Frontiers in Sociology

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Published on 16 Jan 2026

Gender dynamics in local organizations: enhancing community participation for sustainable rural development in Indonesia

in Gender, Sex and Sexualities

Riri Amandaria
Rahim Darma
Sopian Tamrin
Rahmadanih Rahmadanih
Untari Untari

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1673863

676 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jan 2026

Standard employment and segmentation practices within the automotive industry in South Africa

in Work, Employment and Organizations

Irene Dingeldey
Andrea Schäfer

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1621307

551 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jan 2026

Reimagining “racial” stratification and inequality: inter- and intraracial colorism in Trinidad and Tobago

in Race and Ethnicity

Monique D. A. Kelly

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1716832

774 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Jan 2026

Human cognitive enhancement and reprogenetic technologies in Malaysia – A survey study of local Muslim undergraduate students' viewpoints

in ELSI in Science and Genetics

Sayyed Mohamed Muhsin
Mohamed Aslam Akbar
Sohela Mustari
Mohammed H. Alashaikh
Alexis Heng Boon Chin

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1701007

1,227 views

Original Research

Accepted on 14 Jan 2026

General Perception of the Diversification of Child-rearing Environments in Japan

in Sociology of Families

Kazushi Maruya
Rokuro Tabuchi
Junji Watanabe
CHIHIRO HOSODA

Frontiers in Sociology

214 views

Perspective

Published on 14 Jan 2026

Women rights from Islamic perspectives: navigating rights, challenges and contemporary perspectives

in Gender, Sex and Sexualities

Duman Saifullin
Samet Okan
Askar Akimkhanov

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1727894

1,508 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jan 2026

The psychological significance of female traditional initiation rites among the Bakopa community of South Africa: a qualitative approach to the understanding of koma ya basadi

in Gender, Sex and Sexualities

Mmakotsedi Magampa
Thelmah Maluleke
Rudzani Marry Mhlari
Anastasia Julia Ngobe
Lehlogonolo Makola
Abongile Pindo
Alinah Segobye
Tholene Sodi

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1458428

1,019 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Jan 2026

(Mis)perceptions of individual position in national and global income distribution. The Italian case

in Sociology of Stratification

Nevena Kulic
Olga Griaznova
Eleonora Clerici

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1646173

740 views

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 14 Jan 2026

Struggling over recognition: Honneth, political resistance, and violence

in Sociological Theory

Renante D. Pilapil

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1693721

861 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jan 2026

Combining professionalization and personalization in English long-term care: analyzing stakeholder views through a workforce lens

in Work, Employment and Organizations

Erika Kispeter
Shereen Hussein

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1719789

685 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jan 2026

Breaking the code of silence: Sexual violence and campus culture at Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly University, Burkina Faso

in Gender, Sex and Sexualities

Yacouba Tengueri

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1652314

552 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jan 2026

Socioeconomic stratification in adolescent digital engagement: cultural capital, emotional mediation, and bilibili usage patterns in Chinese high schools

in Sociology of Stratification

Qiaoyi Liu

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1696513

854 views

Conceptual Analysis

Accepted on 12 Jan 2026

Ambivalence, universality, and collectives – three questions for recognition theory

in Sociological Theory

Onni Hirvonen

Frontiers in Sociology

195 views

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Regulated religion, fading belief: how Indonesians’ religiosity has quietly changed, 2000–2020

in Media Governance and the Public Sphere

Amika Wardana

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1698036

852 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jan 2026

Network analysis of workplace mobbing, work–family conflict, and mental health in adults from the general population

in Work, Employment and Organizations

Javier Hildebrando Espinoza Escobar
Jonatan Baños-Chaparro
Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez
Fabio Cesar Saldivar Celis

