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The sociological craft through the lens of theatre

Sociologisk Forskning, 2022
Since its inception as an academic discipline in the 19th century, sociology has carried an internal tension between the “scientific” and the “hermeneutic” orientations.
Helena Holgersson
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The impact of family interview on the relationship between medical students and their silent mentor

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The gross anatomy laboratory course often triggers significant negative emotions in medical students during dissection. While various pedagogical interventions aim to alleviate psychological burden, the fundamental question of how students' perceptions of donors evolve throughout the course remains underexplored.
Po‐Fang Tsai, Mei‐Fang Tseng, Ruei‐Jen Chiou   +2 more
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Medical students' perspectives on body donation to science within the Italian context

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Body donation is essential for medical education and research, supporting anatomical training and clinical competence. In Italy, national data on awareness of the legislation regulating body donation and factors shaping donation‐related decisions among healthcare trainees remain limited. This study investigated knowledge of the legal framework,
Antonietta Fazio, Giulio Vara, Veronica Moretti, Annalisa Plava, Anna Maria Billi, Alessandra Ruggeri, Giulia Adalgisa Mariani, Marilisa Quaranta, Simone Lodi, Cecilia Acuti Martellucci, Maria Alessandra Sotgiu, Valentina Di Felice, Sergio Castorina, Guido Carpino, Veronica Macchi, Rita Rezzani, Mario Rende, Andrea Montella, Lucio Cocco, Lucia Manzoli, Stefano Ratti   +20 more
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Data, not documents: Moving beyond theories of information‐seeking behavior to advance data discovery

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 649-664, April 2025.
Abstract Many theories of human information behavior (HIB) assume that information objects are in text document format. This paper argues four important HIB theories are insufficient for describing users' search strategies for data because of assumptions about the attributes of objects that users seek.
Anthony J. Million, Jeremy York, Sara Lafia, Libby Hemphill   +3 more
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Looking beyond the Glitch

Sociologisk Forskning
Despite dominant technology discourses focusing on novelty, growth, speed and effectiveness, the sociologically informed analyses of datafication have, to some extent implicitly, emphasised brokenness and glitches as productive and inherent elements of ...
Magdalena Kania Lundholm
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The Modern Prince and the Sociological Imagination. Michael Burawoy in Conversation with Riccardo Emilio Chesta

Sociologica, 2019
In this conversation, Michael Burawoy discusses how he discovered the sociology of Gramsci in radically diverse contexts — from a vibrant post-colonial Zambia to Analytical Marxism in Chicago.
Riccardo Emilio Chesta, Michael Burawoy
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Developing a critical caste analysis within information science and technology: A research review: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
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Affective dimensions in the information behavior of forcibly displaced people: A literature review. An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This review analyzed 241 scholarly articles published between 2010 and 2025 in information science venues to examine how affect shapes refugees' information behavior during forced migration and to identify additional contextual factors. It identifies seven affective dimensions: anxiety, shame and stigma, grief and loss, frustration, (mis)trust,
Maja Krtalić, Lilach Alon
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Exploring the Immortological Imagination: Advocating for a Sociology of Immortality

Social Sciences
The digital age has rekindled popular and academic interest in immortality. While the idea of immortality has long been recognized as fundamental to human societies, unlike death, within the field of sociology, immortality has not yet established itself ...
Katarzyna Nowaczyk-Basińska, Paula Kiel
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EQUALITY AND DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION

International Journal of Social and Educational Innovation, 2021
The main purpose of the article is to highlight the implications of equality and discrimination processes in education and to allow the development of the capacity to analyze social reality by integrating pro-equality and anti-discrimination perspectives
Constantin Florin DOMUNCO
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