1 Structuration Theory and Self-Organization Christian Fuchs1
... has been that human history has been conceived as inevitably progressive. Personally I think that during phases of instability and crises we find points where the further development of history is not determined, but relatively open. Such points again and again show up, but it is not determined how ...
... has been that human history has been conceived as inevitably progressive. Personally I think that during phases of instability and crises we find points where the further development of history is not determined, but relatively open. Such points again and again show up, but it is not determined how ...
What Is Structural about the Basic Structure?
... rights arrangements is to look at the position that person occupies in a social structure, for each position is defined by the set of constraints and enabling conditions experienced by those who occupy it. Hence, it is to the extent to which a person occupies a certain position in the social structu ...
... rights arrangements is to look at the position that person occupies in a social structure, for each position is defined by the set of constraints and enabling conditions experienced by those who occupy it. Hence, it is to the extent to which a person occupies a certain position in the social structu ...
Conversation Map: An Interface for Very-Large-Scale Conversations WARREN SACK
... improve upon the tools of social science to create new interfaces for VLSCs that provide a means for participants and interested observers to understand and critically reflect on them. In this paper, two tools from the social sciences—social networks (e.g., [46, 47]); and, semantic networks (e.g., [ ...
... improve upon the tools of social science to create new interfaces for VLSCs that provide a means for participants and interested observers to understand and critically reflect on them. In this paper, two tools from the social sciences—social networks (e.g., [46, 47]); and, semantic networks (e.g., [ ...
A strong distinction between humans and non
... has been strongest in moral theory with Peter Singer, to whom I shall later refer. He is very characteristic of our time. In any case, Bruno’s equivocal appeal to ‘the social’ masks these shifts. You will notice that his talk has been pitched at a very abstract level, so that ‘nonhumans’ include not ...
... has been strongest in moral theory with Peter Singer, to whom I shall later refer. He is very characteristic of our time. In any case, Bruno’s equivocal appeal to ‘the social’ masks these shifts. You will notice that his talk has been pitched at a very abstract level, so that ‘nonhumans’ include not ...
Patterns of Knowledge Communities in the Social Sciences
... because someone benefits from the acceptance of any knowledge claim, this distribution of power is sufficient to explain why a knowledge claim is accepted. They do not consider the possibility that there are different kinds of interests in a given knowledge claim: the material interest of, for examp ...
... because someone benefits from the acceptance of any knowledge claim, this distribution of power is sufficient to explain why a knowledge claim is accepted. They do not consider the possibility that there are different kinds of interests in a given knowledge claim: the material interest of, for examp ...
Computers are Social Actors
... The second study answers the question, “Will users apply the notions of ‘self and ‘other’ to computers?’ The third study answers the question, “On what basis do users distinguish computers as ‘self or ‘other’ — the voice or the box?” The fourth study answers the question, “Will users apply gender st ...
... The second study answers the question, “Will users apply the notions of ‘self and ‘other’ to computers?’ The third study answers the question, “On what basis do users distinguish computers as ‘self or ‘other’ — the voice or the box?” The fourth study answers the question, “Will users apply gender st ...
Social Capital and Civil Society - Exploring a Complex Relationship
... friends and neighbours when ill is not in itself of any benefit to society as a whole, it only is so if it can reduce pressure on the social services, or help that individual return more quickly to work. The positive externalities of social capital thus understood are (a) incidental to the use of so ...
... friends and neighbours when ill is not in itself of any benefit to society as a whole, it only is so if it can reduce pressure on the social services, or help that individual return more quickly to work. The positive externalities of social capital thus understood are (a) incidental to the use of so ...
tracing the historical roots of career theory in
... The relative newness of careers as an identified area of study and the inherently interdisciplinary nature of the field has meant that there is rarely consensus about the main intellectual tributaries that feed into career theory’s core writings. That so many fields have the potential to inform care ...
... The relative newness of careers as an identified area of study and the inherently interdisciplinary nature of the field has meant that there is rarely consensus about the main intellectual tributaries that feed into career theory’s core writings. That so many fields have the potential to inform care ...
Simulation second edition
... longer, possibly reducing the divorce rate as a result? Asking people about their searching behaviour is unlikely to be very helpful: they may not be following any conscious strategy and may not reveal it even if they do have one. Instead, we might set up a model (in this case, a computer program) w ...
... longer, possibly reducing the divorce rate as a result? Asking people about their searching behaviour is unlikely to be very helpful: they may not be following any conscious strategy and may not reveal it even if they do have one. Instead, we might set up a model (in this case, a computer program) w ...
