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{"title":"Religious faith, gratitude, conflict resolution styles, and romantic love.","authors":"Marius Marici, Adelia Furdui Florea, Patricia Runcan","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1588365","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1588365","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The study emphasizes the value of integrating psychological and spiritual dimensions in understanding relational harmony. The aim of this research was to investigate the role of gratitude and conflict resolution styles as mediators between religious faith and romantic love.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A structural equation model was performed with data from married males and females from Romania (<i>N</i> = 226, M_age = 40.67, SD_age = 11.76). Established measurement tools assessed key variables, while the model's validity was evaluated through multiple statistical benchmarks (e.g., fit indices), allowing a comprehensive assessment of pathways linking religious faith, gratitude, conflict resolution, and romantic love.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Analyses indicated that religious faith strongly predicted gratitude. Gratitude, in turn, had a favorable impact on cooperative conflict-resolution behaviors, which were closely linked to strengthened romantic love. The model exhibited strong validity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings underscore the central role of intrinsic spiritual values and gratitude in fostering effective conflict management and enriching romantic love. These insights highlight potential applications in therapeutic settings and relationship-building programs, suggesting that fostering these personal qualities could enhance partnership satisfaction.</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1588365"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12246941/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144627351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial: The evolution and sustainability of societal systems.","authors":"Juan R Coca, Susana Gómez-Redondo, Juan A Roche Cárcel","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1636379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1636379","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1636379"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12245759/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144627340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Justification of physical intimate partner violence among married men in East Africa evidence from the recent demographic and health survey (2015-2022): a multilevel analysis.","authors":"Kaleb Assegid Demissie, Demiss Mulatu Geberu, Getachew Teshale, Melak Jejaw, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere, Asebe Hagos, Lemlem Daniel Baffa","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1514917","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1514917","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Millions of women and girls worldwide are impacted by physical intimate partner violence. While physical intimate partner violence (IPV) among women is largely associated with the justification of IPV, little is known about men's attitude toward physical IPV. The aim of our study was to examine the factors associated with the justification of physical IPV among men in East Africa.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The study used data from the male file (MR) of the most recent demographic and health survey, which was carried out in 10 East African countries. a weighted sample of 74,494 men who were either married or living with a partner as if married. Multilevel logistic regression models were used to examine the relationship between the independent variables and justification of physical IPV.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The pooled prevalence justification of physical intimate partner violence in 10 east African countries was 24.17% (95% CI: 19.45-28.90). The highest prevalence of justification of physical IPV was in Uganda (35.31, 95% CI: 34.09-36.53), and the lowest prevalence of justification of physical IPV was in Malawi (8.88, 95% CI: 8.03-9.73). The multilevel analysis shows that men's age, working status, respondents' educational level, number of wives, and household wealth status, sex of head of household, age of the household head, place of residence, as well as community level poverty, and community level education were factors associated with the justification of physical intimate partner violence.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In East Africa, about 24% of men agreed that physical IPV is justified. Reducing the justification of physical IPV requires advancing men's educational standing, men's economic status, and increased media awareness, with a focus on rural men and promoting educational and awareness campaigns at community level is needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1514917"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12245832/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144627341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cripping inquiry: breathing life into co-produced disability methodologies.","authors":"Julie Ellis, Louise Atkinson, Suzanne Glover, Jennifer Kettle, Grace Joseph, Jamie Hale, Amanda Jones, Mitch Coles, Libby Bligh, Ruth Bridgens, Conor O'Kane, Jenny Negus, Haffizah Ali, Connor Thompson, Sarah Waters, Casey Coats, Barry J Gibson, Kate Weiner, Rod Lawson, Kirsty Liddiard","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1600693","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1600693","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Our contributions within this article emerge from our experiences of co-leading a new Wellcome Discovery Award funded project, <i>Cripping Breath: Towards a New Cultural Politics of Respiration</i>. As a diverse team of clinicians, artists, academics and others with lived and embodied experience of disability, chronic illness, and neurodivergence, we are broadly exploring breathing and ventilation (e.g., forms of medical technology that support respiration) through arts-informed, archival, narrative and ethnographic research approaches.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cripping Breath aims to forge new understandings of respiration from crip perspectives, which unapologetically center disability as a valued human experience. In this article, we unpack the meanings, politics and practices of crip perspectives and methodologies - forms of knowledge production that emerge from lived and embodied experiences of disability and chronic illness - and consider their contributions to our project so far. We think through crip time, Slow scholarship and (seemingly) radical things like rest and recuperation, and grief and loss within the research process.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We share the importance of embracing flexibility, adaptability and radical care as routine across our team, because we all bring various types of impairment, embodiment, chronic illness, and caring responsibilities.