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"Encompassing contemporary social problems and cutting-edge research, top international experts provide a window into understanding the psychology behind societal problems and why they develop, offering crucial applications of psychological theory for the undergraduate student."--Publisher's website

Social enterprises from government, society, and financiers are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their social impact. To do this, social enterprises need to implement social impact assessments in their organizations. It is noteworthy that there are many different methods and tools for impact assessment and measurement, which often make it unclear to social enterprise managers what is best for their enterprise. Also, many social impact assessment and measurement methodologies are complex enough and require specific competencies, time, and other extra costs. However, social impact assessment is an essential process, as it helps to build trust in these organizations by the public, state institutions and investors, to ensure the transparency of their activities and to meet their goals. Social enterprises are a new phenomenon in the Baltic States, so it is essential to clarify the attitude of the leaders of the organization to the social impact assessment and what practices they use in their organizations. Aim of the research: to explore the existing practice of social impact assessment of social enterprises in the Baltic states. The methodology of research: 20 in depth interviews with the jure and the facto WISE´s managers in the Baltic states were conducted. ; Las empresas sociales del gobierno, la sociedad y los financieros están bajo una presión creciente para demostrar su impacto social. Para hacer esto, las empresas sociales necesitan implementar evaluaciones de impacto social en sus organizaciones. Cabe destacar que existen muchos métodos y herramientas diferentes para la evaluación y medición del impacto, que a menudo no dejan en claro a los gerentes de empresas sociales qué es lo mejor para su empresa. Además, muchas metodologías de evaluación y medición del impacto social son suficientemente complejas y requieren competencias específicas, tiempo y otros costos adicionales. Sin embargo, la evaluación del impacto social es un proceso esencial, ya que ayuda a generar confianza en estas organizaciones ...

A society is characterized by the common attitudes and behavior of its members. Such behavior reflects purposive decision making by individuals, given the environment they live in. Thus, as technology changes, so might social norms. There were big changes in social norms during the 20th century, especially in sexual mores. In 1900 only six percent of unwed females engaged in premarital sex. Now, three quarters do. It is argued here that this was the result of technological improvement in contraceptives, which lowered the cost of premarital sex. The evolution from an abstinent to a promiscuous society is studied using an equilibrium matching model. -- Social change ; sexual revolution ; technological progress in contraceptives ; bilateral search

Social Work Research and the Analysis of Social Data is a research book that describes both methodology and data analysis in logical sequence as a basis in order to begin the application of scientific method to psycho-social problems.