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The relationship between intergenerational mobility and equality of opportunity
Abstract Among economists, the analysis of social mobility and the role of parental background is largely carried out in two separate strands of research. The intergenerational mobility literature estimates parent–child persistence in some outcome of interest, such as income.
Adrian Adermon +2 more
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Charting New Paths in the Study of Kin Term Acquisition
Abstract Kin terms appear among infants’ earliest words, yet a full mastery of kin concepts typically emerges only in late childhood. This prolonged developmental trajectory reflects not only children's acquisition of an abstract relational system of words, but also their growing understanding of social relationships and interactional norms.
Marisa Casillas +2 more
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The [ADJ + as] intensifier construction in Māori English/Aotearoa English
Abstract We introduce the Waikato Māori English Conversation (MEC) corpus, which consists of 43 dyadic conversations between 49 young adults who self‐recorded informal conversations with close friends, in their own homes, with no topic of conversation specified (83 hours of dialogue; nearly 800,000 words).
Andreea S. Calude, Hēmi Whaanga
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ABSTRACT In this study, we test the theory of strong‐ties and weak‐ties rationalities (STWTR) (Sundararajan 2020) and the criterion validity of its measures using strong‐ties rationality and weak‐ties rationality scales to predict COVID‐19 related perceptions and behaviours.
Rachel Sing‐Kiat Ting +7 more
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F IS FOR FALCON: THE TRUE STORY OF THE ‘NOVELLE’
ABSTRACT This article takes a closer look at the Boccaccio story upon which Paul Heyse based his famous ‘Falken‐Theorie’ of the ‘Novelle’. The essay then links Boccaccio to a general account of storytelling as an aid to survival amid the hostility of nature and human circumstances.
Michael Minden
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Marble Under a Strange Spell: St. John Rivers’ “Long-Cherished Scheme” to Wed Jane Eyre
For most readers, the third volume of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre is the least gratifying of this great literary achievement of the Victorian era. Thornfield Hall and its passionate proprietor Edward Rochester are distant memories to “Jane Elliott” as ...
Michelle Thurlow
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Building Trust and Connection: A Family Systems Perspective on Black Veteran Reintegration
ABSTRACT Reintegration after military deployment is often viewed as an individual process, though it occurs in family systems. Black veterans remain underrepresented in reintegration research, particularly in studies focusing on relational trust and racialized stress.
Lastenia Francis
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This review describes the biophysical techniques used to investigate DNA‐binding phenomena and the progress made so far in the application of iridium(III) complexes for this purpose. Ir(III) complexes offer myriad opportunities in the design and study of DNA‐binding agents and discussed examples are contextualised with complementary studies in ...
Ibrahim S. Alkhaibari +2 more
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ABSTRACT Trauma and loss constitute recurring themes in both Murakami's fictional and non‐fictional writing. In the short story Tony Takitani, Murakami portrays a father and son confronting trauma and loss in the aftermath of the Second World War and the nuclear devastation of Japan.
David Potik
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This paper examines the role of cousin marriage in shaping women's autonomy, household status, and labor supply in Pakistan. Existing research offers contradictory claims: some suggest that cousin marriage improves women's position within the household, while others argue it limits their freedoms and economic opportunities.
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