The Trust Paradox
... What is trust? What make us trust each other in the first place? What is the relationship between trust and social change? And what goes on in the ‘black box’ where empirical observations are transformed into science? Questions like these have been on my mind for decades and are what finally led to ...
... What is trust? What make us trust each other in the first place? What is the relationship between trust and social change? And what goes on in the ‘black box’ where empirical observations are transformed into science? Questions like these have been on my mind for decades and are what finally led to ...
KARL POPPER`S CRITICAL RATIONALISM AND THE POLITICS OF
... a 51 per cent share in all public companies (but not an active role in management). His attention to the problem of overpopulation and his (curmudgeonly) worry about the effects of mass market television, also tell vii ...
... a 51 per cent share in all public companies (but not an active role in management). His attention to the problem of overpopulation and his (curmudgeonly) worry about the effects of mass market television, also tell vii ...
scarcity, abundance and sufficiency - GUPEA
... Hence, the thesis offers three main contributions to social and economic theory in general: (1) a tentative typology of SAS; (2) a holistic (multi-casual) explanatory approach to SAS; and (3) an alternative foundation for social and economic theory, based on what has been called the SAS theme. It is ...
... Hence, the thesis offers three main contributions to social and economic theory in general: (1) a tentative typology of SAS; (2) a holistic (multi-casual) explanatory approach to SAS; and (3) an alternative foundation for social and economic theory, based on what has been called the SAS theme. It is ...
HERBERT SPENCER`S SOCIOLOGY
... attempted by Spencer. A grasp of broad generic truths is, however, of the greatest importance in the interpretation of human life, and the lack of agreement in regard to them, together with the enormous specialization which has occurred both in the natural and the social sciences, constitute the chi ...
... attempted by Spencer. A grasp of broad generic truths is, however, of the greatest importance in the interpretation of human life, and the lack of agreement in regard to them, together with the enormous specialization which has occurred both in the natural and the social sciences, constitute the chi ...
AMERICAN CULTURE THROUGH AMISH EYES: PERSPECTIVES
... was, "Forget it, for most who try get more trouble than it's worth" (Hostetler 1993:398). The basis for such Amish skepticism is their doubt that worldly persons possess the self-discipline required for life in a spiritual community. "This life would be too hard for someone not raised in it," a 30 y ...
... was, "Forget it, for most who try get more trouble than it's worth" (Hostetler 1993:398). The basis for such Amish skepticism is their doubt that worldly persons possess the self-discipline required for life in a spiritual community. "This life would be too hard for someone not raised in it," a 30 y ...
DIFFE/ RENCES INEQUA/ LITIES
... as an antidote to violence and the new winds of war that now threaten Europe itself. It should be emphasized that we also need to use this knowledge as a tool to overcome the temptation to reject those who are seeking asylum, the many displaced persons who put their lives at risk in order to survive ...
... as an antidote to violence and the new winds of war that now threaten Europe itself. It should be emphasized that we also need to use this knowledge as a tool to overcome the temptation to reject those who are seeking asylum, the many displaced persons who put their lives at risk in order to survive ...
Innovation Without the Word
... The first section of this paper places the study of innovation in perspective, examining innovation as a factor in social change. The rest of the paper documents Ogburn’s discussion and treatment of the above three dimensions of innovation: its origins, diffusion and effects. Some of Ogburn’s ideas ...
... The first section of this paper places the study of innovation in perspective, examining innovation as a factor in social change. The rest of the paper documents Ogburn’s discussion and treatment of the above three dimensions of innovation: its origins, diffusion and effects. Some of Ogburn’s ideas ...
Bourdieu and early Boltanski (1960
... summation of generalised findings. There were two inter-related issues. In general, Bourdieu was anxious to explore the nature of the relationship between subjective experience – the accounts of their experiences given by people in everyday life – and objective analysis – the accounts given by socio ...
... summation of generalised findings. There were two inter-related issues. In general, Bourdieu was anxious to explore the nature of the relationship between subjective experience – the accounts of their experiences given by people in everyday life – and objective analysis – the accounts given by socio ...
Discourse Analysis As Theory and Method
... research domain, and fourth, specific techniques for analysis. In discourse analysis, theory and method are intertwined and researchers must accept the basic philosophical premises in order to use discourse analysis as their method of empirical study. It is important to stress that, while the conten ...
