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manuela naldini
University of Turin
Turin, Italy
Specialty Chief Editor
Sociology of Families
- RG
rossella ghigi
University of Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Associate Editor
Sociology of Families
- TJ
todd jensen
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Associate Editor
Sociology of Families
- ZL
zhen liu
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Associate Editor
Sociology of Families
Articles
See all (5)Original Research
Accepted on 24 Mar 2025
Does Living Arrangement Matter? Analyzing Relations from Chinese Women's Perspective with Cultural Change
in Sociology of Families
Frontiers in Sociologydoi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1516890Conceptual Analysis
Published on 31 Jan 2025
Explaining the prevalence of marital conflict: conceptual bifurcation and sociological explanations
in Sociology of Families
Frontiers in Sociologydoi 10.3389/fsoc.2025.1490385- 698 views
Original Research
Published on 04 Dec 2024
Family structure and women’s mental well-being: how family stressors explain mental health inequalities between lone and partnered mothers
in Sociology of Families
Frontiers in Sociologydoi 10.3389/fsoc.2024.1498987- 1,057 views
Original Research
Published on 16 Sep 2024
Understanding parental preference for childcare: a cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China
in Sociology of Families
Frontiers in Sociologydoi 10.3389/fsoc.2024.1380334- 1,021 views