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Abstract Current definitions of sustainability and sustainable development are problematic. They reinforce the dominant capitalist paradigm of economic growth as a goal—a system which has contributed in no uncertain terms to the current state of the planet—and they exclude animals as moral entities. We propose that sustainability is primarily an ethical issue which connects people, the planet on which we live, and the animals and other organisms which inhabit it. Our definition of sustainability states that in all decisions and actions on any scale, from the individual to the institutional, we should minimise our immediate and future negative impact on humans, other animals, and the planet, while simultaneously maximising our positive impacts on these domains. We take an interdisciplinary approach in discussing trade-offs between these three broad interests, providing a rationale for adopting this more inclusive definition at every level of society. Our definition calls for a normative shift in discussions around sustainability, one of which is more inclusive of the animals and other organisms with which we share the planet. We believe that the paper forms a strong and coherent foundation for policy and communication about sustainability going forward.

This paper examines the use of Spanish and English, as well as collaborative discourse sequences, of four fourth graders in a bilingual classroom in terms of how they are used to construct gender identity. The analysis shows how language practices can become gendered through both societal and interactional norms and practices. The two girls' use of English to construct their identities as best friends becomes part of the construction of femininity through the influence of both macro-social gender roles and the girls' own linguistic repertoires and behavior in this community of practice. Further, both boys and girls use collaborative speech, but their aims of collaboration differ in ways that draw on hegemonic masculine roles in society as well as the personal agendas of the speakers.

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Hablar español en Estados Unidos : presentación del libro -- La demografía del español en Estados Unidos -- La historia del español y sus hablantes en Estados Unidos -- Ideologías lingüísticas -- Raza, racialización e identidad etnorracial de la población latinx -- Lengua e identidad -- El español y las personas latinxs en los medios estadounidenses -- La política lingüística y el español en Estados Unidos -- El español en las escuelas de Estados Unidos -- Variación y contacto entre lenguas : aspectos formales del español en Estados Unidos -- El futuro del español en Estados Unidos.

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