Gender and video games: How is female gender generally represented in various genres of video games?

Gender representation in video games is a current sensitive topic in entertainment media. Gender studies in video games look at the difference between the portrayal of female and male characters. Most video games tend to...

Coexistence and sport: the Israeli case. The effect of Mifalot soccer programs on the attitudes of Palestinian, Jordanian, and Israeli youth towards one another

Utilizing sports and other recreational activities to foster peaceful relations and coexistence is an idea that has gained popularity in recent years, particularly in Israel. The aim of the current research is to fill a...

Rationality and irrationality in understanding human behaviour. An evaluation of the methodological consequences of conceptualising irrationality

Parental involvement in schools. A study of resources, mobilization, and inherent inequality

In this article I explore issues of parental involvement in school activities in former communist countries of South Eastern Europe. Although parents with higher socio-economic status feel more efficacious and thus get i...

The role of smartphones in increasing digital and social inequalities among Romanian children

The emergence of new mobile devices such as Smartphones and tablets in children’s everyday life has facilitated the rise of Internet private use among them, making it possible for them to go online at anytime and anywher...