Papers by Sagrario segado
Sustainability
This study aims to analyze the habits and attitudes of young people in Spain during the COVID-19 ... more This study aims to analyze the habits and attitudes of young people in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically regarding leisure and free time, framed within a context of the objective structural indicators of the economy, employment, and health. To this end, we reviewed official data banks and surveys conducted in Spain on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the general population. We performed a descriptive and longitudinal analysis with the aim of amalgamating the data on the general behavior of Spanish youth in terms of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their mental health and their positioning on the issues most important to them, especially in regard to their social relationships and leisure activities. Based on the results, we found evidence that young people were negatively affected by the impact of the pandemic, and, similarly to other age groups, reported high levels of concern about the demise of many of the aspects of their prepandemic lifestyles. Altho...
Oxford University Press eBooks, Mar 22, 2023
Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS), Feb 16, 2018
Subsidies are part of the set of management tools that governments apply to modernize their fishi... more Subsidies are part of the set of management tools that governments apply to modernize their fishing fleets and enable them to engage in offshore and international fisheries. Research has shown that subsidies often lead to overcapacity and overfishing, resulting in the depletion of fish stocks. A few studies have, however, found some positive effects for particular subsidies. In this paper, we investigate a credit-linked subsidy scheme in Vietnam, which seems to be justified on the basis of economic, social, and environmental considerations. Both propensity score matching and endogenous switching regression methods are employed for analysis. The results show that the subsidies have had a positive effect on fishermen's profitability, mainly due to increased revenue rather than cost reduction. However, the subsidies have benefited only the owners of the biggest vessels, and inefficiency in subsidized vessels may threaten resources and profitability in the long term.
Portularia, 2013
In social Work with families, the assessment of the family situation is a necessary step to desig... more In social Work with families, the assessment of the family situation is a necessary step to design an appropriate intervention project. Related to this, several key factors must be taken into account, such as how families face reality, their own self-perception, and the discourses they construct about themselves. One way of analyzing these key factors is to pay attention to their patterns of interaction and their relational dynamics. This article presents the results of a research conducted on the narratives of spanish families. The results show how the relation between family lifestyle and specific risks of social exclusion allows to establish a set of intervention strategies that facilitate the professional intervention of social workers.
Social work and society, 2016
Beyond the financial and emotional hardships involved, a weakened middle class can threaten the f... more Beyond the financial and emotional hardships involved, a weakened middle class can threaten the fabric of society and its democratic institutions. As Kapsos and Bourmpoula (2013, 1) note, “one of the sharpest divides between developed and developing economies is that in the former, middle class status is the norm, with a reasonable standard of living enjoyed by the bulk of the population.” What has been called the “middle class consensus,” based on narrowing strong class differences, is the point of departure for social peace, and the consolidation of democracy and investment in human capital (Easterly 2001). In this regard, several studies have highlighted the link between middle class values, economic growth, and the demand for transparent and democratic public and private institutions (Amoranto et al. 2010).
Portularia, 2013
In social Work with families, the assessment of the family situation is a necessary step to desig... more In social Work with families, the assessment of the family situation is a necessary step to design an appropriate intervention project. Related to this, several key factors must be taken into account, such as how families face reality, their own self-perception, and the discourses they construct about themselves. One way of analyzing these key factors is to pay attention to their patterns of interaction and their relational dynamics. This article presents the results of a research conducted on the narratives of spanish families. The results show how the relation between family lifestyle and speciic risks of social exclusion allows to establish a set of intervention strategies that facilitate the professional intervention of social workers.
Children and Youth Services Review, 2021
This study, which draws upon representative survey data of the populations of Austria (n=1,000), ... more This study, which draws upon representative survey data of the populations of Austria (n=1,000), Estonia (n=1,069), Ireland (n=1,000), Norway (n=1,002) and Spain (n=1,000), compares population attitudes towards corporal punishment (CP) and whether citizens would report corporal punishment to the child protection authorities. We found significant cross-country differences in attitudes towards CP, but only small differences between countries in attitudes towards reporting it. The most interesting and puzzling finding was the mismatch between attitudes towards CP and attitudes towards reporting it: almost one third of individuals who reject CP would not report it, and a quarter of those accepting CP would report it. We discuss whether the observed mismatches are due to perceptions that the CP we described does not meet a threshold to require state intervention, and whether knowledge about bans of CP and/or moral obligations to report CP has impact. Furthermore, we discuss the role of p...
