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Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
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Abstract Education has been an enduring feature of international human rights law since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 and is the only human right that is compulsory for children. Appearing in all major human rights treaties, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, education is multidimensional and a multiplier of ...
Amy Hanna
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Making Peace with Ethnic Slurs: The Ontological Implications of the Terms 'Miya' and 'Gedi'
The verbose of ethnic slurs forms a great study in the status of the Miya community in Assam and especially the way Miya women or ‘gedi’ are conceived in the popular Assamese discourse. This article explores the trajectory of ethnic slurs and attempts to understand the parallels of ethnic slurs with other marginalized groups. In this attempt it becomes
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TURCOS: A derogatory misnomer applied to Arab, Armenian, Jewish, and other Middle Eastern immigrants arriving in Latin America from the 1880s onward, whose Ottoman travel documents led host societies to conflate vastly different ethnic, religious, and ...
Esteban Devis-Amaya
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‘I was treated as a deficit’: Immigrant teachers' career progression in Australia
Abstract Immigrant teachers have long been recruited through skilled and employer‐sponsored migration schemes to address teacher shortages in Australia, yet their career trajectories remain constrained by systemic inequities that limit their integration and professional development opportunities.
Ching Ting Tany Kwee +2 more
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The Case of ‘Autistic’: Pejorative Uses and Reclamation
In addition to its descriptive uses, ‘autistic’—originally a medical label—is also used pejoratively (against ingroups and outgroups), and has recently been proudly reclaimed, especially in connection with neurodiversity movements. This phenomenon raises
Bianca Cepollaro +2 more
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Testing and Extending the Minority Stress Model Among Jewish College Students: A Mixed Methods Study
ABSTRACT Antisemitic incidents have increased on US college campuses, yet psychological frameworks for understanding Jewish experiences are limited. In this study, we used mixed methods to apply the minority stress model (MSM) to Jewish students at a large Midwestern university.
Jacob Schachter, Alex A. Ajayi
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Artificial Voices, Real Causes: The Dilemma of Virtual Influencer‐Driven Brand Activism
ABSTRACT Brands are more frequently adopting virtual influencers (VIs) to lead activism campaigns. However, little is known about when and how such activism effectively drives consumer engagement. This research, in Study 1, examines 14,464 Instagram posts from 18 diverse VIs using large‐scale analytics to assess engagement intensity and the dynamics of
Sampa Anupurba Pahi +4 more
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Abstract Deep brain stimulation (DBS) effectively treats motor symptoms in movement disorders but often compromises speech through incompletely defined mechanisms. We conducted a PROSPERO‐registered systematic review and meta‐analysis of publications through August 2024 (CRD42024527738).
Elina Tripoliti +15 more
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In this paper, we use Goffman's notion of “face work” to examine how pipeline engineers perform and present their working selves as competent experts. Our analysis identifies various faces and face work tactics, including a focus on professional judgment, actively selling one's expertise relative to others, protective self‐deprecatory strategies, and ...
Sarah Maslen +2 more
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