I checked 9 sociology journals on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 using the Crossref API. For the period March 18 to March 24, I found 6 new paper(s) in 5 journal(s).

American Journal of Sociology

Constancy of Self-Attitudes from Adolescence to Midlife: Does Change Become More Durable or Transient with Age?
Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson, Michael Vuolo, Xiaowen Han, Jeylan T. Mortimer
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Social Forces

Discordant attitudes, desires, and behaviors: sexual cognitive dissonance in the transition to adulthood
Michelle A Eilers, Abigail Weitzman
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We explore the empirical puzzle of how conflicting attitudes and desires evolve and exert competing behavioral influences, focusing on the socially contentious case of premarital sex among young women in the United States. Leveraging intensive panel data collected for up to 2.5 years among a large, population-based sample of unmarried women aged 18–22, we show that women’s sexual attitudes and desires often follow distinct trajectories that eventually come into conflict because, on average, their desires are more socially malleable than their attitudes. When attitudes and desires disaccord, young women’s sexual activity and contraceptive use generally reflect their desires more than their attitudes, especially as their desires intensify. Examining attitudes and desires together reveals new insights into how young adults experience and maneuver socially contentious decisions and further illuminates one reason why attitudes are imperfect predictors of behavior.
From persuasion to evasion: anti -collective action and the making of affordable housing in suburban Chicago
John N Robinson, Lillian Leung
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NIMBY—or “Not in my Back Yard”—opposition against renters has long defined segregation and housing markets in the United States. Recent years, however, have seen the rise of a new phenomenon: YIMBY or “Yes in my Back Yard” efforts, which have aimed to expand affordable housing supply for renters in lower-poverty places that have long restricted it. The clash between NIMBY and YIMBY poses a problem: how do actors effectuate change in markets where they face difficulties mobilizing and building coalitions? This article presents data on an example where developers have made demonstrable affordable housing gains: properties funded by the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit have been widely built in suburban Chicago, specifically in lower-poverty areas. Drawing on interviews with the developers who build this housing, our findings show that developers often favor what we refer to as anti-collective action—tactics meant to sideline and circumvent audiences that developers deem unwinnable, rather than persuade or mobilize them. Findings therefore urge more attention to actors’ perceptions of the possibilities and limits of collective action—what we refer to as coalitional latitude—which vary by setting, and condition the choices and tactics that actors pursue. We explore implications for sociological work on the processes and conditions of change in economic fields.

Social Science Research

The gender system: A cross-national perspective
Rafael Quintana
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Sociological Science

Jargonization, Language Development, and Team Performance
Ray Reagans, Ronald Burt, Donald Liu
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Socius

Coping with Climate Change: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Irrigation Technology Outcomes in Gujarat, India
Jamie M. Sommer, Trupti Jain, Biplabketan Paul, Karina Yager, Eliza White, Andrew Hargrove, Peggy Ann Spitzer
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Previous research on climate change interventions highlights that adaptation and mitigation strategies must be tailored to local contexts to effectively benefit both people and the environment. However, there remains a gap in analyzing the effectiveness of locally specific climate-related technologies in enhancing food security, improving livelihoods, and addressing social dimensions such as women’s autonomy. The authors address that gap by drawing on two data sources, one quantitative and one qualitative, to evaluate the impact of an irrigation technology. Specifically, the authors assess its effectiveness in improving crop yields and addressing issues related to migration, women’s autonomy, and economic conditions. The quantitative data come from a 2024 survey of 199 farmers across the Harij, Sami, and Sankheswar blocks of Patan district in Gujarat, India. The qualitative data are based on in-depth interviews conducted in 2019 with 48 farmers from the villages of Nani Chandoori and Dudhkha (Sami block) and Aritha (Harij block).