... research domain, and fourth, specific techniques for analysis. In discourse analysis, theory and method are intertwined and researchers must accept the basic philosophical premises in order to use discourse analysis as their method of empirical study. It is important to stress that, while the conten ...
Untitled - University of Helsinki
... it is now. Nor do we need much justification for the view that what now is needed is critique, a social science that offers views on how modern societies work, stick together and change. This is what our 11th conference in Turin will do. This major fair of sociology with over 2500 registered partici ...
... it is now. Nor do we need much justification for the view that what now is needed is critique, a social science that offers views on how modern societies work, stick together and change. This is what our 11th conference in Turin will do. This major fair of sociology with over 2500 registered partici ...
EJPAP 2015, 7, 2 - European Journal of Pragmatism and American
... Even art and religion and systems of morality as well as social customs and political regulations are to be explained economically. The war was not a conflict of ideas and ideals but a struggle for economic advantages and commercial supremacy. Ideals, theories are but a mask to conceal the material ...
... Even art and religion and systems of morality as well as social customs and political regulations are to be explained economically. The war was not a conflict of ideas and ideals but a struggle for economic advantages and commercial supremacy. Ideals, theories are but a mask to conceal the material ...
Untitled - FIB Unair
... indispensably in all CDA: the concept of power, the concept of history, and the concept of ideology.3 Unlike some of the research in pragmatics and traditional sociolinguistics in which, according to critical linguists, context variables are somewhat naively correlated with an autonomous system of l ...
... indispensably in all CDA: the concept of power, the concept of history, and the concept of ideology.3 Unlike some of the research in pragmatics and traditional sociolinguistics in which, according to critical linguists, context variables are somewhat naively correlated with an autonomous system of l ...
- University of Salford Institutional Repository
... element of the intellectual milieu at the University of Chicago during Goffman's apprenticeship there between 1945 and 1954. It will be argued that much can be learned about Goffman's sociology by likening it to Sirninel's, but the limits of this comparison must be borne firmly in mind. The most obv ...
... element of the intellectual milieu at the University of Chicago during Goffman's apprenticeship there between 1945 and 1954. It will be argued that much can be learned about Goffman's sociology by likening it to Sirninel's, but the limits of this comparison must be borne firmly in mind. The most obv ...
Lester F. Ward: Pure Sociology
... speculation, which would imply that it abandoned the domain of fact, but from the very wealth of facts which such a highly complex science necessarily inherits from the entire series of simpler sciences, its proper treatment demands deep plunges into those domains in order to discover and trace out ...
... speculation, which would imply that it abandoned the domain of fact, but from the very wealth of facts which such a highly complex science necessarily inherits from the entire series of simpler sciences, its proper treatment demands deep plunges into those domains in order to discover and trace out ...
The Effect of Acetaminophen on Social Pain
... their support, I would not have been able to achieve what I have so far. I would like to issue a special thank you to one person in particular. My grandmother, who raised me for half of my childhood, suffered a stroke just hours after my graduation celebration. Although things looked bleak in the da ...
... their support, I would not have been able to achieve what I have so far. I would like to issue a special thank you to one person in particular. My grandmother, who raised me for half of my childhood, suffered a stroke just hours after my graduation celebration. Although things looked bleak in the da ...
The social shaping of technology – a case study of biochar in Denmark
... In response to the coming resource crisis, promising technologies such as hydropower, solar photoelectrics, solar steam generation using mirrors or biofuels are held up to be the new technologies and solutions that can ensure our economy and lifestyles in the future. However, these “new” technologie ...
... In response to the coming resource crisis, promising technologies such as hydropower, solar photoelectrics, solar steam generation using mirrors or biofuels are held up to be the new technologies and solutions that can ensure our economy and lifestyles in the future. However, these “new” technologie ...
Zidane in Tartarus - UWS ResearchDirect
... in a process synonymous with feeling-realisation. Research on katharsis has generally fallen into disrepute following various interdisciplinary interpretations, cultural changes and the term’s common conflation with Freud’s hydraulic theory of emotional repression. While Attic tragedy has lost the p ...
