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{"title":"Integrating Ubuntu: embedding African philosophy into disaster risk reduction and management.","authors":"Wilfred Lunga, Mkhokheli Sithole, Charles Musarurwa, Eugene Nawanti Kombaté, Tendayi Marovah","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1637051","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1637051","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1637051"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12441752/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145087573","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":"Correction: A comprehensive overview of a large-scale survey on inequality perceptions (IneqPer) in Italy.","authors":"Nevena Kulic, Olga Griaznova, Eleonora Clerici, Daniela Bellani, Debora Mantovani, Loris Vergolini, Francesco Scervini","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1688195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1688195","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1620096.].</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1688195"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12441799/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145087498","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 postcolonial sociology of love in Gandhi's non-violent political culture of <i>Satyagraha</i>.","authors":"Cristiano Gianolla","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1520969","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2025.1520969","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Satyagraha</i> is the philosophy of non-violent resistance and a critical constructivist approach-building on life experience and experimentation-to social action. It was delineated by M. K. Gandhi in the first half of the 20th century and characterized the anti-colonial struggle in India. It was also mobilized to overcome polarization between religious, social, and cultural groups in search of dialogue. Finally, <i>Satyagraha</i> included postcolonial provisions for a democratic system based on duty, empathy, and social love. Gandhi's theory and social work combined a critique of individualism, state centralism, and representation in liberal democracy and the construction of a political culture based on social love from the community level. Gandhi projected a socio-political theory of democratization through cognitive-emotional liberation from heteronomous processes of subjectivation in favor of the self-construction of subjectivity. <i>Satyagraha</i> elaborates autonomy as individual and collective self-rule or <i>swaraj</i>. On the basis of critical autonomy, <i>Satyagraha</i> constructs interpersonal and intercultural dialogue and social governance outlined by \"welfare for all\" or <i>sarvodaya</i>, a duty-based approach to democratization. This article analyzes the love-centered philosophy of <i>Satyagraha</i>, exploring the relevance of its key conceptual constructs in relation to the mobilization of social and political emotions and investigating the way in which it produced a comprehensive political culture of social love. Non-violence (<i>ahimsa</i>) is the method based on the duty to achieve truth (<i>satya</i>), which prioritizes love and relational emotions over force and one-sided or principled reason. <i>Satyagraha</i> generates social dialogue, promotes liberation from the domination of possession and passion, as well as the achievement of (individual, social, and political) <i>swaraj</i>. <i>Ahimsa</i> was both the key to mobilizing the entire population from the bottom up, ensuring socio-political harmony in a prospective independence, and to building a political culture in which means and ends were prefiguratively aligned. Gandhi formulated an original, utopian, and thought-provoking political philosophy, which is subject to ambiguities and limitations, stimulating provocative reflections on empathy and social love.</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1520969"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12439164/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145081832","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":"Factors associated with the choice of plant and animal science as a career among technical and vocational education post-secondary graduates in Nepal.","authors":"Jay Chaurasia, Mahesh Jaishi, Santosh Khanal, Balika Poudel, Vivek Ghimirey, Nobel Acharya","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1585391","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1585391","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The present study was conducted in 2024 to analyze factors affecting the career preferences of post-secondary graduates in Nepal. The factors that impact the career decisions of secondary school agricultural graduates still need to be more adequately realized.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this context, the study was designed as an ex-post-facto research. Graduates of three secondary institutions in Sindhupalchok who participated in the Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) program responded to the questionnaire. Participants were asked to rate their sociodemographic information, preferred profession, and influences on their career decisions using a 5-point Likert scale for specific occupational and personal characteristics. Factor analysis was conducted on the variables using IBM SPSS Statistics 26 Version.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Cronbach's alpha coefficients (0.73) were calculated to estimate the reliability of the factor scores. In addition, exploratory factor analysis determined that the sample size selected for this study was sufficient (KMO value of 0.590 exceeded the minimum threshold of 0.50, and Bartlett's chi-square value of 619.447; <i>p</i> < 0.01). Five factors were identified by utilizing maximum likelihood methods with Promax rotation; collectively, these factors accounted for 59.56% of the total variance. Five determinants impacted the career preferences of the participants: personal characteristics, academic accomplishments, physical surroundings, social factors, and economic conditions. The findings indicated that foreign employment ranked highest among all professions with an overall priority of 0.044. Additionally, the findings unveiled that factors such as a conducive learning environment (4.45), workplace quality (4.22), job security (4.20), future employment prospects (3.99), and workplace (4.13) exerted the greatest impact on the career preferences of post-secondary graduates.