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The sociology of Theodor Adorno [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Theodor Adorno is a widely-studied figure, but most often with regard to his work on cultural theory, philosophy and aesthetics. The Sociology of Theodor Adorno provides the first thorough English-language account of Adorno's sociological thinking ...
Benzer, Matthias
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Voiceless: Division, Distrust and Discrimination at the 2023 Voice Referendum

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The referendum on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament in Australia resulted in defeat for the Yes case on October 14, 2023, by a margin of 40% to 60%. The referendum proposed a constitutional amendment to establish a representative body made up of Indigenous Australians to advise federal parliament on matters ...
Shaun Wilson, Shaun Ratcliff
wiley   +1 more source

Stroje, texty, sítě a jiné obrazy: metaforický rozměr sociologie

open access: yesActa Universitatis Carolinae: Philosophica et Historica, 2016
Main objective of the article is to explore the sociological implications of the conceptual metaphor theory, which is based on the idea that metaphors are not only discursive ornaments, but rather the basic principle of human thought as such. The article
Jakub Mlynář
doaj   +1 more source

Individual and Society: Sociological Social Psychology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Unlike the few other texts for undergraduate sociological social psychology courses that present 3 distinct traditions (or faces ) ... Symbolic Interactionist (SI), Social Structure and Personality (SSP), and Group Processes and Structure (GPS) by topic
Crawford, Lizabeth A.   +1 more
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Quantifying Imperfect Cognition Via Achieved Information Gain

open access: yesAnnalen der Physik, EarlyView.
Cognition, the processing of information in the form of inference, communication, and memorization, is the central activity of any intelligence. To quantify imperfect cognition, the concept of achieved information gain (AIG) is introduced. AIG can be derived axiomatically, allows cognitive fidelity and efficiency to be defined mathematically, and ...
Torsten Enßlin
wiley   +1 more source

The Computer‐Assisted Sequence Annotation (CASA) workflow for enzyme discovery

open access: yesApplications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise With the advent of inexpensive nucleic acid sequencing and automated annotation at the level of basic functionality, the central problem of enzyme discovery is no longer finding active sequences, it is determining which ones are suitable for further study.
Gemma R. Takahashi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

'An Apotheosis of Well-Being': Durkheim on austerity and double-dip recessions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This article is an attempt to contribute a view on the economic crisis from classical sociology, a voice often missing from the sociological response to the crisis.
Bauman Z   +27 more
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Data, not documents: Moving beyond theories of information‐seeking behavior to advance data discovery

open access: yesJournal 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sociological theory and social reality

open access: yesRUDN journal of Sociology, 2014
This paper pretends to demonstrate the complementary relations between three relatively recent sociological theories, each one of which explains a different aspect of the same social object: the origin, diffusion and change of social and cultural values,
J Díez Nicolás
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A teoria das relações sociais de sexo: um quadro de análise sobre a dominação masculina The theory of social relationship between sexes: a panel about men domination

open access: yesSociedade e Estado, 2005
Este artigo expõe o sistema conceitual elaborado na França, em torno do conceito de relação social de sexo. Mostra as ligações teóricas entre, de um lado, as modalidades de ação ou as atividades dessa relação social, isto é, a divisão sexual do trabalho,
Anne-Marie Devreux
doaj   +1 more source

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