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Is it functional?

open access: yesPROTEOMICS, 2004
AbstractThis report describes the first scientific meeting of the British Society for Proteome Research (BSPR), which was organised jointly with the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) and held in July 2004. The focus of the conference was functional proteomics with an emphasis on possible clinical application. The main subjects described here are:
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Excavating Early Burawoy: Toward a Third Position in the Race‐Class Debates

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper intervenes in contemporary sociological debates over the relationship between race and class by excavating the early writings of Michael Burawoy. Against the prevailing polarization between twin absolutist models in which either racism or capitalism alone possesses causal force, we argue that Burawoy articulates a third position—one
Zachary Levenson, Marcel Paret
wiley   +1 more source

Argument Has No Function

open access: yesInformal Logic, 2008
Douglas Walton has been right in calling us to attend to the pragmatics of argument. He has, however, also insisted that arguments should be understood and assessed by considering the functions they perform; and from this, I dissent.
Jean Goodwin
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Functionalism! Functionalism! Do I Look Like Functionalism?

open access: yes, 2016
In his EJIL Foreword, Jan Klabbers argues that the contemporary application of functionalism, understood as organizations being assigned functions, in order both to realize the common good and to deepen inter-state cooperation, is something of a ...
Boisson de Chazournes, Laurence
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Functionalism and qualia

open access: yes, 1987
This thesis is an attempt to defend functionalism against the various problems concerning qualia. It consists of five chapters. Chapter I sets forth the fundamental idea of functionalism.
Chan, JW-H (15933671)
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Towards the Democratisation of Care? Insights From Co‐Governance in Local Welfare in Spain and Italy

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The organisation and distribution of care responsibilities represent a central issue in contemporary welfare debates. Although welfare systems have progressively sought to socialise care related risks tackling distribution's inequality, the organisation of care services received less attention.
Francesca Donati   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functionalism (including Structural Functionalism) [PDF]

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Functionalism is one of the major traditions in scientific analysis and explanation. It has its main origins in biology and has been very influential in the development of the social sciences, especially sociology and anthropology, as well as psychology,
Castro JE
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The Sociogenomics of Social Stratification and General Theories of Inequality

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The field of the sociogenomics of inequalities would benefit from discussing what its findings and ambitions mean for core theories of social stratification and mobility. Do sociologists need to reconsider their critique to structural‐functionalist theory of stratification, and its neo‐classical economic allies, that emphasise efficient ...
Herman G. van de Werfhorst
wiley   +1 more source

From the Field to the Laboratory: The Theory‐Practice Research of Peter J. Carnevale

open access: yesNegotiation and Conflict Management Research, EarlyView., 2020
Abstract As colleagues and collaborators, we reflect on the work and legacy of Peter Carnevale, currently professor at the University of Southern California, and recipient of the 2002 Jeffrey Z. Rubin Theory‐to‐Practice Award of the International Association for Conflict Management (IACM). We review Carnevale’s main contributions, including his work on
Linda L. Putnam   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functionalism vs. formalism

open access: yes, 2022
: A characterization of the traditions of formalism and functionalism in ...
Nuyts, Jan
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