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Attitudes Toward Immigration in Europe. Understanding the Links Between Pronatalism and Voluntary Childlessness International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Ivett Szalma, Marieke Heers
Many European societies follow pronatalist family policies; nevertheless, in all countries, the total fertility rate is below replacement level and the rate of childless people is growing. Meanwhil...
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State-Terror and Tolerance of Deviance: A Cross-National Analysis Using World Values Survey Data International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Nabil “Bill” Julkif
This study intends to extend the work of ecological predictors of tolerance of deviance to state terror. Utilizing a multilevel model and a cross-national survey of 125,129 respondents from 72 coun...
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Happiness among Nonstandard Employees in Europe: The Role of the Worker’s Value Orientation and Sources of Social Support International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Filip Majetić, Chiara Bassetti, Miroslav Rajter
This study explored self-reported happiness among nonstandard (part-time, temporary, and no-contract) employees in Europe. Rooted in Theory of basic individual values and the modified Buffer hypoth...
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Examining Muslim Tolerance Toward Ordinary Non-Muslims: Social, Religious, and Political Tolerance in Indonesia International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Hendro Prasetyo, Iim Halimatusa’diyah
Studies on public attitudes and tolerance mostly focus on “non-ordinary” groups. These include communities considered as strangers, outsiders, or outgroups as well as those perceived to hold values...
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A Note from the Convener of the Drafting Group of the 2019 ISSP Social Inequality Module International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Benjamin J. Roberts, Jarè Struwig, Jonas Edlund, Arvid Lindh
This short note introduces the second special issue focusing on the analysis of comparative data from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) Social Inequality (SI) module. In addition to ...
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A few people make all the difference – an international comparison of “fair” pay differentials International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Insa Bechert, Lars Osberg
Social inequality has long been an important topic of public debate in almost all societies in the world, but how much do people actually disagree and who is that does? This paper uses all five wav...
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A Multidimensional Approach for Measuring Meritocratic Beliefs: Advantages, Limitations and Alternatives to the ISSP Social Inequality Survey International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Juan Carlos Castillo, Julio Iturra, Luis Maldonado, Jorge Atria, Francisco Meneses
A great part of the comparative international research that has attempted to measure meritocratic beliefs has used the social inequality module of the ISSP (International Social Survey Programme), ...
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The Impact of the Pandemic on Opinion toward the Role of Government in Australia International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-10-28 Nicholas Biddle, Benjamin Edwards, Matthew Gray, Ian McAllister
The 2020–23 COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a level of government-imposed restrictions on personal freedom unknown outside of wartime. How did these restrictions affect citizens’ views about the appr...
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‘Free-Market Capitalism’ and Democracy in the Period of Democratic Recession: Investigating the Relationship in 141 Countries, 2006–2017 International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-09-05 Tibor Rutar
Since the mid-2000s, democratization has slowed, stopped, and even reversed across the world. At the same time, societies have become more oriented toward free markets as measured by indexes of eco...
