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Kitsch, Decarnation, and the Erasure of Edible Animals From Visual Culture 媚俗、装饰和从视觉文化中抹去可食用动物

Sociology Lens Pub Date : 2026-02-27 Epub Date: 2025-11-12 DOI: 10.1111/johs.70016

Maddalena Alvi

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Neo-Slavery as Instrumentalization: Amazon, Surrogate Motherhood, and Mobile Phones 作为工具化的新奴隶制：亚马逊、代孕母亲和移动电话

Sociology Lens Pub Date : 2026-02-27 Epub Date: 2025-12-16 DOI: 10.1111/johs.70030

Bülent Diken, Tuğba Göçer, Mesut Uçak

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The Social Genesis of the Hungarian Literary Field: Symbolic Revolution and the Fall of Aristocratic Authority 匈牙利文学领域的社会起源：象征革命与贵族权威的衰落

Sociology Lens Pub Date : 2026-02-27 Epub Date: 2025-12-09 DOI: 10.1111/johs.70028

Ádám Havas

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Kitsch, Decarnation, and the Erasure of Edible Animals From Visual Culture 媚俗、装饰和从视觉文化中抹去可食用动物

Sociology Lens Pub Date : 2026-02-27 Epub Date: 2025-11-12 DOI: 10.1111/johs.70016

Maddalena Alvi

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Virtual Demons: Blue Whale and Moral Panic in the Digital Age 虚拟恶魔：数字时代的蓝鲸和道德恐慌

Sociology Lens Pub Date : 2026-02-27 Epub Date: 2026-01-13 DOI: 10.1111/johs.70032

Kerem Karaosmanoğlu

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When Heroes Hurt: Rethinking the Social Impact of “Positive” Labels 当英雄受伤：重新思考“正面”标签的社会影响

Sociology Lens Pub Date : 2026-02-27 Epub Date: 2025-11-27 DOI: 10.1111/johs.70026

Tammy Anderson

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AI Efficiency Versus Human Empathy: A Paradox of AI and Human Agents in Service Support Interactions 人工智能效率与人类移情：服务支持交互中人工智能与人类代理的悖论

Sociology Lens Pub Date : 2026-02-27 Epub Date: 2025-12-05 DOI: 10.1111/johs.70027

Naim Bin Hasan

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Virtual Demons: Blue Whale and Moral Panic in the Digital Age 虚拟恶魔：数字时代的蓝鲸和道德恐慌

Sociology Lens Pub Date : 2026-02-27 Epub Date: 2026-01-13 DOI: 10.1111/johs.70032

Kerem Karaosmanoğlu

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Father's Perspective: Factors Considered When Choosing to Enter a Stay-at-Home Father and Working Mother Relationship 父亲的观点：当选择进入全职父亲和工作母亲的关系时考虑的因素

Sociology Lens Pub Date : 2026-02-27 Epub Date: 2025-11-22 DOI: 10.1111/johs.70025

Zhongyan Yang

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When Heroes Hurt: Rethinking the Social Impact of “Positive” Labels 当英雄受伤：重新思考“正面”标签的社会影响

Sociology Lens Pub Date : 2026-02-27 Epub Date: 2025-11-27 DOI: 10.1111/johs.70026

Tammy Anderson

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