BACKGROUND Social exclusion is both cause and consequence of mental disorders. People with mental disorders (PWMD) are among the most socially excluded in all societies yet little is known about their experiences in North India. This qualitative study aims to describe experiences of exclusion and inclusion of PWMD in two rural communities in Uttar Pradesh, India. METHODS In-depth interviews w...

The success of tourism development heavily depends on residents’ support. Broader literature suggests sense of place and social capital are important precedents of residents’ attitudes and behavior. However, limited attention has been paid to this topic in tourism, especially in Iran. Therefore, the aim of this research is to examine the relationship between sense of place, social capital and r...

Being excluded and ignored has been shown to threaten fundamental human needs and cause pain. Such reflexive reactions to social exclusion have been conceptualized as direct and unmoderated (temporal need threat model, Williams, 2009). Here we propose an extension and argue that reflexive reactions depend on how social exclusion situations are construed. If being excluded is understood as a vio...

security is fundamental right and prerequisite of upgrade welfare and health of the people. sense of security is the key issues in any society and necessary introduction for the political and social military life. sense of security was related citizens' mental sense of security and hence it accompanies many queries and issues around self about secure or insecure of it. women's are vulnerable gr...

The model presented in this paper is applied to the widespread phenomenon of religious shift, but may be more generally applicable to a variety of competitive social systems. The model allows for either competitive exclusion (a ≥ 1) or stable coexistence (a < 1) in systems composed of two social groups, and makes sense in the context of social networks. A similar model (reference 1) was applied...