The impact of public leadership on collaborative administration and public health delivery.

BACKGROUND: This research depicts the linkage of public leadership on public health delivery (PHD) and collaborative administration. The research is also focused to examine the effect of public leadership on public health delivery through the intervening variable of collaborative administration by using both social information processing theory and collaboration theory. METHODS: This research is based on quantitative method. Data was collected from 464 public hospital administration in the context of Pakistan. This study evaluated data using SPSS, AMOS, and PROCESS Macro. RESULTS: Public leadership has a positive profound effect on public health delivery and collaborative administration, and that collaborative administration significantly promotes public health delivery. The outcomes also exposed that public leadership has substantial influence on public health delivery through intervening collaborative administration. CONCLUSIONS: Whilst public leadership demonstrated positive outcomes on public health delivery and collaborative administration, there is a need for more rigor studies on collaborative governance leadership, collaborative ethics and collaborative norms in the public health service.

Anticolonial thought, the sociological imagination, and social science: A reply to critics.

This essay responds to commentaries (this issue) on Go's "Thinking Against Empire: Anticolonial Thought as Social Theory" (this issue). The essay addressed shared concerns and underlying themes of the commentaries, most of which pivot around the problem of the anticolonial and the status of disciplinary sociology as a knowledge project. Is there a need for sociology to incorporate anticolonial thought? How does anticolonial thought as social theory differ from other epistemic projects? Is the distinction between sociology's imperial episteme and anticolonial thought fruitful or obfuscating? And what are the possibilities and limits of a social science informed by anticolonial thought? Ultimately, the essay maintains that anticolonial thought offers a powerful sociological imagination that can be fruitfully tethered to a project of realist social science. It also maintains that realist social science can be emancipatory; provided that it is reoriented by anticolonial thought.

Salient Beliefs in the Intention for Self-Care Behaviors when Facing Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnant Women / Creencias salientes en la intención de comportamientos de autocuidado ante los trastornos hipertensivos en mujeres embarazadas / Crenças relevantes na intenção de comportamentos de autocuidado para síndromes hipertensivas gestacionais

Introduction: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy represent a maternal and perinatal health problem. Therefore, it is important to identify the beliefs preceding the determinants of health behaviors during pregnancy. Objective: To identify the salient beliefs in the intention for self-care behaviors when facing hypertensive disorders in pregnant women. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study with a quantitative approach guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior. Each questionnaire was designed and its semantic validity was assessed. The sample was convenience one and included 114 pregnant women enrolled in prenatal control at a health institution from Piedecuesta, Santander, who answered the questionnaire via telephone calls between January and February of 2022. Data analysis was descriptive, resorting to absolute and relative frequencies. Results: The positive behavioral beliefs were focused on the mother's proper nutrition, the baby's healthy growth and development, disease prevention and control during pregnancy, the mother's relaxation and peace of mind, and blood pressure control and monitoring. Regarding normative beliefs, health personnel, mothers, husbands, and family members exert positive influences on each behavior. The following were acknowledged among the control beliefs: visiting family members promotes the practice of physical exercises; at the nutritional level, there is a habit of preferring low-salt preparations; both family and social support and habit and preference favor the consumption of fruit, vegetables, legumes and meats; lack of habit avoids the consumption of fats, flours, sugars, caffeine, alcohol, and cigarettes; purchase power favors calcium intake; taking a previous shower promotes rest and sleep, and going to pharmacies allows controlling blood pressure. Conclusions: Identifying the salient beliefs allowed determining those that need to be reinforced, negotiated, or restructured in achieving self-care behaviors when facing hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.

