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Authentic Love after Conflict: A Beauvoirian Ethics and the Foundations of Couple Repair

This paper proposes a Beauvoirian ethics of couple repair that argues authentic love, defined as reciprocal recognition, is structurally prone to conflict and infidelity, and suggests that while only consensual non-monogamy preserves authenticity, repair toward an I–Thou relationship is only possible through disclosed non-consensual infidelity when the offending party engages in repair, provided that cognitive-existential foundations for mutual recognition are re-established before communication skills training.

Wing Chung Ho2026-09-07

📄 social_science

A Risk Control Matrix Maps Adolescent Bullying Risks and Prevention Priorities in Indonesian Junior High Schools

This quantitative study of Indonesian junior high schools utilizes a Risk Control Matrix to reveal a high prevalence of physical and verbal bullying, identifying gender and prior violence exposure as significant risk factors while highlighting that most students experience both victimization and perpetration.

Colti Sistiarani, Qoni Oktanti, Nurintan Kartika Sari2026-09-07

📄 social_science

Rage Against the Page: Race-Conscious Education and the Emotional Mobilization of White Americans

Using a survey experiment, this paper demonstrates that exposing white Americans to structural explanations of racial inequality, which challenge colorblind ideology, triggers anger that drives political mobilization against race-conscious education, with the nature of this anger varying between Democrats who lament persistent inequality and Republicans who reject structural causes entirely.

Hilary Izatt, Francy Luna Diaz, Zoe Walker2026-09-07

📄 social_science

Examining Mental Health Literacy among Iranian Teachers through Item Level Analysis

This study of 1,649 Iranian teachers reveals that while they possess strong recognition of major mental disorders, item-level analysis uncovers critical gaps in understanding specific conditions and pervasive stigmatizing attitudes toward social integration, highlighting the need to move beyond aggregate scores to target specific intervention priorities.

Fatemeh Zahra Ahmadi2026-09-07

📄 social_science

Reconfiguring Virtual Learning Environments as Ecosystems of Social Subjectivity

This paper argues that contemporary Virtual Learning Environments must be reconfigured from sterile, behaviorist tools into living ecosystems of social subjectivity by integrating Complexity Theory and the Theory of Subjectivity to prioritize emotional memory and dialogical meaning over standardized metrics and algorithmic control.

Walfredo González Hernández2026-09-07

📄 social_science

What Relational Factors Make Mothers Appreciate Their Bodies After Childbirth? Evidence From Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling

This study utilizes fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling to demonstrate that positive postpartum body appreciation is significantly shaped by relational factors, particularly secure attachment, partner responsiveness, and effective dyadic coping, which can buffer against interpersonal vulnerabilities.

Estefanía Mónaco, Sofía Montávez, Laura Lacomba-Trejo2026-09-07

📄 social_science

Environmental Education Program in Fieldwork promotes behavioral changes in Secondary Education students in Public Institutions of the Northern Highlands of Peru, 2025

A 2025 quantitative pre-experimental study in Peru's northern highlands demonstrates that an environmental education program utilizing fieldwork significantly improves ecological behaviors and attitudes among public secondary school students.

Lilia Josefina Silva Chavez, Eduardo Herrera Camizan, Jean Carlos Zapata Rojas2026-09-07

📄 social_science

Vocational school choice during educational transition based on the theory of planned behavior

This quantitative study of 462 Indonesian junior high school graduates utilizes the Theory of Planned Behavior and PLS-SEM to demonstrate that family environment and student interest are the primary drivers of vocational school choices, with both factors serving as significant mediators that enhance the impact of self-understanding and social support on educational decision-making.

Rina Febriana, Muhammad Nurtanto, Anis Kandriasri, Yeni Yulianti, Hendra Jaya2026-09-07

📄 social_science

The Political Economy of Scientific Legitimacy in the Case of Karl Marx and the Nobel Prize in Economics

Drawing on Bourdieu's field theory, this paper argues that Karl Marx would have been excluded from the Nobel Prize in Economics not due to a lack of merit, but because the award functions as an ideological gatekeeping mechanism that systematically marginalizes scholars whose work challenges the foundational premises of the discipline and the interests of economic power.

Ishwor Thapa2026-09-07

📄 social_science

Investigating the Association Between Student Life Stage and Class Attendance at a South African University of Technology

This study of 419 business students at a South African university of technology reveals that class attendance is significantly shaped by life stage factors such as age, study level, and living arrangements rather than just motivation, suggesting that institutions should adopt more inclusive policies that accommodate diverse student circumstances.

Gift Muresherwa2026-09-07

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