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1704409

746 views

Perspective

Published on 09 Jan 2026

Practice as research as a decolonial praxis: Yoruba culture retrieval

in Race and Ethnicity

Lara Rose

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1579227

601 views

Opinion

Published on 09 Jan 2026

Same-sex love and marriage: understanding the Special Marriage Act, 1954

in Sociology of Law

Theodora Cecilia Gomes
Sruti Kanungo
Seonti Sengupta

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1622997

1,644 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Jan 2026

Being (a) patient—navigating desire through online communities in assisted reproductive technology

in Sociology of Families

Alessandra Decataldo
Elena Andreoni

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1683860

819 views

Review

Published on 08 Jan 2026

Between fiscal returns and social harm: reframing gambling regulation in Kazakhstan through international evidence

in Sociology of Law

Zhanna Khamzina
Yermek Buribayev

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1718858

864 views

Review

Published on 08 Jan 2026

Understanding unemployment: a sociological analysis of systemic challenges and social consequences

in Work, Employment and Organizations

Fernando Fredi Rea García
Sheila Janet Rangel Gómez
Rommel Sebastián Coba Torres
José Luis Domínguez Caiza

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1674918

1,506 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2026

The effect of father-child engagement on maternal life satisfaction in South Asian contexts: evidence from MICS surveys in Pakistan and Bangladesh

in Sociology of Families

Mehr Munir
Anna Bolgrien
Elizabeth Heger Boyle

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1716756

794 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2026

Ethnic-specific discrimination: focus group findings of Korean American emerging adults

in Race and Ethnicity

Hans Oh
Woo Jung Amy Lee
Ronna Bañada
Brenda Goh
Bo-Kyung Elizabeth Kim
Yuri Jang
Jimi Huh
Jungeun Olivia Lee

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1658624

712 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2026

Developing a Gender Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity (GEDI)-responsive curriculum framework for Philippine higher education: a qualitative case study of faculty perspectives

in Gender, Sex and Sexualities

Nilo Jayoma Castulo
Jayson Luciano De Vera
Ma. Laarni Buenaventura
Starr Clyde Lumanta Sebial
John Michael Del Rosario Aquino
Brenda O. Bua-ay
Rowena Raton Hibanada
Princess Zarla J. Raguindin
Zyralie Bedural
Raquel R. Geronimo

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1672056

1,360 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Jan 2026

Spectral interlocutions and the politics of unfinished: Buddhism, haunting, and memory in Karunatilaka’s The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

in Sociology of Law

Neethu Mary Humphry
Ajit I

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1712299

859 views

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Gender dynamics in local organizations: enhancing community participation for sustainable rural development in Indonesia

Standard employment and segmentation practices within the automotive industry in South Africa

Reimagining “racial” stratification and inequality: inter- and intraracial colorism in Trinidad and Tobago

Human cognitive enhancement and reprogenetic technologies in Malaysia – A survey study of local Muslim undergraduate students' viewpoints

General Perception of the Diversification of Child-rearing Environments in Japan

Women rights from Islamic perspectives: navigating rights, challenges and contemporary perspectives

The psychological significance of female traditional initiation rites among the Bakopa community of South Africa: a qualitative approach to the understanding of koma ya basadi

(Mis)perceptions of individual position in national and global income distribution. The Italian case

Struggling over recognition: Honneth, political resistance, and violence

Combining professionalization and personalization in English long-term care: analyzing stakeholder views through a workforce lens

Breaking the code of silence: Sexual violence and campus culture at Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly University, Burkina Faso

Socioeconomic stratification in adolescent digital engagement: cultural capital, emotional mediation, and bilibili usage patterns in Chinese high schools

Ambivalence, universality, and collectives – three questions for recognition theory

Regulated religion, fading belief: how Indonesians’ religiosity has quietly changed, 2000–2020

Network analysis of workplace mobbing, work–family conflict, and mental health in adults from the general population

Practice as research as a decolonial praxis: Yoruba culture retrieval

Same-sex love and marriage: understanding the Special Marriage Act, 1954

Being (a) patient—navigating desire through online communities in assisted reproductive technology

Between fiscal returns and social harm: reframing gambling regulation in Kazakhstan through international evidence

Understanding unemployment: a sociological analysis of systemic challenges and social consequences

The effect of father-child engagement on maternal life satisfaction in South Asian contexts: evidence from MICS surveys in Pakistan and Bangladesh

Ethnic-specific discrimination: focus group findings of Korean American emerging adults

Developing a Gender Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity (GEDI)-responsive curriculum framework for Philippine higher education: a qualitative case study of faculty perspectives

Spectral interlocutions and the politics of unfinished: Buddhism, haunting, and memory in Karunatilaka’s The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida