Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Andreea Mihaela Niță Author-Workplace-Name: University of Craiova, Romania Author-Name: Cristina Ilie Goga Author-Workplace-Name: University of Craiova, Romania Title: "CULTURAL VALUES OF URBAN POPULATION. CASE STUDY: CULTURAL VALUES OF THE ROMANIANS IN THE REGIONS SOUTH-WEST OLTENIA, SOUTH-WALACHIA AND WEST" Abstract: This article aims to present the relations between urban area and culture, to reveal the specific of urban values and examine traditional and current cultural values of urban population, emphasizing by choice representative values for Romanians in three development regions. The article initially focuses on getting a perspective of the contemporary values in urban cultural area, resulting from theoretical approaches from different fields. In the second part of the article we presented the investigative field research based on opinion survey and participative observation conducted on the urban population of three Romanian development regions: South-West Oltenia, South-Walachia and West. The research sought to identify the current values of the urban population, the level of knowledge of cultural infrastructure and the desire of cultural consumption of citizens in urban area, to learn the level of interest for cultural activities by measuring the frequency of participation in cultural events but also visits of cultural institutions, to know the level of trust in public institutions that the people comprised in the sample give, to highlight the conservation or superannuation of traditions in contemporary society and to identify the possibilities of access to cultural goods of cities. Classification-JEL: J10, J17 Keywords: cultural values; urban environment; field research; development regions; Romania. Journal: Sociology and Social Work Review Pages: 6-21 Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Year: 2017 Month: June File-URL: https://globalresearchpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Cultural-values-of-urban-population.-Case-study.-Cultural-values-of-the-Romanians-in-the-regions-South-West-Oltenia-South-Walachia-and-West.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEC:edr:sswrgl:v:1:y:2017:i:1:p:6-21 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Arinola Agness Aguda- Oluwo Author-Workplace-Name: University of Lagos, Nigeria Author-Name: Adesoji Oni Author-Workplace-Name: University of Lagos, Nigeria Title: "IMPACT OF SELF ESTEEM AND MARITAL STATUS ON THE DESIRE TO ATTAIN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AMONG WOMEN IN SOUTH WEST, NIGERIA" Abstract: This study assessed gender inequality in terms of access to education, the job market and reasons why high population of women lack economic empowerment in South West Nigeria. The descriptive survey multistage sampling technique with the use of questionnaires was adopted. A sample of 1200 female participants was selected from five study locations - Epe, Ikere, Ijebu-Ode, Ogbomoso and Osogbo. Two research instruments were used to collect both quantitative and qualitative data for the study. Self-designed Predictors of Economic Empowerment Questionnaire (PREQ) was used for the study, while the Index of Self-Esteem (ISE) by Hudson (1982) was adapted. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The data generated were statistically analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) tested at 0.05 level of significance, while Post Hoc Pair-wise Comparison was done. The result revealed that self-esteem and marital status have significant influence on women’s economic empowerment. As a result of the findings, it was concluded that efforts should be made to reduce and contain the factors that inhibit women and girls’ ability to achieve parity with their male counterparts in education. The findings further drew attention to the need for interventions aimed at promoting women’s access to employment thus improving their earning capacity that has the potential of contributing to improved standard of living for the whole family. Classification-JEL: J12, J17 Keywords: self esteem, marital status, economic empowerment, women. Nigeria. Journal: Sociology and Social Work Review Pages:22-34 Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Year: 2017 Month: June File-URL: https://globalresearchpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Impact-of-self-esteem-and-marital-status-on-the-desire-to-attain-economic-empowerment-among-women-in-South-West-Nigeria.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEC:edr:sswrgl:v:1:y:2017:i:1:p:22-34 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Eugenia Udangiu Author-Workplace-Name: University of Craiova, Romania Title: "PARTNERSHIP AND TRUST BUILDING" Abstract: A normal functioning of the society involves mechanisms for conflicts regulation and institutions that favor the emergence of cooperative structures. "Partnership" is one of these structures. The term refers to relationships and agreements between individuals, firms and communities, from local to global scale. It is an instrument for solving issues of collective interest such as economic development, social cohesion, employment and risk sharing. Trust may be the result of a long term successful cooperation and risks sharing. In the former, pre-industrial societies, trust was generated in small groups by face-to-face interactions and spread from bottom-up. Then, the shared social virtues like honesty, reciprocity and the respect to commitments became the base of social capital and of intra- and intergroup cooperation. But in the last twenty years, a large number of researches found a deficit of trust in our societies, empirically translated by the breakup of families, the decreasing number of spontaneous associations and increased violence, crime and costs of cooperation. Trust diminishes our-days and this happens while the number of contacts and partnership agreements increase. Is it a paradox? In our complex and fluid world characterized more and more by risks and uncertainties trust could be rebuilt from up to bottom: from the stable states to a mobile society. Classification-JEL: P40, P49 Keywords: trust, mobility, network analysis, externalities. Journal: Sociology and Social Work Review Pages: 35-41 Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Year: 2017 Month: June File-URL: https://globalresearchpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Partnership-and-trust-building.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEC:edr:sswrgl:v:1:y:2017:i:1:p:35-41 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Juliana Ajdini Author-Workplace-Name: University of Tirana, Albania Author-Name: Erika Bejko Author-Workplace-Name: University of Tirana, Albania Title: "DETAINEES IN ALBANIA: THEIR RIGHTS INSIDE CUSTODY INSTITUTIONS" Abstract: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the perception of detainees about the rights inside custody institution monitoring the conditions of some detention centers in Albania. In this qualitative research, the focus was on understanding the experiences, habits, expectations and perspectives of participants in the respect of their rights. The researcher has used semi-structured interviews with detainees to accomplish the aim of the study. The study has come up with some findings and conclusions. Thus, the study showed that in our detention institutions the rights of detainees are very often violated, defiled and neglected. Based on this assessment, the paper give some recommendations, strategies and policies to improve the level of implementation of these norms and respect for human rights no matter where a person is and the reason why he is there. Classification-JEL: K14, K42 Keywords: detained person, custody, presumption of innocence, penal responsibility, human rights. Journal: Sociology and Social Work Review Pages: 42-48 Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Year: 2017 Month: June File-URL: https://globalresearchpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Detainees-in-Albania.