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Weatherhead, Stephen. "The media-based stigmatisation of people who access benefits." Clinical Psychology Forum 1, no. 257 (May 2014): 8–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpscpf.2014.1.257.8.
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Emasealu, Helen U., and Ezeonye N. Stanislaus. "The first responder librarian as a guide to the information-vulnerable members of the society." Journal of Library Services and Technologies 3, no. 2 (2021): 112–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.47524/jlst.v3i2.113.
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Information is a vital commodity upon which humans depend for daily functioning. The 21st century is marked with tremendous production and use of information leading to information explosion. However, there are arguably those who are not opportune to benefit from the snippet of over-flowing information, and based their decision-making on hearsay and just any available information regardless of their information need. This study explored the situation of such persons information-vulnerable members of the society. The study exalted information and the importance in human life. Furthermore, using the stratified variables of information users, the study explained the vulnerability of members of the society who are missing in the chain of information consumption. The role of the library was explored as well as the means of extending library services to these set of people. In conclusion, the study explained that the role of the librarians extends not only those who have expressed information need, but also those who are unaware that they need information to thrive, it was therefore, concluded that librarians must assume first-responder position to provide carefully planned first-aid information services to those that need them in the society.
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Polcarová, Eliška, and Jana Pupíková. "Analysis of Socially Vulnerable Communities and Factors Affecting Their Safety and Resilience in Disaster Risk Reduction." Sustainability 14, no. 18 (September 10, 2022): 11380. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su141811380.
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Human society has been dealing with natural threats since the very beginning of humanity. A society that is better prepared for disasters can better resist the adverse effects of disasters and subsequently adapt to them and thus be prepared in the future for known threats and “new” ones. Level of education, access to information, the income of communities, or social capital are just some factors that can determine the level of safety and preparedness of members of society, especially the vulnerable. For this reason, frameworks and strategies containing disaster risk reduction tools aimed at developing and increasing the level of safety, prevention and preparedness of all states (including island states) for disasters have been created. The article aims to identify vulnerable community members and evaluate the factors that can cause gender inequality in disaster risk reduction and can also significantly influence the increase/decrease of community resilience to disasters. Furthermore, the article presents practical examples from different countries that point to the importance of addressing disaster risk reduction, including global and governmental responses to disasters and the impact of these responses on society.
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Pūraitė-Andrikienė, Dovilė. "Protection of Vulnerable Groups in the Jurisprudence Constitutional Court of Lithuania." Przegląd Prawa Konstytucyjnego 67, no. 3 (June 30, 2022): 267–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.15804/ppk.2022.03.20.
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The jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court of Lithuania has had major impact on strengthening democracy, the rule of law and the stability of the constitutional order in Lithuania. However, the foundation of every democratic state governed by the rule of law is respect for human rights. Moreover, it is often emphasised that the situation of the most vulnerable members of society reflects the actual level of progress and democracy in the state. Therefore, this article seeks to reveal how Constitutional Court in Lithuania have contributed to enhancing the protection of vulnerable groups.
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Stafford, Bruce, Simon Roberts, and Deirdre Duffy. "Delivering Employment Services to Vulnerable Customers: A Case Study of the UK's Employment Service." Social Policy and Society 11, no. 4 (May 18, 2012): 495–506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1474746412000206.
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This article explores the impact of a more individualised public employment service on vulnerable people. It analyses a system Jobcentre Plus implemented in 2008, Accessing Jobcentre Plus Customer Services (AJCS), to improve customer services by minimising ‘footfall’ in local offices, encouraging the use of self-service facilities and targeting service delivery to the requirements of customers. The article shows that certain vulnerable groups, notably people with disabilities, are not necessarily well served by the new system. The article highlights tensions between managing a large and complex service and addressing the individual needs of vulnerable members of society adequately.
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Milošević, Bozo. "Continuity of poverty and poor in Serbian society: From "vulnerable groups" to "transition losers"." Socioloski godisnjak, no. 10 (2015): 27–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/socgod1510027m.
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In this paper about poverty, the author presents his analysis on two levels. The first explains the cognitive interest of sociology to study of poverty as a social phenomenon that follows the uneven and contradictory social development, underscoring the possibility of sociological understanding of poverty (and poor) in Serbian society as a continual social process. In this way, the author tries to systematize some key indicators of poverty in Serbian society in the broader context of cognitive understanding of social inequalities, relying primarily on secondary sources of some Serbian sociologist, and partialy on official statistics. In doing so, the author concludes that continuity of poverty in Serbian society in transition lies in the fact that the traditional "vulnerable groups" (which belong to individuals with insufficient skills to provide for their own existence) recently joined more diverse group of "transition losers". Given that long-term "habitation" in poverty (as a characteristic of Serbian society in the post-socialist transition) affects the formation and shaping of specific value orientations, the author asks the question: is impoverished majority of the the society members threatened by "culture of poverty"?
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Danese, Andrea, Patrick Smith, Prathiba Chitsabesan, and Bernadka Dubicka. "Child and adolescent mental health amidst emergencies and disasters." British Journal of Psychiatry 216, no. 3 (November 13, 2019): 159–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2019.244.
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SummaryThe mental health of children and young people can be disproportionally affected and easily overlooked in the context of emergencies and disasters. Child and adolescent mental health services can contribute greatly to emergency preparedness, resilience and response and, ultimately, mitigate harmful effects on the most vulnerable members of society.
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Yun, Soo Jeong. "A Constitutional Review of Social Insurance and the Social Vulnerable." Korean Constitutional Law Association 28, no. 3 (September 30, 2022): 345–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.35901/kjcl.2022.28.3.345.
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In order for the Constitution to function as a basic law, the political, socioeconomic, and cultural homogeneity of members of the national living community must be premised. In this respect, national homogeneity or the process of forming it is a prerequisite for the constitution to function as a basic law, and on this basis, the constitution has the task of realizing social integration according to various value standards. Social integration refers to the realization of a state in which all citizens can be incorporated into society and function as members of political and socioeconomic communities by protecting and supporting the situation as a necessary condition for realizing freedom, and the risk of life that hinders the realization of freedom. Our Constitution has already included this social integration as a constitutional task, and the Social Security Act regulates it in multiple and multi-layered ways to realize the tasks of this Constitution. In order to realize social integration based on the Social Security Act, primarily, all income-active populations must be protected by social insurance. Our social insurance has been aiming for a low level of equal welfare, and this trend has contributed to the universalization of social insurance. On this basis, various systems should participate to form a complementary and cooperative relationship. Social insurance abstractly protects social risks due to its characteristics. Determining priorities in specific protection for individual situations creates blind spots for protection. And these blind spots should be supplemented through other abstract or specific protection and support. The Social Security Act is a key means of developing one's own abilities to form a life based on self-responsibility and being incorporated into society to realize social integration, but at the same time, it has the task of evolving through continuous innovation by reflecting changes in circumstances.
