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Authors:Nick Crossley1University of Manchester; UK Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. Conflicting and competing groups are a key element of social structure but how do we define groups' Most definitions centre upon identity and/or social ties. Both are important but our understanding of their intersection is underdeveloped. In this article,... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-07-11T06:39:30Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251357717
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Authors:Carl Wilén; Johan Söderberg Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. A major target of the Marxist critique of “post-theory”—a broad term encompassing post-structuralism, post-Marxism, and postcolonial theory—has been its notorious deconstruction of the subject. The affirmation of marginal, excluded, and deviant subject ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-07-07T07:05:21Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251356339
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Authors:Mikkel Haderup Larsen1ROCKWOOL Foundation Intervention Unit; Copenhagen, Denmark Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. Social science research has produced evidence of chauvinistic attitudes concerning who should have access to the welfare state's benefits. Citizens generally consider individuals of immigrant-origin less deserving of welfare support than comparable native-... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-07-04T06:58:22Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251351544
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Authors:Oliver Winkler; Anne-Kathrin Carwehl Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. For young refugees of school age, the acquisition of language skills in the main language of the host country is linked to their educational integration. Opportunities to learn the destination language are structured by legislative and regulatory ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-06-26T08:45:19Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251351531
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Authors:Amanda Almstedt Valldor1The Swedish Institute for Social Research; Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. This study explores how interactions between sociodemographic factors – namely rural/urban residence, gender, native/non-native background, class, education, age, and income – shape radical right support, using 56,311 observations from the Swedish Society-... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-06-25T02:39:15Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251348067
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Authors:Laura K. Nelson8166University of British Columbia; Vancouver, BC Canada Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print.
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Authors:Mathias Herup Nielsen1Department of Sociology; Social Work, 1004Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. This article offers a street-level perspective to the ongoing scholarly discussions over the social investment state. Hitherto, the social investment state literature has been dominated by macro-level studies, while evidence from street-level caseworker–... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-06-18T08:23:56Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251349015
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Authors:Sabina Pultz1Department of Humans & Technology; 6976Roskilde University, Roskilde, Denmark Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. How do young unemployed people experience being the object of social investment (SI) technologies in the public employment services (PES) in the Danish welfare state' Based on 39 in-depth interviews with young unemployment benefit recipients, I explore ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-06-18T08:23:17Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251348040
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Authors:Mats FredLund University; Lund, Sweden Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. This article explores the rise and fall of social investment (SI) practices in Swedish local government to examine how public-sector reforms are enacted—and undone—in practice. While SI initially promised more preventive, evidence-based and cost-efficient ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-06-16T07:40:51Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251344528
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Authors:Veit Braun1Institute for Sociology; 9173University of Frankfurt, Germany Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. This article seeks to understand the role of storage for social time. While social theory has largely interpreted storage in spatial terms, a recent body of literature explores how cold storage technologies affect society's relationship with time. The ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-06-12T08:30:48Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251348997
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Authors:Marcel Knöchelmann5755Yale University; New Haven, CT, USA Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. How can resonance in the reception of poetry be understood sociologically' How does the subjective response to poetic works relate to more general social and symbolic structures' I combine Hartmut Rosa's Resonance Theory with a cultural sociological ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-06-02T07:19:24Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251346686
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Authors:Anders Sevelsted; Troels Krarup Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. Social Investment is heralded as a new social policy logic that views present social expenditure in light of future benefits for a greater good. Seeking to qualify the discussion of the historical status and development of Social Investment logic(s), this ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-06-02T07:19:14Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251339011
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Authors:Arturo de Nieves Gutiérrez de RubalcavaSociology; Political Science, 16737Universidade da Coruña, A Coruna, Spain Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. Over the last decades we have seen an impressive progress of rational action theory (RAT) in the social sciences, which produced models with high explanatory and predictive power for different instances of human behaviour. RAT, however, presents serious ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-05-21T03:16:56Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251344175
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Authors:Zachary Webster GriffenNYU Grossman School of Medicine Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print.
