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Romantic Relationships, Parenthood, and the Personal Sense of Mastery: The Consequences of Gender among Young Adults 浪漫关系、亲子关系和个人掌控感：年轻人性别的后果

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2023-02-22 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2023.2178045

C. A. Christie-Mizell, Brittany N. Hearne, Ryan D. Talbert, Cleothia Frazier

引用次数: 2

Visualizing Power: Michelle Obama, Political Communication, and Lifestyle Magazines 视觉力量：米歇尔·奥巴马、政治传播和生活方式杂志

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2023-02-21 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2023.2178044

Amber C. Tierney, L. Freese

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The Guy Was a Toxic Player: The Discourse of Heterosexual Non-Marital-Relationship Breakups among Female Youth in Nigeria 那个男人是一个有毒的球员：尼日利亚女青年异性非婚姻关系破裂的话语

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2023-02-21 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2023.2178046

Eyo O. Mensah

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Habits of the Millennial Heart: Individualism and Commitment in the Lives of Young, Underemployed Americans 《千禧一代心灵的习惯:未充分就业的美国年轻人生活中的个人主义与承诺》

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2023-02-20 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2023.2180465

Kody Steffy

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引用次数: 1

Ambiguous but Crucial Boundaries - Professionals Differentiating Sibling Abuse from Sibling Quarrels 模糊但关键的界限-专业人士区分兄弟姐妹虐待和兄弟姐妹争吵

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2023-02-20 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2023.2180466

Anna Rypi

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Elite Feminist Adherence and Framing: Women Nobel Laureates Speak Out against Gender Inequality 精英女权主义的坚持和框架:女性诺贝尔奖获得者反对性别不平等

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2023-02-20 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2023.2178047

A. Hendley, H. Hurwitz

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Black Men vs. White Men Pursuing Undergraduate STEM Programs in the Ivory Tower: The Academic and Social Impediments Regarding Our Divergent Success 在象牙塔中攻读本科STEM课程的黑人与白人:关于我们不同成功的学术和社会障碍

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2023.2168811

B. Spencer

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Exploring Different Patterns of Gender Ideology across College Majors 大学生性别意识形态的差异研究

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2023.2166178

V. Patel, S. Young, C. Schleifer, Simon G. Brauer

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Compartmentalizing Communities or Creating Continuity: How Students Navigate LGBQ+ Identity Within and Beyond College 划分社区或创造连续性:学生如何在大学内外定位LGBQ+身份

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2022.2164389

B. Silver, Lily Krietzberg

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How the Incomplete Medicalization of Cannabis Shapes Patient Experiences 大麻的不完全药物化如何影响患者体验

Sociological Focus Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2022.2163014

Matt Reid

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