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Reframing Feminist Ideas, Challenging State Incorporation: Activism Against Violence and the Feminicídio Law in Brazil 重构女权主义思想，挑战国家合并：巴西反暴力行动与Feminicídio法律

IF 5.5 1区社会学

Gender & Society Pub Date : 2025-01-04 DOI: 10.1177/08912432241304768

Roberta S. Pamplona

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“Drama queens” and “attention seekers”: Characterizations of Femininity and Responses to Women Who Communicated their Intent to Suicide “戏剧女王”和“寻求关注者”：女性气质的特征和对表达自杀意图的女性的回应

IF 5.5 1区社会学

Gender & Society Pub Date : 2024-12-26 DOI: 10.1177/08912432241300619

Harriet Townsend

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Book Review: Refashioning Race: How Global Cosmetic Surgery Crafts New Beauty Standards By Alka Vaid Menon 书评：《重塑竞赛：全球整容手术如何打造新的美丽标准》，作者：Alka Vaid Menon

IF 5.5 1区社会学

Gender & Society Pub Date : 2024-12-24 DOI: 10.1177/08912432241305617

Ruth Holliday

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Diasporic Capital: Canadian Sex Workers of Color Hacking Sexual Racism 散居资本：加拿大有色人种性工作者攻击性种族主义

IF 5.5 1区社会学

Gender & Society Pub Date : 2024-12-24 DOI: 10.1177/08912432241305060

Menaka Raguparan

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Book Review: Black Girl Autopoetics: Agency in Everyday Digital Practice By Ashleigh Greene Wade 书评：Black Girl Autopoetics：日常数字实践中的机构作者：Ashleigh Greene Wade

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Gender & Society Pub Date : 2024-12-16 DOI: 10.1177/08912432241305621

Chamara Jewel Kwakye

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Book Review: Fire Dreams: Making Black Feminist Liberation in the South By Laura McTighe and Women With A Vision 书评：火之梦：劳拉-麦克蒂格和《有远见的女性》：《南方黑人女权解放》（Making Black Feminist Liberation in the South By Laura McTighe and Women With A Vision）。

IF 5.5 1区社会学

Gender & Society Pub Date : 2024-12-16 DOI: 10.1177/08912432241305633

Jaleah Rutledge

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Book Review: The Architecture of Desire: How the Law Shapes Interracial Intimacy and Perpetuates Inequality By Solangel Maldonado 书评：欲望的结构：法律如何塑造异族间的亲密关系并使不平等永久化 Solangel Maldonado 著