Introducción: los trastornos hipertensivos del embarazo representan un problema en la salud materna y perinatal. Por lo tanto, es importante identificar las creencias que preceden a los determinantes de los comportamientos en salud durante el embarazo. Objetivo: identificar las creencias salientes en la intención de comportamientos de autocuidado ante los trastornos hipertensivos por parte de la mujer embarazada. Materiales y métodos: estudio descriptivo de enfoque cuantitativo guiado por la teoría del comportamiento planificado. Se diseñó y evaluó la validez semántica de cada cuestionario. La muestra por conveniencia fue de 114 embarazadas inscritas en el control prenatal de una institución de salud de Piedecuesta, Santander, las cuales respondieron el cuestionario a través de entrevista telefónica, entre enero y febrero de 2022. El análisis de los datos fue descriptivo, utilizando frecuencias absolutas y relativas. Resultados: las creencias conductuales positivas se enfocaron en la adecuada nutrición de la madre; en el sano crecimiento y desarrollo del bebé; la prevención y control de enfermedades durante el embarazo; la relajación y la tranquilidad de la madre; y el control y seguimiento de la presión arterial. En las creencias normativas, el personal de salud, la madre, el esposo y familiares influyen positivamente en cada comportamiento. Entre las creencias de control, se admite que: visitar familiares promueve la práctica del ejercicio; a nivel nutricional existe el hábito por preparaciones bajas en sal; tanto el apoyo familiar y social como el hábito y el gusto favorecen el consumo de frutas, verduras, legumbres y carnes; la falta de hábito evita el consumo de grasas, harinas, azúcares, cafeína, alcohol o cigarrillo; la capacidad económica favorece la ingesta del calcio; tomar una ducha previa promueve el sueño y descanso; y asistir a farmacias permite el control de la presión arterial. Conclusiones: la identificación de las creencias salientes permitió demostrar aquellas que necesitan ser reforzadas, negociadas o reestructuradas en el logro de comportamientos de autocuidado ante los trastornos hipertensivos del embarazo.

Introdução: as síndromes hipertensivas gestacionais representam um problema na saúde materna e perinatal. Portanto, é importante identificar as crenças que precedem os determinantes dos comportamentos de saúde durante a gravidez. Objetivo: identificar as crenças relevantes na intenção de comportamentos de autocuidado diante de distúrbios hipertensivos por parte das gestantes. Materiais e método: estudo descritivo com abordagem quantitativa orientada pela teoria do comportamento planejado. A validade semântica de cada questionário foi elaborada e avaliada. A amostra de conveniência foi composta de 114 gestantes inscritas no pré-natal de uma instituição de saúde em Piedecuesta, Santander (Colômbia), que responderam ao questionário por meio de entrevista telefônica entre janeiro e fevereiro de 2022. A análise dos dados foi descritiva, usando frequências absolutas e relativas. Resultados: as crenças comportamentais positivas se concentraram em nutrição adequada para a mãe; crescimento e desenvolvimento saudáveis do bebê; prevenção e controle de doenças durante a gravidez; relaxamento e tranquilidade para a mãe; e controle e monitoramento da pressão arterial. Nas crenças normativas, a equipe de saúde, a mãe, o companheiro e os membros da família influenciam positivamente cada comportamento. Entre as crenças de controle, admite-se que visitar parentes promove a prática de exercícios; no nível nutricional, há o hábito de preparações com pouco sal; tanto o apoio familiar e social quanto o hábito e o gosto favorecem o consumo de frutas, verduras, legumes e carnes; a falta de hábito evita o consumo de gorduras, farinhas, açúcares, cafeína, álcool ou cigarros; a capacidade econômica favorece a ingestão de cálcio; tomar banho antes da gravidez promove o sono e o descanso; e ir a farmácias permite o controle da pressão arterial. Conclusões: a identificação das crenças relevantes nos permitiu demonstrar aquelas que precisam ser reforçadas, negociadas ou reestruturadas na obtenção de comportamentos de autocuidado diante de síndromes hipertensivas gestacionais.

Standpoint theory and middle-range theorizing in International Sociology.

This paper responds to Julian Go's Lecture "Thinking against Empire. Anti-colonial Thought and Social Theory." It proceeds in two parts: I first follow Go's invitation to read and reread Mabel Dove Danquah and Frantz Fanon and explore what their work contributes to our understanding of state-forms. I then examine the terms of Go's invitation more closely. I contrast Go's juxtaposition of imperial sociology on the one hand and anti-colonial sociology on the other hand, with the broader range of theoretical traditions and methods, which a practice-oriented sociology of sociology and an international history of sociology would highlight. I raise the question what "standpoint" adds to the authors Go discusses and the broader range of scholars who have engaged with post-colonial contexts in their research at this point in time. Calling for consideration of the anti-colonial standpoint is a particular choice, which has a distinctive heritage in Hegelian-Marxian projections of the social whole and is in tension with either deep exploration of particular thinkers or the middle-range theorizing that Go also seems to endorse. Defined at a level of abstraction that is "above" (or underneath) actual conversations in a range of fields and subfields, it can appear as a "test" for scholars who have long engaged with post-colonial contexts, which can have unintended consequences when coupled with the institutional power and asymmetric insularity of Anglo-American academia.

