Description
Book SynopsisThis monograph includes eight chapters that each discuss recent advancements in the field of sociology research. Chapter One explores immigrant youth's contributions to U.S. culture and identifies potential influences on modern day and future generations. Chapter Two provides a review of the literature concerning the problem of sexual harassment in the hospitality industry. Chapter Three reflects upon the incomplete decolonisation and democratisation process in Latin America and Brazil. Chapter Four presents a synthesis of the evidence from literature on the implications of housing on social distancing effectiveness among people living in substandard housing units in Ghana. Chapter Five describes the Siberian Tatars, a unique indigenous people of Western Siberia. Chapter Six shows how the institutional norms and practices in orthopaedics and surgery are gendered and create structures of inequalities for women doctors. Chapter Seven explores how empowerment and emancipation among high-risk marginalized populations can transpire in a practical context by examining a community-based peer outreach project among commercial sex workers in India called the Sonagachi Project. Finally, Chapter Eight focuses on the paths to women's leadership in sustainable architecture education.
Table of ContentsPreface; Immigrant Youth Influences on U.S. Youth Culture; Gender Inequity in Education: The Reason Sexual Harassment of Women Persists in the Hospitality Industry, or Any Industry for That Matter; Indigenous Peoples, Pos-Tutelage and Neocolonial Situation: Liberal Democracy and Communities Autonomy in Capitalist World-System; Social Distancing and COVID-19: The Housing Dimension and Implications for Housing Policy; Siberian Tatars: Unique Indigenous People of Western Siberia; Gender and Medicine: Experiences and Structural Inequalities in Male-Dominated Specialties in India; Participation, Resilience and Empowerment: Community-Based Peer Outreach Initiative among Commercial Sex Workers in India; What Supports Do the Women Leaders in Education Need?: A Qualitative Study on the Paths to Women Leadership in Sustainable Architecture Education; Index.
