Gender Equality in Europe; Developments with reference to Gender Pay Gap and Violence
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The European Union has kept the agenda of gender equality at the front line of legislation and policy
development. The research examined the policies and the efficacy of the European Union in endorsing gender equality
and determines where the Union’s system has proved to be less effective. Despite the efforts by the European Union in
addressing gender-related issues, a slow improvement has be ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Zaheer Iqbal Cheema Assistant Professor, University Law College, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 2-Ali Nawaz Assistant Professor, University Law College, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Jawwad Riaz Assistant Professor, University Law College, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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EU and Gender Equality, Gender Inequalities in Europe, Pay Gap and Gender-Based Violence in EU
Stress Causing Factors Among Medical Students in Taxila, Pakistan
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Medical students undergo various factors causing stress which are major concerns regarding mental
disorders and suicidal ideation. In this study descriptive, a survey was conducted by using the convenience-sampling
technique among a total of 161 students of 1st and 2nd-year MBBS students. The aims of this study were to evaluate
the magnitude of stress-causing factors and to analyze how signific ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Sidra Afzal PhD Scholar, Department of Physiology, HITEC-IMS Medical College, Taxila Cantt, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Mahira Afzal PhD, Communication Officer, United Nations World (WFP), Pakistan.
Moderating Role of Perceived Social Support in Perceived Stress and Quality of Life among Parents of Children with Special Needs
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The study was designed with the objective to examine the perceived social support (PSS) as a moderator
between parental perceived stress (PPS) and quality of life (QOL) among parents having children with special needs. A
sample of 300 parents was selected through purposive sampling from special education schools and health care
centres of Lalamusa, Kharian, Gujrat and Gujranwala, Pakistan. Pare ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Noreena Kausar Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Bushra Bibi Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Sadia Bint Raza Lecturer, Department of Management Sciences, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Perceived Social Support, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability &Perceived Stress
Newly Inducted and Experienced Teachers' Working Relationships: What can they learn from each other?
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Many teachers are recruited to meet the needs of the increased number of students in the schools. The nature of newly inducted and experienced teachers working relationships determine the academic environment of the school. The present study aims to interview newly inducted and experienced teachers to understand how both the teachers establish relationships and what they can learn from each other ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Syed Abdul Waheed Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Research & Assessment, University of Okara, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Nadia Gilani Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education, University of Okara, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Nazia Noor MPhil, Department of Education, University of Okara, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Newly Inducted Teachers, Experienced Teachers, Work Relationship, Mutual Learning, School Teachers. Induction, Teacher Training
Writing a Doctoral Dissertation: A Qualitative Study of Education Doctoral Students' Perceptions
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For doctoral students, dissertation writing is an important stage in their completion of the degree. They
might face several problems during this stage. The aim of the current qualitative study was to explore doctoral students'
perceptions of dissertation writing. Ten participants were selected through a purposive sampling technique from the
education department of a private university in Lahor ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Tanzeela Batool Department of Education, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Yaar Muhammad Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Faisal Anis Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Parents Perceived Burden, Societal Behavior, and Quality of Life of Patients with Hemophilia: A Case-Study of the Children’s Hospital Multan
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The main aim of the study was to explore the perceived socio-economic burden on parents of children
suffering from haemophilia and societal behavior towards patient and caregiver. A qualitative approach was utilized to
narrate experiences of parenting a hemophilic child. To fulfil the said objective, 14 parents were interviewed by using
sequential sampling with the help of an interview guide. A ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Saima Afzal Assistant Professor, Departmeny of Sociology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Sidra Hussain Lacturer (Visiting), Departmeny of Sociology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Hafsa Rehman Departmeny of Sociology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Hemophilic Child, Quality of Life, Societal Behavior, Social Exclusion and Alienation, Interpretative Phenomenological Approach, Children Hospital, Multan
Predictors of Interpersonal Tolerance among School Children: A Demographic Study
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The present quantitative study was designed to explore the predictors of interpersonal tolerance among
school children. The population consisted of children of private and government schools. A sample of (N=330)
participants was selected by using a random sampling technique. The data was collected from the participants by using
an indigenously developed Interpersonal Tolerance Scale for School ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Nabil Hussain PhD Scholar, Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Bushra Akram Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
Keywords:
Demographics, Interpersonal Tolerance, Predictors, School Children
Inter-generational Attitudinal Shift towards English from Punjabi Language: A Sociolinguistic Study of Lahore, Pakistan
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The survey study investigates the intergenerational attitudinal shift towards English from the Punjabi language with a focus on three generations (male and female) population of Lahore ageing 55 years and above, 35 to 54 and 15 to 34. A twenty-five questions questionnaire was administered on randomly selected sixty subjects for the quantitative data analyzed qualitatively. The numerical analysis w ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Nosheen Naqvi Ph.D Scholar, Department of Education, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 2-Mubashar Nadeem Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Abdul Rahman Lecturer (English), Department of Social Sciences, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Keywords:
Attitudinal Shift, Punjabi, Urdu and English Languages, Socio-academic Needs, Language Death
Effect of Self-Talk on Male Intervarsity Volleyball Players' Performance
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Self-talk is the process by which an individual may guide him/herself to accomplish a goal. Positive self-talk
relates to the ability to overcome negative thinking. Those who practice positive self-talk are more likely not to suffer
from negative thoughts. The present study aimed to examine the effect of self-talk on intervarsity male volleyball players'
performance. For this purpose, we select ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Yasmeen Tabassum Lecturer, Department of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Hurria Hussein Assistant Director Sports, Department of Sports for Women, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Iqra Khadim Tehsil Sports Officer, Narowal, Punjab youth Affairs, Sports Archeology and Tourism Department, Punjab, Pakistan.
