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This article examines the evolution and transformation of female religious life in Spain under Franco's regime, which began after the Spanish Civil War in 1939 and ended with the dictator's death in 1975. During the dictatorship, the public stance towards Catholicism made consecrated religious life one of the potential social undertakings for women at ...
Verónica García‐Martín
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Ideas for Mapping Lifeworld and Everyday Life in Practical Social Pedagogy
Abstract Since the 1970s, the concepts of “lifeworld” and “everyday life” have been part of the discourse of social pedagogy and social and educational work in general. Xavier Úcar's objective in this article is to generate and communicate socio‐pedagogical knowledge that helps social pedagogues to build socio‐educational relationships that are more ...
Xavier Úcar
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Abstract The division of educational systems into different tracks—academic and vocational—represents one of the key elements in explaining social stratification and inequalities. Previous research identifies teachers' expectations as a critical factor to understand the relationship between tracking and social inequality.
Aina Tarabini +2 more
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Abstract This article aims to investigate the relationship of sociolinguists with the publics in Catalonia and to disentangle the complex interrelationships among academics within the discipline. By examining material from mainstream media outlets and data from interviews with a selected number of sociolinguist scholars, we show how the public sphere ...
Iker Erdocia, Josep Soler
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Child‐level factors affecting rate of learning to write in first grade
Abstract Background Written composition requires handwriting, spelling, and text planning skills, all largely learned through school instruction. Students’ rate of learning to compose text in their first months at school will depend, in part, on their literacy‐related abilities at school start. These effects have not previously been explored.
Mark Torrance +2 more
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Educational Choices and Social Inequalities: How Research Addresses Students' Decision‐Making
ABSTRACT Educational choices are a key area of research within the sociology of education, yet the concept of choice remains contested. This paper examines how European research analyses students' decision‐making at key educational transitions and their relationship to social positions.
Sara Gil +3 more
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A pesar de la cercanía entre los países del Cono Sur (Argentina, Brasil y Uruguay), los estudios de educación comparada entre ellos aún son incipientes, especialmente en el campo de la formación docente.
Amurabi Oliveira
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Intergroup contact with people experiencing poverty reduces hostile but not benevolent classism
Abstract Intergroup contact can reduce bias against disadvantaged groups, yet it may differentially shape ambivalent attitudes. This project examines how contact with people experiencing poverty relates to ambivalent classism and its policy consequences.
Mario Sainz +5 more
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The Decline of Abortion in Spain Over the Last Decade
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze how shifts in population composition and variations in the behavior of different sociodemographic groups have changed abortion practices in Spain between 2011 and 2021. Methods We used data from the Voluntary Terminations of Pregnancies register and Spanish Population and Housing Censuses to examine abortion rates and ...
Miguel Requena, Mikolaj Stanek
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Women living alone in later life: A multicountry comparative analysis
Abstract This paper compares the determinants of living alone among elderly women in six countries (Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, Brazil, Spain, and Sweden) with very different family systems, policy contexts, levels of development, and socio‐economic characteristics. Different factors behind the residential choices of elderly women are estimated by
Miguel Requena +3 more
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