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Authors:Justyna Kajta; Justyna Sarnowska, Paula Pustulka, Agnieszka Kwiatkowska Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. This paper explores the complexities of young women's gendered orientations to the future, contextualised within the realities of a ‘polycrisis’ era of compounded global uncertainties, constituting a formative generational experience. Through an ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-04-29T07:14:11Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251336572
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Authors:Martin Hájek37740Charles University; Czech Republic Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. The aim of this article is to explore a neglected issue – the organisation of failure in projects. The existing literature has primarily focused on explaining the causes, factors and circumstances that lead to failure, and how organisations account for ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-04-24T08:21:04Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251337231
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Authors:Kelly McKowen2765Southern Methodist University; Dallas, TX, USA Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. The social investment paradigm enjoys broad, if tacit, support in contemporary Norway. At the same time, assessment of its effects remains superficial, focusing largely on the economic costs and consequences of particular policies. In keeping with the ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-04-17T07:56:59Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251334487
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Authors:Ida Drange; Nan Zou Bakkeli Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. Borrowing is an integral part of most households’ economy and is a commonplace to raise one's consumption potential. But it also brings the risk of payment problems. Borrowing, and any subsequent payment problems, has a social class dimension, as social ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-04-17T07:56:11Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993241309762
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Authors:Cecilie Bjerre6174University of Southern Denmark; Denmark Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. This article examines the historical evolution of social investment in Denmark, focusing on placed-out children from the 1920s to the 1970s. The study introduces two key concepts:Worker InvestmentandFamily Investment. Worker Investment pertains to the ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-04-14T05:44:46Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251330959
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Authors:Cécile Van de Velde5622University of Montreal; Canada Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. At a time when loneliness emerges as a major social issue in the post-pandemic world, this article aims to introduce the emerging field of the sociology of loneliness. We argue that, while loneliness studies have traditionally been dominated by psychology,... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-04-01T05:39:49Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251330960
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Authors:Ariane Bertogg; Giulia Maria Dotti Sani, Anna Zamberlan, Marija Bashevska Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. During the first stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, many couples experienced major shifts in their division of housework. Previous research suggests these have been consequential for well-being, but less is known about changes in later stages of the pandemic ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-03-28T11:33:14Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251320208
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Authors:Stefan B. AndradeThe Danish Center for Social Science Research Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print.
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Authors:Vitor Barros Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. This short essay offers a practical introduction to Niklas Luhmann's sociological theory. Despite his influence in the German-speaking world, Luhmann remains relatively underappreciated in other parts of the globe. This is partly due to the challenges of ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-03-17T03:27:11Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251324870
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Authors:Kettil Nordesjö621667Department of Social Work; Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. In recent years, measuring devices and movements, such as the social investment perspective, have gained traction, allowing organisations to show the impact and social value of their work. A common characteristic is the persuasive rhetoric of how ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-03-17T03:26:23Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251322878
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Authors:Olli Tiikkainen; Mikko J Virtanen Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. In recent years, impact finance has sought to integrate financial rationales, actors, and novel policy instruments and impact assessment practices into policy frameworks. Initially developed in the Anglo-American liberal welfare regime, the influence of ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-03-17T03:25:31Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251319657
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Authors:Azizjon Bagadirov; Anton Hemerijck, Pablo Puertas Roig Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. In this article, we explore the normative foundations of the social investment welfare state. Social investment welfare enhancesex anteindividuals’ opportunities and capabilities to resolve the social risks typical of post-industrial societies – via ... Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-03-14T11:24:29Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251319682
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Authors:Anu Katainen, Jukka Syväterä, Josefin Westermarck, Katariina Warpenius; Jukka Syväterä, Josefin Westermarck, Katariina Warpenius Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. The study examined how alcohol policy stakeholders use research evidence to influence legislation and how the role of evidence and scientific expertise has changed over the past three decades in parliamentary alcohol policy consultations in Finland. The data consisted of parliamentary committee hearings on the comprehensive Alcohol Act reforms of 1994 and 2017. The analysis focused on the statements made by experts representing corporate interests, non-governmental organisations and research. The findings indicate the growing importance of science in the ways alcohol policies are influenced during the final stages of the law-making process. Researchers are being heard more frequently, and referencing research evidence has become a significant part of the epistemic work by which various stakeholders in the alcohol policy domain attempt to influence decision-makers. However, the scientification of policy debate does not necessarily indicate an increasing authority of science in determining policy outcomes. The demand for evidence appears to signal a shift in discourse rather than a change in the practice of parliamentary decision-making. Moreover, the consolidation of the ideal of evidence-based policymaking seems to be accompanied by shifting ways in which scientific experts are used – trending towards a legitimising function and an interest-based orientation. Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-02-27T07:54:37Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251322875
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Authors:Daniel P. Aldrich Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print.
