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Sociology [PDF]

open access: yesThe ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2001
This chapter examines the contribution of sociology to the interrogation of "urban phenomena". For nineteenth-century scholars, the sociological need to unravel the "urban" was not as much a dreamy intellectual pursuit as it was—like so much good scholarship—driven by a pressing need to describe and interpret a changing world.
Bannister, Robert C.
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Sociology [PDF]

open access: yesEncyclopedia of Information Systems, 2003
Sociology emerged in response to the problem of social order in modern society in the wake of the American and French Revolutions and the rise of industrialism and market capitalism.
Bannister, Robert C.
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Analysis of SIR epidemic models with sociological phenomenon [PDF]

open access: yesSpora: A Journal of Biomathematics, (2022) Vol. 8, 38-55, 2022
We propose two SIR models which incorporate sociological behavior of groups of individuals. It is these differences in behaviors which impose different infection rates on the individual susceptible populations, rather than biological differences. We compute the basic reproduction number for each model, as well as analyze the sensitivity of $R_0$ to ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Housing the homeless: How revisiting the 1940s assists the struggle

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, Volume 57, Issue 4, Page 798-811, December 2022., 2022
Abstract A major obstacle in the political work of housing the homeless is convincing voters and lawmakers that housing is a right and should be available to all without conditions. This paper seeks to assist that project by showing that the tension between rights and conditions has a history. It focusses on the pivotal 1940s, which saw the first major
Anne O'Brien
wiley   +1 more source

The sociology of agricultural worlds: from a sociology of change to a sociology of coexistence [PDF]

open access: yesPériodiques Scientifiques en Édition Électronique, 2015
International ...
HERVIEU, Bertrand   +3 more
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Kazakhstani womenʼs participation in online marketplaces: Benefits and barriers

open access: yesAsia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 343-369, September 2022., 2022
Abstract This study aims to investigate womenʼs participation in offline and online marketplaces and identify related factors, particularly the digital divide, access to the internet, and the level of information and communications technology (ICT) proficiency.
Anel A. Kireyeva   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fostering uncertainty tolerance in anatomy education: Lessons learned from how humanities, arts and social science (HASS) educators develop learners' uncertainty tolerance

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, Volume 16, Issue 1, Page 128-147, January/February 2023., 2023
Abstract Uncertainty tolerance, individuals' perceptions/responses to uncertain stimuli, is increasingly recognized as critical to effective healthcare practice. While the Covid‐19 pandemic generated collective uncertainty, healthcare‐related uncertainty is omnipresent.
Michelle D. Lazarus   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teaching Sociology within the Speech and Language Therapy Curriculum [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
In the United Kingdom, the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists suggests that sociology should be included within the speech and language therapy curriculum. However, in spite of this, sociology is seldom given priority.
Earle, Sarah
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The Social Construction of Facts and Artefacts: or How the Sociology of Science and the Sociology of Technology might Benefit Each Other

open access: yes, 1984
The need for an integrated social constructivist approach towards the study of science and technology is outlined. Within such a programme both scientific facts and technological artefacts are to be understood as social constructs.
T. Pinch, W. Bijker
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Historical sociology, international relations and connected histories [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This article addresses three recent developments in historical sociology: (1) neo-Weberian historical sociology within International Relations; (2) the 'civilizational analysis' approach utilized by scholars of 'multiple modernities'; and (3) the 'third ...
Bhambra, Gurminder K.
core   +1 more source

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