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Brazilian Sociology: contemporary epistemological-theoretical and institutional trends

open access: yesSociologias, 2006
In the first moment, the article revises themes pertaining to the themes of Sociology of Knowledge and Sociology of Science, both relevant for the study of Sociology of Sociology.
Enno Dagoberto Liedke Filho   +1 more
doaj  

Racial Profiling as Collective Definition

open access: yesSocial Inclusion, 2014
Economists and other interested academics have committed significant time and effort to developing a set of circumstances under which an intelligent and circumspect form of racial profiling can serve as an effective tool in crime finding–the specific ...
Trevor G. Gardner
doaj   +1 more source

Causality and Statistical Learning [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2010
We review some approaches and philosophies of causal inference coming from sociology, economics, computer science, cognitive science, and ...
arxiv  

Software and Sociology in UK Astronomy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
I discuss the remit of Starlink's software strategy groups and a particular item on the agenda of a meeting of the image processing software strategy group held on 26th January 2001: `Why don't people use Starlink software?'. The answer to this question was speculated to be primarily a sociological effect: those people supervising UK astronomy Ph.D ...
arxiv   +1 more source

A scoping review of non‐binary research in “Australian” social sciences: Community, solidarity, resilience and resisting marginalisation

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Non‐binary and genderqueer identities are increasingly discussed in public discourse and academia, but there remains a dearth of academic literature centred on non‐binary people's lives and experiences. When non‐binary people are included in research, it is frequently as an additive to explorations of trans identities and subsumed under the ...
Lucy Nicholas, Sal Clark, Chloe Falzon
wiley   +1 more source

Making sense, discovering what works…

open access: yesJournal of Comparative Social Work, 2016
This paper addresses the enabling and constraining factors that underpin inter-organizational collaboration in Child Welfare and Protection services in Norway and Quebec.
Oscar E. Firbank   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

UA68/10 Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 1 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1981
Newsletter created by the WKU Sociology Department regarding faculty and student activities and ...
WKU Sociology
core   +1 more source

A Sociology of the Absurd

open access: yes, 2018
Chapter 1 Foreword by Rom Harre Chapter 2 Preface Part 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Toward a Sociology of the Absurd Part 5 Scene Chapter 6 Territoriality Chapter 7 Time Tracks Chapter 8 Adventures Part 9 Agent Chapter 10 Freud, Mead, Goffman Chapter 11 ...
E. Tiryakian
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Machine Learning for Sociology

open access: yesThe Annual review of sociology, 2019
Machine learning is a field at the intersection of statistics and computer science that uses algorithms to extract information and knowledge from data. Its applications increasingly find their way into economics, political science, and sociology.
M. Molina, F. Garip
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ferromagnetic fluid as a model of social impact [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The paper proposes a new model of spin dynamics which can be treated as a model of sociological coupling between individuals. Our approach takes into account two different human features: gregariousness and individuality. We will show how they affect a psychological distance between individuals and how the distance changes the opinion formation in a ...
arxiv   +1 more source

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