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Are the subjective social status inequalities persistent? International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Lilia Dimova, Martin Dimov
Abstract Aiming to broaden the knowledge about Subjective Social Status Inequalities (SSSI), this short article examines the determinants WHERE and WHY people self-place themselves in the Top-Bottom societal ladder, WHAT makes them choose location. Employing multi-stage modelling on self-reported data from 27 countries in the ISSP’19 we focus on the polar ‘Higher’ and ‘Lower’ status groups, derived
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The ISSP 2019 Social Inequality Module: Country-Comparative Individual-Level Data on Public Beliefs about Inequality and Socioeconomic Conditions Over Three Decades International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-08-31 Benjamin J. Roberts, Jarè Struwig, Jonas Edlund, Arvid Lindh
Abstract Coinciding with a trend of rising economic divides within many countries, scholarly interest in the subject of inequality has grown significantly in the twenty first century. Since its creation in 1987, the Social Inequality module of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) has evolved into an exceptionally comprehensive country-comparative individual-level database on public beliefs
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The Positional Effects of Education on Social Capital in the UK International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-07-03 Stuart Fox, Chris Taylor, Ceryn Evans, Gareth Rees
Abstract Social research consistently identifies education as a key driver of social capital, providing skills, experiences and values facilitating social interaction. This theory cannot explain, however, why indicators of social capital (such as social trust) have not increased despite the massification of higher education in Europe and America. Efforts to explain this paradox have suggested the sorting
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Political Ideology and Childhood Vaccination in Cross-National Perspective, 1995 to 2018 International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Wade M. Cole
Abstract Although the Covid-19 pandemic has renewed attention to the problem of vaccine hesitancy, vaccination rates for common childhood vaccines such as measles and pertussis have declined in many countries around the world for over a decade. To investigate the potential role of politicization in this decline, I analyze the relationship between the ideological composition of societies and childhood
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It’s the Moral Economy, Stupid! Anger Toward Economic Inequality and Populist Voting International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-06-11 Frédéric Gonthier
Abstract The present study sets out to investigate the mechanism by which ordinary citizens are moved to anger toward economic inequality, and its political consequences. Since anger toward economic inequality is triggered by the perception that core distributive norms have been violated, it is argued that this emotional response mainly benefits political parties who defend redistributive values and
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Clientelism and Forest loss in a Macro-Comparative perspective International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-05-04 John M. Shandra, Jamie M. Sommer, Michael Restivo
Abstract For several decades, cross-national scholars have aimed to understand why democracy tends to be related to increased forest loss, despite theory suggesting the exact opposite directional relationship. Recently, Sanford (2021 Sanford, L. 2021. “Democratization, Elections, and Public Goods: The Evidence from Deforestation.” American Journal of Political Science doi: 10.1111/ajps.12662.[Crossref]
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‘The Merged Researcher’ and ‘Emergent Subjectivity’: Complicating Reflexivity in Migration Research International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Amanuel Isak Tewolde
Abstract Qualitative migration researchers argue that reflexivity is an essential and integral component of qualitative studies involving particularly co-national/co-ethnic researchers conducting research on their co-national11 The term ‘co-national’ refers to researchers and research informants sharing a common nationality while the term co-ethnic refers to researchers and research informants sharing
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Bureaucratic and Organizational Amenability to Racial Diversification: How Points Systems Replaced White-Only Immigration Policies International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-03-03 Jacob Richard Thomas
Abstract After Australia and Canada adopted policies to admit immigrants of any nationality or race, the racial composition of immigrants did not immediately diversify. It only diversified after their governments adopted points systems to recruit immigrants with the education, language ability, and skills that would increase the national income of the migrant-receiving country. Why? I draw on archival
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Youth Political Participation in Thailand: A Social and Historical Overview International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Panarat Anamwathana, Sawaros Thanapornsangsuth
Abstract The current Thai youth1 (aged 15–24) have grown up in a time of political change and polarization. In 2020, resentment toward the junta government exploded in student-led protests not only at the university but also at the high-school and middle-school levels. This report provides historical backgrounds and investigates the political, economic, and socio-cultural factors that incited the movement
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Who Belongs to the Middle Income Class in Europe? The Role of Gender-Specific Occupational Characteristics in Multi-Level Analyses for 17 European Countries International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-12-12 Nina-Sophie Fritsch, Bernd Liedl