After inclusion. Thinking with Julian Go's 'Thinking against empire: Anticolonial thought as social theory'.

This contribution engages Go's generative invitation to think against empire by thinking through the epistemic and disciplinary implications of such endeavour. I zoom in on the need to explicitly address the purpose and ethos of scholarly inquiry and how that translates into decolonial academic praxis. Thinking with Go's invitation to think against empire, I feel compelled to constructively engage the limitations and impossibilities of decolonising disciplines such as Sociology. I glean from the various attempts at inclusion and diversity in society and argue that adding or including Anticolonial Social Thought/marginalised voices and peoples in the existing corridors of power-such as canons or advisory boards-is at best a minimal rather than a sufficient condition of decolonisation or going against empire. This raises the question of what comes after inclusion. Rather than offer a 'correct' or single alternative anticolonial way, the paper explores the pluriversally inspired method(ological) avenues that appear when we commit to thinking about what happens after inclusion when the goal is decolonisation. I expand on my 'discovery' and engagement with the figure and political thought of Thomas Sankara and how this led me to abolitionist thought. The paper then offers a patchwork of methodological considerations when engaging the what, how, why?-questions of research. I engage with questions of purpose, mastery, and colonial science and turn to the generative potential of approaches such as grounding, Connected Sociologies, epistemic Blackness, and curating as methods. Thinking with abolition and Shilliam's (2015) distinction between colonial and decolonial science, between knowledge production and knowledge cultivation, the paper invites us to not only think of what we need to do more of or better when taking Anticolonial Social Thought seriously, but also what we might need to let go of.

Sociology after the postcolonial: Response to Julian Go's 'thinking against empire'.

Julian Go's 'Thinking Against Empire' identifies the corpus of 'anticolonial thought' as being instructive for a wider rethinking of how sociology might rally its key conceptualisations of social relations. He insightfully identifies the marginalisation of such thinking from Sociology as an institutionalised discipline. In our response we take up some of the warnings Go provides in the closing sections of his essay-which concern the expanse of intellectual engagement being currently bracketed under or connected to the 'anti-colonial', not least vis-à-vis the 'decolonising/decolonial' turn-to further unpack how the 'anti-colonial' might be adapted for thinking through contemporary socio-political dynamics. Offering, first, a precis of some particularities of British Sociology vis-a-vis the contributions of anticolonial social theory, this article then expands upon the dilemmas arising when anticolonial theory contemporaneous to the pre-decolonisation era is transposed to contingencies of the present 21st century. Namely, whilst the anticolonial archive has proved invaluable to upending the omissions but also complicities of European social theory canons, allowing for a much more expansive sense of how the modern world and its violences were conjured and how we might accordingly escape its miseries, it is also clear that much of the postcolonial world has undergone sufficient shifts to warrant an adapted sense of how we consider the anti-colonial for our current politics. We suggest that the important deviations which anti-colonial theorisations might heed include the dangers of conflating the anticolonial with an affirmation of Global South, non-white nativist identity; the need to recognise some key conjunctural premises by which the anticolonial is no longer geographically indexed to a straightforward Global North-Global South distinction; and the need to acknowledge that, at its most radical, anticolonial thought is itself still invested in traversing both the dreams but also corruptions of those dreams as intrinsic to modernity.

Thinking against empire: Anticolonial thought as social theory.

Sociology was born in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a project in, of, and for empire. This essay excavates a tradition of social thought that grew alongside metropolitan sociology but has been marginalized by it: anticolonial thought. Emerging from anticolonial movements, writers and thinkers, anticolonial thought in 19th and 20th centuries emerged from a variety of thinkers (from indigenous activists in the Americas to educated elites in the American, Francophone and British colonies). I argue that this body of thought offers distinct visions of society, social relations, and social structure, along with generative analytic approaches to the social self, social solidarity and global relations-among other themes. Anticolonial thought offers the basis for an alternative canon and corpus of sociological thinking to which we might turn as we seek to revitalize and decolonize sociology.