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LIU, Junrong. "“家庭共決”保障脆弱人群的倫理限度及困境." International Journal of Chinese & Comparative Philosophy of Medicine 11, no. 2 (January 1, 2013): 45–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.24112/ijccpm.111538.
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LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract in English only.The role of the family as “the first guarantee” of vulnerable groups is extremely limited and not always effective. When disagreements arise between patients and their family members, family co-determination can do nothing to help. Respecting patients’ autonomy should be taken as the premise of family co-determination; the government and society undertake more important responsibilities in the protection of vulnerable groups.DOWNLOAD HISTORY | This article has been downloaded 52 times in Digital Commons before migrating into this platform.
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Sempron, Joesil Dianne, Reina Rose Amor Galo, and Josie Vida Sempron. "Profile of Youth Gang Members, Causes and Effects of their Activities in Tagbilaran City." University of Bohol Multidisciplinary Research Journal 4 (September 30, 2016): 19–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.15631/ubmrj.v4i1.76.
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The problems of youth in modern society are both international and local concerns. One of the most alarming issues the world is facing today is the existence of youth gangs, and the actions of the gang members once fully indoctrinated. This study delved into the youth gang culture in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines. It focused on children in school and out-of-school who were particularly vulnerable to the influence of the gangs. The researchers surveyed 81 respondents who were members of any gang in the city between the ages of 10 to 18 years old. It sought to explore the gang member’s reasons why he or she opted to join such a gang, the activities of the gang, and its effects. This study was essential because it determined the damage caused by the members to victims and its adverse effects on the community. This study utilized the quantitative approach through the distribution of questionnaires to the respondents.
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Cho, Hyorae. "Civil Society Organizations’ Strategies for Interests Representation and Organizing of Unorganized Workers in Gyeongsangnam-do Province." Korean Association of Regional Sociology 23, no. 2 (August 31, 2022): 83–118. http://dx.doi.org/10.35175/krs.2022.23.2.83.
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This study examines how civil society organizations(CSOs) in Gyeongsangnam-do Province have pursued the strategies for improving labor rights and organizing of unorganized workers, focusing on their relationship with labor unions, central and local governments.
Many civil society organizations(CSOs) in local community have focused on counseling services, research and campaigns for vulnerable workers. Many CSOs working for labor rights in local community have been established after institutionalization of labor union system and IMF economic crisis in the late 1990s.
They have tried to make the best use of ‘political opportunities’ of democratization and expansion of local self-government for solving the difficulties of vulnerable workers in local community. Whereas the CSOs have their roots in the union struggles have focused on expanding working class solidarity in cooperation with labor unions, the CSOs are based on local community have tried to empower and organize vulnerable workers by means of employment services which have been supported by central and local governments.
Organizing of vulnerable workers by CSOs has various forms including a new general union outside the established union system, a workers’ cooperative, a mutual aid organization, and an immigrant workers’ organization. Now, they are faced with some difficulties of reproduction of leadership and financial stability of CSOs. Also, they should keep a balance between members participation and vulnerable worker-centered business in their organizational objectives
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Kinton, Mat. "Should we allow compulsory mental health treatment in prisons?" International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law, no. 8 (September 8, 2014): 304. http://dx.doi.org/10.19164/ijmhcl.v0i8.336.
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<p>I have a tip for the future scholars who unearth dusty copies of this journal. Assuming that future generations remember that one of the best ways to examine a society is through its treatment of its most vulnerable members, they could do worse than to turn their attention to one report, already two years old, called Nursing in Prisons.</p>
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Wright, Christopher JH, and Marcel V. Măcelaru. "The Refugee Crisis – A Shared Human Condition: An Old Testament Perspective." Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies 35, no. 2 (April 2018): 91–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265378818802698.
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This article provides an introduction to what the Old Testament has to say regarding displacement and displaced people – refugees, migrants and the marginalized members of society. It surveys the instructions regarding the correct attitude and protective actions owed to ‘the stranger’ found in the Old Testament Law and it points to the divine preference to side with the suffering and the vulnerable evident in the Old Testament Prophets. Although not an exhaustive treatment of Old Testament passages tackling this topic, the discussion helps make clear the fact that God is particularly concerned with justice and care for the disadvantaged members of the society, including aliens, refugees and migrants. The conclusion of the article calls the readers to consider some of the missiological-ethical implications of such concern in our contexts today.
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Bogg, Alan L., and John Stanton-lfe. "Protecting the vulnerable: legality, harm and theft." Legal Studies 23, no. 3 (September 2003): 402–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-121x.2003.tb00221.x.
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The law of theft, as understood in Gomez and Hinks, has been the occasion of almost unanimous academic condemnation and of robust dissenting opinions in the House of Lords. While much of the critical discussion is sophisticated and challenging, it is important that the baby is not to be expelled with the bathwater. We suggest that one argument in favour of the current position is that it offers distinct protection to some of the more vulnerable members of society. This advantage ought nevertheless to be sacrificed if it can be purchased only at the cost of violating the rule of law and the harm principle. But our examination of these ideas reveals that the price need not be paid. The rule of law contains not one idea, but a plurality of ideas, many of which support the current position. As for the harm principle, it is notable that Hinks does not castigate harmless behaviour; rather it attacks the wrong of exploitation. This raises many difficult issues, but we argue that unless such exploitative behaviour is explicitly addressed in Legislation, reforming the current ‘broad’ understanding of the law in favour of a ‘reductive’ account assimilating theft to non-voluntary transfers would be a retrograde step. In principle the new concern for protecting the vulnerable from exploitation is welcome.
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Farnsworth, Beatrice. "The Soldatka: Folklore and Court Record." Slavic Review 49, no. 1 (1990): 58–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2500416.
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The most vulnerable member of the peasant household was reported to be the soldatka, the soldier's wife. The quintessential outsider in a community based on married couples, the soldatka suffered from the general coldness of the village toward single women. Stereotyped as abused, neglected, and without resources, she was seen as a loose woman who drank and the bearer of illegitimate children. We know little about her. Popular imagination has been informed largely by the soldatka's plaintive voice in folk "recruit" laments. Historians have paid scant attention to the marginal members of peasant society. Yet focusing on the weaker persons in the peasant household provides insight into little-known subjects: family antagonisms, interpersonal relationships, and the status of women.
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Elchardus, Mark, and Bram Spruyt. "The contemporary contradictions of egalitarianism: an empirical analysis of the relationship between the old and new left/right alignments." European Political Science Review 4, no. 2 (August 11, 2011): 217–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1755773911000178.
