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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article argues that marriage was central to historical change in the Yoruba‐speaking region of West Africa during the eighteenth century. It draws on ìtàn, a distinct oral source, to show that conjugality shaped Yoruba processes of urbanisation and political centralisation, gendered divisions of labour and social innovation and creativity.
Insa Nolte
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ÁgoraThis paper aims to discuss yet once more the extensively commented opening of Plato’s Symposium. Some scholars have readily acknowledged that the second summon οὗτος Ἀπολλόδωρος was intended to be comically rude.
Carmen Hernández García
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Propaganda: Reinterpreting the Democratic Problem
Constellations, EarlyView.
Siri Sylvan
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A new archive of oral history interviews from LGBTQIA‐identified alumni, faculty and staff reveals the complex ways that queer and transgender students understood, experienced and remembered the long transition from single‐sex to coeducation at Princeton University.
Ezelle Sanford III +2 more
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Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral Dynamics of “Hot Politics”
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Escalating, emotionally charged, and moralized forms of controversy are a central feature of contemporary politics. Our study develops a framework for understanding how political debates between ordinary citizens become heated; why certain issues provoke particularly strong emotions; and how this affective potential is weaponized by ...
Linus Westheuser +2 more
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Cultural and Human Capital Signals in Hiring—A Factorial Survey Experiment Across Contexts
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT When evaluating candidates, hiring agents may draw on signals of human as well as cultural capital. While these processes have been considered separately, an open question is how the two types of signals interact. As signals of social class, cultural capital signals relate to human capital as they evoke stereotypes about competence, polish ...
Luisa Burchartz +2 more
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Navigating Pronoun-Antecedent Challenges: A Study of ESL Academic Writing Errors
SAGE OpenEffective communication and academic writing in English hinge on a solid grasp of grammar, with pronouns representing a pivotal aspect. However, non-native, particularly English as a second language (ESL) students, often find difficulties in employing ...
Shengji Li, Huma Akram
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Quaderni di Linguistica e Studi OrientaliThis research into the expletive demonstrative pronouns consists of a comparison between the varieties of Italian language in Florence and Pistoia and the dialect of Salerno.
Giuseppe Vitolo
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The interpretation of [+distal] in demonstratives and complementizers. [PDF]
Linguistics, 2023 Staps C, Rooryck J.
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Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Changes in legislation and social attitudes towards transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people have prompted clinical and ethical questions about the experiences, care, and health outcomes of TGD patients in medical imaging. Aim The aim of this scoping review is to identify the main themes surrounding TGD patient care in medical ...
Kirralee Jane Davies, Ricky Lam
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