Abstract For many years scholars and politicians discuss the economic importance of the middle income class. Our article contributes to broaden the present state of research by not only examining the structure of the middle class whilst focusing on individual attributes, but by especially taking the role of gender-specific occupational characteristics and country-specific conditions into account. Based
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Correction Notice International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-11-15
Published in International Journal of Sociology (Vol. 53, No. 4, 2023)
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Malta’s Political Conundrum: Europe’s Leading Country for LGBTIQ Rights and the Ban on Abortion International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-10-31 Mark Harwood
Abstract Malta has become the world’s leading country for LGBTIQ rights while also being one of the few places in the world where abortion remains illegal under any circumstance. Building on studies which focus on Latin America, this article analyses why this small EU country has become socially liberal in many aspects while abortion remains taboo with a majority of the population holding anti-abortion
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Social Resources and Life Satisfaction: Country-Specific Effects? International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-10-26 Marina Hennig, Bastian Laier
Abstract Research has identified several factors that affect life satisfaction. The role of the state in this context, however, has been considered in only a few studies. Analyses of the relationships between national policies and life satisfaction have shown that the welfare state functions as a “resource giver” in creating inequalities in people’s quality of life. For this reason, we studied whether
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Gang Activity in the Neighborhood: Fear of Assault or Robbery in the Northern Triangle International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-08-26 Cristian L. Paredes, Keyla Navarrete
Abstract A vast literature suggests that fear of crime represents a socially significant dimension of violence in different research settings. However, fear of crime has been insufficiently studied in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. These countries comprise the Northern Triangle, a region significantly affected by the pervasiveness of criminal gangs, and very high levels of violence. In this
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Value patterns of entrepreneurs in Europe: does the legacy of the transition still matter? International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-08-17 Zoltán Grünhut, Ákos Bodor, Dávid Erát
Abstract The article examines the values of individual entrepreneurs in the European context. From among the various available value theories, it applies Shalom H. Schwartz’s framework of Basic Human Values. Schwartz distinguishes 10 values that are dynamically interrelated with each other along several shared dimensions. Two main dimensions (self-centered and collective) and four categories (openness
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What Class, What Vote? Post-Fordist Social Groups, Class Coalitions and the Mainstream Left International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-07-22 Alberto Gherardini, Giovanni Amerigo Giuliani
Abstract This article investigates the electoral behavior of post-Fordist social classes between the beginning of the 2000s and the end of the 2010s in eight Western countries, focusing particularly on the vote for the mainstream Left. More specifically, the work answers three research questions. How has social stratification changed in the countries analyzed? How have the post-Fordist social groups
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Argentina Exceptionalism: Social Mobility and the Reversal of Development in Argentina International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-06-23 Jorge Raúl Jorrat, Ildefonso Marqués-Perales
Abstract The effects of education on social mobility are studied in Argentina, a country that has undergone unprecedented economic and political upheaval. Among the richest in the world at the beginning of the 20th century, it was ranked 60th by per capita GDP at the century’s end; a phenomenon known as “the Argentine Paradox”. The interrelationships between class origin, education, and class destination
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Subjective Wellbeing in Rural and Urban Central Europe: Evidence from the European Social Survey (2008 and 2018) International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-06-22 Vladimir Ivanović, Bruno Šimac, Tijana Trako Poljak
Abstract Social surveys on wellbeing have been increasingly including measures of subjective wellbeing, alongside more often used objective ones, as they show the importance of a more comprehensive approach to understanding what constitutes good and happy lives. This paper relies on the European Social Survey (ESS) data from Round 4 (2008) and Round 9 (2018 ESS. 2018. Methodology Overview. https://www
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The Role Of Entrepreneurship Ecosystems In Hungarian Urban Regions International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-06-22 László Szerb, Krisztina Horváth, Lívia Lukovszki, Miklós Hornyák, Zsófia Fehér
Abstract Over the last decade, entrepreneurship ecosystem (EE) research has become a leading field in entrepreneurship research. In this paper, we use the Regional Entrepreneurship and Development Index (REDI) methodology to analyze the EEs of 22 urban regions in Hungary. These urban regions statistically range from metropolitan agglomerations to smaller regional units with urban centers which organize
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A matter of trust? Political trust and the COVID-19 pandemic International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Hans Philipp Hofmann
Abstract There is significant cross-country variation in COVID-19 fatalities worldwide. In this study, we analyze the relationship between political trust and fatalities from the COVID-1s9 pandemic. By performing a cross-country analysis and controlling for other determinants, we find that government trust is negatively associated with the excess mortality rate during the pandemic.