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This paper deals with the often-observed complex relationship between the so-called old, ‘economic’ left/right alignment (egalitarianism) and the new, ‘cultural’ alignment. Many authors have observed that the less educated members of society occupy an apparently contradictory position, combining a leftist stand in favor of more equality and government intervention, with a rightist stand on minority rights, the treatment of criminals, and other aspects of democratic citizenship. Various explanations have been offered for this paradox. This paper proposes an explanation in terms of vulnerability and the way in which it is culturally processed. Less educated people are often vulnerable and long for more equality. The stronger their desire for equality, the greater their frustration when feeling vulnerable, and the greater the need to cope with that vulnerability. They do so, using particular narrative-coping strategies that create an affinity with the attitudes that form the new left/right alignment. One such coping strategy is based on feelings of relative deprivation. In the empirical part of the paper it is shown that relative deprivation completely explains the paradoxical position of the less educated, and that, when taking feelings of deprivation into account, the two left/right dimensions are in fact independent of each other at all levels of education, creating a situation that leads to tensions within parties that pursue egalitarian policies. The mechanism uncovered in this analysis reveals a tension at the heart of egalitarianism: the stronger the longing for equality among the vulnerable members of society, the more likely they are to opt for right wing positions on the new left/right dimension.
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Jain, Neha. "Pandemics as Rights-Generators." American Journal of International Law 114, no. 4 (October 2020): 677–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ajil.2020.58.
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AbstractWhile the global pandemic has exposed the fragility of human rights protections, it has also resulted in rights victories for some of the most vulnerable members of society. This Essay examines epistemic, consequentialist, and normative rights reframing efforts that have been mobilized to advocate for and secure human rights during the pandemic through the lens of prisoners’ rights. It argues that these rights seeking strategies hold promise for advancing rights claims of prisoners and other marginalized groups beyond the pandemic.
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Sarumi, Rofiah O., and Ann E. Strode. "Using International Law to Protect Children Affected by HIV/AIDS in South Africa – An Audit of HIV/AIDS-Specific International Standards Relevant to Children Affected by HIV/AIDS." African Journal of International and Comparative Law 25, no. 1 (February 2017): 114–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/ajicl.2017.0184.
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The protection of children as members of a vulnerable group in the society is important as they represent the future of the society. With the grave impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on global development and stability, the United Nations (UN) has, on several occasions acknowledged the need for member states to take a more progressive role in laying down standards which would ensure that the rights of children living with HIV/AIDS are protected. South Africa as a member of the UN has acknowledged the important role which international law plays in the protection of children generally, and those affected by HIV/AIDS specifically. It is the duty of UN member states to ensure that the standards set out in international instruments are applied in their national legislation and policies. South Africa has ratified a number of the international instruments applicable to the protection of children affected by HIV/AIDS. It is therefore required to adjust its national laws to conform to the standards set out in these instruments. This paper looks at the extent to which international law is applicable to addressing the human rights issues facing children affected by HIV/AIDS. It also suggests ways by which the instruments can be employed for the protection of children affected by HIV/AIDS.
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Alduhishy, Muath. "The overprescription of antidepressants and its impact on the elderly in Australia." Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 40, no. 3 (August 23, 2018): 241–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2237-6089-2016-0077.
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Abstract Introduction Psychopharmaceutical medications are noted for being one of the most commonly prescribed drugs worldwide, which makes the issue of overprescribing them such a heated topic in medicine and psychiatry today. Method A literature review was made to investigate the topic of psychotropic medication prescriptions. The scope intended here is specific to antidepressant use, or rather overuse, in Australia, but it can be compared to the use of other psychotropic drugs in most western countries. The focus is directed towards the most vulnerable group of patients: the elderly. Results The past few decades have witnessed a surge in the use of psychotropic drugs, most notably antidepressants, in Australia and worldwide. This has numerous reasons as well as consequences, especially on vulnerable members of society. Conclusion It has been suggested that overprescription of antidepressants is fueled by the increase in the incidence of depression, stress and anxiety, or due to the way psychotropic medications are marketed. However, regardless of the validity of the said reasons, another explanation could be suggested: psychiatric disorders, namely depression, are being overdiagnosed on a considerable scale, probably leading to a list of significant adverse consequences that mostly affect the most vulnerable groups of patients. At the end, further rigorous research should certainly be undertaken to examine the extent and cost of overprescription of psychotropic drugs in society.
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Ekwoaba, J. O., and D. I. Ekwoaba. "COVID-19 and the Social Protection of Nigerian Child." Eurasian Journal of Higher Education 1, no. 1 (June 18, 2021): 49–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.31039/ejohe.2020.1.30.
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Children are important members of Nigeria society. In a bid to offer some fresh ideas on how children are protected during outbreak of infectious disease and government’s strategies in saving the life of every Nigerian child, the study examined how far Nigeria government’s social protection strategies are able to protect the vulnerable Nigerian Child from the Wuhan (China) COVID 19 with special emphasis on vulnerable children living in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study used secondary data (editorial review of seven newspapers based on their publication from February when Nigeria had its first Index case to October 2020. The secondary data was used because of the national lockdown, protests and riots within the State at the time of study. The editorial documents used were on impact of COVID 19 on children and how government social protection strategies influenced the prevalence of the virus among vulnerable children. The study showed that there are inadequacies in government social protection strategies especially as it relates to the domestication of the Child’s Rights Acts as enshrined in the constitution and other gazette of the Nigeria federation by all levels of government. This continuous disregard of Child Rights Acts would not only increase the emergency of highly vulnerable children but could also serve as a feeder team in viruses and infectious disease spread in the society. The study concludes that the relevance of social protection strategies in a state like Lagos and Nigeria nation as a whole cannot be underestimated. This is largely due to the role it plays in reducing disease spread and crimes.
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Garner, Jonathan M., William C. Iwasko, Tyler D. Jewel, Brad R. Charboneau, Alex A. Dodd, and Kathleen M. Zontos. "A Multihazard Assessment of Age-Related Weather Vulnerabilities." Weather, Climate, and Society 12, no. 3 (July 1, 2020): 367–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-19-0124.1.
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AbstractWeather fatalities for all age groups were examined for the period 1996–2018 using NOAA Storm Data. Vulnerabilities due to limited mobility that inhibited evacuation from a hazardous environment were observed for the very young and the very old. Those situations included heat- and cold-related hazards, tropical cyclones, and wildfires. Vulnerabilities associated with unrestricted mobility occurred in teenage through middle-aged groups, who were more exposed to fatal outcomes in the surfzone, mountain, winter-driving, and lightning environments. There is evidence that vulnerable members of society who received help from family, neighbors, and their community were more likely to avoid potentially fatal weather events, whereas those who were socially isolated were more likely to succumb. National Weather Service programs, such as Weather-Ready Nation, and other initiatives like the Community Emergency Response Team could potentially aid in reducing weather fatalities by encouraging communities to take a more proactive approach in ensuring physically vulnerable populations like the elderly receive assistance during hazardous weather events. Furthermore, weather-messaging strategies should be flexible enough to target populations who are vulnerable to specific hazards.
