Survey data from 36,771 European grandparents were analyzed with respect to childcare assistance that interviewees provided to their birth children versus stepchildren. Interviewees with current ...partners provided far more such assistance to adult children who were the progeny of both partners than to those who were stepchildren of either one's self or one's partner, but both husband and wife helped the wife's children from prior unions more than they helped the husband's children, supporting the interpretation of stepfathers' involvement as primarily an investment in the new partnership (“mating effort”) rather than in the grandchildren. Interviewees resided farther away from their adult stepchildren than from their birth children, on average, but discriminative care did not depend merely on residential proximity, being substantial regardless of whether proximity was statistically controlled. Grandmothers without current partners exhibited the greatest discrimination, with stepchild: birth child Odds Ratios of 0.10 or less in various analyses, whereas grandfathers without partners exhibited no significant discrimination. Interviewees of both sexes listed far more stepchildren, proportionately, if they had a current partner than if they were either widowed or divorced, however, which suggests that single respondents may have omitted former stepchildren with whom they had ceased to interact from their list of children, and hence that the degree to which single grandparents divest from them may be even larger than estimated.
The Crown of Loss Taheri, Zahra
Journal of international women's studies,
2023, Volume:
25, Issue:
1
Journal Article
Peer reviewed
Open access
In many patriarchal, Eastern cultures, marriage has been idealized and beautified as a means of escape for girls and young women. Marriage has been propagated as a way out of the restricted life ...girls often experience under the harsh surveillance of male family members, especially fathers and brothers. Hence, many Eastern cultures, particularly the more patriarchal and restricted ones, often witness the formation of the "Cinderella Complex"2 in girls. Many girls come to believe that marriage can help them realize their suppressed dreams. As a result, girls often focus on attracting male attention instead of focusing on cultivating their talents. Yet they often become disappointed after marriage, finding themselves in a close replica of the past lives they were trying to escape, but with even more duties, higher expectations, and even less leisure time. Patriarchal societies have silenced this truth for years to benefit men with younger brides of less experience who tend to be more naive and malleable and, thus, more compliant. This silence surrounding the realities of marrying young has proved devastating for Eastern girls, leading to life-long regrets. Having wasted their time and talents only to get married, many girls are left broken and hopeless, without their own talents and means to survive on their own, and in a marriage that mirrors the circumstances they were trying to escape in the first place.
Este trabalho visa oferecer alternativas para a abordagem de alguns conceitos de Geometrias Não-Euclidianas no ensino básico. Para isso, apresentamos uma proposta de atividades em um ambiente de ...geometria dinâmica com a intenção de possibilitar a exploração e a realização de comparações entre Geometria Euclidiana e Geometrias Não-Euclidianas. A metodologia utilizada está focada na investigação matemática através de atividades elaboradas nos softwares Geogebra e Cinderella. O objetivo dessas atividades é garantir que o aluno tenha a liberdade de experimentar com os objetos geométricos em mais de um ambiente, podendo assim construir o conhecimento matemático através da comparação dos conceitos geométricos vistos em Geometria Euclidiana com conceitos semelhantes verificados em Geometria Esférica e em Geometria Hiperbólica.
The present study intends to examine the link between clothes and cultural identities in Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Hema and Kaushik” (
). It will argue that Lahiri explores her protagonists’ cultural ...displacement through their items of clothing. We want to suggest that the protagonists’ clothes are employed in each narrative as signifiers for the characters’ cultural identities. The study will further show that each item of clothing could be loaded with the ideological signification of two separate cultures. In other words, it aims to demonstrate how ideology imposes its values, beliefs, and consequently its dominance through the dress codes each defines for its subjects. Moreover, it intends to suggest that the link between clothing and identity is most visible and intense in the case of female immigrant characters rather than men. Drawing on Luptan’s structure of the Cinderella line, we will explore Lahiri’s protagonists’ cultural transformation from simple ethnic girls to stylish American ladies through their items of clothing. The study will conclude that the “Cinderella line” does not work in Lahiri’s realistic stories the way it does in fairy tales and romance fiction.
Etiology of Myofascial Trigger Points Bron, Carel; Dommerholt, Jan D.
Current pain and headache reports,
10/2012, Volume:
16, Issue:
5
Journal Article
Peer reviewed
Open access
Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is described as the sensory, motor, and autonomic symptoms caused by myofascial trigger points (TrPs). Knowing the potential causes of TrPs is important to prevent ...their development and recurrence, but also to inactivate and eliminate existing TrPs. There is general agreement that muscle overuse or direct trauma to the muscle can lead to the development of TrPs. Muscle overload is hypothesized to be the result of sustained or repetitive low-level muscle contractions, eccentric muscle contractions, and maximal or submaximal concentric muscle contractions. TrPs may develop during occupational, recreational, or sports activities when muscle use exceeds muscle capacity and normal recovery is disturbed.
The Fleece of the Ram Werth, Romina
European journal of Scandinavian studies,
04/2023, Volume:
53, Issue:
1
Journal Article
The fairy tale tradition of Cinderella in folklore (ATU 510) and the medieval Breton fabliau of a magic chastity-testing cloak, known as
(The Ill-fitting Cloak), and its various analogues, do not ...seem to have much in common at first. However, both the tale type and the medieval narrative contain an intriguing episode about an item of clothing – a delicate slipper, or a magic cloak – which perfectly fits only one particular woman. This article will show that Icelandic medieval literature and modern fairy tales sharing the image of a colourful fleeced ram are at the crossroads of Cinderella and the mantle tradition, and will help bring them into mutual illumination.
Past research finds that stepparents harm and kill their partner's children at higher rates than biological parents do to their own children, a phenomenon called the “Cinderella effect.” Yet one ...major limitation of these studies is that reporting biases may account for a large share of the effect observed if reporting rates differ based on the victim-offender relationship. As abuse cases with serious injuries are more likely to be disclosed to police than ones with no injuries or minor injuries, using cases where the victim is seriously injured allows us to minimize the impact of differential reporting. Using data from the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) which covers over 500,000 cases of child abuse from 1991 through 2019, we find that, relative to biological parents, unmarried partners, but not stepparents, are significantly more likely to seriously injure the child, partially supporting the Cinderella effect.
•Parents, stepparents, and unmarried partners abuse children at different rates.•Stepparents and unmarried partners are more likely to seriously injure children.•Reporting bias has affected past research on this topic.
The Tahitian (or Polynesian) chestnut
Inocarpus fagifer
is distributed widely in tropical South-East Asia and in the Pacific region. It is an important component in traditional agroforestry systems. ...However, its importance as a food plant has decreased considerably. There is no evidence that the species has ever been domesticated, nor that deliberate breeding and crop improvement is presently taking place. This article aims to provide an overview of the current status of knowledge about its distribution, biology, its past and current cultivation and use as a species in agroforestry systems, and to analyse its future potential for production, commercial use and plant improvement.
Inocarpus fagifer
grows in lowlands in coastal and near coastal areas, often along rivers. It often forms almost pure stands underneath the canopy trees.
Inocarpus fagifer
trees are very vigorous and shade-tolerant. They thrive in moist to wet soils. Nearly all parts of the tree have been used for multiple purposes including timber, medicine, and animal fodder. The seed has significant traditional importance as human food, and it plays an important role in the diets of rural communities, in particular during the crop harvesting season.
Inocarpus fagifer
is mostly disease-free. Reports about the commercial use of
I
.
fagifer
remain localised and largely anecdotal. The species retains a good potential for commercial development and for a wider commercial use as an alternative food source. No accessible genebank accessions are available. Fundamental questions on its marketability and genetic potential need to be answered.
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