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The Role of Social Science in Judicial Decision Making: How Gay Rights Advocates Can Learn From Integration and Capital Punishment Case Law [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This Article explores the intersection of social science and judicial decision making. It examines to what extent, and in what contexts, judges utilize social science in reaching and bolstering their rulings.
Rublin, Amy
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Awareness of Humanities, Arts and Social Science (HASS) Research Is Related to Patterns of Citizens’ Community and Cultural Engagement

open access: yesSocial Sciences, 2015
Why should societies invest resources in humanities, arts, and social sciences (HASS) research? While citizens’ quality of life should be affected by the type and level of cultural amenities they have access to, the broader links between HASS research ...
Murray A. Rudd
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Using Vignettes to Explore Reality and Values With Young People

open access: yesForum: Qualitative Social Research, 2018
There seems to be relatively little scholarship on the use of vignettes in qualitative research, despite their long-time application in these approaches.
Asli Kandemir, Richard Budd
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A Critique of the Book Understanding Social Science from the Perspective of Actor-Network Theory [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهش‌نامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامه‌های علوم انسانی, 2020
Roger Trigg’s Understanding Social Science does a good job of criticizing positivist and deterministic approaches to social science, either biological, social, or psychological.
Rahman Sharifzadeh
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Oleg Nikolaevish Yanitsky (1933-2020)

open access: yesСоциологическая наука и социальная практика, 2020
Oleg Nikolaevish Yanitsky (1933-2020)
Science Social
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Human Dimensions of Coral Reef Social-Ecological Systems

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2012
Coral reefs are among the most diverse ecosystems on the planet but are declining because of human activities. Despite general recognition of the human role in the plight of coral reefs, the vast majority of research focuses on the ecological rather than
John N. Kittinger   +3 more
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Predictive Non-equilibrium Social Science

open access: yes, 2012
Non-Equilibrium Social Science (NESS) emphasizes dynamical phenomena, for instance the way political movements emerge or competing organizations interact.
Colbaugh, Richard   +2 more
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Analyzing the social aspects of the integrated program of field training, research, and rural development course, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan

open access: yesJournal of Education and Health Promotion, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Social factors such as culture, race, education, belief, and living and working environment can be part of the causes of diseases or influence the natural history of a disease.
Mohamed H Ahmed
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Archaeology, science-based archaeology and the Mediterranean Bronze Age metals trade [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Archaeologists often seem either sceptical of science-based archaeology or baffled by its results. The underpinnings of science-based archaeology may conflict with social or behavioural factors unsuited to quantification and grouping procedures.
Knapp, A.B.
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Towards coexistence: Can people's attitudes explain their willingness to live with Sumatran elephants in Indonesia?

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, 2021
Understanding coexistence between humans and threatened wildlife is a central focus in conservation. Way Kambas National Park in Sumatra Island, Indonesia, harbors one of the largest populations of the critically endangered Sumatran elephant (Elephas ...
Ardiantiono   +7 more
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