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A Review of Three Major Sociological Theories and an Islamic Perspective [PDF]

International Journal of Islamic Thought, 2016
This article examines critically the three major sociological theories namely, Structural Functionalism, Symbolic Interactionism and Conflict theory. These theories are formulated on the pattern of science where scientific method is strictly adhered to ...
HAYATULLAH LALUDDIN
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An investigation of the relation of space to society: a discussion on A. Giddens, H. Lefebvre and space syntax [PDF]

, 2003
This thesis is dealing with the relation of society and space as a main characteristic for elucidating the design process. More particular is based on the problem which appears both in spatial and social theories of relating entities which ‘are in ...
Mavridou, M.
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System failure? Exploring the interplay of fear of failure, competition, cooperation and sense of belonging in education in England and Flanders

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Fear of failure is damaging in a host of ways yet is rife in many schools. Drawing on self‐worth theory, we explore whether fear of academic failure is higher in education systems with features that increase students' experiences of competition. To do this, we compare two very different education systems: England, where, for instance, national
Carolyn Jackson, Mieke Van Houtte
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Reading sociological theory against its grain

Sociedade e Estado, 2022
Stefan Klein, Manuela Boatcă
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Lélia Gonzalez: an Amefrican perspective to reorient the canon

Tapuya
This paper is centered on the contribution by Lélia Gonzalez, a marginalized, Black Brazilian intellectual who was a professor from the 1970s to the 1990s until prematurely passing away in 1994.
Stefan Klein, Mariana Toledo Ferreira
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Neoclassical Growth Theory and Heterodox Growth Theory: Opportunities For and Obstacles To Greater Engagement [PDF]

This paper explores the possibilities for and likely impediments to greater engagement between neoclassical and heterodox growth theorists. Simple structural models are used to identify the essential “mechanics” of the growth process in both the ...
Mark Setterfield
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The professionalisation of teachers in France at a time of new reform: A comparative perspective of teacher‐trainers and students in pre‐service training

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The latest reform of initial teacher education (ITE) in France, introduced in 2021, aims to make teacher training less theoretical and therefore more ‘practical’. New elements, such as the replacement of the Écoles Supérieures pour le Professorat et l'Éducation (ÉSPÉs) by the Instituts Nationaux Supérieurs du Professorat et de l'Education ...
Eric Maleyrot, Thérèse Perez‐Roux
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On two paradigms of legal theory and their relationship [PDF]

, 2012
H. L. A. Hart thought that a theory of law can be purely descriptive and called his theory a “descriptive sociology”. One of his great contributions to modern legal theory is his emphasis on the internal aspect of social rules. According to him, a theory
Chang, Chia-yin
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To protect and preserve? Explaining the gap between structural and superficial racial equality regimes in North Atlantic Rim universities

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how UK and US universities manage racial equality regimes through governance structures that prioritise institutional reputation over substantive racial justice reform. Drawing on Bourdieu's field, habitus and capital theory, the study demonstrates how universities neutralise racial justice efforts through bureaucratic ...
David Roberts
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Trust is a Verb!: A Critical Reconstruction of the Sociological Theory of Trust

Sociologica
What is trust and how should it be studied? In this essay, we seek to reconstruct the sociological theory of trust and propose an alternate strategy focused on analyzing the skillful nature of the “trust methods” employed by ordinary people.
Gil Eyal, Larry Au, Cristian Capotescu
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