Relationship between Perceived Quality of Home Environment and Self-Concept of Students at Undergraduate Level
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The objective of the study was to identify the relationship of different dimensions of perceived quality of
home environment and self-concept of undergraduate university students. Correlational research was selected as the
research design. The population of the study was university students of the education department of public and private
universities of Lahore. The total population was 1760. ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Mahvish Fatima Kashif Assistant Professor, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Ayesha Batool Assistant Professor, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Sana Hafeez MS Scholar, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Home Environment, Students, Undergraduate Level, University
Oppression and Female Body: A Feminist Critique of the Novel 'Half the Sky'
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The female body is more than often used as a site to perpetuate violence and oppress women in patriarchal
societies. The current study aims to explore how patriarchal oppression targets the female body and how it enforces
women to become subalterns having no voice in the selected fictional work, Half the Sky by Kristoff and WuDunn. For
this purpose, Simone De Beauvoir's The Second Sex (1949) an ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Ayesha Khaliq Research Scholar, Department of English, The Women University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Mamona Yasmin Khan Assistant Professor, Department of English, The Women University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Rabia Hayat Visiting Lecturer, Department of English, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
Keywords:
Oppression, Violence, Feminism, Patriarchy, Female Body
Attitude of People towards Non-Government Organizations Intervention with Reference to Health Awareness: A Post Crisis Analysis in Swat-Pakistan
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This study conducted with the objective to measure the pre and post NGOs intervention regarding health
awareness and people level of satisfaction. The sample size for this study was selected 230 from the total population of
450. The study concluded that NGOs intervention significantly lunching campaign against tobacco control, HIV/AIDS,
immunization awareness, dengue virus awareness. In additio ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Shakeel Ahmad Lecturer, Department of Social Work and Sociology, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.2-Mansoor Ahmad Lecturer, Department of Social Work and Sociology, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.3-Asif Mehmood Lecturer, Department of Social Work and Sociology, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
Effect of Solitary on Depression and Well-being of Older Adults Residing in Old Homes
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The study aimed to examine the effect of solitary on depression and the well-being of older adults residing
in old homes. The sample comprised of older adults residing in old homes (N = 100). Solitude Scale, Depression subscale
of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale and Short Warwick Edinburg Mental Well-Being Scale were applied on the older
adults. Linear Regression analysis showed that soli ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Ammara Sattar Department of Psychology, University of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Muhammad Naveed Riaz Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Asma Rashid Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Solitary, Depression, Well-Being, Older Adults, Old Homes
Pak-China Economic Corridor and its Consequence on Pakistan's Demography
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Sino-Pak Economic ties will be a great development, but if their first and utmost priority is local citizen, poor
people and underdeveloped areas. Pakistan being a developing country is facing a high level of socio-economic and
governance problems; the corridor can provide a big break to soothe its economic structure. In this connection, the
Balochistan seaport will be a home of traders and wor ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Shabnam Gul Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Aftab Alam Phd Scholar, Centre for South Asian Studies, University of The Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Zahid Akbar Ministry of Defence Pakistan.
An Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Methamphetamine/ICE use in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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The present study aims to analyze the causative factors which are responsible for the use of a stimulant
drug methamphetamine which is commonly known as ice. For this purpose, data were collected from the two districts,
i.e. Peshawar and Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A conceptual framework consists of Independent variable
(ice use frequency) and dependent variables (risk factors). Data ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Sameer Ul Khaliq Jan Lecturer, Department of Social Work, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Dir Upper, KP, Pakistan.2-Hamid Alam Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, University of Malakand, Dir Lower, KP, Pakistan.3-Ayub Khan M.Phil. Scholar, Department of Social Work, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
The Objectification of Women in Pakistani Television Advertisements and its Impact on the Body Image of Women
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This research study signifies the objectification of women in television advertisements in Pakistan and the
portrayal of women as sexual objects that are used as an attraction for the opposite gender. Content analysis was
conducted of the leading Pakistani entertainment channel “Hum TV”, advertisements during the prime time for one
whole month and the patterns were identified, and then the ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Noor Ul Ain Nasir Lecturer, School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Tanveer Hussain Assistant Professor, School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 3-Saima Waheed Lecturer, School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Keywords:
Objectification, Women, Television Advertisements, Body Image
Effects of Social Safety Nets on the Empowerment of Disabled Person in Pakistan
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This article focuses on the means through which emerging nations' social safety nets reach the poor with
impairments. A framework is presented for evaluating the integration of people with disabilities (PWDs) in social safety
nets (SNNs). The article begins by reviewing the data on the relationship between disability and poverty, followed by a
discussion of the possible roles that safety nets m ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Muhammad Zaheer Khan PhD Scholar, Department of Sociology, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Nazia Malik Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Zahira Batool Chairperson, Department of Sociology, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Social Safety Net Programs (SSNPs), SSN, Poverty, PWD, BISP, Regression, Pakistan
Conceptualizing Pakistani Women’s Emancipation during Musharraf Era (1999-2008)
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The paper analysis and conceptualizing the status and emancipation of women in Pakistan during the Musharraf era. In Pakistan’s context, the position of women is a foundational gender disparity even though the reality is that it differs impressively across classes, zones and the rural/urban disparity because of uneven socio-economic growth and the influence of innate, primitive and entrepreneur ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Shazia Noareen PhD Scholar, Department of History & Pakistan Studies, The Women University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
The Role of Pakistan's Electronic Media in Factors Affecting the Women Empowerment in Pakistan; A Case Study of Lahore
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Empowering women is an important worldwide development problem. It has different forms over time and space but is tightly associated with economic, social, cultural, family or interpersonal fields. As in many other countries, Pakistan has signed various international statements to empower women, yet Pakistani women also suffer from a high level of discrimination and are economically dependent. Aca ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Maria Naeem Lecturer, School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 2-Laiba Ashar Masters Student, School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 3-Muhammad Ali Tajdar Masters Student, School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
The Importance of Exercise Therapy in Pulmonary Rehabilitation of Lungs Cancer Patients
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The study titled “The Importance of Exercise Therapy in Rehabilitation of Lungs Cancer Patients: An Analysis of The Patients Through Exercise Therapy” was conducted in Shaukat Khanam Memorial Hospital and Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine hospital, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The data were collected on exercise therapy (independent variables) and Pulmonary Rehabilitation of lung ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Farooq Shehzad Lecturer, Department of Rural Sociology, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan2-Amreena Begum Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.3-Bashir Muhammad PhD Scholar, Department of Rural Sociology, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
Keywords:
Exercise Therapy, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Lungs Cancer
Sense of Coherence, Quality of Life and Mental Health among Adults Identified with Different Levels of Depression
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This research has focused on the role of sense of coherence in perceived quality of life and mental health among adults identified with different levels of depression. The research is grounded in a mental health model stemmed from medical sociology, which focuses on the mass level health and coping mechanisms in diverse populations. In a mass-level study, a survey research design was selected for ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Masud Akhtar Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Muhammad Naveed Riaz Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Humaira Shaheen Department of Psychology, University of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Keywords:
Depressive Symptoms, Sense of Coherence, Quality of Life, Mental Health
A Qualitative Study on Socio-economic Impacts of Tuberculosis: A Case Study of District Multan, Pakistan
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The study was executed to know the sociology-economic impacts of TB on patients and their families in rural areas of district Multan, Pakistan. It was a qualitative research conducted from February to September 2018. The data was collected through In-depth Interviews (IDIs) with 30 TB patients (aged ≥ 16 years) using an open-ended interview guide and five focus group discussions with the medical ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Syed Zuhaib Aziz Ph. D, Department of Sociology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan2-Kamran Ishfaq Associate Professor/Chairman, Department of Sociology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan3-Shahid Iqbal Centre for Disaster, Preparedness % Management, (CDPM), University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
Examining Journalism as a Career for Women in Pakistan from the Challenges and Role Perspectives
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Distinct Society individuals based on gender. This stratification leads to unequal power relations within society, particularly in media organizations. With the technological changes, gender expectations and women's participation in society is transformed. In Pakistan, gender roles and expectations are still ingrained in the patriarchal life. In this context, we investigated women's status in Paki ...Read More - Download PDF - View Fulltext
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1-Saadia Anwar Pasha Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.2-Nosheena Saleem Professor, University of Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords:
Career, Discrimination, Harassment, Newsroom Culture, Women Journalists