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The new Hungarian middle class? International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-04-25 Ákos Huszár, Viktor Berger
Abstract According to a widely held view, a broad and strong middle class is a criterion for social stability and a decisive force for democratization. This paper first examines this normative concept of the middle class before investigating how the situation of the middle class changed in Hungary after the regime change and how broad and strong it is today. Finally, we examine to what extent today’s
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Beyond Individual Coping: Daily Living Conditions Which Negatively Shape the Wellbeing of Women Engaged in Sex Work in Barbados International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-04-20 Sadie K. Goddard-Durant, Stavroula Kyriakakis
Abstract Investigations of the mental health of women engaged in sex work in the Global South hardly explore how daily living conditions created by unjust social and systemic structures might be giving rise to distress that is beyond alleviation when only individual coping strategies are used. Consequently, we collaborated with a local community-based organization to conduct a phenomenological grounded
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Religious Exclusivism and Mass Beliefs about the Religion v. Science Debate: A Cross-National Study International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-03-31 John J. Lee
Abstract When religion and science are in conflict, who supports religion? Using data from 71 diverse societies in the World Values Survey (n = 120,728), this study assesses the relative predictive strength of science optimism, moral concerns about science, religiosity, and religious exclusivism. Perhaps counterintuitively, science beliefs (science optimism, in particular) are weak predictors of the
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The Political Sociology of Voting Participation in Southern Africa: A Multilevel Study of Regional and Social Class Predictors in 11 Countries International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-03-25 Olof Reichenberg, Elvis Bisong Tambe
Abstract Voting participation constitutes and legitimatizes electoral democracy. However, research has been unable to predict and explain the lack of participation across political contexts. The present study aims to predict voting participation based on regional predictors using 11 countries from the Afrobarometer (2019). For the analysis, the study uses modern measurement models and Bayesian multilevel
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Can work value orientations explain the gender wage gap in Austria? International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-02-22 Johann Bacher, Martina Beham-Rabanser, Matthias Forstner
Abstract This study analyzes whether work value orientations can explain gender wage differences in Austria. It initially assumes that women have more intrinsic work value orientations than men and are, therefore, more willing to accept low incomes. By contrast, men share more extrinsic work values and are less willing to accept low wages. These assumptions were analyzed empirically with the Social
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Explaining the Cross-National Pattern of Policy Shift toward Childcare Deinstitutionalization International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-01-28 Olga Ulybina
Abstract Why do some countries become early policy adopters and fast policy implementers? We investigate this question through the analysis of cross-national policy shift toward childcare deinstitutionalization, i.e., the transition from institutional to community-based provision for children without parental care. The article presents the newly collected data on the adoption of childcare deinstitutionalization
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Global Neoliberalism as a Cultural Order and Its Expansive Educational Effects International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2022-01-20 Julia C. Lerch, Patricia Bromley, John W. Meyer
Abstract The global neoliberal era has sparked a burgeoning literature. Most accounts emphasize the political economy of the period, focusing on global markets and privatization. By contrast, we conceptualize neoliberalism as a broad cultural ideology that has reshaped how we think about people and institutions in all arenas of life, not just the economy. We delineate three main assumptions of neoliberalism
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Coding Issues of Open-Ended Questions in a Cross-Cultural Context International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-12-17 Evi Scholz, Brita Dorer, Cornelia Zuell
Abstract Although cross-cultural surveys increasingly use open-ended questions to obtain detailed information on respondents’ attitudes, the issue of coding quality is rarely addressed. These questions are always challenging but even more so in multilingual, cross-cultural research contexts as the different survey languages make response coding more difficult and costly. In this paper, we examine coding
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The Rise of Market Approaches to Social Problems: The Case of Fair Trade and Its Uneven Expansion Across the Global South International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-12-07 Kristen Shorette
Abstract This study examines international market formation and expansion with a focus on the social regulation of economic activity. I use fair trade as a strategic case because of its centrality in the growing field of civil society–based initiatives that address social and environmental problems via market mechanisms as well as its comparatively long history that encompasses a substantial change
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Does Caste-based Social Stratification Moderate the Relationship Between Social Capital and Life Satisfaction? Evidence from India International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-09-23 Chinglen Laishram, Khaikholen Haokip
Abstract This study examined if India’s caste system, a form of social stratification that divides different social groups into ranked categories, moderates the relationship between social capital and life satisfaction. Using data extracted from the International Social Survey Programme’s module on Social Network and Social Resources (N = 909), we conducted Principal Component Analysis and identified
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The International Social Survey Program Modules on Religion, 1991–2018 International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-10-05 Tom W. Smith, Benjamin Schapiro
(2021). The International Social Survey Program Modules on Religion, 1991–2018. International Journal of Sociology: Vol. 51, The ISSP Modules on Religion 1991-2018, pp. 337-344.
