Social Sciences

Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014

  • Influence of Climate Variability on Mosquitoes Bite in Orlu Area of Imo state Nigeria

    Fidelis Chinazor Okorie, Cyprain Ezedike

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 183-188
    Received: Sep. 03, 2014
    Accepted: Sep. 22, 2014
    Published: Nov. 24, 2014
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    Abstract: Climate change is expected to exacerbate the already serious challenges to human health, food security and economic development, especially in African continent where people are already struggling to meet the challenges posed by existing climate variability. Climate, more especially temperature has a strong and direct influence on development, repr... Show More
  • Empowering Marginalized People by Maximizing Reflective Intelligence: A Pragmatist Problem Solving Approach

    Alireza Moula, Hamideh Addelyan Rasi

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 189-198
    Received: Oct. 18, 2014
    Accepted: Nov. 16, 2014
    Published: Nov. 24, 2014
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    Abstract: This paper considers how to catalyze marginalized people’s thinking by instilling habits to maximize their use of reflective intelligence. Authors explain intelligence from the viewpoint of American pragmatism and present tools that can empower Iranian single mothers in their daily lives. The case of a single mother who participated in an empowerme... Show More
  • Corporate Social Responsibility of Telecom Industries in Bangladesh: Rhetoric vs. Realities

    Md. Fouad Hossain Sarker

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 199-207
    Received: Nov. 20, 2014
    Accepted: Dec. 04, 2014
    Published: Dec. 08, 2014
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    Abstract: This empirical study examines the current CSR practices of Telecom organizations in Bangladesh such as Grameenphone Ltd, Banglalink, and Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd. It documents the common people’s perception and evaluation about the CSR practices of telecom industries in Bangladesh. By focusing on the current boom of mobile operators and their ever i... Show More
  • Educational Intervention to Sensitize Future Retirees and Work Colleagues about Retirement from Work

    Marie Angels Aguilera-Velasco, Joseph Jesus Perez-Solis, White Elizabeth Pozos-Radillo

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 6, December 2014
    Pages: 208-216
    Received: Sep. 21, 2014
    Accepted: Oct. 14, 2014
    Published: Dec. 16, 2014
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    Abstract: A two-phase comprehensive evaluation study for the purpose of evaluating lessons learned by and expectations of future retirees and their work colleagues by means of an educational sensitization strategy towards an understanding of retirement, by Aguilera et al., (2013). 20 employees (11 pre-retirees and nine colleagues) from a Mexican hospital par... Show More