Frontiers in Sociology

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 06 Aug 2026

Configuring the coupling and deparadoxization of law and politics: a framework for a systems-theoretical analysis of new Latin American constitutionalism

Franz Xavier Barrios-Suvelza
André Brodocz
Hannah Vermaßen

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1886728

404 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2026

Military service and entrepreneurial intentions: the impact of service tenure and technical expertise

Bonnie Rajesh
Ruby Chanda
Rajesh Raut

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1802847

147 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2026

Expressive communication skills: impact on content engagement and personal branding in Jordan

Islam Habis Mohammad Hatamleh

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1848223

141 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2026

Preservice teachers’ views of the nature of science using Black heritage, lived experiences, and science capital as a context for inquiry

Catherine L. Quinlan

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1814225

211 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Aug 2026

Can’t help falling in love… with a bot? A mixed-methods analysis of public discourses of AI intimacy and companionship on YouTube

Anurag Shekhar
Calvin Mabaso

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1846117

391 views

Review

Published on 05 Aug 2026

From Paraiyar to Adi-Dravidar: a critical documentary analysis of identity reclamation and persistent caste oppression in Tamil Nadu

M. Ananthi
S. Prabakar

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1785831

389 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Aug 2026

Digital inequality in Ecuador: a multivariate analysis of ICT access and use using multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) and ENEMDU 2025 data

Dario Javier Cervantes Diaz
Edgar Rolando Morales Caluña

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1770327

1,585 views

Perspective

Accepted on 04 Aug 2026

Women entrepreneurship and family-related barriers: An empirical analysis in Southern Benin

Tchokomi Sabine Toungakouagou Sama
Bruno Montcho
Denga Sahgui

Frontiers in Sociology

Original Research

Accepted on 04 Aug 2026

Therapeutic Credibility in Community-Based Acupuncture Care: An Ethnographic Study in Southwest China

Xu Xiao
Shariffah Suraya Syed Jamaludin
Yulian Cheng

Frontiers in Sociology

Original Research

Published on 04 Aug 2026

Too old, too foreign, too replaceable? How AI shapes livelihood security of ageing immigrants

Martin Mihajlov
Tanja Pavleska

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1897614

370 views

Review

Accepted on 03 Aug 2026

Healthy Lifestyle Culture in Universities as Institutional Normativity: A Sociological Systematic Review

Zhaxylyk Tokbergenov
Zhomart Simtikov
Dossym Seitzhanov
Azat Abdrassilov

Frontiers in Sociology

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Aug 2026

Envisioning Family, But Where? Parenthood-Related Geographic Preferences among Childless LGB and Heterosexual Adults in Ecuador

Carlos Hermosa-Bosano
Paula Hidalgo-Andrade
Rafael Borja-Moreano
Cesar Parra-Gaete

Frontiers in Sociology

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Aug 2026

Affinal Parenthood After Divorce: A Socio-Legal Study of Stepparent Visitation Rights in Peruvian Blended Families

José Luis Castilla Cabezudo
Reimy Zegarra Castañeda
Giany Zegarra Castañeda
Claudia Catherine Díaz Arias
César Jesús Martín Salcedo Tenemas

Frontiers in Sociology

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 03 Aug 2026

Recognition, legitimacy, and the persistence of hegemonic masculinity: a relational-constitutional account of masculine reproduction

Joseph L. Kidwell

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1899564

364 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Aug 2026

Social mobility and class segregation in personal networks over time: evidence from longitudinal data

Gabriel Otero
Alejandro Plaza
Ignacio Zavala-Aránguiz

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1782127

1,240 views

Original Research

Accepted on 31 Jul 2026

From benefactor to outsider: Conditional personhood and the withdrawal of recognition after sudden wealth in unequal, collectivist contexts

Lusanda Sekaja
Tshegofatso Mabitsela-Siwela
Esmarié Petro van der Merwe

Frontiers in Sociology

Perspective

Accepted on 31 Jul 2026

Digital Religion and Hybrid Religious Authority in Algorithmically Mediated Environments

Aruzhan Akhmetova
Gulnara Rakhimova
Yershat Onngar
Mukhan issakhan
Nagima Baitenova

Frontiers in Sociology

110 views

Original Research

Accepted on 31 Jul 2026

Algorithmic Governance at Work: A Legal-Sociological and Policy Analysis of AI Regulation, Institutional Power and Labour Rights