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Abu El-Haj, Thea Renda, and Samira Chatila. "“Miss, our clothes are clean:” contesting liminality in Lebanese kindergarten classrooms." International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2023, no. 279 (January 1, 2023): 19–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijsl-2022-0041.
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Abstract Across the world, optimistic educational policy discourses promote early childhood education as a key strategy for combating poverty and for building bright futures for the most vulnerable members of society. Viewed from the ground up, this picture of early childhood education as a path to bright futures for all children is often belied by political and economic entrenchments. This article draws on a four-year ethnographic study of multiple classrooms in one Lebanese public kindergarten school that serves the most vulnerable children in Lebanon – Lebanese, Syrian, and Palestinian children who face daily the insecurities of poverty, displacement, and political violence. Drawing on anthropological theory that illustrates how social identities forged at the level of historical timescales are constructed and contested at the microlevel of everyday life, we pay particular attention to spatio-temporal liminal contexts within which children renounce productions of their own, their peers’, and their families’ marginality.
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Mirić, Filip, and Aleksandra Nikolajević. "VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: THE “DARK NUMBER” OF CRIME." Facta Universitatis, Series: Law and Politics, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 111. http://dx.doi.org/10.22190/fulp2102111m.
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People with disabilities are a particularly vulnerable to victimization by violence. This risk increases due to their dependence on other family members. This negative phenomenon has to be observed not only from the criminological perspective but also from the sociological perspective because violence does not happen outside the society. In this paper, the authors will indicate the “dark number” of crime of violence against people with disabilities, with specific reference to violence against people with mental disabilities in residential institutions. The aim of this paper is to point out to possible social responses to violence against people with disabilities.
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Van der Westhuizen, Marichen, and Nelleke Keet. "EXPLORING THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF STREET CHILDREN." Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development 26, no. 3 (March 3, 2017): 399–418. http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/2415-5829/2262.
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South African legislation and policies acknowledge street children as a vulnerable group, and make provision for services to them. It, however, seems that this social issue remains a serious challenge to society and social service delivery. This qualitative research study aimed to explore and describe the perceptions of street children, their parents/guardians, as well as community members in the Drakenstein Municipal area in an effort to develop a better understanding of the current state of affairs. The findings resulted in the identification of focus areas for the planning and imple-mentation of social services to street children.
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Trotta, Rebecca L., Marie Boltz, Mary Beth Happ, and Neville Strumpf. "Cultivating Knowing and Relationships: Nursing Assistants’ Interactions With Residents Receiving Palliative Care." International Journal for Human Caring 22, no. 4 (December 2018): 189–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.20467/1091-5710.22.4.189.
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Nursing home residents are among the most vulnerable members of society. The literature emphasizes promotion of personhood, dignity, and comfort—dimensions that fall within the purview of the certified nursing assistant (CNA). Little is known about how CNAs approach caring for a dying resident. This grounded theory study explored CNA–resident interactions for residents receiving palliative care. The theory “Cultivating Knowing and Relationships” emerged, which represents a social–psychological process of how CNAs capitalize on reciprocity and achievement of gratification to develop personal relationships with residents and maintain personhood and dignity through death. These findings underscore CNAs’ significant role in enhancing quality.
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Suharini, Erni, Edi Kurniawan, and Mohammad Syifauddin. "Evaluating the Implementation of BNPB’s Srikandi Bencana Program in Dharma Wanita Persatuan UNNES." International Journal of Safety and Security Engineering 12, no. 3 (June 30, 2022): 329–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.18280/ijsse.120307.
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One of the vulnerable-to-disasters parties is women. In fact, women have great potential to take part in creating a disaster-resilient society. Dharma Wanita Persatuan (Women’s Association) as an organization consisting of the wives of civil servants or female civil servants in government agencies has so far only played an informal role as a supporter of their husbands and has not been empowered. If members of Dharma Wanita are empowered through the Srikandi Bencana (Disaster Heroine) program, they have the potential to become a driving actor in increasing preparedness in the community where they live. This quantitative study aims to analyze the level of knowledge of members of the Dharma Wanita Persatuan UNNES about the Srikandi Bencana program of National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (BNPB) and analyze the level of preparedness of members of the Dharma Wanita Persatuan UNNES. This study involved 50 members of the Dharma Wanita Persatuan UNNES. Data was collected by using a questionnaire method using google forms. The data analysis techniques used in this study include quantitative descriptive analysis techniques. The results point out that the average knowledge of members of the Dharma Wanita UNNES regarding the Srikandi Bencana is still relatively low at 33.33%. Then, the average level of their preparedness is in the medium category, namely at 68.13%. These numbers indicate that the Srikandi Bencana program must be campaigned more massively and realized among the Dharma Wanita. If the members are equipped with adequate disaster preparedness, they will play as notable actors to establish alertness in their families and society. This way, disaster risk reduction will also be more gender-friendly that everyone can participate.
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Santoki, Makiko. "From being the most vulnerable children to becoming conventional members of society: four cases from Manchester certified industrial schools, c. 1880–1920." History of Education 50, no. 4 (February 23, 2021): 536–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0046760x.2020.1858193.
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Mehta, Prashant, Pranjit Bhajoni, and Swati Mehta. "Fighting cancer through an informed society." Journal of Social Health and Diabetes 04, no. 02 (December 2016): 057–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2321-0656.187996.
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AbstractSocial perceptions play an extremely important role in the lives of cancer patients and survivors. Society is a machinery which can dictate the behavioral pattern of a patient, the kind of treatment he/she seeks or believes in, and the treatment he/she finally takes. Proper education of the society, in general, with regard to various aspects of cancer and its treatment can make things easier for patients, their families and the treating physicians alike. False social beliefs create unsurmountable hurdles for both patients and their families. When families of cancer patients visit a doctor, very often they tend to describe the experience of one or more of their close or distant family members with cancer. They start reliving the same experience if it was bad, or they may develop a false sense of security about the curability if it was good. In both situations, it becomes difficult for them to understand that each cancer is different from the other, cancer being a heterogenous disease. Moreover, what the patients and their families hear from friends and their social support system about cancer in general makes them depressed, anxious, and vulnerable. The information they get from the Internet and print media is mostly unregulated and may present extreme views which compound their problems. In this review, we have analyzed some of the common perceptions and myths which we come across in clinical practice and have presented scientific data to refute or support these beliefs wherever suitable.
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Sobhan, Rehman. "Human Insecurity in South Asia: Challenging Market Injustice." Social Change 48, no. 4 (December 2018): 499–527. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0049085718801491.