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Authors:Giacomo Bazzani, Lars Dommermuth, Trude Lappegard, Daniele Vignoli; Lars Dommermuth, Trude Lappegard, Daniele Vignoli Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. The prevalence of uncertainty and post-materialist values appears to contribute to the emergence of low-fertility patterns or even the prevalence of childlessness. This article casts doubt on this linear explanation, which seems to remove children from personal plans and aspirations. Drawing on a survey encompassing both open and closed questions to 837 heterosexual respondents from Norway and Italy, this study investigates both the enabling and hindering factors that affect fertility intentions. Employing a qualitative-driven mixed-methods approach, the results confirm the significant roles of uncertainty and self-realisation in the childbearing decision-making process, with the former being more pronounced in Italy and the latter in Norway. Additionally, fertility intentions can be considered as enhancing narratives of the self, often existing ‘despite’ uncertainty. In line with the concept of family formation as a ‘bricolage process’, we find that children may represent an opportunity for self-realisation, portraying a new type of children imaginary as ‘choice, pleasure, and social anchor’. Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-02-20T06:48:26Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993241300434
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Authors:Patrik Kallio, Anton Törnberg; Anton Törnberg Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. The incel community presents an intriguing case within social movement studies, marked by a collective sense of victimhood, a negative collective identity, and a self-deprecating view that starkly contrasts with the positive self-image and objectives typical of most social movements. This discrepancy raises questions about what motivates members to continually engage with the community. This study conducts online observations and discourse analysis to offer an in-depth examination of the community's interaction patterns, discursive practices, and ideological beliefs. Using Randall Collins’ Interaction Ritual Chain framework, the analysis uncovers a paradoxical emotional landscape, challenging traditional models of social interactions and emotional energy as described in his framework. Contrary to the anticipated positive emotional outcomes from successful interaction rituals, incels predominantly display negative emotional expressions, which are transformed into discursive symbols fundamental to group identity. This dynamic is especially evident in discussions of suicide, where members frequently and actively encourage each other to take their own lives. The study elaborates on Collins’ theory by proposing the concept of “dark emotional energy” to elucidate the dynamics that not only perpetuate harmful group dynamics but also bolster a collective sense of belonging, providing insights into the complex mechanisms through which destructive ideologies are maintained within online communities. Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-02-13T08:08:38Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251317963
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Authors:Terese Anving Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print.
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Authors:Rima Žilinskaitė; Vilnius, Lithuania Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. Prosumption is not an exclusively digital phenomenon, but Internet and digital technologies enable users to participate more frequently in the development of products or other artifacts and become the so-called prosumer—producer and consumer combined. However, the extent to which this is the case remains to be determined. The existing classifications of prosumption are tailored to both non-digital and digital prosumption. Departing from these classifications, this article identifies the formal characteristics of prosumption that occur across different spheres in which the phenomenon is manifested. A new typology of prosumption is proposed as an analytical instrument that allows researchers to encompass the full spectrum of variation in prosumption and examine the differences of prosumer practices in various spheres (digital and otherwise). The proposed typology is based on three dimensions: the nature of prosumer activities in collaborative terms, the initial reason to engage in a prosumer activity, and the level of skills required from a prosumer. Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-02-05T08:23:17Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993251317952
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Authors:Tamás Keller Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. This study analyzes the causal effect of positive feedback on students’ task-specific math self-concept using data from a randomized field experiment conducted among rural Hungarian primary school students. It examines how academic self-concept (ASC) responds to the smallest possible dose of positive feedback—a single instance—and explores treatment heterogeneity by gender. The results show that all students who received randomized positive performance feedback experienced a statistically significant (albeit small) improvement in task-specific math self-concept. The positive treatment effect was primarily driven by girls, who experienced a large and statistically significant effect—over 50% greater than the non-significant treatment effect observed among boys. However, the difference in treatment effects between girls and boys, as well as the corresponding decrease in the gender gap between treated and controlled students was not statistically significant. Thus, the results suggest that, while a single instance of positive feedback can temporarily boost students’ ASC, it is not a panacea for reducing gender inequalities in ASC. Nevertheless, because girls were particularly responsive to positive feedback treatment and boys were not harmed by it, the results suggest that positive feedback interventions may act as a policy lever for improving girls’ self-concept if the intensity of the treatment is enhanced. Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-01-31T11:05:40Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993241309552
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Authors:Alan Sica; USA Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print.
