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Global Sociological Review (GSR) is published by Humanity Publications, a leading publishing house in Pakistan in research and analytics, that assists researchers in advancing research outcomes for societal benefit. To wipe out societal ills and to add the humanity by boosting up measures among the individuals of the global society. GSR intends to promote qualitative and quantitative researches and findings with the help of newly emerging tools and patterns utilized in experiments, observations, interviews, analysis and surveys by encircling all major segments of Sociology and Inter-disciplinary academic and research disciplines. GSR is a inter-disciplinary, quarterly, double-blind peer-reviewed research journal which encompasses major disciplines of Sociology in general with specific interest in the sub-disciplines detailed at www.gsrjournal.com
The Core Aims and Objectives of the GSR Journal include:
· To advance research in all sectors of Social Sciences
· To promote publishing of high quality theoretical and empirical research scripts
· To develop global networks among academicians, researchers and professionals for interaction and mutual cooperation
· To encourage different genres in creative and research writing
· To enhance the diversity, multiplicity and miscellany of the research on society in general
Data privacy concerns among consumers have become one of the factors influencing brand loyalty as Pakistan's SMEs explore digital marketing progressively. Using established CFIP and IUIPC models, this study analyzes the connection between privacy concerns and customer loyalty. 200 online consumers were given an established survey, and SPSS was used to analyze the re... read more
PDF Full TextThe study investigated students' career guidance needs at secondary schools. The study's objectives were to find out the career guidance needs of students in secondary schools and recommend career strategies for career guidance. The design for the research was quantitative. 30439 students were in the population. Using a simple random procedure, 380 respondents... read more
PDF Full TextThe current study aims at examining the influence of illegitimate tasks on burnout among graduate students working in the banking industry in Pakistan with a special interest on the role of counterproductive work behavior (CWB), toxic workplace environment, and workplace ostracism. The key question is how these organizational actors affect job preparedness and profe... read more
PDF Full TextCritical Discourse Analysis serves as the research method to examine how Pakistani English print media presents domestic violence against women while evaluating its outcomes regarding public discourse and legal reforms, together with societal norms. A study of domestic violence in Pakistani newspapers evaluates The Express Tribune, The News International, and Dawn t... read more
PDF Full TextThis study examines William Faulkner's A Rose for Emily through the lens of defamiliarization, a key concept in Formalist literary theory. By employing close reading and I.A. Richards' analytical model, the analysis explores how the text transforms familiar themes of love, death, traditions, and societal norms into strange and thought-provoking concepts. The fragmen... read more
PDF Full TextIn suicide related studies methods and means of suicide attempt are one of the key debates (Lester, 2008). There are social, cultural, and psychological explanations to why an individual chooses a particular method for attempting a suicide? This review-based article provides an insight to answering that what the common and rare methods of suicide attempt? Why an ind... read more
PDF Full TextSurah Al-Kawthar is the 108th and shortest chapter of the Holy Quran. It is necessary to understand the message of the Holy Qur’an, revealed in Arabic. Scholars, both Muslim and non-Muslim, have put their efforts to translate the word of Allah Almighty into various languages. These translations may have resulted into various forms of losses. Arguably, these lo... read more
PDF Full TextThe research aims to highlight the diasporic elements from one of the diasporic writers, Derek Walcott. By the end of this research, it must be ensured that certain factors would affect the diaspora writers after their placement from one area to another, whether intentionally or unintentionally. The paper in hand is specifically a discussion on one of the most promi... read more
PDF Full TextThis research shows the impact of socioeconomic conditions on the outcomes of food security, which comes under the climate change in the agricultural community of Gujar Khan, which is in the District Rawalpindi. Based on qualitative data, which was collected through interviews with local farmers, the research recognizes that farmers face a lot of challenges, includi... read more
PDF Full TextThe use of artificial intelligence (AI) in newsrooms creates the issue of how it will affect perceived news credibility and ethical standards. The online experiment (n=1,200) was conducted in a 2x2 format and investigated the impact of message credibility, accuracy, fairness, and sharing willingness between byline (Human vs. AI-assisted) and disclosure (None vs. Exp... read more
PDF Full TextCOVID-19 has overwhelmed the entire world in a limited interval of time. Meanwhile, the children with psychological, physical, or neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families are supposed to be the most vulnerable during times of pandemics. The literature was hunted vigilantly, and 10 out of 30 studies were considered to be the most relevant to review for the ... read more
PDF Full TextIn an unprecedented manner, this research critically assesses cyber-surveillance and freedom of expression, contrasting Pakistan's Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) read more
PDF Full TextArtificial intelligence has changed surveillance from observation to inference, with systems able to decode emotions, intentions, and beliefs based on behavioral and biometric measurements. The article proposes the concept of cognitive privacy as the right to mental autonomy and to avoid algorithmic manipulation. It explores the inability of current constitutional a... read more
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Global Sociological Review (GSR)
Broader Scope
The Global Sociological Review publishes original research, review articles and commentaries related to all the fields and sub fields of sociology, social policy and topics related to social problems with the national, regional and global scope.