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The article addresses the issue of social injustice by stressing on the need for social action through state initiatives for uplifting the underprivileged segments of society. 1 It is argued that while human insecurity impacts all classes of people, it is asymmetrically distributed across South Asian societies where the resource-deprived remain more vulnerable than the more privileged members of the society. Evidences show that market forces remain one of the most important drivers of insecurity. While the ruling elite has attempted to address problems of human insecurity through various welfare palliatives ranging from feeding the vulnerable to providing shelter and subsistence income support, it is the modern welfare state that remains capable of undertaking the most institutionalised public policies to address the more fundamental sources of human insecurity. The author argues that challenging human insecurity remains a more relevant response to the conditions of human deprivation than the more conventional policy objective of moving households above a given poverty line. To that end, social protection programmes need to move beyond the protection of individual risks to address more substantive market-driven risks which originate from the structural injustices of society. A body of ideas has been outlined to reduce vulnerabilities which can provide the basis for further debate. Individual countries in South Asia may draw on these ideas to calibrate their agendas for structural change to the specific institutional arrangements and underlying political economy of their respective societies.
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Hutchinson, M. Katherine, Bertha Davis, Loretta Sweet Jemmott, Susan Gennaro, Lorraine Tulman, Esther H. Condon, Arlene J. Montgomery, and E. Jane Servonsky. "Promoting Research Partnerships to Reduce Health Disparities Among Vulnerable Populations: Sharing Expertise Between Majority Institutions and Historically Black Universities." Annual Review of Nursing Research 25, no. 1 (January 2007): 119–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0739-6686.25.1.119.
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This chapter focuses on promoting cultural competence in research and the care of vulnerable populations by establishing inter-university nursing partnership centers for health disparities research between historically Black universities and minority-serving institutions and research-intensive majority institutions. The Hampton-Penn Center to Reduce Health Disparities (HPC), an inter-university collaborative center funded through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) P20 funding mechanism, is discussed as the exemplar. The mission of the Hampton-Penn Center is to promote culturally competent research on health promotion and disease prevention and the examination of how culture, race and ethnicity and their interactions with the health care system and the larger society influence health outcomes and the occurrence of health disparities. The history, goals, and conceptual model underlying this collaborative effort between the University of Pennsylvania and Hampton University Schools of Nursing are described as are the accomplishments and lessons learned to date. Based upon the Hampton-Penn experience, recommendations for similar collaborations to reduce health disparities among vulnerable populations are made in three major areas: (a) increasing the study of the multi-system level factors that contribute to health disparities among vulnerable populations, (b) promoting the development of culturally competent research on health disparities, and (c) promoting the recruitment and training of health researchers who are themselves members of vulnerable populations.
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Kurbatova, S. M., and L. Yu Aisner. "Modern Technologies as Compensatory Means of Ensuring the Rights of Vulnerable Persons in Criminal Proceedings." Kutafin Law Review 8, no. 4 (December 28, 2021): 546–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.17803/2313-5395.2021.4.18.546-572.
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This article presents theoretical and practical aspects of the use of modern technologies to promote the rights of persons with disabilities as participants in criminal proceedings. In this context, modern technologies are considered as means of compensatory nature. These technologies help persons with disabilities to become active participants in criminal procedural legal relations and independently exercise their rights and perform duties in the field of criminal proceedings. Through the use of modern technologies, persons with disabilities can level their position in relation to other participants in criminal proceedings who are active subjects of criminal procedural legal relations, and can independently exercise their rights and perform their duties. This is part of the compensatory approach that should be implemented in criminal proceedings in order to compensate persons with disabilities for the restrictions that they have due to circumstances beyond their control. The social vulnerability of individual members of society should be compensated by the state in the person of the legislator and further implemented by state bodies such as law enforcement officers. This is the essence of the compensatory approach. One can note the importance of this approach for observing human rights and building the rule of law and a welfare state in countries that view themselves as democratic. This is also important for improving the quality of international legal acts that introduce a standard for all States, members of the world community. In this connection, it is proposed to develop at the international level the direction of using the achievements of modern science and technology as means of compensatory nature, to equalize the legal status of persons with disabilities participating in criminal proceedings. As a general conclusion, a proposal is made to extend the compensatory approach not only to the field of criminal procedure, but also to the entire legal sphere, both in the norms of international law and national legislation.
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Johnstone, Jacqueline, and Debbie Duncan. "Coronavirus: the 7th C affecting the 6Cs. A focus on compassion, care and touch." British Journal of Nursing 30, no. 15 (August 12, 2021): 928–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2021.30.15.928.
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The C0VID-19 pandemic has challenged everyone in society, from children who are no longer able to attend school and nursery to adults trying to juggle working at home and vulnerable members of society who have needed to self-isolate. NHS staff and key workers also need to juggle their family situations and many will have to adapt their practice and ways of working to address the demands placed on the NHS during this time. The current pandemic has altered the nature of services being provided to patients, and staff are now wearing personal protective equipment, with many being redeployed to ward areas. This article considers the 6Cs of nursing and the challenges faced by staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a primary focus on care and compassion. The vital role that touch has in the care of the patient and family is also considered.
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Saba, Luca, Mahmoud Mossa-Basha, Anne Abbott, Giuseppe Lanzino, Joanna M. Wardlaw, Thomas S. Hatsukami, Giulio Micheletti, et al. "Multinational Survey of Current Practice from Imaging to Treatment of Atherosclerotic Carotid Stenosis." Cerebrovascular Diseases 50, no. 1 (2021): 108–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000512181.
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<b><i>Background:</i></b> In the last 20–30 years, there have been many advances in imaging and therapeutic strategies for symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals with carotid artery stenosis. Our aim was to examine contemporary multinational practice standards. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Departmental Review Board approval for this study was obtained, and 3 authors prepared the 44 multiple choice survey questions. Endorsement was obtained by the European Society of Neuroradiology, American Society of Functional Neuroradiology, and African Academy of Neurology. A link to the online questionnaire was sent to their respective members and members of the Faculty Advocating Collaborative and Thoughtful Carotid Artery Treatments (FACTCATS). The questionnaire was open from May 16 to July 16, 2019. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The responses from 223 respondents from 46 countries were included in the analyses including 65.9% from academic university hospitals. Neuroradiologists/radiologists comprised 68.2% of respondents, followed by neurologists (15%) and vascular surgeons (12.9%). In symptomatic patients, half (50.4%) the respondents answered that the first exam they used to evaluate carotid bifurcation was ultrasound, followed by computed tomography angiography (CTA, 41.6%) and then magnetic resonance imaging (MRI 8%). In asymptomatic patients, the first exam used to evaluate carotid bifurcation was ultrasound in 88.8% of respondents, CTA in 7%, and MRA in 4.2%. The percent stenosis upon which carotid endarterectomy or stenting was recommended was reduced in the presence of imaging evidence of “vulnerable plaque features” by 66.7% respondents for symptomatic patients and 34.2% for asymptomatic patients with a smaller subset of respondents even offering procedural intervention to patients with <50% symptomatic or asymptomatic stenosis. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> We found heterogeneity in current practices of carotid stenosis imaging and management in this worldwide survey with many respondents including vulnerable plaque imaging into their decision analysis despite the lack of proven benefit from clinical trials. This study highlights the need for new clinical trials using vulnerable plaque imaging to select high-risk patients despite maximal medical therapy who may benefit from procedural intervention.
