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The Cultural and Symbolic Foundations of Status Hierarchies: A Rejoinder to Biegert, Kühhirt, and Van Lanker 地位等级的文化和象征基础：对比格特、k<s:1> hirt和范·兰克尔的反驳

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Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-03-25 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a13

Peter McMahan, Eran Shor

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The Effect of the Texas Migrant Busing Program on the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election 德克萨斯州移民巴士计划对2024年美国总统大选的影响

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Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-03-10 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a11

William Scarborough, Ronald Kwon, David Brady

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Is College Really “the” Equalizer? New Evidence Addressing Unobserved Selection 大学真的是“均衡器”吗？解决未观察选择的新证据

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Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-03-03 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a10

Haowen Zheng, Robert Andersen , Anders Holm, Kristian Bernt Karlson

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Early Childhood Investments and Women’s Work Outcomes across the Life Course 儿童早期投资与妇女整个生命历程的工作成果

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Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-02-24 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a9

Vida Maralani, Camille Portier, Berkay Özcan

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Force of Attraction and Partner Availability in the U.S. Marriage Market: A Two-Sided Matching Model 美国婚姻市场中的吸引力和伴侣可获得性：一个双边匹配模型

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Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-02-17 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a8

Yuan Cheng, John K. Dagsvik, Xuehui Han, Zhiyang Jia

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The Faith Factor. How Scholars’ Religiosity Biases Research Findings on Secularization 信仰因素。学者的宗教信仰如何影响世俗化研究成果

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Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-02-10 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a7

Valeria Rainero, Jörg Stolz, Ruud Luijkx

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Poor Neighborhoods, Bad Schools? A High-Dimensional Model of Place-Based Disparities in Academic Achievement 贫穷的社区，糟糕的学校？学业成绩地域差异的高维模型

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Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-02-06 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a6

Geoffrey T. Wodtke, Kailey White, Xiang Zhou

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How Measurement Changes Can Exaggerate the Growth of Religious “Nones” 衡量标准的变化如何夸大宗教“无信仰者”的增长

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Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-02-03 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a5

Matthew Conrad, Conrad Hackett

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Ambiguous Actorhood: Twenty-First Century Firms and the Evasion of Responsibility 模棱两可的行为：21世纪的企业和责任的逃避

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Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-01-27 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a4

Carly R. Knight, Adam Goldstein

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Generative AI in Sociological Research: State of the Discipline 社会学研究中的生成人工智能：学科现状

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Sociological Science Pub Date : 2026-01-20 DOI: 10.15195/v13.a3

AJ Alvero, Dustin S. Stoltz, Oscar Stuhler, Marshall A. Taylor

{"title":"Generative AI in Sociological Research: State of the Discipline","authors":"AJ Alvero, Dustin S. Stoltz, Oscar Stuhler, Marshall A. Taylor","doi":"10.15195/v13.a3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15195/v13.a3","url":null,"abstract":"Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has garnered considerable attention for its poten- tial utility in research and scholarship, even among those who typically do not rely on computational tools. However, early commentators have also articulated concerns about how GenAI usage comes with enormous environmental costs, serious social risks, and a tendency to produce low-quality content. In the midst of both excitement and skepticism, it is crucial to take stock of how GenAI is actually being used. Our study focuses on sociological research as our site, and here we present findings from a survey of 433 authors of articles published in 50 sociology journals in the past five years. The survey provides an overview of the state of the discipline with regard to the use of GenAI by providing answers to fundamental questions: how (much) do scholars use the technology for their research; what are their reasons for using it; and how concerned, trustful, and optimistic are they about the technology? Of the approximately one third of respondents who self-report using GenAI at least weekly, the primary uses are for writing assistance and comparatively less so in planning, data collection, or data analysis. In both use and attitudes, there are surprisingly few differences between self-identified computational and non-computational researchers. In general, respondents are very concerned about the social and environmental consequences of GenAI. Trust in GenAI outputs is low, regardless of expertise or frequency of use. Although optimism that GenAI will improve is high, scholars are divided on whether GenAI will have a positive impact on the field.","PeriodicalId":22029,"journal":{"name":"Sociological Science","volume":"64 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146006005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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