I checked 9 sociology journals on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 using the Crossref API. For the period March 03 to March 09, I found 8 new paper(s) in 6 journal(s).

American Journal of Sociology

A Relational Approach to the Study of Gender Attitudes: Unobserved Heterogeneity and the Importance of Group Processes
Katharine Khanna
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Annual Review of Sociology

The Weakness of Strong States
Andrew G. Walder
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Analysts of social movements habitually conceive of political mobilization as a collective action problem, potentially misleading analysts about the nature of the conflicts. Collective action mobilizes individuals to pursue interests shared by a given group. Collective behavior is mobilization that undermines shared interests and splits existing groups, leading to unintended and collectively destructive outcomes. This article recounts several of the author's research projects into political upheavals in Mao-era China, in which movements initially thought to be a form of collective action focused by network ties turned out to be a form of collective behavior that undermined structurally strong dictatorships and the interests of their beneficiaries. The research revealed the hidden vulnerabilities of strong network ties and seemingly impregnable authoritarian structures built on them.

Social Forces

Between beliefs and borders: migration, religion, and abortion attitudes
Alessandro Ferrara, Yasemin NuhoÄźlu Soysal, Alicia Vignali
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Abortion remains a uniquely contentious issue, rooted not only in moral concerns but also in its broader implications for women’s reproductive autonomy and population dynamics. These tensions become particularly pronounced in migration contexts, where they intersect with debates on integration, cultural identity, and perceived demographic threats to the majority population. We investigate how abortion attitudes among immigrants and their descendants evolve over time spent at destination and across generations, whether this varies when individuals move from less to more liberal settings or vice-versa, and how it is moderated by religion and religiosity. We adopt a multi-sited approach, fitting cross-nested multi-level models on a sample of individuals in thirty-one European countries and originating from ninety-three countries. We find clear patterns of intra- and intergenerational convergence with destination-country views and divergence from origin-country ones, even for migrants moving to more conservative settings. Highly religious individuals across all major faiths are less likely to be aligned with prevailing attitudes in both origin and destination countries, suggesting their views may be shaped by transnational religious frameworks. These findings challenge assumptions that abortion attitudes are either stable or follow a unidirectional liberalizing trajectory, and that patterns of “blocked acculturation” are more prominent among Muslim immigrants.
Beer and the labor process: how risk-taking, crowded housing, and family separation shape drinking behaviors among migrant roofers
Sergio Chávez, Jing Li
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When natural disasters (such as hurricanes or tornadoes) damage homes, migrant roofers known as rapid responders help tarp and rebuild affected communities. However, these workers labor under precarious conditions, live in crowded housing, and are separated from the social support of family. This mixed-methods study draws on surveys (n = 358) and in-depth interviews (n = 58) with a hidden population of migrant roofers to elucidate the role of alcohol—particularly beer—in the labor process by examining how a multitude of factors intersect to shape drinking behaviors. Our quantitative analysis shows (1) taking “risks at work” is significantly associated with more frequent drinking, (2) living in crowded housing is positively related to binge drinking, and (3) alcohol use frequency increases with prolonged family separation. Our qualitative results reveal that some workers believe drinking mitigates the fears associated with the job and the unbearable monotony of work, especially under extreme heat conditions. Drinking patterns are further reinforced through peers and group dynamics that spill over from work to home and vice versa. Finally, we find that separation from loved ones destabilizes family life, leading not only to a loss of comfort and support but also to the watchful eye of family members who may help regulate unhealthy behaviors. Our paper shows how labor and migration intersect to produce health and social behaviors associated with the transient, precarious lifestyle of migrant roofers.

Social Networks

Understanding the personal networks of people experiencing homelessness in King County, WA with aggregate relational data
Zack W. Almquist, Ihsan Kahveci, Owen Kajfasz, Janelle Rothfolk, Amy Hagopian
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Social Science Research

Wealth mobility and inequality: A theoretical framework
Yuval Elmelech
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The Paradox of Internet Use in Russia: Undermining Social Trust while Fostering Democratic Values
Daria Turavinina, Yot Amornkitvikai
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Sociological Science

The Effect of the Texas Migrant Busing Program on the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
William Scarborough, Ronald Kwon, David Brady
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