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Brodaty, Henry, and Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic. "Psychosocial Effects on Carers of Living with Persons with Dementia." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 24, no. 3 (September 1990): 351–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048679009077702.
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A survey of members of the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Society confirmed high rates of psychological morbidity, though not of depression, and social isolation in family carers of persons with dementia. Psychological morbidity in carers was associated with having an affected person at home, the carer being a spouse, demanding problem behaviours, poor physical health in the carer, social isolation, dissatisfaction with social supports, greater use of psychotropic medication, and a deteriorated marital relationship. Carers and patients had high rates of consultations with doctors and other health professionals. There was a vulnerable group of carers who were impaired psychologically, socially and physically. The identification of risk factors to carer morbidity may lead to useful interventions.
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Mărgărițoiu, Alina. ""THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC – AN OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE SOCIAL SOLIDARITY WITH THE ELDERLY"." JUS ET CIVITAS -A Journal of Social and Legal Studies 8(72), no. 2 (2022): 77–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.51865/jetc.2021.02.10.
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In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, some rights of aged people have been restricted or violated. Paradoxically, isolation at home, especially of the elderly, has been taken to mean solidarity as imposed by the authorities for the good of all members of society. Surprisingly, people have moved from showing solidarity out of fear of contagion to showing social solidarity by caring for the vulnerable, lonely and disadvantaged, such as the elderly. This paper illustrates some significant social projects for the elderly carried out during the pandemic as a living proof of the growing social solidarity towards the elderly and also of good practices that can be extended to more locations in our country.
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Yong, Guo Liang, Jonathan Weir-McCall, Michael Wilson, Giles H. Roditi, Russell Bull, Michelle Claire Williams, and Matthias Schmitt. "Research priorities in cardiovascular imaging." Open Heart 7, no. 2 (October 2020): e001389. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2020-001389.
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AimA modified Delphi approach was used to develop consensus opinion among British Society for Cardiac Imaging/British Society of Cardiac CT (BSCI/BSCCT) members in order to prioritise research questions in cardiovascular imaging.MethodsAll members of the BSCI/BSCCT were invited to submit research questions that they considered to be of the highest clinical and/or academic priority in the field of cardiovascular imaging (phase 1). Subsequently a steering committee removed duplicate questions and combined questions of a similar theme by consensus agreement where appropriate. BSCI/BSCCT members were invited to rank the resulting research questions in two further iterative rounds (phases 2 and 3) to determine a final list of high-priority research questions.ResultsA total of 111 research questions were submitted in phase 1 by 30 BSCI/BSCCT members. While there was a broad range of topics, from determining the optimal features/markers of the vulnerable plaque to investigating how cardiac imaging can best be used to maximise clinical outcomes and economic costs, multimodality imaging-related (n=44, 40%) questions dominated the categories and coronary artery imaging (n=40, 36%) was the most common topic. Over two iterative rounds of prioritisation of these research questions, the original 111 were reduced to 75 questions in round 2, and 25 in round 3. From these 25 a final Top 10 list was distilled by consensus grouping.ConclusionThis study has identified and ranked the top research priorities in cardiovascular imaging, as identified by the BSCI/BSCCT membership. This is a first step towards identifying the cardiovascular imaging research priorities within the UK and may assist researchers and funding bodies alike in setting priorities.
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U R, Krishnakumar. "Financial Inclusion of Deprived Groups – A Study Conducted in Four Vulnerable Areas of Ernakulam District in Kerala." IRA-International Journal of Management & Social Sciences (ISSN 2455-2267) 7, no. 2 (May 25, 2017): 131. http://dx.doi.org/10.21013/jmss.v7.n2.p2.
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<em>Banking is an imperative force of Financial Inclusion. Financial Inclusion is coined as a process that ensures the ease of admittance, availability and usage of the formal financial system for all members of an economy including the deprived groups living in our society. This study mainly aims to assess the level of financial inclusion among the deprived groups who are living in Ernakulam Dt. Of Kerala State. This research work also intends to know the consciousness of the respondents as regards the financial inclusion, and financial products and services offered by banks. This study implemented in four rural underdeveloped areas in Ernakulam District ie Kodanad, Kuttampuzha, Panagad and Chellanam. All these are highly backward areas in Ernakulam District. The respondents are selected at random from these areas. Forty respondents are selected from each group at a total of 160 respondents. The main tool used for collecting data is interview schedule. The finishing part of the study reveals that the financial inclusion practices of this selected areas are acceptable.</em>
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JACOBI, JOHANNA. "Agroforestry in Bolivia: opportunities and challenges in the context of food security and food sovereignty." Environmental Conservation 43, no. 4 (July 14, 2016): 307–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892916000138.
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SUMMARYAgroforestry systems have long been implemented in Bolivia, but little is known about their overall current status. Interviews with farmers, policymakers and members of civil society organizations about the challenges and opportunities that agroforestry faces, as well as field visits to agroforestry projects revealed a wide range of agroforestry initiatives in Bolivia that provide ecosystem services, food and income to local families. All interviewees attributed a high potential to agroforestry, for example, to promote biodiversity, water conservation, food sovereignty and adaptation to climate change impacts. However, agroforestry initiatives lacked support because government incentives were channelled to cattle rearing and large-scale monocultures rather than diversified farming systems, and agroforestry initiatives tended to be small and isolated. A nationwide policy is needed which is coordinated with civil society organizations and individual farmers and strategically and efficiently supports agroforestry initiatives – especially in the most vulnerable first years of establishment – through extension services and access to materials, markets, knowledge and financial resources.
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McNeill, Charleen C., Cristina Richie, and Danita Alfred. "Individual emergency-preparedness efforts: A social justice perspective." Nursing Ethics 27, no. 1 (May 14, 2019): 184–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969733019843621.
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Background: Since 2010, the United States has experienced 228 disasters, affecting over 86 million people. Because of population shifts, the growing number of people living with chronic conditions or disabilities, and the growing number of older citizens living independently, access and service gaps often exist for those without money or other transferable resources. There is a lack of evidence regarding individual community members’ capacity to prepare for emergencies. Research objective: The purpose of this study is to highlight participant experiences in becoming better prepared for emergencies and provide insight from a social justice perspective. Research design: This is a descriptive qualitative study, staying very close to the data as an end product rather than a beginning for interpretation. Participants and research context: A total of 13 low-income, uninsured, or under-insured attendees at a medical outreach clinic were interviewed. Ethical considerations: Institutional Review Board approval was obtained from the University of Texas at Tyler. Findings: Four themes emerged from the interview data: (a) evaluation of the emergency-preparedness education, (b) making emergency plans, (c) challenges in preparing for emergencies, and (d) facilitators of emergency preparedness. Discussion: Identifying the potential challenges to individual emergency preparedness among vulnerable populations is the first step in overcoming them. The capacity to comply with such measures, especially the ability of those with limited incomes and other vulnerable populations, must be considered. Conclusion: Synchronized, well-ordered assistance will close gaps in recovery and enhance efficiency in pre- and post-event aid. Theoretically, doing so will promote engaged and resilient members of society who are better able to withstand adverse events. The importance of the relationship between individual preparedness levels and the resiliency of nations supports the social justice imperative to address the needs of vulnerable populations in the mitigation and planning phase of the emergency management cycle.