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The expertise and commitment demonstrated by employees are highly valued by employers. The practical workshop procedures also fosters reflection on strategies to enhance creativity and genuine enthusiasm for the profession. A quality workplace encompasses components such as rewards, recognition, and a culture that strongly fosters individuals' professional growth.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Through the early involvement of students in the process of selecting a career path, it is possible that enthusiasm and job satisfaction for that particular career preference could be enhanced.</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1585391"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12436333/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145081839","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":"Exploring loneliness in elderly Javanese and social support.","authors":"Ayu Diah Amalia, Achmadi Jayaputra, Nurasih Shamadiyah","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1528886","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1528886","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Loneliness is a common issue among the elderly, often resulting from reduced social interactions which negatively impact their mental and physical health and overall wellbeing. This study aims to explore the experience of loneliness in elderly individuals and examine how cultural factors and social support can mitigate this condition. Eleven women aged 60 and older, living alone in Simomulyo Baru Village, Surabaya, Indonesia, participated in the study. Data were collected via in-depth interviews and observations, and analyzed using a narrative analysis approach. Contrary to common assumptions, most participants did not report feeling lonely despite living alone. The collectivist culture known as Guyub, alongside strong social support, notably material, emotional, and companionship support, were identified as critical factors that reduce loneliness. However, instrumental and informational supports were less available. The findings highlight the substantial role of collectivism and social support, especially from family and community, in alleviating loneliness among the elderly. Supporting and strengthening family and community networks to create elderly-friendly environments is essential. Further research should focus on the influence of cultural and social contexts on elderly loneliness.</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1528886"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12434960/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145076007","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":"Between distance and duty: emotional labor in transnational fatherhood among Pakistani migrants in Italy.","authors":"Syed Imran Haider","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1643074","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1643074","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Transnational fatherhood presents unique emotional and caregiving challenges, especially for migrant fathers navigating life across borders. Parenthood studies often focused motherhood in the context of transnational families and men are usually seen from the perspectives of labor laws, immigration policies and economy. This phenomenological study explores the lived experiences of Pakistani migrant fathers in Italy, examining how they balance emotional connections and caregiving responsibilities with economic imperatives being away from their families.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study adopted phenomenological approach and 30 in depth interviews were conducted with purposively selected Pakistani migrants residing for at least 5 years in Bergamo and Naples, Italy.</p><p><strong>Results and discussion: </strong>The research highlights six key themes such as (1). Emotional pain of physical separation, (2). Helplessness during family illness/crisis, (3). Emotional impact on special occasions, (4). Fear of weakening family bonds, (5). Guilt, Stress, and Identity conflict, and (6). Coping through faith and hope for relieving emotional sufferings and challenging situations. The results explicate that emotional toll of long-distance fatherhood included feelings of loneliness, guilt and sadness and fathering role was exercised through engaging in digital caregiving and regular communication through audio/video calls using digital technology tools. Extreme feelings of stress and anxiety were reported on the specific occasions including illness or death of a family members and special events like birthdays, marriages or religious festivals. The stories of transnational fathers highlighted their turning to religion and accepting is as fate as vital coping mechanism to relieve emotional strain. The study highlights the need for psychosocial initiatives and engaging activities to reduce the feelings of loneliness.</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1643074"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12434326/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145076217","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":"Intergenerational status transfer and post-compulsory pathways in a changing education system: a comparison of two Swiss school-leavers' cohorts.","authors":"Andrés Gomensoro, Sandra Hupka-Brunner, Thomas Meyer","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1585464","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1585464","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study compares the mechanisms of intergenerational occupational status transfer among a subsample of two Swiss school-leaving cohorts (2000 and 2016) that was enrolled in VET programmes at upper-secondary level of education. In particular, we focus on the effect of tracking at the lower-secondary level, which is pronounced in Switzerland and known to play a crucial role for educational and social stratification.