https://ojs.bbwpublisher.com/index.php/ssr <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Scientific and Social Research (SSR)</em>&nbsp;publishes papers devoted to quantitative social science research and methodology. The journal features articles that illustrate the use of quantitative methods to empirically test social science theory. The journal emphasizes research concerned with issues or methods that cut across traditional disciplinary lines. Special attention is given to methods that have been used by only one particular social science discipline, but that may have application to a broader range of areas with an ultimate goal of testing social science theory.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Its articles yield new insights into established practices, evaluate new techniques and research, examine current social problems, and bring serious critical analysis to bear on problems in the profession.&nbsp;Review chapters typically cover social processes, institutions and culture, organizations, political and economic sociology, stratification, demography, urban sociology, social policy, historical sociology, and major developments in sociology in other regions of the world. Major emphasis is placed on social policy and the solutions to serious human problems.</p> Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing PTY LTD en-US Scientific and Social Research 2661-4332 https://ojs.bbwpublisher.com/index.php/ssr/article/view/12509 <p>Liu Liangcheng’s first prose collection,<em> A Village of One’s Own</em>, was published in 1998 and quickly attracted widespread attention in the literary circle. In this work, assuming the identity of a “rural philosopher”, he employs a multitude of animal imageries to convey his unique insights into life. Particularly, the imagery of dogs occupies a prominent position in the text. It not only showcases his distinctive artistic style but also profoundly embodies the depth of his thoughts. Through diverse narrative techniques and the interweaving of memories and reality, Liu Liangcheng depicts the rich and three-dimensional life of dogs. Meanwhile, via this imagery, he presents the close yet complex relationship between animals and human life. Additionally, influenced by the geographical and cultural features of the borderland, Liu Liangcheng also reveals in-depth reflections on bioethics and the human living condition. These reflections encompass the relationship between humans and all things in nature, with “dogs” serving as a vivid carrier.</p> Gaotong Feng Tao Li Copyright (c) 2025 Author(s) 2025-10-29 2025-10-29 7 10 80 90 10.26689/ssr.v7i10.12509