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Religiosity in the major religious cultures of the world International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-08-03 Franz Höllinger, Lorenz Makula
Abstract Compared to other cross-national surveys, the religion-modules of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) include a larger number of indicators on individual religiosity and thus allow for more differentiated analyses of cross-national differences. In this paper, we use these findings to point out in which ways the forms and development of religiosity differ between the major religious
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Religion and Ethnicity: Paradoxes and Scientific Challenges International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-08-24 Lilia Dimova, Martin Dimov
Abstract This study investigates connections between religion and ethnicity based on the ISSP Religion’18 module’s data , collected in 2018/19 in 28 countries from all over the world. The focus is on individual religiosity and ethnic self-identities in a general context, personally reported by 39,115 respondents. Implementing a purposefully designed algorithm the societies have been split up into majority
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No escape from tradition? Source country culture and gendered employment patterns among immigrants in Sweden International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-09-22 Anne Grönlund, Malcolm Fairbrother
Abstract The study aims to explore whether gendered family roles in the country of origin and the country of destination explain labor market outcomes for immigrants in Sweden. We examine the assumptions of the source country culture literature—that traditional gender norms in immigrants’ source countries drive women’s employment in the new country—by focusing on gender differences and exploring group-
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Guest Editor's Introduction: Political Voice in Europe International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-07-05 Joshua K. Dubrow
Abstract This special issue of the International Journal of Sociology explores political voice in Europe from qualitative and quantitative methods. Political voice is the expression of interests in the political sphere and refers to both participation and representation. The four papers of this special issue feature recent work from political sociologists at the Graduate School for Social Research
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Grievances and political action in Russia during Putin’s rise to power International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-06-01 Olga Li
Abstract Under conditions of electoral authoritarianism, in what ways do individuals’ dissatisfaction with democracy influence their probability of political action? In the early 2000s, President Vladimir Putin consolidated his power and Russia descended into electoral authoritarianism. In this closed political opportunity structure, through which the government worked to silence political opposition
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Exploring Protest in Europe with a Multi-Level Cross-National Test of the Structural Cognitive Model International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-06-18 Olga Lavrinenko
Abstract To explain protest potential, the Structural Cognitive Model (SCM) suggests (i) a multi-level interaction between economic and political contexts (“structure”) and individual-level social psychological factors (“cognitive”) such that (ii) macro-level factors can amplify or dampen individual and group protest potential. This model has few cross-national tests because many of the cognitive concepts
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Effect of Flexible Work Arrangements on Turnover Intention: Does Job Independence Matter? International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-07-02 Mung Khie Tsen, Manli Gu, Chee Meng Tan, See Kwong Goh
Abstract It is commonly agreed, flexible work arrangements (FWA) could bring many benefits to both employees and employers. With the increased prevalence of team-based work structures, collaborative jobs with limited independence may also limit the advantages of FWA. This research is designed to investigate the moderating effect of perceived work independence in the relationship between different flexible
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The Growth of the Anti-Transgender Movement in the United Kingdom. The Silent Radicalization of the British Electorate International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-06-26 Craig McLean
Abstract This article examines the development of anti-transgender debates within the United Kingdom, which have gained traction due to proposed amendments to the country’s Gender Recognition Act (GRA). A group of determined lobby groups, taking their lead from like-minded organizations in the United States, has protested vigorously against the proposed changes to the GRA, especially with respect to
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The multifaceted relationship between individual religiosity and attitudes toward immigration in contemporary Italy International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-06-18 Riccardo Ladini, Ferruccio Biolcati, Francesco Molteni, Andrea Pedrazzani, Cristiano Vezzoni
Abstract When analyzing the relationship between individual religiosity and attitudes toward immigration, empirical research often leads to contrasting findings. By focusing on contemporary Italy, our contribution aims to provide evidence of two opposite effects that religiosity can exert on attitudes toward immigration. On the one hand, belonging to a religious community is expected to reinforce a
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Ethnic Capital and Class Reproduction: Comparing the Impact of Socio-Economic Status on Children's Educational Attainment Across Ethno-Religious Groups in Israel International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-05-24 Sami H. Miaari, Nabil Khattab, Vered Kraus, Yuval P. Yonay
