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Selection practices in education, such as tracking, may represent a structural obstacle that contributes to the social class achievement gap. We hypothesized that school’s function of selection leads evaluators to reproduce social inequalities in ...
A. Batruch +3 more
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Social class inequalities in perinatal outcomes: Scotland 1980–2000 [PDF]
Objective: To examine social class inequalities in adverse perinatal events in Scotland between 1980 and 2000 and how these were influenced by other maternal risk factors.
Fairley, L., Leyland, A.H.
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Populism and the Reshaping of the Political Imaginary
From a sociosemiotic perspective, this paper argues that, independently of what it might be from the point of view of its genus, populism implies a challenge to the way in which the political is imagined by members of society, particularly by those that ...
Sebastián Moreno Barreneche
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Signs of Social Class: The Experience of Economic Inequality in Everyday Life
By some accounts, global economic inequality is at its highest point on record. The pernicious effects of this broad societal trend are striking: Rising inequality is linked to poorer health and well-being across countries, continents, and cultures.
Michael W. Kraus +2 more
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The Expert Witness in Criminal Cases in France, Germany, and Italy [PDF]
This paper addresses the impact of social capital on the status attainment process of young people at the start of their careers and examines how social class, gender and ethnicity affect the accumulation of social capital and thereby labour market ...
Ploscowe, Morris
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Gender and the double burden of economic and social disadvantages on healthy eating: cross-sectional study of older adults in the EPIC-Norfolk cohort [PDF]
Background Multiple economic factors and social relationships determine dietary behaviours, but the inter-relations between determinants is unknown.
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How the American Working Class Views the “Working Class”
This article reviews the complications in understanding some of the conflicting tenets of American working-class ethos, especially as it unfolds in the college classroom.
William H. Thelin
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Academic Performance and Behavioral Patterns [PDF]
Identifying the factors that influence academic performance is an essential part of educational research. Previous studies have documented the importance of personality traits, class attendance, and social network structure.
A Duff +108 more
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Gender, Class, and Ideology: The Social Function of Virgin Sacrifice in Euripides’ Children of Herakles [PDF]
This paper explores how gender can operate as a disguise for class in an examination of the self-sacrifice of the Maiden in Euripides’ Children of Herakles.
David Roselli
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Population size and dynamics fundamentally shape speciation by influencing genetic drift, founder events, and adaptive potential. Small populations may speciate rapidly due to stronger drift, whereas large populations harbor more genetic diversity, which can alter divergence trajectories. We highlight theoretical models that incorporate population size
Ryo Yamaguchi +3 more
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