Journal of Social Science

Objective: This study elucidates Oprah Winfrey's address at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. It seeks to examine the many forms of lexical and grammatical coherence according to the theory of Halliday and Hasan (1976). Method: The data analysis indicated that the use of both lexical and g...

Objective: This study examines the impact of sports programs on Iraqi youth, focusing on how these programs affect social, psychological and behavioral values, and aims to evaluate the role of sports programs in shaping positive and negative behaviors among young viewers. Method: This study is ba...

Objective: The purpose of this study is to explore how children’s shows are categorized on Iraqi television and to find out what they might do about social skills for children as well as awareness, logic, and creative thinking. Method: Our research was conducted using a quantitative methodology: ...

Objective: This study explores the manifestation of deceit in Shakespeare’s Macbeth through pragmatic and critical discourse analysis, with specific aims of identifying the types of deception employed, uncovering the thematic topics that fuel persuasive deceit, and proposing an eclectic model for...

Objective: This test lights up the intersection of media and politics in the Iraqi context and introduces adaptive continuity theory to explain why the field was )notified by enabling media reform, which has been fundamentally transformed. A longitudinal study of four Iraqi governments (2014-2023...

Objective: This study aims to explore the impact of the Students Loan Act on access to tertiary education in Nigeria, focusing on its implications for educational administration and planning. Method: The research employs quantitative methods to analyze data gathered from government reports, acade...

Objective: This study investigates the financial implications and tertiary education reforms resulting from Nigeria’s removal of educational subsidies, focusing on its effects on the management and governance of educational institutions. Method: Using a quantitative research design, the study ana...

Objective: This study aims to analyze Michel Foucault’s conceptualization of power, discourse, and knowledge, emphasizing his philosophical departure from traditional notions of centralized authority. Method: Using a qualitative descriptive approach through critical textual analysis of Foucault’s...

Objective: This study aims to explore Wardah's self-disclosure strategy in brand communication on social media, focusing on how it fosters trust and loyalty, particularly among the younger generation. Method: A qualitative approach was employed, using discourse analysis of Wardah's social media c...

Objective: This study explores how gamification strategies can be utilized as an integrative framework to address both psychological recovery and Arabic language learning needs for children in post-disaster areas, who often face post-traumatic mental illness and learning difficulties. Method: A l...

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the flipped classroom strategy in developing academic communication skills among preparatory stage students in Kirkuk Governorate. Method: A quasi-experimental design was employed, with experimental and control groups and pre- and post-...

Objective: Resilience is an individual's ability to maintain adaptive functioning and recover optimally after facing stress, difficulties, or psychosocial risk experiences. The study aims to explore the dynamic nature of resilience and identify the factors influencing it. Method: The research met...

Objective: To assess the regulatory and structural challenges that face community radio stations in Nigeria and how these challenges undermine their ability to foster intercultural dialogue and strengthen national unity. Method: The study used a qualitative research design based on secondary sour...

Objective: The research explores how hybrid work affects interpersonal relationships between employees in organizations, focusing on communication and social cohesion.
Method: A descriptive-analytical methodology was used, with a questionnaire as the instrument to collect data from 85 employees i...

Objective: The study analyzes the ethical journey of the female protagonist in Shashi Deshpande's The Dark Holds No Terrors (1980), focusing on her moral conflicts and relational ethics. Using Carol Gilligan's theory of moral development, the research aims to explore how patriarchal structures in...

Objective: Nigeria currently faces a profound crisis of identity and sustainable development, characterized by widespread inauthenticity across its societal and individual spheres. This is more glaring in the political economy of the nation in terms of her adaptation of foreign-related, non-viabl...

Objective: The transition of former violent non-state actors from the creeks of the Niger Delta back into society remains one of the most volatile challenges in Nigeria’s post-amnesty landscape.  This paper examines at how important community acceptance is, and the significant role charities play...

Objective: This review article examines the development of audiovisual translation (AVT) with a particular focus on subtitling, revoicing, and accessibility-oriented practices. Drawing on international AVT scholarship and recent studies from the Uzbek context, the article maps key theoretical app...

Objective: Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) and perceived stress have emerged as key indicators of student mental health in highly digitalised higher-education environments, yet little is known about how these constructs vary across regions and institutions within Nigeria. This study examined regional ...

Objective: This study investigated the impact of using the voice conversation feature in ChatGPT on speaking skills and speaking anxiety among Iraqi university students. Method: A quasi-experimental design was employed with 70 second-stage students from the Department of English, Faculty of Educa...

Objective : This study investigates personality traits as predictors of marital instability among married persons in Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, Bayelsa State Nigeria. Method : Correlational research design was used for the study. Five research questions and five null, hypotheses guided ...