Biology, Culture and Environment: Methodological and Epistemological Principles for an Integrative Social Theory.

In this article I intend to argue that human beings have emerged from nature and remain rooted in it despite culture creating opportunities that go beyond the natural. For this reason, my interest is in showing that this cultural and psychological leap does not eliminate from human ontology the deeply rooted continuity with nature. Precisely because of this, social theory must be aware that with greater complexity, there is a need for the integration of more aetiological factors and a greater methodological and interdisciplinary breadth. Social theory cannot be constructed solely on the basis of empirical data from social analysis. The article is structured as follows: firstly, I discuss the historical origins of the emergence of the human self-perception of discontinuity. Secondly, I outline some of the ontological consequences of anthropological models based on discontinuity. Thirdly and fourthly, I outline what I consider to be the methodological and epistemological principles required for an integrative social theory. Finally, I attempt to establish an integrated typology that explains the complexity of human behaviour and identity.

Community Characteristics and the Geographic Distribution of Intimate Partner Violence: A Partial Test of Social Disorganization Theory.

Shaw and McKay's social disorganization theory has provided a framework to examine the relationship between community-level structural variables and neighborhood crime. Although empirical support for the theory has been widely demonstrated using property and violent crime data, the body of literature examining the theory's applicability to intimate partner violence (IPV) is more limited. Further, much of the existing literature in this area applies the theory's macro-level variables to individual outcomes instead of assessing community effects. Using negative binomial regression to analyze incident data from the Austin (TX) Police Department and demographic information from the United States Census Bureau, this study assesses the relationship between concentrated disadvantage, racial/ethnic heterogeneity, residential instability, and the geographic distribution of IPV incidents in a major U.S. city with no racial or ethnic majority. The independent variables of interest were constructed using principal axis factoring, and a spatial lag variable was included in the model to control for spatial clustering. The analysis showed that concentrated disadvantage was significantly, positively associated with annual counts of IPV incidents in neighborhoods, as was the control variable total crime reports. These results demonstrate that the geographic distribution of IPV is influenced by community factors. They underscore the importance of considering community-wide prevention and intervention efforts in tandem with individual services to those impacted by IPV.

Harold Garfinkel and Edward Rose in the early years of ethnomethodology.

This article documents the beginning of the intellectual companionship between the founder of ethnomethodology, Harold Garfinkel, and Edward Rose, who is most often associated with his program of "ethno-inquiries." I present results from archival research focusing on the contacts and collaborations between Rose and Garfinkel in the years 1955-1965. First, I describe the review process for Rose and Felton's paper, submitted to the American Sociological Review in 1955, which Garfinkel reviewed and after Rose's rebuttal recommended for publication. The paper induced Garfinkel to write an extensive commentary that has remained unpublished. Second, I discuss the 1958 New Mexico conference sponsored by the Air Force, which was an opportunity for Rose and Garfinkel to work together on topics related to common-sense knowledge and scientific knowledge. Third, I give an overview of the ethnomethodological conferences in 1962 and 1963, supported by an Air Force grant written collaboratively by Rose and Garfinkel. Here I focus primarily on Rose's research on "small languages," which stimulated many discussions among the early ethnomethodologists. Rose's work and exchanges with Garfinkel demonstrate the former's affinity for miniaturization as a research approach and search for ways to empiricize topics of sociological theory in locally observable settings.

Dwelling in epistemic disobedience: A reply to Go.

In Thinking Against Empire: Anticolonial Thought as Social Theory, Julian Go continues his vital work on rethinking and redirecting the discipline of sociology. Go's piece relates to his wider oeuvre of postcolonial sociology - found in works such as his Postcolonial Thought and Social Theory (2016) as well as multiple journal articles on epistemic exclusion (Go 2020), Southern theory (Go 2016), metrocentrism (Go 2014), and the history of sociology (Go 2009). In this response article, my aim is to think alongside some of the central themes outlined in Go's paper rather than offering a rebuttal of any sorts. In particular, I want to think through how the recent work on 'decoloniality' may play more of a central role in Go's vision of sociology and social theory than he acknowledges. In doing so, I hope to engage in Go's prodigious scholarship through centering discussions of the geopolitics of knowledge, double translation, and border thinking. Before proceeding to this discussion, I will offer a brief review of my reading of Go's paper.

