Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Saida Kheira BENAMMAR Author-Name-First: Saida Kheira Author-Name-Last: BENAMMAR Author-Email: souadbenammar@hotmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: University of Mostaganem, Algeria Title: The sociology of web 2.0 Abstract: Web 2.0 starts from people to people, a user is the producer of digital content and he is the consumer of it interchangeably with other users and it is not necessarily for all users to be producers, some of them settle for only browsing the web, also the web create social relationship between users like online relationship or maintain other offline relationship, in this part we will introduce an initiation in the sociology of web2.0 or social web to identify what is social in social web? And how social web changes social relationship between individuals.Social web is a platform that functions to connect people and facilitate communication, collaboration and participation for them within a relations network characterized through a set of communicative tools and applications called web2.0 applications represented in blogs, social networks sites, wikis, discussion forum, micro blogging?etc? they call it social web because it connects people and help them to build communities and create or maintain offline/online relationship, where Christian Fuchs indicates that:?social networks platforms (we will detailed in another chapter) is the ideal example expressing what is termed web2.0, that it enable maintaining and building social relationship?. Adding:?web2.0 applications like social networking platforms keep individuals busy generating personal information that they display online in social networking profiles, blogs..Etc, most of these application are built in such way that each participant has his/her own space that he/she creates and maintains. Classification-JEL: Z00, Z10 Keywords: web 2.0, Networks, social capital Journal: International Journal of Social Sciences Pages: 1-15 Volume: 4 Issue: 4 Year: 2015 Month: November File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-social-sciences/publication-detail-203 File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-social-sciences/publication-detail-203?download=1 Handle: RePEc:sek:jijoss:v:4:y:2015:i:4:p:1-15 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Roman Klimko Author-Name-First: Roman Author-Name-Last: Klimko Author-Email: romanklimko@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: University of Economics in Bratislava Title: Labour market developments in Visegrad countries Abstract: On 1 May 2004, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia and another six states joined the European Union. From the early beginning it was an obvious fact that growth potential of all Visegrad countries is undeniable. However, the global economic crisis hit the labour markets of V4 countries significantly, but differently. The goal of the paper is to identify V4 labour market developments and to examine the impact of the economic development on them. The emphasis is being placed on the development of the selected specific unemployment issues ? youth and long-term unemployment. The last section identifies great potential of green jobs and it concludes that training courses focused on green jobs coordinated with Public Employment Services may have strong positive effects on V4 labour markets. Classification-JEL: J01, J08 Keywords: Visegrad countries, labour market, unemployment issues, green jobs Journal: International Journal of Social Sciences Pages: 16-29 Volume: 4 Issue: 4 Year: 2015 Month: November File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-social-sciences/publication-detail-257 File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-social-sciences/publication-detail-257?download=2 Handle: RePEc:sek:jijoss:v:4:y:2015:i:4:p:16-29 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jaroslava Ková?ová Author-Name-First: Jaroslava Author-Name-Last: Ková?ová Author-Email: jaroslava.kovacova@euba.sk Author-Workplace-Name: University of Economics in Bratislava Title: Phenomena of Social Innovation: Practical attempts from Slovakia Abstract: A social innovation represents unusual inspirational ideas to various kinds of social problems which are more effective, efficient, sustainable, or introduce solutions for which the value created arises primarily to society as a whole rather than private individuals. The term social innovation is not very well known in Slovakia yet. Although it exists and develops, it is still more often spread as social affairs, social policy, or the third sector activities. This article brings an overview of social innovation definitions and describes how the free flow of ideas, values, roles, and relationships across sectors is enhancing the social innovation. Further we introduce the understanding of social innovation in Slovakia on a few chosen examples from various sectors. At last we suggest ways to continue dismantling the barriers between the sectors through collaboration between government, non-profit and business sector to create new and lasting solutions to the most nettlesome social problems of our times. Classification-JEL: A13, O31, M14 Keywords: Slovakia, social innovation, social policy, sustainability, governance Journal: International Journal of Social Sciences Pages: 30-41 Volume: 4 Issue: 4 Year: 2015 Month: November File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-social-sciences/publication-detail-281 File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-social-sciences/publication-detail-281?download=3 Handle: RePEc:sek:jijoss:v:4:y:2015:i:4:p:30-41 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Marilena Kyriak Author-Name-First: Marilena Author-Name-Last: Kyriak Author-Email: ab8061@coventry.ac.uk Author-Workplace-Name: Coventry University, Centre for Research In Psychology, Behaviour and Achievement Author-Name: Alexia Zalaf Author-Name-First: Alexia Author-Name-Last: Zalaf Author-Email: azalaf@domviolence.org.cy Author-Workplace-Name: European University Title: Predicting NGOs? Reports on Psychological and Physical Domestic Violence in Small Countries Abstract: Psychological and physical abuses are often characterised as the most misunderstood, common and underreported assaults. Researching help seek behaviours of these assaults can aid reporting. Our research question was whether psychological and physical domestic abuse can be predicted based on the victim?s gender and age and whether the victim was living with the suspect(s). Secondary data from the only available NGO of domestic violence in the Republic of Cyprus was used. A sample of 590 reports of domestic violence made to this national helpline was analysed. Binary logistic regression was conducted to answer the question of interest. Victims? gender and whether or not they were living with the suspect(s) can predict the type of abuse reported to a small extent. Male victims were more likely to report psychological abuse whilst female victims were more likely to report physical abuse. Victims living with the suspect(s) were more likely to report psychological abuse. No correlation was found between the victims? ages and the type of abuse reported. Classification-JEL: Keywords: reporting, Cyprus, domestic violence, psychological abuse, physical abuse Journal: International Journal of Social Sciences Pages: 42-53 Volume: 4 Issue: 4 Year: 2015 Month: November File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-social-sciences/publication-detail-307 File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-social-sciences/publication-detail-307?download=4 Handle: RePEc:sek:jijoss:v:4:y:2015:i:4:p:42-53 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Suzaini Mohamed Zaid Author-Name-First: Suzaini Author-Name-Last: Mohamed Zaid Author-Email: suzaini_zaid@um.edu.my Author-Workplace-Name: University of Malaya, Faculty of Built Environment Title: Measuring Operational Affordability of Public Low-Cost Housing in Kuala Lumpur. Case study of People?s Housing Programme Public Low-Cost Housing in Kuala Lumpur Abstract: Affordability in housing is often defined by the ratio of purchase price or rent, to total household income. At present, public low-cost housing units in Malaysia are sold or rented at below market price value being subsidized by the government. This housing affordability definition overlooks other important issues such as long-term operational costs, where a typical low-income household spends a substantial share of monthly income on energy and utility services such as electricity and water. Consequently, the apportionment or percentage of average household income spent on operational household expenditure such as rent, electricity and other utilities are investigated in this paper, by using a survey questionnaire and interview techniques. This paper presents a brief overview to how low-cost housing can contribute to sustainable development in terms of long-term operational affordability for social and economical sustainability. Classification-JEL: O18 Keywords: Public housing; Low-cost housing; Sustainable urban housing; Triple-bottom-line; Housing Policy Journal: International Journal of Social Sciences Pages: 54-74 Volume: 4 Issue: 4 Year: 2015 Month: November File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-social-sciences/publication-detail-229 File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-social-sciences/publication-detail-229?download=5 Handle: RePEc:sek:jijoss:v:4:y:2015:i:4:p:54-74 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mucahit Navruz Author-Name-First: Mucahit Author-Name-Last: Navruz Author-Email: mucahitnavruz@selcuk.edu.tr Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Author-Name: Mehmet Akif Cukurcay?r Author-Name-First: Mehmet Akif Author-Name-Last: Cukurcay?r Author-Email: akifcukurcayir@gmail.com Author-Workplace-Name: Selcuk University Title: Factors Affecting Changes in Perceptions of Turkish People Towards Syrian Refugees Abstract: Until recently, Turkey known as a source or transit country in migration routes, transformed into a target country for refugees due to civil wars and foreign interventions in countries of the region. Refugee influxes caused by the civil war in Syria has made Turkey one of the countries with the highest refugee population in the world. With the start of the civil war in Syria, Turkey applied 'open door policy' and temporary protection was granted to all Syrians on prima facie basis. Although the adoption of the psychological threshold of 100 thousand refugees at the initial period of the crisis, threshold was exceeded in a very short time and assumptions of Turkish government about civil war have not realized. Furthermore Al-Asad regime has strengthened its position because of the disharmony and inconsistency in opposition groups. With the interval of radical islamic groups, parallel with the decline in public support in Western countries, Syrian policy of Westren governments began to change. Active support to opposition declined and civil war turned into a vicious cycle. The most significant effect of this situation on Turkey is transformation of short-term guests into permanent refugees. Prolongation of the civil war reducing the Syrian's prospects of return, made Turkey host one of the most populous diasporas in the world. With increasing economic and social burdens, Turkey's ?human-rights based approach? to Syrian refugee policy bagan to show signs of exhaustion and ?security based approach? came up to the agenda. Main factor causing this condition is perception changes of Turkish people against Syrian refugees. In this paper, factors affecting the perception of the Turkish people will be examined. Classification-JEL: F22 Keywords: Refugees of Syrian Civil War, Urban Refugees, Host-Refugee Relations Journal: International Journal of Social Sciences Pages: 75-85 Volume: 4 Issue: 4 Year: 2015 Month: November File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-social-sciences/publication-detail-145 File-URL: https://iises.net/international-journal-of-social-sciences/publication-detail-145?download=6 Handle: RePEc:sek:jijoss:v:4:y:2015:i:4:p:75-85