Kinship and reproduction: A perspective of the Akha in Laos
The Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract Drawing on fieldwork among the Akha people in Phongsaly District, Phongsaly Province, northern Laos, this paper examines Akha patrilineal kinship and its links to reproduction. The Akha people's reproductive decisions and behaviours are shaped by patrilineality, ancestral connections and cultural–spiritual perceptions of reproduction, which ...
Vanly Lorkuangming
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The Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract This article draws on the narratives of Mongolians who have worked in Korea to explore the experience of migrant labour and the role work abroad plays in Mongolian identities and life projects. Four different categories of worker are discussed: those working on 3 month visas; those working illegally having overstayed their visa; contract ...
P. Chuluunbat, Richard D. G. Irvine
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Multilocal Practices in a Pleasure Periphery: A Typology of Time, Space and Activity
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.Abstract The prerequisites, conditions and drivers of multilocality, that is, leading an everyday life in multiple places, were transformed through the accelerated adoption of remote work triggered by the COVID‐19 pandemic. We bring new perspectives to the field of multilocality research by exploring and theorising multilocal practices through a post ...
Nicolai Ekecrantz +2 more
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Resilience and post-traumatic stress symptoms in grandparents following their grandchild's cancer diagnosis from a multicenter cohort study in Switzerland (The GROKids project). [PDF]
Discov OncolRaguindin PF +10 more
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Motives and barriers to blood donation among adults aged over 50 years: A qualitative analysis
Transfusion Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Background Ageing populations will increase demand for blood‐products and donors who supply them. While blood collection agencies (BCAs) typically target younger people to expand supply, recruiting donors aged 50+ is also a potential solution. However, few studies focus exclusively on this group.
Melissa K. Hyde +6 more
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Charting New Paths in the Study of Kin Term Acquisition
Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.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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"Who's gonna take care of my babies?" the impact of children on treatment decisions for women with metastatic breast cancer: a qualitative analysis. [PDF]
BMC CancerTomczik K, Niznik J, Coombs LA.
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“Playing Tetris”: Domestic Infrastructures of Labor Participation in Spain's Transport Sector
Anthropology of Work Review, Volume 47, Issue 2, December 2026.ABSTRACT This article examines how women drivers in Malaga's private passenger transport sector sustain paid work while holding primary responsibility for domestic labor and care. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted between 2020 and 2021 with women taxi and platform‐based drivers (Uber and Cabify), it explores the everyday arrangements that ...
Belén Martínez Caparrós
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Forms of support giving and receiving, and their associations with self-rated health and general self-efficacy among older adults in Switzerland. [PDF]
Front PsycholGashi S, Kaspar H, Holtforth MG.
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