The (postcolonial) return of grand theory in American sociology: Julian Go on postcolonial thought and social theory.

Julian Go's BJS annual lecture is discussed in reference to his landmark OUP text Postcolonial Thought and Social Theory (2016). Go is one of the most prominent names in a "third wave" of post-colonial thought, now spearheading a post- (or de-) colonial turn in sociological theory, something that has professionally revived the sub-field of "grand" social theory in mainstream US sociology. While endorsing the aims and substantive themes of this turn, the review raises questions about the delayed timing of this post-colonial wave in the discipline, both relative to the humanities more generally, and to the impact of post-colonialism in other national contexts. Go's challenge is, in effect, something quite particular to teaching social theory in the US sociology context. The review goes on to question how effectively the critique speaks to mainstream empirical practitioners, given its lack of focus on transforming technical methods. It concludes by raising concerns about the relationship of Go and other "third wave" decolonial theorists to Marxism and Marxist politics.

Personal recovery and socio-structural disadvantage: A critical conceptual review.

Despite its seeming breadth and diversity, the bulk of the personal (mental health) recovery literature has remained strangely 'silent' about the impact of various socio-structural inequalities on the recovery process. Such an inadequacy of the empirical literature is not without consequences since the systematic omission or downplaying, at best, of the socio-structural conditions of living for persons with lived experience of mental health difficulties may inadvertently reinforce a reductionist view of recovery as an atomised, individualised phenomenon. Motivated by those limitations in extant scholarship, a critical literature review was conducted to identify and critique relevant research to problematise the notion of personal recovery in the context of socio-structural disadvantage such as poverty, homelessness, discrimination and inequalities. The review illuminates the scarcity of empirical research and the paucity of sociologically-informed theorisation regarding how recovery is shaped by the socio-structural conditions of living. Those inadequacies are especially pertinent to homelessness research, whereby empirical investigations of personal recovery have remained few and undertheorised. The gaps in the research and theorising about the relational, contextual and socio-structural embeddedness of recovery are distilled. The critical review concludes that personal recovery has remained underresearched, underproblematised and undertheorised, especially in the context of homelessness and other forms of socio-structural disadvantage. Understanding how exclusionary social arrangements affect individuals' recovery, and the coping strategies that they deploy to negotiate those, is likely to inform anti-oppressive interventions that could eventually remove the structural constraints to human emancipation and flourishing.

Teorias sociais e serviço social: análise sobre a condição do serviço social na região metropolitana de Belém/PA / Social theories and social service: analysis on the condition of social service in the metropolitan region of Belém/PA

O objetivo deste artigo é refletir sobre os processos de incorporação teórica na conjuntura profissional do Serviço Social e suas consequências na formação e atuação contemporâneas. Bem como, refletir estratégias de valorização da intenção de ruptura diante da tradição conservadora em que a profissão foi gestada. Para isso, utilizamos referencial bibliográfico e material empírico de dados coletados na última pesquisa do Grupo de Estudos em Serviço Social, Formação Profissional e Política Social (GEPSS/UFPA), do qual fazemos parte. As falas que ilustram nossa análise advêm de entrevistas semiestruturadas com profissionais formados sob a égide das novas Diretrizes Curriculares na Universidade Federal do Pará e em universidades particulares presenciais e a distância. Concluímos este artigo com a definição de que o neoconservadorismo ou a pós-modernidade tem influências significativas em nossa formação, mas que não ultrapassam a necessidade de conhecimento e valorização da intenção de ruptura. Isso indica a urgência em negritar este debate antagônico no âmbito profissional para fortalecer a profissão que, historicamente, se posiciona de forma crítica

The objective of this article is to reflect on the processes of theoretical incorporation in the professional environment of Social Work and its consequences in contemporary training and performance. As well as reflecting on strategies for valuing the intention to break with the conservative tradition in which the profession was created. For this, we used bibliographic reference and empirical material from data collected in the last research of the Group of Studies in Social Work, Professional Formation and Social Policy (GEPSS/UFPA), of which we are part. The lines that illustrate our analysis come from semi-structured interviews with professionals trained under the aegis of the new Curriculum Guidelines at UFPA and at private universities both on-site and at a distance. We conclude this article with the definition that neoconservatism or postmodernity has significant influences on our formation, but that do not go beyond the need for knowledge and appreciation of the intention of rupture. This indicates the urgency of highli-ghting this antagonistic debate in the professional sphere in order to strengthen the profession, which has historically taken a critical position

Sports and Social Interaction: Sports Experiences and Attitudes of the Urban Running Community.