Main areas and Subthemes
Sociology
1. Basic and Applied Sociology
2. Culture and society
3. Social institutions
4. Sociology of religion
5. Social Problems
6. Rural Sociology
7. Urban Sociology
8. Medical Sociology
9. Sociology of media
Social Change and Development
1. Development theories
2. Processes of change
3. Globalization
4. Technology and development
5. Industrialization
6. Youth issues
7. Migration
8. Cultural variation
9. Development models
10. Socialism and capitalism
11. Economic development
12. Rural Development
13. Human resource development
Social Psychology
1. Social beliefs and judgements
2. Social and cultural influence
3. Group influence
4. Conflict resolution
5. Helping behavior and charity
6. Study of aggressive behavior
7. Prejudice and discrimination
8. Biology, culture and personality development
9. Social cognition
10. Love, affection and affiliation
11. Family and Peer influence
Sociology of Deviance
1. Functions and dysfunctions of deviance
2. Crime learning theories
3. Biology and crime
4. Criminal justice system
5. Street crimes
6. Sub cultures and deviance
7. Terrorism
8. Victimology
9. Juvenile Delinquency
10. Female Delinquency
11. Formal and informal Social Control
12. Law and crime prevention
13. Policing
Population Studies
1. Demography
2. Theories of Population Transition
3. Population and Development
4. Contraceptives and population control
5. Urbanization
6. Migration
7. Fertility behavior
8. Healthcare and Mortality
9. Marriage patterns studies
10. Reproductive Health
Methods of Social Research
1. Research process
2. Tools of data collection
3. Theoretical Frameworks
4. Qualitative & Quantitative Research
5. Reliability and authenticity in Research
6. Data analysis methods
7. Teaching practices in research
8. Measurement and testing
9. Report Writing
Social work
1. Charity organizations
2. Social case work practice
3. Group Work practice
4. Community Organization
5. Community Development
6. Social work in Hospitals and Schools
7. Social Work in Prisons
8. Social work administration
Gender Studies
1. Sex and Gender
2. Gender Socialization
3. Gender and culture
4. Gender discrimination
5. Gender based violence
6. Women empowerment
7. Feminism
8. Feminist movement
9. Power and Masculinities
10. Gender transformative approach
Social Anthropology
1. History of Cultures
2. Cultural studies
3. Family and Kinship
4. Social organization
5. Socialization
6. Elements of culture
7. Cultural variation
8. Evolution and development
Sociological Theories
1. Development of social thought
2. Theory building
3. Structural functionalism
4. Conflict and Marxism
5. Social Action
6. Symbolic interactionism
7. Social exchange theory
8. Phenomenology and ethnomethodology
9. Feminism
Editorial Board
Dr. Arshad Khan Bangash, Associate Professor, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, KP, Pakistan.
arshad.dwhh@gmail.com
Dr. Abida Sharif, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
abida.sharif@fjwu.edu.pk
Dr. Maria Akram, Lecturer Law College university of Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
scholar15jan@gmail.com
Dr. Muhammad Ibrar, Assistant Professor, University of Peshawar. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
ibrarsworker@uop.edu.pk
Advisory Board
Dr. Tahira Asghar, Associate Professor, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
tahira.asgher@iub.edu.pk
Dr. Ayesha Gul, Associate Professor, Sardar Bahadur University, Quetta.
gul_aisha@hotmail.com
Dr. Khalil Rahman, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Hazara University, Mansehra, KPK, Pakistan.
khalil.socio@hu.edu.pk
Dr. Musa khan , Associate Professsor, Department of Media Sciences, Riphah International university Islamabad, Pakistan.
musa.khan@riphah.edu.pk
Dr. Ramesh Prasad Adhikary, Lecturer, Faculty of English, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Mahendra Multiple Campus, Nepalgunj.
