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Disability at the Intersections: Age-Standardised Patterns of Caste, Gender and Rural–Urban Inequalities in India

Utilizing 2011 Indian Census data, this study reveals that disability prevalence is systematically stratified by caste, gender, and geography, with Scheduled Caste populations facing the highest overall burden and Scheduled Tribes exhibiting a distinct age-related paradox of low working-age rates but the steepest escalation in old age, particularly in rural areas.

SACHU R SUNNY, VIPITHA V2026-08-06
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Justice Speaks English: Language Barriers, Legal Reform, and the Unequal Architecture of Pakistan’s Undergraduate LLB

This article argues that legal education reform in Pakistan is unlikely to succeed without addressing the critical gap between the English-language dominance in the legal system and the insufficient English proficiency of undergraduate LLB students, a conclusion supported by an analysis of constitutional provisions, judicial precedents, and qualitative data from legal professionals and students.

waqar afzal2026-08-06
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The Associations of Parenting Stress, Resilience, and Parent–Child Relationship Quality in Parents of Elementary School Students: An Actor–Partner Interdependence Model

This study of 411 Chinese mother–father dyads reveals that while parenting stress directly influences parent–child conflict for both parents, its impact on closeness is mediated by resilience, which also transmits stress effects between partners within an actor–partner interdependence framework.

Caixia Chai, Chuansheng Wang, Xizhen Feng2026-08-06
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Adaptive Processes in Gender-Role Conflicts among Arranged Married Couples in Tamil Nadu, India: A Multiple Case Study Using Dyadic Analysis

Guided by the Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation model, this qualitative multiple case study of ten Tamil arranged-marriage couples reveals that while limited pre-marital interaction and external pressures create gender-role conflicts, couples sustain marital stability through culturally specific adaptive strategies, notably a family-focused motive, alongside communication and compromise.

Dewaram Francis Raj Irudayaraj2026-08-06
📄 social_science

Gender, Race, and Class in the University Curriculum: Structural Silences and Epistemic Tensions in Course Syllabi at a Global South Public University

This study analyzes 3,248 course syllabi at Brazil's Federal University of Bahia to reveal that despite regulatory frameworks, gender, race, and class remain largely absent from the curriculum due to a model of selective incorporation that preserves epistemic hierarchies by concentrating critical content in the Humanities while maintaining "technical neutrality" in STEM and professional fields.

Ráren Paulo Silva Araújo, Renata Meira Veras, Climene Laura Camargo, Wanderley Cordeiro Gonçalves, Junior Wanderley2026-08-06
📄 social_science

More Than a Blowout: Team Parties, Sport Culture and Mad Monday

Drawing on collaborative autoethnographic reflections, this article argues that Mad Monday and similar team parties should be understood not merely as behavioral issues of excessive drinking, but as cultural lenses that reveal underlying team norms and leadership dynamics, necessitating a shift from reactive management to intentionally designed end-of-season practices that align with athlete wellbeing and organizational values.

Hoani Kristin Smith, Phillip Borell, Dion Enari, Jarrad Choat, Stacey Niao, Paul Whatuira, Stephenie van den Anker2026-08-06
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Social Geography of Life on the Border in the Configuration of the Socio-Cultural Spatial Arrangement of Island Communities

This study analyzes the socio-cultural spatial arrangement of Sebatik Island's border communities, revealing how integrative settlements, cultural exchanges, and deliberative practices foster a neutral living space that enables social cohesion between Javanese transmigrants and indigenous Tidung people.

Muh. Fichriyadi Hastira, Muhammad Hairul Saleh, Widya Astuti, Asbudi Asbudi2026-08-06
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Fed Before the Household: Care, Belonging and Human–Animal Relations among Gujjars of the Pir Panjal Himalaya

Based on fourteen months of fieldwork among Gujjar pastoralists in the Pir Panjal Himalaya, this article argues that human–animal belonging is not defined by species classification but is a graded, materially costly practice of family membership established through shared labor and genealogical continuity, wherein core animals are named, fed, nursed, and mourned with the same precedence and grief as human kin.

Mohd Junaid Jazib2026-08-06
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From Question Design to Descriptive Feedback: Operationalising the IAT Model for AI-Assisted Assessment Automation in Teacher Practice

This study operationalizes the Integrated AI Triad (IAT) model through a professional development program for 138 teachers, demonstrating how a five-step framework leveraging AI-simulated responses and structured feedback can effectively automate the assessment cycle from question design to descriptive feedback while preserving pedagogical integrity and teacher agency.

Hossein talebzadeh2026-08-06