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The Reputation of Primary Schools—Rumours with Consequences for Segregation

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract In contexts like Germany where no information on the quality of schools is publicly available, school reputations are particularly important for school choice. Reputations can be understood as discursively generated ‘rumours’ conveying personal opinions and experiences often revolving around school composition. Taking up previous research, the
Andreas Wettlaufer, Isabel Ramos Lobato
wiley   +1 more source

“Is This Edible Anyway?” The Impact of Culture on the Evolution (and Devolution) of Mushroom Knowledge

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Mushrooms are a ubiquitous and essential component in our biological environment and have been of interest to humans around the globe for millennia. Knowledge about mushrooms represents a prime example of cumulative culture, one of the key processes in human evolution.
Andrea Bender, Åge Oterhals
wiley   +1 more source

Pandemic Geographies of Home: Domestic Thresholding in Response to COVID‐19

open access: yesTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.
Short Abstract With the home at the forefront of political and public health responses to COVID‐19, the thresholds between domestic space and the world beyond acquired a new significance in people's everyday lives. This paper introduces the concept of ‘thresholding’ to explore the ways in which internal and external thresholds are understood and ...
Alison Blunt   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Italian cross-cultural adaptation of the EveryONE Social Needs Screening Tool of social determinants of health in primary care. [PDF]

open access: yesPrim Health Care Res Dev
Campedelli L   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Stigma, self‐styling and ‘forced accents’ among English L2 speakers in Spain

open access: yesWorld Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the relationship between shame, stigma and accent for non‐native English speakers in Spain. The low English competence of the Spanish population frequently constitutes a source of individual and collective stigma – which includes the apparent undesirability of Spanish‐sounding English.
Eva Codó, Carly Collins
wiley   +1 more source

World Englishes, heterodoxy, and applied linguistics

open access: yesWorld Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract It is understandable that many people find it challenging to adopt a positive moral position with regard to English and its role in the world. The language is used in many contexts and situations to prop up systems of discrimination and inequality, leading to negative material and symbolic outcomes.
Christopher Jenks
wiley   +1 more source

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