Extended evolution: A conceptual framework for integrating
... adaptation, involves not only the transformation of regulatory systems, but also the kind of interactions between systems and their environment that have been described as niche construction ...
... adaptation, involves not only the transformation of regulatory systems, but also the kind of interactions between systems and their environment that have been described as niche construction ...
Strübing Bridging the Gap 1998
... together on projects of mutual interest is especially fruitful. It is not sufficient simply to transfer social metaphors to DAI. The more promising approach is to establish ongoing cooperative structures (“going concerns” as Hughes [1971] would call them) aligned by and centered around shared resear ...
... together on projects of mutual interest is especially fruitful. It is not sufficient simply to transfer social metaphors to DAI. The more promising approach is to establish ongoing cooperative structures (“going concerns” as Hughes [1971] would call them) aligned by and centered around shared resear ...
l0 Llnscrewing the big Leviathan: how actors macro
... nature, replacing urrsettled alliances as much as you can with walls and written contracts. thc ranks with unilirrms and tattoos attd re"'ersible lriendships with names and signs, then you will obtain a 'His scales are his pride, shut uP together as with a close Ler''iathan: seal. One is so near to ...
... nature, replacing urrsettled alliances as much as you can with walls and written contracts. thc ranks with unilirrms and tattoos attd re"'ersible lriendships with names and signs, then you will obtain a 'His scales are his pride, shut uP together as with a close Ler''iathan: seal. One is so near to ...
Unobtrusive methods - Sociology Australia website
... research, one described as ‘theoretical’ and the other type often called ‘empirical’. Theoretical research is often library-based research which primarily uses books and articles. The aim of the research is to discuss a theoretical idea, an explanation, through the use of logical reasoning. In this ...
... research, one described as ‘theoretical’ and the other type often called ‘empirical’. Theoretical research is often library-based research which primarily uses books and articles. The aim of the research is to discuss a theoretical idea, an explanation, through the use of logical reasoning. In this ...
2014-2015 Academic Catalog
... It is the goal of the Sociology Department to prepare students for graduate study, employment and effective Christian participation in a variety of social settings ranging from the family and peer groups to churches and large multinational corporations. Sociology concentrates attention on the basic ...
... It is the goal of the Sociology Department to prepare students for graduate study, employment and effective Christian participation in a variety of social settings ranging from the family and peer groups to churches and large multinational corporations. Sociology concentrates attention on the basic ...
this PDF file
... were dealing, with as much rigor and imagination as early sociologists could do, with the key issues of their time – with the process of formation of a new society, spatially organized in large urban centers. Because of the strength of this scholarly tradition, its themes, methods, and theoretical f ...
... were dealing, with as much rigor and imagination as early sociologists could do, with the key issues of their time – with the process of formation of a new society, spatially organized in large urban centers. Because of the strength of this scholarly tradition, its themes, methods, and theoretical f ...
this article - Qualitative Sociology Review
... This Special Issue presents some new developments in the area of Biographical Sociology – a field that has shown great expansion within the discipline and other social sciences. The Issue presents a selection of articles, which pick up a number of important shifts in the study of biography and shoul ...
... This Special Issue presents some new developments in the area of Biographical Sociology – a field that has shown great expansion within the discipline and other social sciences. The Issue presents a selection of articles, which pick up a number of important shifts in the study of biography and shoul ...
Consistency under sampling of exponential random graph
... likelihood or pseudo-likelihood) to the observed sub-network, and then extrapolate the same model, with the same parameters, to the whole network; often this takes the form of interpreting the parameters as “provid[ing] information about the presence of structural effects observed in the network” [5 ...
... likelihood or pseudo-likelihood) to the observed sub-network, and then extrapolate the same model, with the same parameters, to the whole network; often this takes the form of interpreting the parameters as “provid[ing] information about the presence of structural effects observed in the network” [5 ...
Forecasting Stock Returns Based on Event
... companies in the index. The market recovered within three minutes as investors determined that the tweet was false. Some traders said that the big drop derived from the publication of the tweet may have been caused by algorithm trading robots tracking the news headlines, reacting contrary to humans, ...
... companies in the index. The market recovered within three minutes as investors determined that the tweet was false. Some traders said that the big drop derived from the publication of the tweet may have been caused by algorithm trading robots tracking the news headlines, reacting contrary to humans, ...
