IF 3.8 2区社会学

Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-10-21 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01691-w

Emma A. Renström, Hanna Bäck

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A Decade of Gender Representations in American and Arab Movie Posters 十年来美国和阿拉伯电影海报中的性别表现

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Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-10-19 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01690-x

Caleb Mi, Mariam Diab, Jiaxi Nie, Andrea C. Vial

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Like Parent, Like Child? Parent-Child Consistency as a Driver of Gender-Inequality in Occupations and Career and Family Roles Across Countries 有其父必有其子？亲子一致性是各国职业、职业和家庭角色性别不平等的驱动因素

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-10-17 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01699-2

Joyce J. Endendijk,Melissa Vink,Jiefeng Ying,Faye Chadwick-Brown,Katharina Block

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Becoming Through Mothering: Gendered Racial Identity Development Across Black Mother-Daughter Relationships 从母性中成长：黑人母女关系中性别种族认同的发展

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-10-01 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01700-y

Brianna A. Baker, Jioni A. Lewis, Donald Fulton, Marie L. Miville

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Being a Man the “Right Way”: Men with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Experiences Navigating Masculinity, Sexuality, and Intimacy 以“正确的方式”做一个男人：智障男性和他们在男性、性和亲密关系方面的经验

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Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-10-01 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01698-3

Alan Santinele Martino, Eleni Moumos

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“It’s Just a Dick Pic”: (Cyber)Rape Culture and Victim Behavior Predict Perceptions and Responses to Unsolicited Genital Images “这只是一个迪克的照片”：（网络）强奸文化和受害者的行为预测感知和反应的主动生殖器图像

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-10-01 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01697-4

Rocío Vizcaíno-Cuenca,Adrian J. Scott,Mónica Romero-Sánchez,Hugo Carretero-Dios,Fiona Gabbert

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The Quiet Sexualization of Little Girls’ Clothing: Algorithmic Aesthetics and Gendered Childhood 小女孩服装的无声性化：算法美学与性别化的童年

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Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-09-28 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01696-5

Dewi Candraningrum

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Exploring the Orgasm Gap in Heterosexual Sex: A Swiss and European Online Survey 探索异性性高潮的差距：瑞士和欧洲的在线调查

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-09-09 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01693-8

Lenya Koechlin, Gideon Sartorius, Stefanie Gonin-Spahni, Daniel Haag-Wackernagel

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The Double-Edged Power of Mentors: How Daily Feelings of Power Shape Mentees’ Experiences of Gender- and Race-Based Harm and Support 导师的双刃剑力量：日常的权力感受如何塑造学员对基于性别和种族的伤害和支持的体验

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-09-09 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01694-7

Margaret S. Stockdale, Amanda E. Mosier, Wei Wu, Jessica M. Kiebler, Ann C. Kimble-Hill

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The Kavanaugh Hearings and the #MeToo Movement Through the Distorted Mirror of The Red Pill and Incel Message Boards 卡瓦诺听证会和#MeToo运动透过红色药丸和Incel留言板的扭曲镜子

IF 3.8 2区社会学

Sex Roles Pub Date : 2026-09-09 DOI: 10.1007/s11199-026-01683-w

Michael Vallerga, Eileen L. Zurbriggen

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