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Authors:Clara Dilger; 9180University of Leipzig, Germany Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. With the emergence of the two newest party families, Green and right-wing populist (RWP) parties, the assumption rose that these parties can be considered the two poles of the new transnational cleavage. In this paper, I analyse the impact of voter attitudes toward liberal values, immigration, EU integration and climate change in nine Western and Northern European countries on voting for Green and RWP parties using data from the ESS10 (2020–2022). Using descriptive analyses and logistic regression models, I find some evidence of a transnational cleavage, in the form of an ideological as well as structural divide between Green and RWP parties and their voters. However, this divide does not extend across all four attitudes or all nine countries. I conclude that Green and RWP parties do not seem to be complete opposites in Northern and Western Europe, but only in country- and issue-specific contexts. Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-01-22T11:22:32Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993241311518
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Authors:Berglind Hólm Ragnarsdóttir, Valgerður S Bjarnadóttir, Andrea Hjálmsdóttir, Anna Soffía Víkingsdóttir; Valgerður S Bjarnadóttir, Andrea Hjálmsdóttir, Anna Soffía Víkingsdóttir Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. Prior research has found that high levels of work–family conflict negatively impact women's well-being. However, variations in the effects of work–family conflict on women based on class have been understudied. Moreover, most estimates of work–family conflict did not distinguish between work-to-family and family-to-work conflict. This study uses data from a cross-sectional phone survey of Icelandic women to assess the association between work–family conflict (in both directions) and symptoms of depression and anxiety among women of differing class positions. Key findings showed that (a) work-to-family and family-to-work conflict were positively related to symptoms of anxiety and depression among all women, but these relationships were contingent on class; (b) working-class women are more likely to experience symptoms of depression and anxiety due to work-to-family conflict than women of higher social strata; and (c) working-class women are more likely to experience symptoms of depression due to family-to-work conflict than women of higher social strata. The results demonstrate the need for further research on how women's ability to reconcile work and family varies by class and how public policy can account for such differences. Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-01-20T05:00:22Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993241311150
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Authors:Laura Kemppainen, Suvi Salmenniemi; Suvi Salmenniemi Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. The increasing cultural prevalence and appeal of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) have raised concerns about its potential depoliticising effects. Due to its focus on the self, CAM is believed to cultivate individualism and orient transformative energies towards self-improvement rather than the collective struggle for social justice. However, despite these concerns, few quantitative studies have examined CAM from the perspective of the depoliticisation thesis. This article aims to address this gap by studying the association between political participation and CAM with data from the European Social Survey (ESS). These data enable us to capture a diverse range of CAM practices and to scrutinise both institutionalised forms of political participation, such as voting, and non-institutionalised participation taking place in civil society. Contrary to the depoliticisation thesis, our results show that CAM users either engage more actively in voting or do not significantly differ in their voting behaviour compared to non-users, depending on the specific CAM modalities considered. Moreover, CAM users participate more actively in non-institutionalised activities than non-users across all types of CAM modalities. This article offers valuable insights into the relationship between CAM and political engagement and challenges prevailing assumptions about the depoliticising effects of CAM. Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-01-17T03:14:55Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993241311741
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Authors:Emanuel Deutschmann Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. Survey respondents overestimate, on average, the number of immigrants living in their country. This phenomenon, known as immigration innumeracy, seems incompatible with the wisdom-of-crowds effect, which suggests that large samples of individuals should, as a collectivity, be good at estimating such figures. However, this article reveals that crowd wisdom does emerge in a previously overlooked subgroup: non-rounding respondents. Drawing on German and European survey data, it is shown that when round estimates (5, 10, 15, …) are excluded, a subset of “wise” non-rounding respondents remains, who collectively estimate the share of foreigners in their country with astounding precision. Thus, a relevant—and easily identifiable—part of the population is actually collectively immigration numerate. Two potential mechanisms behind this emergent phenomenon are explored. First, regression models reveal that non-rounders are more educated and politically interested than rounders, indicating more informed guesses. Second, simulations show that the coarse-grained nature of round numbers itself can contribute to inaccurate estimates. Using round numbers is thus associated with uncertainty, resulting in biased estimates. Taking the crowd wisdom of non-rounding respondents into account qualifies the extent of immigration innumeracy and improves our understanding of a phenomenon that is often seen as a root cause of xenophobia. Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-01-17T03:14:37Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993241311523
