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In the contemporary digital era, social networks have gained a considerable degree of influence over various aspects of socialization, information processing, and decision-making processes, including the career orientation of young individuals. This study investigates the impact of the TikTok platform on the development of career preferences among high school students. The present study aims to identify the digital consumption habits of students, the types of content they watch, and their perceptions of TikTok's r...

This article explores the potential of process-oriented quality management in the field of social assistance, with a specific focus on case management services in Romania. Rooted in a sociological framework that integrates positivist, interpretive, and critical paradigms, the research applies a mixed-methods design to analyze the dysfunctions affecting the quality of intervention processes. The empirical data were collected through 400 questionnaires addressed to service beneficiaries and four focus groups involvi...

The transition to the market economy and the recalibration of budgets, financial independency and the transfer of responsibility to the local level in the management of social work budgets have caused concerns for the rational spending of money intended for these activities. We are still very far from managing these budgets fairly and efficiently, but the direction is very clear: the money will be little and must be used efficiently. The health and economic crisis that followed should lead to efficiency in the fir...

TikTok is undoubtedly one of the Teens` favorite social networks. Introduced by Byte Dance in 2016, its huge success has turned it into a true phenomenon with a boomerang effect on human society. It allows users to create and share short videos, with audio effects and emojis though becoming a highly engaging platform for millions of high school teens worldwide. Researchers from all fields, authorities, celebrities, as well as ordinary people, all discuss the effects that the TikTok phenomenon produces on teenagers...

Promoting cities only through historical heritage is no longer topical, especially for the new generations. The differentiation and promotion of a city can be achieved by organizing festivals, which could attract a constant number of tourists annually. The article wants to examine the characteristics of a festival that gives it the power to be popular and to evolve each year to attract more and more tourists. We needed to see what people cherish the most about these festivals and what values a festival needs to ha...

In the contemporary society there are many discussions about bullying and public shaming, especially about the need to eliminate this harmful phenomenon, but it can be seen that there is bullying and public shaming that affect countries and populations, without synchronizing the approach for the elimination of these phenomena. Romania and Bulgaria are the most exposed countries to what could be defined as bullying and public shaming at the country and population level, especially by presenting them as negative exa...

This paper aims to highlight the impact that The Beatles have had over the generations on the lifestyle and self-image of individuals who listen to this music. This aspect leads to the creation of musical identities, which can reduce social-cultural barriers as well as language barriers between fans from different socio-cultural contexts. We want to highlight the fact that regardless of the cultural context in which people live, the quality of being a fan of a pop-rock band, can be a means by which people can redu...