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Traditional Beliefs and Practices related to Menstrual Health and Hygiene among Two Generations: First Year Students and Female Workers at Ahfad University for Women, Sudan

This qualitative study of first-year students and female workers at Ahfad University for Women in Sudan reveals that despite generational differences in openness, both groups continue to face menstrual stigma and harmful traditional practices driven by socio-cultural constraints, highlighting the urgent need for culturally responsive, community-based interventions to improve menstrual health and hygiene.

Israa Babiker2026-09-28

📄 social science

On Generations of the Theories of Revolution in the Light of the History of Sociology: Preliminary Correlation

This paper argues that the evolution of theories of revolution is deeply correlated with the historical development of sociology, demonstrating how successive generations of revolutionary researchers and their paradigms align with specific epochs and major theoretical trends within the broader discipline.

Leonid Grinin, Egor Fayn, Andrey Korotayev2026-09-28

📄 social science

A Comparative Examination of Public Secondary School Characteristics and Educational Inequality in Malawi

This study reveals severe educational inequality in Malawi's public secondary schools by identifying two distinct performance tiers where community day schools lag behind national schools in exam results and university admissions, prompting a recommendation to shift from a privilege-based to a needs-based policy model that addresses funding, teacher distribution, and infrastructure disparities.

Benjamin Salmon Blessings Kitha, Aloysius Rukundo2026-09-28

📄 social science

TikTok Use Is Positively Associated With Higher Students’ Learning Creativity

This exploratory study of 109 Indonesian university students found a weak-to-moderate positive correlation between TikTok usage and learning creativity, suggesting the platform may serve as a supplementary microlearning tool for idea generation while highlighting the need for larger, randomized research to confirm causal relationships.

Faizatul Amalia, Angie Almarza, Sari Rahmawati2026-09-28

📄 social science

Affective Geographies of Displacement: Emotion as Cognitive Map in Tash Aw’s Map of the Invisible World

This paper argues that in Tash Aw's *Map of the Invisible World*, emotions such as anxiety and nostalgia function as "affective cognitive maps" that enable characters to navigate postcolonial Indonesia's invisible social terrains, thereby transforming displacement into a productive mode of cross-cultural knowledge that subverts official historical narratives.

Xiaojia Tan2026-09-28

📄 social science

Analysis of Senior High School Students’ Understanding and Application of Green Chemistry in Palu City, Indonesia, for Instructional Media Development

This study of 343 senior high school students in Palu City, Indonesia, reveals that while their overall understanding of green chemistry is moderate, significant variations across schools are driven primarily by classroom instructional factors rather than individual dispositions, providing a critical baseline for developing targeted game-based instructional media.

Dewi Satria Ahmar, Muhammad Fath Azzajjad, Tri Santoso, Muhammad Ismail2026-09-28

📄 social science

Urban Land Governance in Techiman, Ghana: Exploring the challenges and drivers of urban transformation

This mixed-method study of Techiman, Ghana, reveals that while development permits are vital for formalizing land transactions, institutional failures and governance challenges undermine spatial planning, necessitating context-specific strategies that integrate land tenure, governance, and enforcement to achieve resilient urban transformation.

Nicholas Kombonaah, Dorcas Antwiwaa Gale, Patrick Timorkamoan Ntepumi, Derrick Kofi Osei, Kingsley Opoku2026-09-28

📄 social science

Female Spouses of Male Physicians Describe How Physician Burnout Crosses Over into Marriage and Family Life

This qualitative study reveals that physician burnout extends beyond the workplace to significantly impact the well-being and dynamics of their marriages, as female spouses of male physicians navigate challenges like loneliness, solo parenting, and emotional strain while simultaneously expressing pride in their partners' professional dedication.

Lisa A. Muehlenbein2026-09-28

📄 social science

Integrating Virtual Reality into Counseling Practice Teaching for Undergraduate Medical Social Work Students: Effects on Students' Emotional Well-being, Practical Innovation Competence, and Instructional Satisfaction

This quasi-experimental study demonstrates that integrating virtual reality simulations into counseling courses for undergraduate medical social work students significantly reduces academic anxiety, enhances practical innovation competence, and increases instructional satisfaction compared to traditional teaching methods.

Ying Sun, Jihong Li2026-09-28

📄 social science

Boy Bi! The Association Between HIV Knowledge, PrEP Stigma, Bisexual Contact, and Binegativity in a Sample of Undergraduate Students

This study of 633 undergraduate students reveals that higher HIV knowledge and positive contact with bisexual individuals are associated with reduced binegativity, whereas PrEP stigma correlates with increased negative attitudes toward bisexual men, suggesting that inclusive sexual health education could help mitigate such prejudice.

Vincent Dang, Nathan Grant Smith2026-09-28

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