Anca Parmena Olimid
Cătălina Maria Georgescu
Daniel Alin Olimid
Silviu Dorin Georgescu
Cosmin Lucian Gherghe

Frontiers in Sociology

151 views

Original Research

Accepted on 31 Jul 2026

The Interplay of Legal Norms in Regulating Digital Platform Mergers: Comparative Insights from China, ASEAN, and the European Union with Policy Implications for Thailand

Muhammad Yaseen
Korntima Phattanasin

Frontiers in Sociology

Original Research

Accepted on 31 Jul 2026

Together, alongside or against each other? A qualitative content analysis on the intersystem sensitivity of coaches and physiotherapists in German elite sport support teams

Annika Steinmann
David Jaitner
Swen Koerner

Frontiers in Sociology

Editorial

Published on 31 Jul 2026

Editorial: Social stratification and social inequality in East Asia

Yoshimichi Sato
Shin Arita
Chin-fen Chang
Chunling Li
Tai Lok Lui
Kwang-Yeong Shin

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1934826

316 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jul 2026

Perceived Prevalence of Bullying as a Proxy for Normalized Disrespect: Anti-values, Social Cleavages, and the Normative Climate of Kazakhstani Society Evidence from a Nationwide Survey

Yermek Buribayev
Zhanna Khamzina

Frontiers in Sociology

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2026

Weaponizing the digital divide: a Weberian analysis of elite domination in Indonesia political contestation

Reza Amarta Prayoga
Erlita Tantri
Arditya Wicaksono
Eko Wahyono
Djoko Puguh Wibowo
Cahyo Pamungkas
Rita Pawestri Setyaningsih
Devi Tri Indriasari

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1866231

470 views

Editorial

Published on 30 Jul 2026

Editorial: Recognition and critical social research

Gottfried Schweiger
Luiz Gustavo Da Cunha De Souza

Frontiers in Sociology

doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1924183

387 views

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Volume 11 - 2026

Configuring the coupling and deparadoxization of law and politics: a framework for a systems-theoretical analysis of new Latin American constitutionalism

Military service and entrepreneurial intentions: the impact of service tenure and technical expertise

Expressive communication skills: impact on content engagement and personal branding in Jordan

Preservice teachers’ views of the nature of science using Black heritage, lived experiences, and science capital as a context for inquiry

Can’t help falling in love… with a bot? A mixed-methods analysis of public discourses of AI intimacy and companionship on YouTube

From Paraiyar to Adi-Dravidar: a critical documentary analysis of identity reclamation and persistent caste oppression in Tamil Nadu

Digital inequality in Ecuador: a multivariate analysis of ICT access and use using multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) and ENEMDU 2025 data

Women entrepreneurship and family-related barriers: An empirical analysis in Southern Benin

Therapeutic Credibility in Community-Based Acupuncture Care: An Ethnographic Study in Southwest China

Too old, too foreign, too replaceable? How AI shapes livelihood security of ageing immigrants

Healthy Lifestyle Culture in Universities as Institutional Normativity: A Sociological Systematic Review

Envisioning Family, But Where? Parenthood-Related Geographic Preferences among Childless LGB and Heterosexual Adults in Ecuador

Affinal Parenthood After Divorce: A Socio-Legal Study of Stepparent Visitation Rights in Peruvian Blended Families

Recognition, legitimacy, and the persistence of hegemonic masculinity: a relational-constitutional account of masculine reproduction

Social mobility and class segregation in personal networks over time: evidence from longitudinal data

From benefactor to outsider: Conditional personhood and the withdrawal of recognition after sudden wealth in unequal, collectivist contexts

Digital Religion and Hybrid Religious Authority in Algorithmically Mediated Environments

Algorithmic Governance at Work: A Legal-Sociological and Policy Analysis of AI Regulation, Institutional Power and Labour Rights

The Interplay of Legal Norms in Regulating Digital Platform Mergers: Comparative Insights from China, ASEAN, and the European Union with Policy Implications for Thailand

Together, alongside or against each other? A qualitative content analysis on the intersystem sensitivity of coaches and physiotherapists in German elite sport support teams

Editorial: Social stratification and social inequality in East Asia

Perceived Prevalence of Bullying as a Proxy for Normalized Disrespect: Anti-values, Social Cleavages, and the Normative Climate of Kazakhstani Society Evidence from a Nationwide Survey

Weaponizing the digital divide: a Weberian analysis of elite domination in Indonesia political contestation

Editorial: Recognition and critical social research