Alone in the City? An Intellectual History of Social Isolation
... First, to show how distinct generations of urban scholars have developed, deployed, and debunked the idea of social isolation and to chart its return to scholarly and political prominence in recent years. The intellectual history of social isolation shows that it has been a productive, durable, and ...
... First, to show how distinct generations of urban scholars have developed, deployed, and debunked the idea of social isolation and to chart its return to scholarly and political prominence in recent years. The intellectual history of social isolation shows that it has been a productive, durable, and ...
A Family of Affiliation Indices for Two
... How Should We Measure Affiliation? The affiliation index of an actor should measure the extent to which the actor is fully integrated into the structure of the affiliation network—how enmeshed the actor is, by virtue of the actor‘s shared events, relative to other actors. The one-mode notion of cent ...
... How Should We Measure Affiliation? The affiliation index of an actor should measure the extent to which the actor is fully integrated into the structure of the affiliation network—how enmeshed the actor is, by virtue of the actor‘s shared events, relative to other actors. The one-mode notion of cent ...
WHAT IS MEANT BY DISCOURSE ANALYSIS?
... performative to have the desired effect, it has to meet certain social and cultural criteria, also called felicity conditions. Further on in his essay, Austin abandons the distinction between constatives and performatives and replaced it by (i) a new distinction between three different "aspects" of ...
... performative to have the desired effect, it has to meet certain social and cultural criteria, also called felicity conditions. Further on in his essay, Austin abandons the distinction between constatives and performatives and replaced it by (i) a new distinction between three different "aspects" of ...
Achieved Statuses
... Fourthly, when roles are incorporated with the organisational setting they persist as tradition and formalization. Finally, the place of role is determined by society itself; for, society is based on accommodation among many organizations. Society introduces multiple organisational references for ro ...
... Fourthly, when roles are incorporated with the organisational setting they persist as tradition and formalization. Finally, the place of role is determined by society itself; for, society is based on accommodation among many organizations. Society introduces multiple organisational references for ro ...
SOCIETY IN FOCUS: AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY, 5/e
... pop the big question, but he is nervous—in fact, he’s downright afraid. What if she says no? Or, more frightening, what if she says yes? As a confidence builder, Fred rereads the ad that brought the two of them together: Attractive, single African American female in early twenties, likes bicycling, ...
... pop the big question, but he is nervous—in fact, he’s downright afraid. What if she says no? Or, more frightening, what if she says yes? As a confidence builder, Fred rereads the ad that brought the two of them together: Attractive, single African American female in early twenties, likes bicycling, ...
Social Watch General Assembly - Institute for Agriculture and Trade
... 2. Social Watch should strengthen its cooperation with other NGO networks looking at globalization issues, preserving its identity as monitor and implementer of WSSD. 3. At the national level, Social Watch members should orient their action not only towards government, where the capacity for change ...
... 2. Social Watch should strengthen its cooperation with other NGO networks looking at globalization issues, preserving its identity as monitor and implementer of WSSD. 3. At the national level, Social Watch members should orient their action not only towards government, where the capacity for change ...
case-oriented versus variable
... The statistical method – based on mathematical elaboration of empirically relevant data (Lijphart 1971; see also Franklin, ch. 13) – approximates the experimental method by intervening after the data are created. It is already weaker than the experimental method as a means of making inferences, inso ...
... The statistical method – based on mathematical elaboration of empirically relevant data (Lijphart 1971; see also Franklin, ch. 13) – approximates the experimental method by intervening after the data are created. It is already weaker than the experimental method as a means of making inferences, inso ...
A Comparison of Social Capital in Rural and Urban Settings
... be found by reading the two cited articles by Flora and Flora. In contrast, the economic perspective on social capital is outlined in articles by Robison and Hanson and by Schmid and Robison. The economic perspective as outlined by Robison and Hanson and Schmid and Robison provides a formalized basi ...
... be found by reading the two cited articles by Flora and Flora. In contrast, the economic perspective on social capital is outlined in articles by Robison and Hanson and by Schmid and Robison. The economic perspective as outlined by Robison and Hanson and Schmid and Robison provides a formalized basi ...
Six strategies for mixing methods and linking data in social science
... This approach tries to tackle the question of mixing or linking data head on, rather than to duck or avoid it as the first two approaches tend to do. Consequently, it is a great deal more challenging to put into practice, not least in terms of the range of researcher skills that are required. This a ...
