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Everyday Resilience Strategies of Haitian Immigrant-Serving NGOs in the Dominican Republic: An Analysis of Community Work Experiences 多明尼加共和国海地移民服务非政府组织的日常应变策略:社区工作经验分析

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2020.1845259

K. J. Peralta

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Minding the (Age) Gap: The Identity and Emotion Work of Men and Women in Age-Discrepant Romantic Relationships 注意(年龄)差距:年龄差异恋爱关系中男女的身份认同和情感工作

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2020.1845258

Ashley Niccolai, M. Swauger

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Embedding into an Emerging Money System: The Case of Bitcoin 嵌入新兴货币体系:以比特币为例

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2020.1845260

Alexander B. Kinney

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NCSA 2020 Presidential Address: Luck, Weber, and Constant Crisis NCSA 2020总统演讲：幸运、韦伯和持续的危机

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2020.1838979

Robert M. Carrothers

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Putting a Ring on It: Men’s Work in the Underground Economy and the Decision to Marry 给它戴上戒指:男人在地下经济中的工作和结婚的决定

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2020.1845887

Heather M. Washington, Rachael A. Woldoff

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North Central Sociological Association 2020 John F. Schnabel Lecture Missed Opportunities: Developing Undergraduate Students Sociological Research Skills Throughout the Curriculum 中北部社会学协会2020年约翰·f·施纳贝尔讲座错失的机会:在整个课程中培养本科生社会学研究技能

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2020.1847796

Stephanie Medley-Rath

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Fathers' Time Off Work After the Birth of a Child and Relationship Dissolution among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged U.S. Families. 孩子出生后父亲的休假时间与美国社会经济弱势家庭的关系破裂。

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-06-23 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2021.1921641

Richard J Petts, Daniel L Carlson, Chris Knoester

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Social Class and Parental Involvement in Transition Activities During High School 社会阶层与父母对高中过渡活动的参与

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2020.1823288

Kevin McElrath

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It Changed My Sympathy, Not My Opinion: Alternative Jewish Tourism to the Occupied Palestinian Territories 它改变了我的同情，而不是我的观点：前往巴勒斯坦被占领土的另类犹太旅游

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2020.1823286

Emily Schneider

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Religion, Prejudicial Beliefs toward Sexual Minorities and Same-Sex Relations, and Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage: Hate the Sin but Love the Sinner 宗教、对性少数群体和同性关系的偏见信仰以及对同性婚姻的反对:恨罪而爱罪人

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2020.1823287

Melanie Escue, John K. Cochran

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