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This paper presents an analysis of Sportelli Famiglia in the Veneto Region, adopting the FamILens® framework to assess the consequences on the family well-being. Grounded in a relational ...

Solidarity is a widely discussed topic these days. A multitude of global challenges makes the issue of social togetherness more relevant than ever before. But how to investigate solidarity?

This paper takes as its starting point Professor Müller's discussion of the "liberal script" and its contestations, using it as a lens through which to reflect briefly on the crisis ...

What a transition from the optimism of the 1990ies to the bleak pessimism of the first quarter of the 21st century. Crisis after crisis dominated the first 25 years of our era. Wars ...

The paper presents the results of a web survey on social work that collected responses from 536 social workers in one of the regions of northern Italy (Veneto). The focus is on exploring ...

Pregnancy, a universally shared yet profoundly personal journey, is commonly perceived as a time of heightened vulnerability for women. This vulnerability takes on a more complex and ...

Preterm birth represents a critical juncture marked by heightened physical vulnerability for infants and socio-psychological vulnerability for their parents. The vulnerability associated ...

In the contemporary world, birth and death have not escaped the continual medicalization of life whereby bodies are treated as instruments and governed through rational actions aimed ...

European society is ageing rapidly: the number of oldest-old individuals is expected to double by 2100. Life expectancy, along with the overall quality of life and levels of personal ...

My sociological research and publications over almost 50 years have examined a wide range of issues. In this article I propose that the unifying theme of my diverse collection of publications ...

Accelerating digitization and demographic aging have resulted in new forms of social inequality, interpreted in this study through the category of the grey digital divide. Adopting ...

Unaccompanied migrant minors (UAMs) represent one of the most vulnerable groups within migratory flows, as they are underage, lack legal guardianship, and often carry traumatic experiences.

Starting from an analysis of the onlife society, characterized by hypermobility and the interconnection between online and offline, the article highlights how digitalization has transformed ...

The research focuses on the endogenous and exogenous factors that hinder, facilitate, or promote the planning capacity needed to reconfigure one's life path and identity following ...

This paper aims to explore the meanings attributed to urban places as the outcome of narratives and relational processes, particularly in contexts threatened by environmental damage.

This contribution analyzes the process of foodification in Bologna, examining its evolution, distribution, and impacts within the historical city center. Employing quantitative and ...

What role do fathers play in maternity wards during the prenatal phase? How do healthcare professionals (gynaecologists and midwives in particular) address men in the maternity? And ...

Starting from a general framework of the conditions dictated by the conflict in Ukraine and the migratory profile of refugees, who are predominantly women and mothers, this study aims ...

Ethnomethodology shows how people construct and manage ordinary practices to realize their ordinary actions in daily live. It emphasizes the sequential nature of social interactions, ...

The Italian prison system is distinguished by a re-educative conception of punishment, as delineated by Article 27 of the Italian Constitution. Within this paradigm, it is imperative ...

This essay offers a theoretical reflection on two sociologically interesting themes that are not commonly connected: on the one hand, the process of caregiving and, on the other, the ...