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Teacher Sorting and Inequalities in Student Achievement: Unequal Exposures and Differential Returns to Teacher Qualifications 教师分类和学生成绩的不平等：教师资格的不平等暴露和差异回报

IF 3.4 2区社会学

Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-06-30 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a29

Said Hassan

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The Exception to Women’s Advantage: How Rurality, Red Counties, and the Local Economy Shape Gender Gaps in Educational Attainment 女性优势的例外：农村、红县和地方经济如何塑造受教育程度的性别差距

IF 3.4 2区社会学

Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-06-25 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a28

April Sutton, Bernardo Mackenna, Bolun Zhang, Amanda Bosky

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Clickbait Crime News? Metrics and Professional Authority in Local Newsrooms 标题党犯罪新闻？本地新闻编辑室的指标和专业权威

IF 3.4 2区社会学

Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-06-22 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a27

Jonathan Ben-Menachem

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Beyond Text: Using AI-Generated Visual Conjoints to Study Gender and Housework Attribution 超越文本：使用人工智能生成的视觉连接来研究性别和家务归因

IF 3.4 2区社会学

Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-06-16 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a26

Léa Pessin, Kevin Munger

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Changing Opportunity: Rising Local Wealth Inequality and Growing Class Gaps in Income Mobility 变化的机会：地方财富不平等加剧和收入流动性的阶级差距扩大

IF 3.4 2区社会学

Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-06-15 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a25

Manuel Schechtl, Florencia Torche

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Declining Inequality and Persistent Inequality Structures 不平等的减少和持续的不平等结构

IF 3.4 2区社会学

Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-06-10 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a24

Soohyun Roh, Nathan Wilmers

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Family Networks and Childcare Choices: A Predictive Machine Learning Approach 家庭网络和儿童保育选择：预测性机器学习方法

IF 3.4 2区社会学

Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-06-02 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a23

Nicolás Soler, Tom Emery, Agnieszka Kanas

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Echo Chambers Are Defined by Conflict, Not Isolation 回音室的定义是冲突，而不是孤立

IF 3.4 2区社会学

Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-05-11 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a22

Anna Keuchenius, Petter Törnberg, Justus Uitermark

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How a Seemingly Innocuous and Intuitive Methodological Choice Confused a Generation of Research on Policy Responsiveness 一个看似无害的、直观的方法论选择是如何混淆了一代政策响应研究的

IF 3.4 2区社会学

Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-05-04 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a21

Peter K. Enns

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Dissecting Taste Distinction: Cultural Tastes and Perceptions of Individuals’ Status and Qualities 品味区分剖析：文化品味与个人地位和品质的感知

IF 3.4 2区社会学

Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-04-30 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a20

Mikkel Haderup Larsen, Mads Meier Jæger

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