Abstract This article investigates the relationships between ethnicity, class, and prospects of educational success. For this purpose, we compared the effects of family socio-economic characteristics on children's educational attainment in four ethno-religious groups in Israel (Muslim, Christian, and Druze Palestinians; Jews). Information from the 1995 census on the households with at least one child
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"Trust Science!" Institutional Conditions of Frame Resonance in the United States and Germany: The Case of Fridays for Future International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-04-19 Thomas Kern, Dahla Opitz
Abstract This report focuses on the discursive opportunity structure of Fridays for Future in the United States and Germany. We will show that the movement's frame resonance relies strongly on the differential receptivity of both countries' political and communicative institutions for the findings of climate science. The first part presents how climate science shapes the framing of Fridays for Future
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How Social Movement Actors Assess Social Change: An Exploration of the Consequences of Ukraine’s Local Maidan Protests International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-04-14 Olga Zelinska
Abstract Social movements aim to change society, but whether they actually cause change is difficult for researchers to assess. A social constructionist approach can add to the understanding of social movement outcomes by allowing the activists themselves to define these consequences. I demonstrate the utility of this approach with a qualitative study of the social movement actors who attempted to
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Glass ceiling in academia revisited: evidence from the higher education system of Turkey International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-02-19 Serap Bülbül
Abstract Current study investigates the gender gap in academic promotions in Turkey taking a new perspective on the widely established existence of gender inequality in academia. The dataset includes the eight most-prominent research universities in Turkey and the nature of the ‘glass ceiling’ is explored by looking at the gendered distributions of: (1) academic seats -indicating academic performances
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Translate Wisely! An Evaluation of Close and Adaptive Translation Procedures in an Experiment Involving Questionnaire Translation International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2021-01-07 Lydia Repke, Brita Dorer
Abstract To challenge the commonly made assumption in cross-national survey projects that close translation yields more comparable data than adaptation, we implemented a translation experiment in the CROss-National Online Survey Panel. The English source questionnaire was split into three batches of 20 items each and was translated by three translation teams into Estonian and three teams into Slovene
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Do Urban Europeans Trust Their Fellow City Dwellers? Immigration, Group Threat, and Intergroup Contact in 63 European Cities International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Kevin T. Smiley, Yulin Yang
Abstract As societies become more diverse, especially with inflows of immigrants, some research finds lowered social trust as an inclusive integration eludes countries, cities, and neighborhoods. But previous research finds this diversity–trust link to be highly variable across studies and in particular across geographic scales. One under-studied scale is that of cities, even though trust is essential
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PEGIDA: Identity Formation of “The People” in Times of Crises International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2020-12-18 Sang-Hui Nam
Abstract The article focuses on the identity transformation of “the people” in the right-wing populist movement PEGIDA as a social force shaping populist discourse in Germany. The methodical approach, assuming the people as the sum of heterogeneous individuals, is criticized due to the confusion and discrepancies arising between statistical and experienced realities. Following Laclau’s theory of populism
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Mapping Support for a Revolution: Evidence from Ukraine International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2020-10-28 Olena Nikolayenko
Using a unique and previously untapped dataset of telegrams sent to student hunger strikers in Soviet Ukraine, this article examines spatial dispersion of civil resistance in a repressive political...
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Life and Attitudes of Slovenians during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Problem of Trust International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2020-10-27 Mitja Hafner-Fink, Samo Uhan
The article deals with research on the attitudes, reactions and behavior of the Slovenian population in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic with regard to general trust and trust in the Slovenian ...
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The gendered division of unpaid labor during the Covid-19 crisis: did anything change? Evidence from Italy International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2020-10-19 Cinzia Meraviglia, Aurore Dudka
This study examines whether and how the lockdown due to the Covid-19 epidemic affected the division of household activities between partners in a sample of dual-earner heterosexual couples in Italy...
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‘Dark Cloud with a Silver Lining’? The Prospect of a Rise in Material Values or a Post-Material Turn in Post-Pandemic South Africa International Journal of Sociology Pub Date : 2020-09-30 Jarè Struwig, Benjamin J. Roberts, Steven L. Gordon
The quarter century following the historic 1994 elections in South Africa and the establishment of a democratic dispensation was a period of transformative change. During this time, nation-building...