Social change and development influence the motivational factors of people's sports participation, exposing the need for socialization and interaction. The purpose of this study is to investigate the interaction pattern of the urban running community and the behavior pattern of runners with the help of social interaction theory, and to explore the inner connection between their community movement and social interaction. Ten senior members of marathon urban running societies were selected to conduct two rounds of in-depth interviews which were analyzed using qualitative thematic analysis to understand the sports participation experiences and social interactions of running society members. The study found that the whole interaction process of running groups is accomplished through three aspects: examination of self, adjustment with reference to others, and a sense of group belonging as the core consciousness. On the other hand, the social attributes of running groups can advance the personalization process of runners in society, which is mainly characterized by self-presentation and external constraints, self-requirement and group constraints, intergroup interaction and group identity reorganization. In addition, the unique community culture, standardized group organization and harmonious activity atmosphere will stimulate runners' interest in running, strengthen community communication and establish stable community relations, etc., which in turn will bring about continuous interactive behaviors.

The Food Guide for The Brazilian Population: an analysis in the light of social theory. / O Guia Alimentar para População Brasileira (GAPB): uma análise à luz da teoria social.

The Food Guide for the Brazilian Population (GAPB) is an official document that addresses principles and recommendations for an adequate and healthy diet, and it is configured as a support tool for food and nutrition education actions. This article aims to analyze the guide content, which is one of the main instruments of public policies related to food in Brazil, in the light of the concepts of social theory, especially theories of modernity, identity, and risks. In the detailed analysis of the guide content, we found that the document considered the cultural and biological food diversity of Brazilian regions. It is based on food not on nutrients, making illustrative recommendations easy to public understanding. It avoided food risks, considering the issue of acquiring adequate and healthy food. However, two risks were not addressed: the problem of processed and ultra-processed foods (PU); and the omission of warnings regarding transgenic foods (GMOs). Although the guide has been designed in an innovative way, stimulating time, attention, and companionship at the table, the GAPB needs revision.

O Guia Alimentar para a População Brasileira (GAPB) é um documento oficial que aborda princípios e recomendações de uma alimentação adequada e saudável e se configura como um instrumento de apoio às ações de educação alimentar e nutricional (EAN). O objetivo deste artigo é analisar o conteúdo do guia, que é um dos principais instrumentos das políticas públicas relacionadas à alimentação no Brasil, à luz de conceitos da teoria social, em especial teorias da modernidade, da identidade e dos riscos. Na análise minuciosa do conteúdo do guia, foi constatado que o texto considerou a diversidade alimentar cultural e biológica das regiões brasileiras. Teve base de referência os alimentos e não os nutrientes, tornando a compreensão das recomendações ilustrativas fáceis de serem assimiladas pelo público. Preocupou-se em evitar os riscos alimentares, levando em consideração a questão da aquisição de alimentos adequados e saudáveis. Entretanto, identificou-se dois riscos não abordados: o problema dos alimentos processados e ultraprocessados (UP); e a omissão de alerta referente aos alimentos transgênicos (OGMs). Embora construído de forma inovadora, estimulando tempo, atenção e companhia à mesa, o GAPB necessita uma revisão.

Using Sociological Theories and Methods to Analyze the Solutions and Measures of Environmental Pollution Problems.

In order to further improve the effectiveness of environmental pollution control and improve the quality of the atmospheric ecological environment, this article discusses regional environmental pollution control from the perspective of sociological theories and methods. Therefore, the article starts with the characteristics of environmental air pollution, combined with linear regression analysis and PSR model principal component analysis, focuses on the impact factors of environmental pollution, and concludes that the weights of pressure layer, state layer, and response layer for the impact of environmental state are 0.4824, 0.261, and 0.1207, respectively. On this basis, from the perspective of social, collaborative governance, and public management, this article focuses on the political measures of environmental pollution.