The Clinical Sociology Honours Programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in South Africa by Mariam Seedat-Khan, Jayanathan Govender

“…The programme focuses on understanding human behaviour in a social context, diagnosing social problems, and developing strategies for social change. It prepares students for roles in policy development, social research, community work, and advocacy, aiming to promote social justice and improving quality of life. …”
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Participatory ESOL as process and product: Community-based participatory research with refugee English learners by Melissa Hauber-Özer, Joseph Decker

“…Community concerns sparked the project, and the expertise of those closest to the issue informed the solution, resulting in individual conscientisation and action toward broader social change. By centring learners’ own words in the article, we aim to trouble the presumed divisions between community and university, researcher and participant, and education and research. …”
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Contemporary theological approaches in Zimbabwe: Navigating the challenges of the 21st century by Ezekiel Baloyi

“…This study makes an overview and analysis of theological responses in Zimbabwe – the case for a theology that is both prophetic and practical one that offers long-term remedies for social change in addition to criticism. Contribution: This study examines contemporary theological approaches in Zimbabwe, highlighting the adaptation of theology to address issues such as gender justice, political integrity and economic crises. …”
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Physical Education Students’ Opinion on Rhythmic Gymnastics and Its Relation to Gender by Alda Reyno-Freundt, Nicolás Meirone-Matus, Mariana Durán Fontecilla, Lilyan Vega-Ramírez

“…The gender perspective (GP) aims to generate social change by questioning the stereotypes and roles assigned to individuals and addressing biases and related issues. …”
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Gendered associations of situational and dispositional factors with exclusion from social relations and loneliness in older age by Georgios Pavlidis, Georgios Pavlidis

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Geometric morphometric analysis of projectile points from the Southwest United States by Bischoff, Robert J.

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A Inauspicious Month in Javanese Wedding Tradition in Luwu Utara, South Sulawesi: Perspective of Islamic Law by Rahmawati Rahmawati, Takdir Takdir, Muhammad Nur Alam Muhajir, Abdain Abdain

“…This study employs an empirical juridical approach using theories of social change and Islamic legal theory, particularly social tradition ('urf) and public interest (maslahah). …”
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A cross-sectional study of essential surgical, obstetric, and anaesthesia care capacity in the public sector in Fiji. by Ashneel Sundar, Jope Makutu, Ifereimi Waqainabete, Grace Zhang, Jemesa Tudravu, Josese Turagava, Kiki Maoate, Rajeev Patel, Rennie Xinrui Qin

“…In February 2021, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of public hospitals in Fiji using the World Health Organization-Program in Global Surgery and Social Change surgical assessment tool. We surveyed 18 facilities, including three divisional hospitals (DHs) and 15 subdivisional hospitals (SDHs). …”
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How Historical Sociology Can Be Taken and How Then It Should Be Practiced by D. Yu. Karasev

“…This results in the emergence of special (rather than general) processual and medium-level theories of social change based on historical facts. Historical sociology focuses on theoretical generalizations, which clearly distinguishes it from social history. …”
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From the guest editors by Gerardo Chowell, Zhilan Feng, Baojun Song

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A contribution to the debate on the policy of sanctioning corporal punishment of children in Serbia: Attitude inconsistency by Stajkić Bojana, Hrnčić Jasna, Blagojević Milena

“…The subject of this research is the attitude toward CPC from the standpoint of social change theories and stages of the attitude change process. …”
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Deconstructing the Politics of Linguistic Mutation in Tom Stoppard’s Dogg’s Hamlet, Cahoot’s Macbeth by Sarra Jouini

“…This essay argues that Stoppard’s plays showcase the crucial significance of language in the struggle for political and social change, emphasizing the crucial role that language plays in shaping our perceptions and understanding of the world.…”
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Effects of Sports on Social and Cultural Transformations by Violeta Šiljak, Saša Vajić, Goran Zbiljić

“…Sport connects people, crosses the boundaries of language, religion and nation and often serves as a platform for social change and political statement. Also, sporting successes can be a source of inspiration and motivation, showing the strength of the human spirit in facing challenges. …”
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Idiosyncratic gesture use in a mother-infant dyad in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the wild by Bas van Boekholt, Isabelle Clark, Nicole J. Lahiff, Kevin C. Lee, Katie E. Slocombe, Claudia Wilke, Simone Pika

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Agent-Based Modeling of Harvest Decisions by Small Scale Forest Landowners in Maine, USA by Jessica E. Leahy, Erika Gorczyca Reeves, Kathleen P. Bell, Crista L. Straub, Jeremy S. Wilson

“…We present baseline simulation results and compare the effect of a social change (an increased tax rate) and a biophysical change (a pest outbreak resulting in increased tree mortality) on the system. …”
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வா. மு. கோமு சிறுகதைகள் காட்டும் பண்பாட்டு மீறல்கள் / Cultural Violation shown in the Short Stories of Vaa. Mu. Komu... by அ. சதிஸ்குமார் / A. Sathishkumar

“…The purpose of this article is to examine the benefits and harms caused to humanity and the social change caused by those cultural violations. …”
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Solidarity in Ethnically Diverse Contexts: Supportive Relations of First‐Generation Roma Graduates’ Social Mobility in Hungary by Judit Durst, Margit Feischmidt, Zsanna Nyírő

“…In our case, first‐generation Roma professionals who have first‐hand experience with social and economic inequalities become drivers of social change, partly by building bridges across communities, partly by fulfilling jobs in the mainstream economy, and also by creating new narratives and advocating for social justice.…”
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Translation, Adaptation, and Validation in Portuguese of an Acceptance Scale for Human–Robot Interaction in an Industrial Context by Ana Pinto, Leticia Lemos, Carla Carvalho, Joana Santos, Paulo Menezes, Tatsuya Nomura

“…The results revealed a four-factor structure for the Frankenstein Syndrome Questionnaire–Industrial Context (FSQ-IC): “general anxiety towards cobots” (α=0.87), “trustworthiness towards developers of cobots” (α=0.83), “apprehension towards cobots in the industrial context” (α=0.73), and “expectation of cobots in social change” (α=0.69). For further validation and to help ensure the validity and reliability of the adapted scale, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted with a sample of 210 participants (male=45%, female=53%, and nonbinary=2%). …”
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