... This approach tries to tackle the question of mixing or linking data head on, rather than to duck or avoid it as the first two approaches tend to do. Consequently, it is a great deal more challenging to put into practice, not least in terms of the range of researcher skills that are required. This a ...
Social Network Structure and The Trade
... line with the “structural holes” argument due to Burt (1992), relatively more resources should also be available to the individuals who form a bridge between otherwise separated sub-networks (cliques) because they are crucial for the flow of information and all other resources in the network. By exp ...
... line with the “structural holes” argument due to Burt (1992), relatively more resources should also be available to the individuals who form a bridge between otherwise separated sub-networks (cliques) because they are crucial for the flow of information and all other resources in the network. By exp ...
Art of Impression Management on Social Media
... people establish frames within which to evaluate the meaning of encounters. Impression management is a self-presentation technique that focuses on improving a person‟s image in the eyes of others. Ever since Erving Goffman implemented the term impression management in 1959, sociologists and theorist ...
... people establish frames within which to evaluate the meaning of encounters. Impression management is a self-presentation technique that focuses on improving a person‟s image in the eyes of others. Ever since Erving Goffman implemented the term impression management in 1959, sociologists and theorist ...
39 Pervasive Social Context - Taxonomy and Survey
... person carrying the device, we can also sense information about people. Thus the distinction between Social Context and Pervasive Context disappears leading to the term Pervasive Social Context: D EFINITION 1. Pervasive Social Context of an individual is the set of information that arises out of dir ...
... person carrying the device, we can also sense information about people. Thus the distinction between Social Context and Pervasive Context disappears leading to the term Pervasive Social Context: D EFINITION 1. Pervasive Social Context of an individual is the set of information that arises out of dir ...
Sociology, Social Work and Social Problems
... society, no social problem exists. For example, changing standards of individual sexual behavior among middle class persons are not really a social problem. Although public concern is expressed about such matters, no effort is made by the society to sanction and regulate sexual activity in this grou ...
... society, no social problem exists. For example, changing standards of individual sexual behavior among middle class persons are not really a social problem. Although public concern is expressed about such matters, no effort is made by the society to sanction and regulate sexual activity in this grou ...
Trust and reciprocity: A theoretical distinction of the sources of social
... exist. Altruistic or consummatory motivations are those in which the donor regards the giving act as an end in itself. Self-interested motivations, in contrast, are those in which the donor regards the giving act as a means towards his interest. Altruistic motivations can be guided by value introjec ...
... exist. Altruistic or consummatory motivations are those in which the donor regards the giving act as an end in itself. Self-interested motivations, in contrast, are those in which the donor regards the giving act as a means towards his interest. Altruistic motivations can be guided by value introjec ...
Performing environmental change
... practices and processes. Within this broader context, it seems to us, the assumption that the entanglement of natural and social is already accomplished—as the proposition of hybridity suggests—carries with it certain risks, including the risk that we may miss out on important empirical and analytic ...
... practices and processes. Within this broader context, it seems to us, the assumption that the entanglement of natural and social is already accomplished—as the proposition of hybridity suggests—carries with it certain risks, including the risk that we may miss out on important empirical and analytic ...
Social Network Effects on Performance and Layoffs
... and timing of information,1 the first two types of information benefits in Burt’s framework. Earlier access to a variety of information sources allows an individual to gather more, and more diverse, information. I also create a friendship index that measures the frequency of socializing or informal ...
... and timing of information,1 the first two types of information benefits in Burt’s framework. Earlier access to a variety of information sources allows an individual to gather more, and more diverse, information. I also create a friendship index that measures the frequency of socializing or informal ...
Social network analysis
Social network analysis (SNA) is a strategy for investigating social structures through the use of network and graph theories. It characterizes networked structures in terms of nodes (individual actors, people, or things within the network) and the ties or edges (relationships or interactions) that connect them. Examples of social structures commonly visualized through social network analysis include social media networks, friendship and acquaintance networks, kinship, disease transmission,and sexual relationships. These networks are often visualized through sociograms in which nodes are represented as points and ties are represented as lines.Social network analysis has emerged as a key technique in modern sociology. It has also gained a significant following in anthropology, biology, communication studies, economics, geography, history, information science, organizational studies, political science, social psychology, development studies, and sociolinguistics and is now commonly available as a consumer tool.