"Advances in Sociology Research" presents original research results on the leading edge of sociology. Each chapter has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial advances across a broad spectrum. This volume focuses on ageing, abortion and leadership.

'Advances in Sociology Research' presents original research results on the leading edge of sociology. Each chapter has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial advances across a broad spectrum.

Presents original research results on the leading edge of sociology. Each chapter has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial advances across a broad spectrum.

Volume 28 focuses on the tension that runs throughout the history of humanist philosophy and science from the Renaissance to the present. A practical guide to the new interprofessional leader is examined in the following chapter. Approaches and techniques are offered for effectively fostering interprofessional teams. Next, the key modern issues of museum communication, either between a visitor and an object, or between a visitor and a museum professional, are demonstrated. The authors go on to draw upon a general model of indirect leadership and a summary of two empirical studies. The results indicate that the containing function sensegiving contributes to a favorable organizational result. The authors also highlight the impact of social media platforms and how they have changed the dynamics of Indian society, particularly focusing on recent protests, online suicides, pornography, hacking and infidelity The penultimate chapter documents the history of social work in Andalusia through its academic and professional development. A short overview of the historical phases in the Danish Welfare State development, including historical compromises between workers and farmers, as well as the Keynesian expansion of the Danish welfare states, is provided in the final chapter.

This volume includes nine chapters that examine recent advancements in sociology research. Chapter One analyzes the evolutionary trend of the theorizing of corruption as a scientific phenomenon. Chapter Two examines innovative environmentally conscious businesses and systems that have arisen in Japan. Chapter Three presents studies that propose generic organizational culture types and criticizes and discusses them. Chapter Four examines the rapid transit system implemented for the 2016 Olympics. Chapter Five examines cross-cultural issues pertaining to end-of-life care. Chapter Six analyzes Trump's decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership from a neoclassical realism framework. Chapter Seven examines how the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, through international environmental treaties, is attempting to interact with North Korea so that it may embrace and internalize international norms, especially those pertaining to climate change and human rights. Chapter Eight explores how the meaning of construction takes place across audio and visual elements, and how the music video Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson can be interpreted through multiple semiotic resources in an art class lesson. Finally, Chapter Nine identifies issues that can create winning enterprises such as developing an innovative culture, creating a customer-responsive culture, and nurturing workplace spirituality.

This volume includes seven chapters, each of which presents recent advancements in sociology research. Chapter One argues that Britain's decision to leave the European Union for the sake of national sovereignty was erroneous. Chapter Two provides an additional sociological perspective on Brexit based on the work of Émile Durkheim and Norbert Elias. Chapter Three summarizes characteristics, antecedents, and consequences of social media addiction. Chapter Four reviews the state of affairs of information technology in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. Chapter Five sheds light on the three-decade-long artisan exchange in papermaking between Bhutan and Japan. Chapter Six examines the relationship between postmodernity and the retirement of middle-aged Chinese citizens. Lastly, Chapter Seven discusses the state of health and well-being of caregivers of older people in Ghana.

The authors of this book discuss the latest advances in sociology research. Chapter One reviews technology and the place of labour in a future socialist society. Chapter Two focuses on YouTube users from different cultural markets with the purpose of identifying their patterns of behaviour in relation to gender, age and the main activities (uses) performed through this digital medium. Chapter Three presents studies which suggest that evolutionary models of direct reciprocity and indirect reciprocity both partially explain gift exchange and record keeping in various cultures. Chapter Four analyses social class and divorce behaviours. Chapter Five explores the spatial relations of grief, loss, memory and accomplishment through the growing phenomenon of sports-based charity challenges. Chapter Six discusses the prospects and challenges for civil society in contemporary Iran. Chapter Seven reviews a case study of locally unwanted land use activism in Hong Kong to explain participation in social movements. Chapter Eight provides a historical case study from North-west Nigeria to explain pioneering resettlement during a time of crisis and hardship.