Sociology

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Delegados de diferentes origens conversam em ambiente diplomático da ONU diante de um documento com referência a Durban 2001 e aos 25 anos, com o edifício das Nações Unidas ao fundo.

Sociology11/09/20267 min read

Durban Declaration at 25: what the 2001 document established and what the UN revisits in 2026

Understand the scope of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, how its follow-up was organized and what the UN is revisiting at the 28 September 2026 meeting.

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Montagem editorial com entregador de bicicleta, motorista de aplicativo, smartphone e painéis de 2024 e 2025 destacando a mudança de base da pesquisa.

Sociology10/09/20265 min read

App-based work in 2025: why IBGE’s “2 million” cannot be directly compared with 2024

The 2025 total of 1.959 million includes secondary jobs, unlike the 2022 and 2024 rounds. See which scope allows a valid time comparison without mixing real change with a questionn...

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Estudante em sala de aula segura um celular diante de símbolo de proibição, com gráficos destacando 37% em 2022 e 81% em 2025 e elementos escolares ao fundo.

Sociology10/09/20266 min read

PISA 2025: 81% of Brazilian students attended schools with cell phone bans — what changed and what the figure does not prove

Brazil rose from 37% to 81% of students in schools with cell phone bans between 2022 and 2025. Here is what changed, how bans relate to distraction, and why the data do not prove h...

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