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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Within classical sociological accounts of capitalism, families are curious remnants of the past. Contemporary elite sociology dismisses the family in a different way: by primarily focusing on individual men. When the family does appear within elite studies, scholars frequently follow a stratification framework, which focuses on the ...
Shamus Khan, Max Besbris, Estela Diaz
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Factors Predisposing To Cleft Lip and Palate in Children Presenting in a Tertiary Care Hospital [PDF]
Journal of Sharif Medical & Dental College, 2018 Objective: To determine the predisposing risk factors of cleft lip and palate among children presenting in a tertiary care hospital. Methodology: It was a case-control study conducted at the Children Hospital & Institute of Child Health, Lahore for a ...
Areeja Fatima +3 more
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Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics, 2015 We report the case of a 2 month old male, 6th in order of birth of 1st cousin consanguineous marriage with the typical features of blepharophimosis, ptosis, epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES) including bilateral shortening of the horizontal and vertical
Rabah M. Shawky +2 more
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Methodological Challenges in Studying Wealthy Families
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Studying the wealthy is not easy. This piece provides suggestions for recruitment, interview strategies, and design to gain high‐quality data on wealthy people. It is based on an interview study of 81 US racially‐diverse families with a median net worth of $25 million. First, to gain access to the wealthy, it is key for the researcher to use a
Annette Lareau
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Hearing Impairments in Consanguineous Marriage
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, 2004 Consanguineous marriage is strongly favored in many large human populations. In the most parts of south Asia, consanguineous marriage account for 20% to over 50% of the general population. The effect of consanguinity on hereditary deafness has been
Younes Lotfi, Saeideh Mehrkian
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Unequal Family Ties, Wealth Transmission and Social Mobility Among Congolese Traders in Kinshasa
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Based on ethnographic fieldwork among Congolese traders operating in Kinshasa's urban economy, this article examines how differentiated family ties and wealth transmission shape social mobility and the intergenerational reproduction of inequality. We show that family support is neither uniform nor equally productive: its effects depend on both
Héritier Mesa, Joël Noret
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In recent years, sociological interest in the study of social class—particularly its subjective dimensions—has intensified. This article contributes to this growing body of literature by focusing on Poland as a case within the Central and Eastern European region.
Justyna Kajta, Stefan Bieńkowski
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Exaggerated blood pressure reactivity in the offspring of first-cousin hypertensive parents
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2001 Objective: To study blood pressure and blood pressure reactivity in young offspring of normotensive or hypertensive parents who are consanguineous (first cousins) or are not blood-related. Method: Blood pressure, heart rate and body mass index (BMI) were
Amal M Ziada +2 more
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La crise du mariage en Algérie
إنسانيات, 1998 The aim of this article is to analyse the new conditions in the development of the matrimonial market, and the elements of this crisis which make marriage today problematic.
Faouzi Adel
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To explore the experiences of women and clinicians during the introduction of uterine transplantation (UTx) to the UK. Design A qualitative study utilising prospective case study methodology (interviews and observations) over 6 years.
Daisy Elliott +13 more
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