ramesh.adhikari@mahemc.tu.edu.np
Dr. Shumaila Shahzad , Associate Professor, Department of Education Government College university Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
shumailashahzad@gcuf.edu.pk
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Graffiti is a very strong way of expressing, resisting, promoting, criticizing, and catharsis. As a tool of expression, this can be used to raise socio-economic issues existing around us. This study reveals the importance of graffiti as a tool for expressing the significant issues of our society, specifically those in Pakistani Punjab. This paper collected a total of 16 images, further divided ... read more
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Indus Valley Civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world dating back to 7000BCE. The explored sites of the civilization span present day Pakistan and India. The following paper explore the Indus Valley Civilization through the sites in Pakistan. The paper highlights feature of various stages of the Indus Valley, for example, Early Food Producing Era (7000-4000 BCE), Regionaliza... read more
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PDF Full Text Views (2761)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 been... read more
PDF Full Text Views (2733)The purpose of the current study is to analyze how gender is represented in the documentary Saving Face through the use of different signs. The study of the portrayal of gender in Pakistani documentary has been conducted through the analysis of signs. For this purpose, 8 visuals from Saving Face were analyzed using elements of the stills such as camera angle, character's body language, physical... read more
PDF Full Text Views (2661)People continue to believe in the efficacy of magic in the era of science and technology. Mythology pertaining to curative aspect of magic which is believed to solve the social, economic and medical problems of the people. Initially, a socio-economic survey of the households was conducted in Rawalpindi at Dhok Ratta and Dhok Khabba, which tapped 796 households. Later, 44 people who confessed us... read more
PDF Full Text Views (2378)Old age social exclusion is a crucial issue all over the world. The ways in which social exclusion may affect older people have largely been neglected. This article seeks to generate a better understanding of the dimensions of social exclusion relevant to older people highlighting the causes and effects of social exclusion of old age. Poverty and health issues are important elements of the soci... read more
PDF Full Text Downloads (0)Indus Valley Civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world dating back to 7000BCE. The explored sites of the civilization span present day Pakistan and India. The following paper explore the Indus Valley Civilization through the sites in Pakistan. The paper highlights feature of various stages of the Indus Valley, for example, Early Food Producing Era (7000-4000 BCE), Regionaliza... read more
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People continue to believe in the efficacy of magic in the era of science and technology. Mythology pertaining to curative aspect of magic which is believed to solve the social, economic and medical problems of the people. Initially, a socio-economic survey of the households was conducted in Rawalpindi at Dhok Ratta and Dhok Khabba, which tapped 796 households. Later, 44 people who confessed us... read more
PDF Full Text Downloads (0)Child abuse is one of those issues of society that is very difficult to talk about because it creates a sense of shame and guilt and so on but due to avoiding an open debate about it the spiral of silence is increasing over time. This research study aims at examining the way child abuse cases like Zainab case has been portrayed on news channels and the impact it leaves on the minds of victims. ... read more
PDF Full Text Downloads (0)The role of technology in the early education of children has gained prominence recently, with special reference to YouTube as a key platform for informal learning. Kids YouTube channels, designed specifically for children, offer a wide range of educational content through numerous channels. Lecture videos, tutorials, informational videos, and Vlogs contribute to ch... read more
PDF Full Text Downloads (0)Abstract: The existing study is an attempt to observe and compare the results of foreign and local socio-cultural value orientations present in selected Pakistani and Oxford English textbooks prescribed for students of Punjab (Pakistan). The content analysis was employed to find out the percentages of categories and subcategories of reading passages and exercises of the prescribed English textb... read more
PDF Full Text Downloads (0)The study examined childhood trauma, perceived social support, and postpartum depression in married women with first-time miscarriages. After reviewing the literature, these hypotheses were formed. 1).Childhood trauma, perceived social support, and postpartum depression are significantly associated with newly married women with first miscarriage. 2)Early trauma and ... read more
PDF Full Text Downloads (0)Sufism is associated with the expression of devotion towards God and spreading the message of truth. The Sufis in Pakistan and Balochistan remain the ambassadors of love, peace, respect for humanity, and social harmony. The Sufi Saints have contributed significantly to the literature, philosophy, and theological ideas. The study employs an anthropological perspective to examine the impacts of S... read more
PDF Full Text Downloads (0)The consumption of social media has become a universal phenomenon. Everyone around the globe makes use of social networking media in its own way and style. Some users are found engaged in social media use around the clock, whereas others make use of the same for varying time duration. Some of the users use social networking sites just to kill time while others use these sites for the satisfacti... read more
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