-Their-rights-inside-custody-institutions.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEC:edr:sswrgl:v:1:y:2017:i:1:p:42-48 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Mirela Anghel Author-Workplace-Name: University of Bucharest, Romania Title: "WOMEN – VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE IN PUBLIC SPHERE" Abstract: The violence against women on the streets has always been a touchy subject for the present society as it emphasizes the lack of policies to deal with it. In the less civilized countries violence against women on the streets is widespread and the local services lack the programs to prevent and, more importantly, to protect women against such abuse. Street harassment is irritating and annoying. In some cases it can also be traumatizing and the feeling of helplessness and frailty is present. Whether this type of harassment is avoided and overlooked it might well be taken to a forward level i.e. more severe crimes such as stalking, rape, violent aggressions and even murder. The present article is based on a recent research on the topic. Classification-JEL: B50, B54 Keywords: street harassment, violence against women, social policies, research, culture, communication. Journal: Sociology and Social Work Review Pages: 49-57 Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Year: 2017 Month: June File-URL: https://globalresearchpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Women-%E2%80%93-Victims-of-violence-in-public-sphere.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEC:edr:sswrgl:v:1:y:2017:i:1:p:49-57 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dumitru Beldiman Author-Workplace-Name: University of Craiova, Romania Author-Name: Oana Maria Stepan Author-Workplace-Name: University of Craiova, Romania Title: "THE COHESION POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: ALTERNATIVE FUNDING MECHANISMS OF THE ROMANIAN ECONOMY" Abstract: Along with the internal market, as well with the Economic and Monetary Union, the economic and social cohesion is one of the main objectives of the European Union under the Treaty of Maastricht, respectively, to “promote social and economic progress and a high level of employability and the to achieve a balanced and sustainable development...” (Treaty on European Union - the Maastricht Treaty - 1992). In other words, economic and social cohesion would require the European Union population not to be disadvantaged, regardless of the region in which are living and/or working. This will depend very much on how it will be implemented, the cohesion policy by the European Union in cooperation with each Member State individually. This is the practical process of eliminating or at least reducing disparities in economic and social development of some Member States and/or their regions. European Union cohesion policy has three major dimensions: economic, social and territorial dimension size. The third dimension, size ”territorial” (Lisbon Treaty 2007) was introduced by the Lisbon Treaty and refers to the recognition of territorial diversity and the need to build on this diversity to generate development. Thus, it can be said that, currently, the main purpose of the cohesion policy of the European Union is represented by alleviating economic disparity, social and territorial cohesion. As regards, the cohesion policy, which are used to achieve its objective, namely to reduce disparity and strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion can say that they are the Structural Funds and the European Investment. These structural and investment funds practically represent true alternative of funding mechanisms in the economy of a Member State, with a number of advantages over traditional financing mechanisms. To those mentioned above in this article, the authors have proposed to emphasize the cohesion policy and their role as alternative funding mechanisms of the Romanian economy and their trends in 2014- 2020. Classification-JEL: F53,F55 Keywords: Cohesion policy, European funds, regional development, cohesion policy instruments, economy, alternative funding mechanisms. Journal: Sociology and Social Work Review Pages: 58-67 Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Year: 2017 Month: June File-URL: https://globalresearchpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/The-cohesion-policy-of-the-European-Union.-Alternative-funding-mechanisms-of-the-Romanian-economy.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEC:edr:sswrgl:v:1:y:2017:i:1:p:58-67 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Nistor Gheorghița Author-Workplace-Name: University of Bucharest, Romania Title: "EDUCATION OF CHILDREN: ACCESS TO SERVICES, FACTORS AND CONDITIONS OF EXCLUSION" Abstract: All children have the right to be helped to develop normally, to reach their maximum potential intellectually, but not all benefit from an optimal model of education that meets their individual needs and achieves balance between these and society. There are some issues to be tackled which require reflection: difficult communication/cooperation between institutions or between various specialists, stereotypes and old mentalities, discrimination, rigidity and complexity of Romanian bureaucracy, differences between educational institutions in urban and rural areas, training in professions which are not required on the labour market etc. Risk factors that lead to absenteeism and school dropout can be grouped by a number of variables: a. geographical area, community living and the dropout rate in the area: the level of development, infrastructure, unemployment, poverty, residence, ethnicity etc; b. family: socio-demographic structure, economic and social situation, education level of parents; c. relationships and psychosocial climate in family and community; d. the student performance and school results; e. various situations in which each student can learn. Qualitative research through secondary data analysis performed in this work highlights the problems facing children in Romania, poor development and operation of Social Services support from the disadvantaged communities, lack of specialists on the issue of child involved in preventing marginalization and social exclusion of education. Family, community involvement in the activities of educational institutions and social assistance, teamwork of professionals (teachers, psychologists, social workers, doctors etc.) is a required interdisciplinary approach to the problems of children. Classification-JEL: I24, I28 Keywords: child education, child social services, school dropout prevention, social policies. Journal: Sociology and Social Work Review Pages: 68-78 Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Year: 2017 Month: June File-URL: https://globalresearchpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Education-of-children.-Access-to-services-factors-and-conditions-of-exclusion.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEC:edr:sswrgl:v:1:y:2017:i:1:p:68-78