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Rosy, Sabiha Yeasmin. "Bangladeshi Women Trafficking Survivors Situation in Family and Society: NGO Response towards Their Reintegration." Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies 5, no. 1 (February 25, 2016): 911. http://dx.doi.org/10.17583/generos.2016.1572.
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<p><em>Trafficking is a wide spread business that not only violates women and children’s human rights but also push them towards a vulnerable state with no protection of life. This paper aims to focus on the perception behind the reintegration process of trafficking survivors, who has returned from India to their families and communities in Bangladesh. In doing so, this research helps to understand the perception of survivors in their reintegration along with the perceptions of community people and family members. This study also brings forth in discussion how their life has been changed and their acceptance in society has been denied. This research was carried out with the help of BNWLA and it intends to find out what BNWLA is doing to reduce those challenges. The study findings show that reintegration of survivors is challenging. Different NGOs and government are working to change people’s mind about the reintegration of survivors and provide facilities to the survivors to get empowered. This study recommends increasing the awareness among people about survivors’ reintegration. </em></p>
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Probst, Michel. "Physiotherapy and Mental Health." Revista Colombiana de Rehabilitación 18, no. 2 (June 5, 2019): 208–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.30788/revcolreh.v18.n2.2019.396.
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Physiotherapy in mental health care and psychiatry is recognized by the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) as a specialty within physiotherapy. Physiotherapy in mental health offers a wide range of interventions in regard of body functions, physical activity, exercises, sensory, body and movement awareness, stress and tense regulation and pain management, based on clinical and scientific evidence-based literature. Additionally, the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and “physio-education” (i.e. the process of providing education and information regarding specific physiotherapy related topics to patients and their family members) should be a responsibility of the physiotherapist. This paper gives a short overview of the interventions in the field of mental health to offer appropriate care to a specific vulnerable but growing group in our society.
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Tittlová, Marcela. "Seniors as Victims of Domestic Violence." International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge 6, no. 2 (December 1, 2018): 110–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ijek-2018-0018.
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Abstract The neglect of seniors is a major problem of the society. In terms of various European documents, maltreatment is qualified as one of the forms of domestic violence. It is undoubtedly one of the latest forms we encounter in domestic violence. The generators of the attacks could be different family members as well as those who are responsible for the care of the seniors. In any case, it is a very negative social phenomenon even in the context of the constant aging of the population and in social and economic context. Seniors are a particularly vulnerable category of people, very similar to children. For this reason, this problem can be considered as an integral and inseparable part of the complex of domestic violence.
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Lavrenyuk-Isaeva, Natalya М. "New Risks of Social Entrepreneurs in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic." Social’naya politika i sociologiya 20, no. 1 (March 29, 2021): 116–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.17922/2071-3665-2021-20-1-116-124.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the overall risks and demonstrated the attitudes of members of society towards them. The subject is the carriers and owners of risks in the context of a pandemic from among social entrepreneurs and traditionally classified as vulnerable categories of citizens. The purpose of the work is to analyze the contradiction between the demand for a number of state support measures for traditionally allocated vulnerable groups of the population and the situation with their implementation, in which social entrepreneurs are involved along with state structures to provide services in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The novelty of the approach is to clarify the categories of socially vulnerable citizens based on the division of social risks in the new conditions of the pandemic. Current empirical sociological data obtained by the online survey commissioned by the relevant department allowed us to determine the urgency of the demand for state support measures. To reduce dependence on the state and develop partnerships, the income of social entrepreneurs should not be lower than the average salary in the region. To do this, it is important to create associative forms of interaction and develop cooperation with business, science, and education. A promising and difficult task for the authorities is to involve socially vulnerable citizens in innovative social activities in the format of social entrepreneurship, in interaction with social protection agencies for their effectiveness. The development of tools for stimulating cooperation between beneficiaries and stakeholders is on the agenda for further study
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Eras-Almeida, Andrea A., and Miguel A. Egido-Aguilera. "What Is Still Necessary for Supporting the SDG7 in the Most Vulnerable Contexts?" Sustainability 12, no. 17 (September 2, 2020): 7184. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12177184.
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The common agreement of the United Nation members pushes the 2030 Agenda ahead to alleviate poverty and ensure wellbeing for all, recognizing energy as a crucial pathway to achieving this goal under three core dimensions: human development, sustainable economic growth, and environmental sustainability. Affordable and clean energy is represented by the Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7). This great scope represents a multifaceted challenge for all countries, especially for the most disadvantaged environments such as small islands and rural areas from developing countries. Both small islands and rural areas experience a scarcity of goods and services such as energy and are isolated from markets, have lack of human resources, difficulties in deploying economies of scale, and other issues that affect their development. Along the same line, their energy security is limited by their dependence on imported fuels, increasing electricity prices or making it infeasible to access electricity. This research builds the state of the art of off-grid energy systems for both contexts based on an extensive review of literature. The evidence shows that moving sustainable energy systems forward requires getting more people involved, the application of several business models, prevalent technological innovations, and the application of technical quality procedures. This perspective would really help to address the vulnerabilities of fragile locations. Here, auctions, the Energy Service Company, community, and Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) models and renewable energy projects based on mature technology present a great opportunity for a sustainable future, powering a nexus among energy, environment, and society.
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Thermadam, Simon. "Financial Inclusion in India." Artha Journal of Social Sciences 19, no. 2 (April 1, 2020): 37–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.12724/ajss.53.3.
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Financial inclusion, the process of ensuring access to financial services along with timely and adequate credit where needed by vulnerable groups, helps the weaker sections and low-income groups in different ways. With an active intervention of the government, a large number of the unbanked segments of the society could be included in various financial services in the last few years. As a result, the number of bank accounts has been increasing. Members from the marginalised groups, women, etc. are some of the direct beneficiaries of financial inclusion. By utilizing micro data of World Bank, ‘Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) Database 2017, the author observes that socio-economic factors, like educational level, age group, and employment have an important role in determining one’s access to banking services. But some problems arise when the account holders do not utilize the banking facilities properly, especially when a majority stays idle. Lack of money is still considered one of the major factors for a lack of interest in holding a bank account. The ownership of bank account by other members in the same family also stops many from opening a bank account. The government has to take active measures to solve these issues. Moreover, the remaining unbanked sections of the society have to be included in the financial services, by solving the various reasons cited.
