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Challenging the Status-Quo with Practical Theory: Introduction to John T. Jost's Kurt Lewin Award Address 用实践理论挑战现状：约翰-约斯特库尔特-勒温奖演讲导言

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Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2024-10-31 DOI: 10.1111/josi.12645

Mahzarin R. Banaji

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From oppressive to affirmative: Situating the health and well-being of LGBTIQ+ people as impacted by systemic and structural transitions in Russia, Turkey, Pakistan, and India 从压迫到肯定：在俄罗斯、土耳其、巴基斯坦和印度，LGBTIQ+人群的健康和福祉受到系统性和结构性转型的影响。

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Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2024-10-24 DOI: 10.1111/josi.12644

Diana Cherian Ahuwalia, Purnima Singh, Humaira Jami, Esra Ummak, Evgeny Osin

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Reimagining LGBTIQ+ research – Acknowledging differences across subpopulations, methods, and countries 重新认识 LGBTIQ+ 研究--承认不同亚人群、方法和国家之间的差异

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Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2024-10-10 DOI: 10.1111/josi.12643

Tabea Hässler, Nicole Theiss Fogwell, Alejandra Gonzalez, Joel R. Anderson, S. Atwood

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The damaging legacy of damage-centered LGBTIQ+ research: Implications for healthcare and LGBTIQ+ health 以损害为中心的 LGBTIQ+ 研究的破坏性遗产：对医疗保健和 LGBTIQ+ 健康的影响

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Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2024-10-08 DOI: 10.1111/josi.12641

Rebecca Cipollina, Mollie A. Ruben, Meredith R. Maroney, Chanel Fu, Alejandra Gonzalez, Nicole Theiss Fogwell, Jay Bettergarcia, Heidi M. Levitt

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Trends in psychosocial research on LGBTIQ+ populations in Latin America: Findings, challenges, and concerns 拉丁美洲 LGBTIQ+ 群体的社会心理研究趋势：研究结果、挑战和关切

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Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI: 10.1111/josi.12637

Jaime Barrientos, Henrique Caetano Nardi, Juan Carlos Mendoza-Pérez, María Camila Navarro, Joaquín Bahamondes, Mario Pecheny, Blas Radi

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The influence of essentialist and social constructionist notions on perceptions of “realness”: Implications for LGBTIQ+ experiences 本质主义和社会建构主义观念对 "真实性 "认知的影响：对 LGBTIQ+ 经历的影响

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Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2024-09-27 DOI: 10.1111/josi.12642

Mik S. Bartels, Joel M. Le Forestier, Anton M. O. Hug, Thekla Morgenroth, Miguel Roselló-Peñaloza

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Toward inclusive and equitable LGBTIQ+ measurement: Assessing gender and sexual orientation measures and scale validity in national surveys across 21 countries 实现包容性和公平的 LGBTIQ+ 测量：在 21 个国家的国家调查中评估性别和性取向措施及量表有效性

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Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2024-09-23 DOI: 10.1111/josi.12635

K. Colin Li, Elli van Berlekom, S. Atwood, Yu-Chi Wang

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Psychosocial correlates of LGBTIQ+ experiences in selected African countries: Reimagining LGBTIQ+ research 选定非洲国家 LGBTIQ+ 经历的社会心理相关因素：重新认识 LGBTIQ+ 研究

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Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI: 10.1111/josi.12640

Immaculate Mogotsi, Yvonne Otubea Otchere, Irene Botchway, Yvonne Muthoni, Rodney Gariseb, Lebogang Manthibe Ramalepe

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Understanding variations in LGBTIQ+ acceptance across space and time: The importance of norm perceptions and political dynamics 了解不同时空对 LGBTIQ+ 接受程度的差异：规范认知和政治动态的重要性

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Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI: 10.1111/josi.12638

Michael M. Sweigart, Danna Galván-Hernández, Tabea Hässler, Peter Hegarty, Mary E. Kite, Eugene K. Ofosu, Banu C. Ünsal, Léïla Eisner

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Centering the margins: Reimagining resilience and resistance for transgender and nonbinary people of color 边缘中心化：重新想象有色人种变性人和非二元人的复原力和抵抗力

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Journal of Social Issues Pub Date : 2024-09-14 DOI: 10.1111/josi.12639

Jay Bettergarcia, Cassandra Crone, Emily Herry, Bakhtawar Ali

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