the aim of the present paper is to study the impact of public awareness and social cohesion on social participation of women in iran. since women constitute half of the population, their participation in political, economic, social and cultural areas can play an important role in community development. the study employs modernization approach as the conceptual framework and data collection is b...

In current theoretical and policy debates concerning social cohesion, the neighbourhood has re-emerged as an important setting for many of the processes which supposedly shape social identity and life-chances. It is in this context of a renewal of interest in local social relations and particularly the deployment of notions of social capital that this paper offers a critical review of a wide-ra...

In studies of social dynamics, cohesion refers to a group’s tendency to stay in unity, which – as argued in sociometry – arises from the network topology of interpersonal ties between members of the group. We follow this idea and propose a game-based model of cohesion that not only relies on the social network, but also reflects individuals’ social needs. In particular, our model is a type of c...

This paper presents findings of a preliminary study on virtual community cohesion with the aim to measure the social cohesiveness of users of the social media. Whilst social media can be a medium for social integration, it can be a tool to instigate disunity and social calamity. This study attempts to gauge the perception of ordinary Malaysian citizens who are users of the social media on the e...

BACKGROUND Despite the increasing belief that the places where people live influence their health, there is surprisingly little consistent evidence for their associations with mental health. We investigated the joint effect of community and individual-level socio-economic deprivation and social cohesion on individual mental health status. METHODS Multilevel analysis of population survey data ...

This research assessed the direct and indirect influences of renovated public spaces (parks and sports facilities) on social cohesion and residential satisfaction, in the context of low and medium-low socio economic status individuals in Mexico. The research method is based on structural equation models. The findings of the study suggest the importance of public spaces in promoting informal soc...