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Smith, Sue, and Jo Coghlan. "Othering the ‘bag-lady’: Examining stereotypes of vulnerable and homeless women in popular culture." Australasian Journal of Popular Culture 11, no. 1 (December 1, 2022): 81–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/ajpc_00052_1.
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To protect their membership rights to social resources, services and benefits, Australian citizens constantly renegotiate and reconceptualize sociocultural and political parameters around who belongs as a rights-worthy member of their society. Popular culture has the potential to shape the social, cultural and political attitudes that underpin these considerations. Popular culture mediums such as film and television are visual and narrative devices that posit binaries such as good/bad, men/women, citizen/non-citizen and so on. In particular, the binary of good/bad acts as a discourse through which audiences develop an understanding of what actions and behaviours are considered socially and culturally acceptable, and what actions and behaviours are not. This article seeks to broaden understandings of popular culture’s potential to influence how a society construes its social strictures around who is a member of the hegemonic group and who is the ‘other’. It examines depictions of poor, vulnerable and homeless women characters in film that frame them as the monstrous ‘other’ and argues that these representations negatively impact the visibility of real women who are poor, vulnerable and homeless in Australia, within spaces of sociopolitical discourse. The ongoing repercussions of which, it is contended, are that the needs of this cohort are less visible to the governments and policymakers who are tasked with protecting them.
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Berkowitz, Gale. "Digital Health for Vulnerable Populations: From Co-design to Scaling and Replication." Iproceedings 8, no. 1 (August 19, 2022): e41096. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/41096.
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that technology access, digital literacy, and telehealth access have become more crucial than ever before. At the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) at the University of California, 2 projects are focused on communities have the least access to quality health care services, including low-income workers in rural areas as well as low-income older adults in their community. Objective Co-designed technology innovation is a core competency of CITRIS Health. This presentation will focus on 2 of CITRIS Health’s co-designed signature programs: ACTIVATE and Lighthouse. Co-designed innovations have the intended outcomes of improving access to technology, increasing technology literacy, and ultimately improving health outcomes. Methods Co-design refers to a participatory approach to designing solutions, in which community members are treated as equal collaborators in the design process—they give feedback, and they try out devices. It is part of an innovation process. Key components of a co-design process involve the following: intentionally involving users in designing solutions, postponing design decisions until after gathering feedback, synthesizing feedback from participants into insights, and developing solutions based on feedback. Results Both projects have undergone formal evaluations to assess the process of implementation as well as outcomes. Additionally, each project has a systematic process for monitoring its own implementation and key metrics. Common near-term outcomes include positive feedback from co-designers about the inclusivity of the design progress and optimism that technology selections, training, and interventions will lead to the intended outcomes. Conclusions Ultimately, the intention of these co-designed innovations is to create models that are feasible and sustainable. They will provide a roadmap for both public and private partners, setting a gold standard in California and across the nation.
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Hunt, Tim N., Simon J. Allen, Lars Bejder, and Guido J. Parra. "Assortative interactions revealed in a fission–fusion society of Australian humpback dolphins." Behavioral Ecology 30, no. 4 (March 12, 2019): 914–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arz029.
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Abstract Understanding individual interactions within a community or population provides valuable insight into its social system, ecology, and, ultimately, resilience against external stimuli. Here, we used photo-identification data, generalized affiliation indices, and social network analyses to investigate dyadic relationships, assortative interactions, and social clustering in the Australian humpback dolphin (Sousa sahulensis). Boat-based surveys were conducted between May 2013 and October 2015 around the North West Cape, Western Australia. Our results indicated a fission–fusion society, characterized by nonrandom dyadic relationships. Assortative interactions were identified both within and between sexes and were higher among members of the same sex, indicating same-sex preferred affiliations and sexual segregation. Assortative interactions by geographic locations were also identified, but with no evidence of distinct social communities or clusters or affiliations based on residency patterns. We noted high residency among females. Models of temporal patterns of association demonstrated variable levels of stability, including stable (preferred companionships) and fluid (casual acquaintances) associations. We also demonstrated some social avoidance. Our results point to greater social complexity than previously recognized for humpback dolphins and, along with knowledge of population size and habitat use, provide the necessary baseline upon which to assess the influence of increasing human activities on this endemic, Vulnerable species.
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Wasserman, D. "Promoting physical distancing and not social distancing: When the words matter." European Psychiatry 64, S1 (April 2021): S48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.153.
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As COVID-19 began to plague the world, the term ‘social distancing’ was frequently used, encouraging people to keep a safe physical distance from others to reduce the transmission of the virus. Despite being well-intended, the term has negative implications, further isolating vulnerable groups in society by evoking feelings of rejection and exclusion. For this reason, the members of the European Psychiatric Association Ethics Committee wrote an e-letter in response to an opinion piece published by Science (https://science.sciencemag.org/content/367/6484/1282/tab-e-letters), and also wrote to the European Psychiatry (https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.60) and the World Health Organisation explaining why the term ‘physical distancing’ should instead be used among policymakers, governments and the general public. Words are important and carry great meaning. Therefore, by using the term physical distancing and not social distancing the message becomes clear, individuals should remain physically distant but socially connected to protect the vulnerable communities in societies. The World Health Organisation, as well as the Lancet journals, adopting the term physical distancing in replacement of social distancing, was a rewarding and important step in the right direction.DisclosureNo significant relationships.
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Jehaut, Rikardus. "PELECEHAN SEKSUAL, KEWAJIBAN MELAPOR DAN RESPONS ORDINARIS: TELAAH KRITIS “VOS ESTIS LUX MUNDI” DAN “VADEMECUM”." Jurnal Ledalero 20, no. 2 (December 21, 2021): 201. http://dx.doi.org/10.31385/jl.v20i2.247.201-216.
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<em>This article aims to examine the question of sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults by clerics and members of the Institute for Consecrated Life and the Society for Apostolic Life in the light of motu proprioVos Estis Lux Mundi and Vademecum. It starts with a brief description of sexual abuse, the mandatory report and then the response of the Ordinary. It shows that sexual abuse is a grave delict, and clerics or religious who have knowledge of information are obliged to report it to the Ordinary while maintaining the seal of confession, and the Ordinary has the grave obligation to take any reports seriously, promptly and decisively, taking into consideration that the procedural norms should be carefully observed. By using the analytical and critical method, the author argues that it is of the highest importance for the Ordinary to establish a system for receiving reports as well as preparing competent personnel in order to handle the case in a thorough and expeditious manner.</em> <br /><br /><strong>Key words:</strong> sexual abuse, minors, vulnerable adults, mandatory report, Ordinary