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Authors:Lanciné Eric Nestor Diop, Anna Diop-Christensen, Troels Fage Hedegaard; Anna Diop-Christensen, Troels Fage Hedegaard Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. Employment plays a significant role in the assimilation of immigrants, forming a central assumption of contemporary work-first policies aimed at integrating immigrant populations. This assumption is supported by existing research, which posits that workplace interactions with natives foster immigrants’ cultural assimilation into the mainstream. In this article, we argue that while employment generally facilitates assimilation, it may not be sufficient on its own. Specifically, the potential for assimilation is limited if immigrants are not exposed to natives in the workplace. To examine this, we analysed survey data from non-Western immigrants in Denmark, in combination with Danish register data to quantify their degree of workplace exposure to natives. Our findings reveal that a share of the positive relationship between employment and assimilation observed in previous studies hinges on such workplace exposure. Additionally, we show that experiences of discrimination can undermine the positive effects of intergroup workplace interactions on cultural assimilation. These results highlight the need for assimilation policies that go beyond merely encouraging employment. Therefore, policies aimed at assimilation must ensure that immigrants have exposure to natives and are protected from discrimination to maximise the assimilatory potential of employment. Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-01-08T08:51:14Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993241309551
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Authors:Philipp Dierker, Mine Kühn, Mikko Myrskylä; Mine Kühn, Mikko Myrskylä Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. This study examines the potential influence of selection on the association between re-partnering and single mothers’ mental health and life satisfaction in Germany and the United Kingdom. Drawing on extensive longitudinal panel data, we analyze the trajectories of 1694 separated single mothers in Germany (SOEP) and 1070 in the UK (BHPS/UKHLS). Employing fixed effects models, we examine the outcomes before and after entry into single motherhood and compare trajectories of stably single mothers and re-partnered single mothers. In both countries, the findings weakly indicate that prior to entering single motherhood, re-partnered mothers exhibit higher levels of life satisfaction, suggesting positive selection. Increasing differences in life satisfaction after the transition into single motherhood between mothers that re-partner and stably single mothers indicate a positive association of re-partnering and life satisfaction. No evidence of mental health selection into re-partnering was found in either country, but the trajectory of re-partnered mothers in Germany shows a stronger increase than that of mothers who remain single. Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-01-08T08:50:15Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993241300435
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Authors:Alexander Zahl-Thanem, Arild Blekesaune; Arild Blekesaune Abstract: Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print. This study focuses on the interplay between social origin, location and students’ educational choices. In particular, by using population-wide administrative data from Norway focusing on students’ school track choices in upper secondary education, we aim to gain insight into the complex dynamics through which social origin and location intersect in shaping students’ educational choices. In doing so, we aim to contribute to the current literature on spatial inequality in education, which has often treated students outside larger cities as a homogeneous group. The results show that rural students choose vocational tracks over academic tracks more frequently than do their urban counterparts and that this is not simply a reflection of spatial differences in socioeconomic resources. We find that urban-rural differences are less pronounced among students whose parents have higher levels of education but are considerably more pronounced among students whose parents are less educated. However, rural students from higher educational origins still appear less likely to choose academic tracks than their urban counterparts with similar educational backgrounds. By differentiating between the primary and secondary effects of social origin, we discuss how these patterns relate to differences in school performance and educational choices arising from different cost-benefit and risk assessments. Citation: Acta Sociologica PubDate: 2025-01-03T08:15:08Z DOI: 10.1177/00016993241305615
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