3142_0_Sociologists and Social Movements A Case Study of Xin
... upon to follow the swings of position at the expense of intellectual consistency or even honesty,” which is why they frequently get disillusioned and hence break intellectually and politically with the groups they have supported.11 But Hao’s comparison with Burawoy, Patterson, and Wallerstein stops ...
... upon to follow the swings of position at the expense of intellectual consistency or even honesty,” which is why they frequently get disillusioned and hence break intellectually and politically with the groups they have supported.11 But Hao’s comparison with Burawoy, Patterson, and Wallerstein stops ...
American Journal of Sociology 598 Given this brief
... a boon insofar as it inspired many but also a bane insofar as it has been difficult to duplicate. Scheff offers two specific hypotheses on why Goffman’s sociological charisma has proved so resistant to routinization. First, Goffman’s research methods were idiosyncratic. His books, for instance, comb ...
... a boon insofar as it inspired many but also a bane insofar as it has been difficult to duplicate. Scheff offers two specific hypotheses on why Goffman’s sociological charisma has proved so resistant to routinization. First, Goffman’s research methods were idiosyncratic. His books, for instance, comb ...
Berk DEV
... 3. It is difficult to test labeling theory. One problem is to examine the consequences of labeling and occupying a deviant status on the individual over time which requires longitudinal studies. Another problem is the different life histories of individual's subject to labeling are difficult to meas ...
... 3. It is difficult to test labeling theory. One problem is to examine the consequences of labeling and occupying a deviant status on the individual over time which requires longitudinal studies. Another problem is the different life histories of individual's subject to labeling are difficult to meas ...
1 COLLECTIVE INTENTIONALITY AND SOCIAL AGENTS Raimo
... the type of case where the authority of the operative members comes from the group members and where, furthermore, all the operative members are group members. As an example, consider a state's making a pact with another state. This takes place by, say, the Cabinet ministers' jointly accepting the p ...
... the type of case where the authority of the operative members comes from the group members and where, furthermore, all the operative members are group members. As an example, consider a state's making a pact with another state. This takes place by, say, the Cabinet ministers' jointly accepting the p ...
Sample chapter - Centre for Research in Social Simulation
... longer, possibly reducing the divorce rate as a result? Asking people about their searching behaviour is unlikely to be very helpful: they may not be following any conscious strategy and may not reveal it even if they do have one. Instead, we might set up a model (in this case, a computer program) w ...
... longer, possibly reducing the divorce rate as a result? Asking people about their searching behaviour is unlikely to be very helpful: they may not be following any conscious strategy and may not reveal it even if they do have one. Instead, we might set up a model (in this case, a computer program) w ...
POLISH AND EASTERN EUROPEAN SOCIOLOGY
... The history of Polish sociology in this period has yet to be written. Among the best attempts to characterize Polish sociology under communism are Wladyslaw Kwasniewicz’s articles: ‘‘Dialectics of Systemic Constraint and Academic Freedom: Polish Sociology under Socialist Regime,’’ and ‘‘Between Univ ...
... The history of Polish sociology in this period has yet to be written. Among the best attempts to characterize Polish sociology under communism are Wladyslaw Kwasniewicz’s articles: ‘‘Dialectics of Systemic Constraint and Academic Freedom: Polish Sociology under Socialist Regime,’’ and ‘‘Between Univ ...
PROPOSAL FOR CO-EDITORSHIP OF AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL
... study—e.g., ethnographic field work and survey design—to address a particular question. It also could mean multiple and combined data analysis strategies, such as qualitative textual analysis, historical analysis, and quantitative analysis. We will seek innovative methodological approaches when the ...
... study—e.g., ethnographic field work and survey design—to address a particular question. It also could mean multiple and combined data analysis strategies, such as qualitative textual analysis, historical analysis, and quantitative analysis. We will seek innovative methodological approaches when the ...
maximum mark: 90
... laws to protect people, but there will be no or few examples given. 4–6: At this level answers are likely to be more developed, perhaps focusing on the law’s importance in helping to create a stable society. There are likely to be some examples to support the ideas presented. 7–8: Answers in this ba ...
... laws to protect people, but there will be no or few examples given. 4–6: At this level answers are likely to be more developed, perhaps focusing on the law’s importance in helping to create a stable society. There are likely to be some examples to support the ideas presented. 7–8: Answers in this ba ...
Social group
A social group within social sciences has been defined as two or more people who interact with one another, share similar characteristics, and collectively have a sense of unity. Other theorists disagree however, and are wary of definitions which stress the importance of interdependence or objective similarity. Instead, researchers within the social identity tradition generally define it as ""a group is defined in terms of those who identify themselves as members of the group"". Regardless, social groups come in a myriad of sizes and varieties. For example, a society can be viewed as a large social group.