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Sociological theory and social reality

RUDN 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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Immersive virtual reality as a teaching tool in neuroanatomy: A scoping review

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Basic core courses in various undergraduate programs, such as neuroanatomy, pose a challenge for students due to the large volume and complexity of the content. In this context, educational technologies such as immersive virtual reality (IVR), which allow students to actively interact with learning materials, offer a complementary pedagogical ...
Nathálya Gardênia de Holanda Marinho Nogueira, Eloá Naiara de Assis Teodoro, Maria Clara Ramos, Phelipe Henrique Alves Batalha Coelho, Gustavo Eyer de Menezes, Guilherme Menezes Lage, Bárbara de Paula Ferreira, Sara Edith Souza de Assis Leão   +7 more
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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

Sociedade 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
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How Far Can We Go Through Social System? [PDF]

The paper elaborates an endeavor on applying the algorithmic information-theoretic computational complexity to meta-social-sciences. It is motivated by the effort on seeking the impact of the well-known incompleteness theorem to the scientific ...
Hokky Situngkir
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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
wiley   +1 more source

Review: Martin Endress (2002). "Vertrauen" ["Trust"]

Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 2004
The book introduces the theoretical and empirical sociological debate on trust. ENDRESS examines the topic in a historical as well as a systematic perspective, surveying current literature on trust and concluding with his own systematic remarks.
Mike Steffen Schäfer
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Sociological self images : paradigms and pluralisms in sociological theory, 1960s-1990s : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Sociology at Massey University [PDF]

, 1996
This thesis explores the identity and self-understanding of sociology as expressed chiefly in discourses of sociological theory. It takes as its starting point the 'identity crisis' of sociology that began in the 1960s with the demise of structural ...
Kemp, Stephen Timothy
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Moral panic and social theory: Beyond the heuristic [PDF]

, 2010
Copyright @ 2011 by International Sociological Association.Critcher has recently conceptualized moral panic as a heuristic device, or 'ideal type'. While he argues that one still has to look beyond the heuristic, despite a few exceptional studies there ...
Amanda Rohloff, Bloyce, Daniel, Brown, Sheila, Cohen, Stanley, Cohen, Stanley, Critcher, Chas, Critcher, Chas, De Young, Mary, Elias, Norbert, Elias, Norbert, Elias, Norbert, Elias, Norbert, Elias, Norbert, Fletcher, Jonathan, Goode, Eric, Hunt, Alan, Jenkins, Philip, Jewkes, Yvonne, Kilminster, Richard, McRobbie, Angela, Mennell, Stephen, Muncie, John, Pratt, John, Rohloff, Amanda, Rohloff, Amanda, Sarah Wright, Thompson, Kenneth, Young, Jock   +27 more
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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 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
wiley   +1 more source

Reasoning with Partial Knowledge [PDF]

We investigate how sociological argumentation differs from the classical first-order logic. We focus on theories about age dependence of organizational mortality.
Hannan, M.T., Polos, L.
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