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Drawing on data from two cohorts of the TREE panel survey, we compare cohort-specific linear regression models that examine overall intergenerational transmission of status and direct as well as indirect or mediating effects of lower-secondary track attendance on (occupational) status attainment. As a measure for analyzing the association between parental and child status, we draw on the recently developed linear hierarchical Occupational Earnings Potential (OEP) scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We find that while the impact of lower-secondary tracking has declined across cohorts, overall intergenerational status transmission remains stable, suggesting that institutional context factors that have changed across cohorts (such as educational reforms and improvements of VET supply) have failed to mitigate intergenerational status transmission and social inequality.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Our analyses underscore the need for structural policy interventions to enhance educational equity, particularly measures that foster de facto (and not only formal) permeability within the highly stratified Swiss education system.</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1585464"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12434961/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145076023","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":"Hope for the forgotten poor: Chinese male migrants, affective labor and the livestreaming industry.","authors":"Eileen Y H Tsang, Jeffrey S Wilkinson","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1640234","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1640234","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 2020, China's live-streaming industry reached an audience estimated to be 587 million users, which generated 961 billion yuan (Zixun, 2021). This technological transition to online commerce has enabled marginalized rural youth opportunities for career advancement and financial success as livestreamer hosts. This study examines how rural migrants capitalize on their affective labor to successfully engage their fans and supporters. Livestreaming guilds (<i>zhibo gonghui</i> ) play a pivotal role in recruiting, training, and managing online host personalities. Guilds monitor and manage the livestreamers by providing official reports of audience size, sales, and even how well the livestreamer performs. The career experiences of 62 rural-to-urban heterosexual male migrant livestreamers in China are examined. Affective labor is an immaterial form of labor that manipulates affect to generate feelings such as satisfaction, excitement, or passion in others. This article operationalizes affective labor to male heterosexual livestreamers using three distinct lenses: (1) sensuous dispositions tied to city life; (2) livestreamers' use of affective labor to maintain close relationships with their big tippers; (3) the relationships with the guilds and how livestreamers leverage affective labor to navigate their success and risks. This article offers a broadened perspective of rural-to-urban migrants in China. Through examining how young migrants become live-streamers, this article can provide insights into the evolving field of labor studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1640234"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12434959/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145076025","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: Affecting, emoting, and feeling disability: entanglements at the intersection of disability studies and the sociology of emotions.","authors":"Yvonne Wechuli, Marie Sépulchre, Kelly Fritsch","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1677289","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1677289","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1677289"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12426167/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145065932","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":"Representation, attribution, and purification: a study on the dissemination of competitive sports public opinion in the digital media environment.","authors":"Yan Yang, Yueting Zhang, Bing Shi","doi":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1591882","DOIUrl":"10.3389/fsoc.2025.1591882","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Taking the dissemination of competitive sports public opinion in the digital media environment as the research object, this study adopts case analysis, phenomenology, narrative evaluation, and logical induction to examine the phenomenon from the perspective of communication characteristics. It rationally analyzes the manifestations and causes of communication misconduct and proposes purification strategies to promote the high-quality dissemination of competitive sports public opinion culture. The study finds that the phenomenological essence of competitive sports public opinion dissemination under digital media is characterized by an \"information dividend\" resulting from explosive growth, which accelerates the transformation of athletes into internet celebrities. Symbolic communication enhances the visibility of competitive sports-related public opinion while simultaneously encouraging the proliferation of peripheral behavioral subcultures. Interactive marketing-driven dissemination contributes to the precise identification and recommendation of market needs. However, this also gives rise to issues such as online public safety risks, forced negative intervention in athletes' daily life, training, and competitions, as well as the chaotic and uncontrollable spread of public opinion. Drawing on Actor-Network Theory (ANT), this study constructs a tripartite attribution framework-actor, translation, and network-to explain the causes of misconduct. These include athletes' personal expression, role-playing needs, and self-presentation desires; public idol worship; the rise of digital consumer culture; and increasing societal demand for sports public figures. To purify the public opinion environment, the study proposes a comprehensive approach based on moral constitutional governance, emotional guidance, and collaborative governance. This involves strengthening moral and legal systems governing online discourse, enhancing the guiding and regulatory role of mainstream media, and constructing a collaborative governance mechanism involving multiple communication actors.</p>","PeriodicalId":36297,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sociology","volume":"10 ","pages":"1591882"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12427031/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145065960","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}