Overcoming (in)visible Barriers: Gender, Work and Discrimination

Yvonne Ehrstein, Stefano Maiani, Cláudia Andrade

Frontiers Media SA

The persistence of gender discrimination in today's workplace remains an important area of concern...

Humanities and Social Sciences Sociology Work, Employment and Organizations

Keywords: Subtle discrimination,­overt discrimination,­gender,­Inequalities,­work and occupations

(Mis)perceptions of Inequality as a Social Issue

Nevena Kulic, Debora Mantovani, Daniela Bellani

Frontiers Media SA

Inequality, defined as the unequal distribution of resources and opportunities between different...

Humanities and Social Sciences Sociology Sociology of Stratification

Keywords: perceptions,­Inequality,­Preferences,­group-based inequalities,­vertical inequalities

Standard Employment Enclaves, Precarity and Informality: Explaining Employment Configurations in the Global South

Heiner Fechner, Dasten Julián-Vejar, Irene Dingeldey

Frontiers Media SA

Although we recognise the many insights achieved by the rich discourse on labour market...

Humanities and Social Sciences Sociology Work, Employment and Organizations

Keywords: labour,­Precarity,­Informality,­Global South,­Employment

Interconnected Lives: Experiences and Resilience of Transnational Families in a Shifting Global Landscape

Anastassia Zabrodskaja, Eglantina Dervishi, Bárbara Bäckström

Frontiers Media SA

Transnational Families (TNFs) redefine the paradigm of "migration families," depicting it as a...

Humanities and Social Sciences Sociology Migration and Society

Keywords: Transnational Families,­Migration dynamics,­Collective resilience,­global mobility,­Familial relationships,­Global well-being,­interdisciplinary research

The Cost of War: Sociological Approaches to the Societal and Individual Wounds of Combat

Jan Grimell, Hazel Atuel, Cave Sinai

Frontiers Media SA

Today’s global situation is a reminder that war appears to be an inescapable social fact across...

Humanities and Social Sciences Sociology Medical Sociology

Keywords: War,­combat,­conflict,­Wounds,­Health,­illness,­diagnosis,­reintegration

Organizations between Continuity and Disruption – The Organization and Management of Perpetual Change in Times of Digitalization

Thomas Wendt, Inga Truschkat, Pia Bramming

Frontiers Media SA

This Research Topic explores how continuity and disruption is problematized, analyzed, and...

Humanities and Social Sciences Sociology Work, Employment and Organizations

Keywords: Organizations,­Continuity,­Disruption,­Management,­societal challenges

Un/belonging Identities: Relating Narratives of Queer Trauma

Mark Vicars, Jordan Gonzalez, Liam Wrigley, Jonathan Glazzard

Frontiers Media SA

This Research Topic will examine the impact of trauma as it relates to the lived experiences of...

Humanities and Social Sciences Sociology Gender, Sex and Sexualities

Keywords: Affect,­queer,­Trauma,­Identity,­privilege,­Narrative

Novel Sociological Methods and Practices of Engagement across Disability Communities

Danielle Landry, Temba Middelmann, Robel Abay, Hannah Morgan, Karen Soldatic

Frontiers Media SA

Carol Thomas' seminal work on the contested relations of and between the sociologies of health,...

Humanities and Social Sciences Sociology Medical Sociology

Keywords: Disability,­Sociology of health and illness,­health equity,­community wellbeing,­health identities,­methods,­methodology,­Community Engagement,­crip practices,­critical disability studies,­inclusion,­chronic illness,­accessibility

Affecting, Emoting, and Feeling Disability: Entanglements at the Intersection of Disability Studies and the Sociology of Emotions

Yvonne Wechuli, Marie Sepulchre, Kelly Fritsch, Stina Bergman Blix

Frontiers Media SA

This Research Topic explores theorizing on disability and emotion as one frontier of the Sociology...

Humanities and Social Sciences Sociology Sociology of Emotion

Keywords: Disability,­crip,­MAD,­Deaf,­neurodivergent,­emotion,­Affect,­feeling,­ontology,­epistemology,­Performativity,­More-than-human,­Ableism,­disableism,­disability justice