European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance, 2019
How accountable are decisions about terminating parental rights to ensure an adoption from care? ... more How accountable are decisions about terminating parental rights to ensure an adoption from care? In this paper we examine if the proceedings in eight European jurisdictions are accountable to: a) the private parties, i.e. individuals that are concerned – such as parents, child; b) the general public that authorized the politicians and the government to make legislation; and c) the elected government, i.e. the legislators and the system that have granted the court, court-like or administrative body the authority to make these decisions. Our data material consists of national legislation, organizational guidelines (courts, child protection, or supervisory agencies), statistics and expert knowledge. The conclusions of our analysis are discouraging. There is only limited accountability for one of the most intrusive interventions by a state into the private lives of individuals. There is a lack of information about the proceedings as well as a lack of transparency. We identify systems th...
Children and Youth Services Review, 2021
This study, which draws upon representative survey data of the populations of Austria (n = 1000),... more This study, which draws upon representative survey data of the populations of Austria (n = 1000), Estonia (n = 1069), Ireland (n = 1000), Norway (n = 1002) and Spain (n = 1000), compares population attitudes towards corporal punishment (CP) and whether citizens would report corporal punishment to the child protection authorities. We found significant crosscountry differences in attitudes towards CP, but only small differences between countries in attitudes towards reporting it. The most interesting and puzzling finding was the mismatch between attitudes towards CP and attitudes towards reporting it: almost one third of individuals who reject CP would not report it, and a quarter of those accepting CP would report it. We discuss whether the observed mismatches are due to perceptions that the CP we described does not meet a threshold to require state intervention , and whether knowledge about bans of CP and/or moral obligations to report CP has impact. Furthermore , we discuss the rol...
The book is aimed to examine where, why and how migrant children are represented in the child wel... more The book is aimed to examine where, why and how migrant children are represented in the child welfare system in eleven countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, England, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Norway, Spain, the netherlands and the United States.
Presentation 11 Introduction 13 Background and justification for the study 13 Hypothesis, objecti... more Presentation 11 Introduction 13 Background and justification for the study 13 Hypothesis, objectives and methodology 15 Structure of the study 18 I . T heoretical framework: the interpretative context of transitions to adulthood 20 1.1. M ajor theoretical paradigms on transitions to adulthood 21 1.2. D estandardisation and individualisation: the new situation of young people 27 1.3. Transitional models in different types of welfare regimes 32 II . T he processes of transition to adulthood in Europe from a comparative perspective 38 2.1. Attitudinal profiles toward transitions to adulthood: a typological analysis 39 2.2. Social assessment of transitional markers of entry into adulthood 41 2.3. L ifestyles of Europe’s young people 51 2.4. School to work transitions among young people in Europe 57 III . F amily and residential transitions 70 3.1. E mancipation and residential transitions of young people in Spain 70 3.2. D etermining factors in emancipation paths in times of crisis 77 3...
Arbor, 2015
In this article, we discuss the major challenges facing our societies, and the role social work c... more In this article, we discuss the major challenges facing our societies, and the role social work can play as a scientific discipline and a helping profession, with particular attention to the situation in Spain and the United States.
Comunitania. Revista Internacional de Trabajo Social y Ciencias Sociales, 2012
Revista Internacional de Sociología, 2010
One of the key strategies in the process to modernize the European economy is the privatization o... more One of the key strategies in the process to modernize the European economy is the privatization of railway transport; separating infrastructure maintenance from transport management. Privatization has led to farreaching changes with respect to organizations, professional careers, and the very culture of railway work. The opinions held by those most closely involved in and affected by these changes can contribute to the analysis of occupational health and safety with a view to preventing failures that have occurred in previous railway privatization processes. In this article, we analyze the effects of this privatization model on the safety and health of railway workers as well as on the safety of passengers and freight.
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