Krase, Leina Luzuriaga, Donna Wang, Andrew Schoolnik, Chantee Parris-Strigle, Latoya Attis, Petra Brown

Repercussions to everyday life caused by the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted certain segments of the population, including older adults, communities of color and…

Discussion of citizen behavioural change using the nudge effect: a perspective based on social policy interventions

Hiroko Oe, Yasuyuki Yamaoka

This study aims to present a communication model for promoting value co-creation between citizens and policymakers and to draw out proposals on the rationale in implementing nudge…

Work–life balance: a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis

Kumari Rashmi, Aakanksha Kataria

The purpose of this paper is to provide a clear view of current dynamics and research diversification of extant literature in the field of work-life balance (WLB). This paper…

The importance of moral culture in questions of welfare deservingness – the case of the US

Jacob Didia-Hansen

Deservingness theory is gaining popularity in the study of European welfare attitudes but has found little application in the United States. In this article, the author explores…

Tax compliance and non-deterrence approach: a systematic review

Muh Dularif, Ni Wayan Rustiarini

This research systematically reviewed studies on tax compliance based on five determinants consisting of tax services, trust in government, personal norm, social norm and…

Who should care? Exploring the views and experiences of individuals in negotiating solutions for health security

Tauchid Komara Yuda

The Indonesian healthcare system has been reformed in tune with economic and political changes. The reform was pursued by encouraging growing reliance on individual contributions…

Mass homeownership policy and economic well-being of the elderly: empirical evidence from the Polish household survey

Edyta Marcinkiewicz, Filip Chybalski

The authors’ empirical investigation attempts to identify the nexus between the economic well-being of Polish elderly households and their housing situation, which can be related…

Keeping a distance but heading in the same direction: formal rules on unemployment benefit sanctions and social assistance benefit sanctions in Poland, 1989–2014

Bartosz Pieliński, Tomasz Mering, Ryszard Szarfenberg

This paper aims to examine the development of welfare conditionality and especially benefit sanctions in Central and Eastern Europe (the CEE) and to develop a methodology by…

The master narrative of older employees in changing workplaces

Tuukka Niemi, Kathrin Komp-Leukkunen

Interest in older employees increases in times of population ageing. Previous research exploring the situation has underlined older employees' struggle with workplace changes…

The determinants of the link between life satisfaction and job satisfaction across Europe

Natalia Soboleva

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of work values and socio-demographic characteristics upon the link between life satisfaction and job satisfaction.