... in a process synonymous with feeling-realisation. Research on katharsis has generally fallen into disrepute following various interdisciplinary interpretations, cultural changes and the term’s common conflation with Freud’s hydraulic theory of emotional repression. While Attic tragedy has lost the p ...
Theory, evidence and intervention
... necessarily prevent prejudice or discrimination. While several aspects of this review are strongly relevant to good relations, the primary focus is on how we can address the problems associated with prejudice against particular social groups. Section 2 (The social psychology of prejudice) summarises ...
... necessarily prevent prejudice or discrimination. While several aspects of this review are strongly relevant to good relations, the primary focus is on how we can address the problems associated with prejudice against particular social groups. Section 2 (The social psychology of prejudice) summarises ...
Income Inequality and Poverty During the Transition from Planned to
... —from the Czech Republic in the West to Kazakhstan and Russia in the East. Specifically, the book will examine what happened to the real incomes of the population, to the inequality with which incomes and expenditures are distributed, and to poverty. It will also attempt to find out why these change ...
... —from the Czech Republic in the West to Kazakhstan and Russia in the East. Specifically, the book will examine what happened to the real incomes of the population, to the inequality with which incomes and expenditures are distributed, and to poverty. It will also attempt to find out why these change ...
Processes of Prejudice - Equality and Human Rights Commission
... the standing or value attached to a person through their group memberships. This can occur when stereotypes, attitudes and emotions towards the group are directed at an individual member of the group. It is important to distinguish awareness of group differences from bias and prejudice. Some groups ...
... the standing or value attached to a person through their group memberships. This can occur when stereotypes, attitudes and emotions towards the group are directed at an individual member of the group. It is important to distinguish awareness of group differences from bias and prejudice. Some groups ...
Neglected Affinities: Max Weber and Georg Simmel
... Weberwas undoubtedlymore interestedand involvedin contemporarypolitics than Simmel.Yet, each was aware that the development of the modernbureaucraticstate createda foundationon which the general populace could be more effiectivelyreduced to mass politicalsubservience. The political context of modern ...
... Weberwas undoubtedlymore interestedand involvedin contemporarypolitics than Simmel.Yet, each was aware that the development of the modernbureaucraticstate createda foundationon which the general populace could be more effiectivelyreduced to mass politicalsubservience. The political context of modern ...
Handbook of Contemporary European Social Theory
... European social theory. It covers sociological theory, the wider theoretical traditions in the social sciences including cultural and political theory, anthropological theory, social philosophy and social thought in the broadest sense of the term. The volume surveys the classical heritage, the major ...
... European social theory. It covers sociological theory, the wider theoretical traditions in the social sciences including cultural and political theory, anthropological theory, social philosophy and social thought in the broadest sense of the term. The volume surveys the classical heritage, the major ...
Thesis
... organised, integrated strategy that is largely missing in the preceding periods: blank selection and/or intentional production of blades are important aspects of tool design. Despite some evidence of cumulative change in the previous periods, the changes in the Early Dabban signify a much larger and ...
... organised, integrated strategy that is largely missing in the preceding periods: blank selection and/or intentional production of blades are important aspects of tool design. Despite some evidence of cumulative change in the previous periods, the changes in the Early Dabban signify a much larger and ...
Journal of Classical Sociology
... out for researching the dynamics of culture, including culture’s relative autonomy from social systems, the primacy of meanings, and their emergence through interactions. However, such expectations are faced with disappointment as the propagators of this new cultural sociology do not reach further ...
... out for researching the dynamics of culture, including culture’s relative autonomy from social systems, the primacy of meanings, and their emergence through interactions. However, such expectations are faced with disappointment as the propagators of this new cultural sociology do not reach further ...
Tests of Concepts
... giving a misplaced sense of objectivity), Blumer's method leaves no room to imagine that raw reality is directly known. Concepts are essential to indicate and act toward social reality. "Exploration" and "inspection," his broad characterizations of the tasks of research, must use concepts. Blumer do ...
... giving a misplaced sense of objectivity), Blumer's method leaves no room to imagine that raw reality is directly known. Concepts are essential to indicate and act toward social reality. "Exploration" and "inspection," his broad characterizations of the tasks of research, must use concepts. Blumer do ...