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>We question the meanings of these forms of <i>welcoming in</i> disability, impairment and difference as ways to develop radical and cripcultures of co-produced and innovative disability research methodologies, and conclude by calling for a more inclusive sociology.</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1600693"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12243606/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144609770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Constructing unverifiable reality: a qualitative study of the prison planet conspiracy hypothesis on YouTube.","authors":"Annika Barzen","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1583960","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1583960","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study examines the construction of unverifiable realities through the analysis of a YouTube video and its associated comments on the <i>Prison Planet</i> theory, a spiritual and non-falsifiable conspiracy hypothesis. It investigates how digital interactions contribute to the legitimization of alternative epistemic frameworks.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using Grounded Theory, the research analyzes the transcript of a 54-min YouTube video along with 450 viewer comments. The study focuses on how credibility is constructed through the interplay between video content and audience engagement.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The credibility of the unverifiable <i>Prison Planet</i> theory is constructed through a collective epistemic authority, reinforced by an emotionally engaged community. This authority emerges from the content creator's perceived trustworthiness and emotional appeal, as well as the creation of existential meaning. The community further validates this knowledge, collectively reinforcing the theory's credibility despite its lack of verifiability.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The results highlight the significance of social interactions and emotional resonance in shaping knowledge formation. The study discusses the role of epistemic uncertainties and collective identity processes in digital communities, as well as the dual function of digital platforms as spaces for meaning-making and commercialization.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study highlights the construction of a collective epistemic authority, which is established through an emotionally engaged community. It shows how digital platforms facilitate the legitimization of unverifiable knowledge by fostering trust and validation among users. This research contributes to understanding the mechanisms behind the social construction of conspiracy theories in the digital age.</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1583960"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12241864/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144609769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Longitudinal analysis of occupational prestige in Switzerland, 1946-2023: navigating economic modernization and changing labor market conditions.","authors":"Richard Nennstiel, Rolf Becker","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1570326","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1570326","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines the long-term impact of educational expansion, occupational restructuring, and economic modernization on the prestige trajectories of Swiss men and women from 1946 to 2023. The impacts of these macro trends on individuals' career prospects are discussed by applying different theoretical approaches used in labor market research, such as the human capital approach, signal and filter theory, the labor queue model, the vacancy competition model, as well as the theory of labor market segmentation. Using data from the Swiss Household Panel and historical macroeconomic indicators, we apply growth curve models to analyze how structural changes shape occupational prestige over the life course and we test several hypotheses derived from different theoretical approaches (e.g., human capital theory, signal and filter theory, skill-biased technological change, and the vacancy competition model). Our findings reveal significant differences between cohorts, with younger generations benefiting from educational expansion and the shift toward a service economy. While modernization and labor market conditions influence career entry prestige, the role of education has become increasingly decisive over time, mitigating adverse structural effects. Men's prestige trajectories are more sensitive to macroeconomic fluctuations, while women's career advancements are more strongly linked to educational investment. Cohort size effects indicate increased intra-cohort competition, particularly among men. The study highlights the interplay between individual qualifications and structural labor market constraints, emphasizing the importance of a dynamic micro-macro approach for understanding social mobility. These findings contribute to the broader discourse on occupational stratification and the long-term returns to education, in the context of modernizing labor markets.</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1570326"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12239654/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144601787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The influence of social class of origin on labor market entry and the mediating role of education in Italy.","authors":"Davide Bussi, Carlotta Piazzoni, Marta G Pancheva, Mario Lucchini","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1585459","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1585459","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Access to the labor market is influenced by various socio-economic factors, including social class and education. In Italy, these elements play a crucial role in determining employment opportunities and career trajectories. This study aims to analyze how social origin influences transition to the first job across different birth cohorts, gender groups, and macro-region of residence while also assessing the mediating role of education.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using Event History Analysis, we estimate labor market entry timing via survival models and discrete-time logistic regression, accounting for social background effects. We classify social origin using the European Socio-economic Classification scale based on the parental occupation. The analysis, conducted separately by gender, controls for birth cohort, education, parenthood, and area of residence. Also, we employ the KHB decomposition, which enables us to quantify the extent to which education mediates the influence of social background on labor market entry.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Individuals from lower social backgrounds enter the labor market earlier, while those from higher-status families tend to delay entry, likely due to extended education and greater financial support. Educational attainment mediates the relationship between social origin and labor market entry, as individuals from higher-status backgrounds tend to delay entry due to prolonged education. However, education does not fully eliminate class-based disparities-controlling for educational attainment amplifies rather than erases the effect of social origin, indicating that other mechanisms still play a role. Social class disparities in labor market entry remain largely stable across cohorts, with only minimal convergence among men and no significant change among women. For men, class effects remain stable across macro-regions, while for women they are stronger in northern Italy.