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Yoruba Histories of Marriage and Belonging: Gender, Power and Innovation in Eighteenth‐Century West Africa

open access: yesGender &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
wiley   +1 more source

Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral Dynamics of “Hot Politics”

open access: yesThe 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
wiley   +1 more source

The Influence of Parenting Style on Neurocognitive Development of Children With an Extra X or Y Chromosome: A Prospective 1‐Year Follow‐Up Study

open access: yesAndrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background As sex chromosome trisomies (SCTs), including 47, XXX, 47, XXY, and 47, XYY, are associated with increased risk for neurodevelopmental challenges, studying SCTs may help in understanding the role of early parental caregiving in shaping neurodevelopmental phenotypes of this genetically at‐risk population.
Sophie van Rijn   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

What It Was Like, What Happened, What It Is Like Now: Liminal Spaces and the Pedagogy of Recovery

open access: yesAnthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Addiction recovery is frequently interpreted through biomedical or punitive frameworks that overlook its cultural, ritual, and pedagogical dimensions. This article offers a theoretical and interpretive analysis of peer‐led, meeting‐based recovery communities in North America, particularly those organized around mutual‐aid traditions such as ...
Patrick L. Pellett
wiley   +1 more source

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