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Our findings confirm that social origin remains a significant determinant of labor market entry in Italy, despite changes in education and labor market structures over time. While increased access to education has contributed to greater opportunities, it has not entirely eliminated class-based disparities in employment transitions.</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1585459"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12238094/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144601788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social isolation among indigenous college students in Peru: the role of language, culture, and acculturation.","authors":"Margit Julia Guerra Ayala, Carlos Antonio Valdivia Laura, Hania Nancy Bernedo Perez, Apolinar Florez Lucana, Rildo Raul Tapia Condori, Emma Lourdes Durand-Gómez","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1597952","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1597952","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Social isolation is a significant challenge faced by university students from indigenous Quechua and Aymara communities in Peru, often stemming from language barriers, cultural differences, and the pressure to assimilate into a predominantly Spanish-speaking academic environment. Isolation can negatively affect emotional wellbeing and academic success. This research aims to determine how psychological acculturation and Spanish L2 (second language) proficiency influence social isolation. The study included 202 university students from Quechua and Aymara communities in Peru (aged 18-30; 69.8% female, 30.2% male; 33.7% Quechua, 66.3% Aymara). A newly developed Psychological Acculturation Scale assessed cognitive and emotional adaptation processes, showing good reliability (ω = 0.774) and an adequate model fit in Confirmatory Factor Analysis, with CFI = 0.923, TLI = 0.899, SRMR = 0.0521, and RMSEA = 0.066. The Isolation and Loneliness Questionnaire (CAS), adapted for university students, was used to assess social isolation. Spanish L2 proficiency was evaluated using the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) descriptors. A non-experimental, quantitative design was employed, using simple linear regression to analyze the predictive power of psychological acculturation and Spanish L2 proficiency on social isolation. ANCOVA tested the moderating effects of gender, culture of origin, and academic performance. Results indicated that Spanish L2 proficiency strongly predicted social isolation, explaining 82.3% of the variance independently and 85.6% when combined with psychological acculturation. Interaction effects between gender, cultural background, and academic performance were not significant. This study provides evidence for the crucial role of language proficiency in the social integration and academic success of indigenous students, calling for targeted interventions that address linguistic barriers and promote cultural understanding.</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1597952"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12230006/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144585067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An archive of childhoods outside the norm: a perspective on Suzanne Osten's theatre for young audiences.","authors":"Rebecca Brinch","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1610174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1610174","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article discusses how childhood as well as gendered mental health issues are represented in Swedish director Suzanne Osten's theatre for young audiences. The article illustrates examples from two of Osten's theatre productions: <i>The Girl, The Mother, and the Garbage</i> (1998, for ages seven and up) and <i>The Baa-Lambs Holiday</i> (2014, for ages 15 and up). The article argues that Osten's approach and dramaturgical strategies in her theatre productions are crucial for addressing topics many consider taboo for young audiences. Osten's theatre performances can be regarded as a collective and ongoing contribution to public media debates surrounding children's culture and the child's place in society at large. It contends that her theatre for young audiences can be characterized as an \"archive of feelings\" of childhoods that are otherwise seldom highlighted in public.</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1610174"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12224186/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144561410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Early labor market experience and preferences for social spending: the impact of occupational exposure to foreign demand.","authors":"Jérémie Poltier","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1577352","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1577352","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>An individual's early labor market experience and the associated workplace socialization constitute an important time in a person's life. During those years, the labor market entrant interacts with her superiors, her senior colleagues and with her firm's broader ecosystem. During this process, she is exposed to discourses that emphasize the firm's interests, as well as a narrative that tends to conflate the firm's interests and the interests of its employees, which likely contributes to shape her economic policy preferences. This paper asks the following questions: how does early socialization in the workplace contribute to shape economic attitudes, and does it have a lasting impact on these attitudes? Using data from the Swiss Household Panel, I investigate the trajectory of young individuals during their early years on the labor market to gain insight about the interplay between occupational characteristics and economic attitudes. In line with recent findings in the trade exposure literature that emphasize the association between exposure to foreign demand and concerns over international competitiveness, I find that labor market entrants in occupations associated with export-dependent sectors develop hostile preferences vis-à-vis social spending. Taking advantage of the panel structure of the data, I show that while individuals do self-select into occupations based on pre-existing preferences-confirming that the self-selection mechanism is relevant to the occupation-preferences link-, they also adjust these preferences as a result of their early labor market experience-confirming the importance of the socialization mechanism.</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1577352"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12217936/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}