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2. Characterizing Urban Youth Based on Express Delivery Data
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Zhang, Dong, Yu, Zhiwen, Filipe, Joaquim, Editorial Board Member, Ghosh, Ashish, Editorial Board Member, Kotenko, Igor, Editorial Board Member, Prates, Raquel Oliveira, Editorial Board Member, Zhou, Lizhu, Editorial Board Member, Barbosa, Simone Diniz Junqueira, Founding Editor, Sun, Yuqing, editor, Lu, Tun, editor, Yu, Zhengtao, editor, Fan, Hongfei, editor, and Gao, Liping, editor
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- 2019
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3. Historians' Uses of Archived Material from Sociological Research: A Response to the Commentaries on My Paper.
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Goldthorpe, John
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SOCIOLOGICAL research , *HISTORIANS , *SOCIAL science methodology , *SOCIAL scientists , *INFERENCE (Logic) - Published
- 2022
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4. SEX AND GENDER ISSUE IN THE SOCIOLOGICAL KEY- CONTENT ANALYSIS OF PAPERS EDITED IN CROATIAN SCIENTIFIC PERIODICALS
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Šolaja, Lucija, Buzov, Ivanka, Bandalović, Gorana, and Stanić, Sanja
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feminism ,content analysis ,sociološko istraživanje ,bibliometrijska analiza ,rodna ravnopravnost ,Croatian scientific periodicals ,SOCIAL SCIENCES. Sociology ,analiza sadržaja ,sex and gender ,bibliometric analysis ,spol i rod ,ecofeminism ,DRUŠTVENE ZNANOSTI. Sociologija ,sexual minorities ,sociologija spola i roda ,ekofeminizam ,gender identity ,gender equality ,sociological research ,gender roles ,feminizam ,hrvatska znanstvena periodika ,rodne razlike ,seksizam ,seksualne manjine ,sociology of seks and gender ,gender differences ,rodni identitet ,sexism ,rodne uloge - Abstract
„Spol“ i „rod“ se još uvijek doživljavaju kao sinonimi, no među njima postoje jasne distinkcije, pa tako za razliku od spola koji se odnosi na biološke karakteristike s kojima se rodimo, rod predstavlja društvene, kulturološke i povijesne razlike te uloge i očekivanja koje društvo pripisuje ženama i muškarcima. Jedna od najzanimljivijih tema za sociologiju je rodna nejednakost, a proučavajući ovu relaciju povijesno, uviđa se kako su muškarci i žene oduvijek bili nejednaki i to na štetu žena, kojima je uz podređeni položaj bila namijenjena i privatna sfera te briga o djeci i kućanstvu. Iako se može reći da smo još uvijek društvo s patrijarhalnim vrijednostima, Hrvatska je svoje putovanje prema društvu jednakosti započela paralelno s početkom pregovora za ulazak u Europsku uniju, donoseći razne zakone o ravnopravnosti spolova i suzbijanju diskriminacije, ali i osnivanjem Ureda za ravnopravnost spolova Vlade RH i Pravobranitelj/ice za ravnopravnost spolova. Pomoću istraživačkih metoda bibliometrijske analize i analize sadržaja razmatra se zastupljenost članaka unutar znanstvenih časopisa u odnosu na godine objavljivanja, ali i istražuju se tematska područja, u odnosu na područja kojima se bavi sociologija spola i roda. Ukupno je analizirano 93 članka ili 4% svih objavljenih radova u vremenskom razdoblju od dva desetljeća izdavaštva, tj. od 2001.-2021. godine. Analizom sadržaja je uočen jako mali broj radova usmjerenih k teorijskim definicijama spola i roda te pitanju reprodukcije, dok se najčešće piše o temama koje se vežu uz tržište rada, majčinstvo, očinstvo i rad u kući, zatim pitanja seksualnosti, transrodnosti i queer identiteta te feminizma, feminističke kritike znanosti i postmodernizma, "Sex" and "gender" are still perceived as synonyms, but there are clear distinctions between them, so unlike gender, which refers to the biological characteristics we are born with, gender represents social, cultural and historical differences and roles and expectations which society assigns to women and men. One of the most interesting topics for sociology is gender inequality, by analyzing this historical relationship, it is understood that men and women have always been unequal, against women to whom in addition to their subordinate position, were also assigned the private sphere and the care of children and the household. Although we can say that we are still a society with patriarchal values, Croatia began its journey towards social equality in parallel with the beginning of negotiations for entry into the European union, passing various laws on gender equality and combating discrimination, as well as establishing the Office for Gender Equality of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and Ombudsperson for gender equality. Using the research methods of bibliometric analysis and content analysis, the representation of articles in scientific journals is considered in relation to the year of publication, but thematic areas are also investigated, in relation to the areas dealt with in the sociology of sex and gender. A total of 93 articles or 4% of all published works were analyzed in the time period of two decades of publishing, i.e. from 2001.-2021. years. The analysis of the content revealed a very small number of works focused on theoretical definitions of sex and gender and the issue of reproduction, while most often it is written about topics related to the labor market, motherhood, fatherhood and work at home, then issues of sexuality, transgender and queer identity, and feminism, feminist critiques of science and postmodernism
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- 2022
5. De què parlem els sociòlegs? : quinze anys de publicacions a la revista PAPERS DE SOCIOLOGIA (1987-2001)
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Investigació sociològica ,Anàlisi bibliomètrica ,Bibliometric analysis ,Redes de colaboración ,Análisis bibliométrico ,Xarxes de col·laboració ,Collaborative networks ,Sociological research ,Investigación sociológica - Published
- 2021
6. Commentary on Robin Wooffitt's Paper "Poetic Confluence: A Sociological Analysis of an Enigmatic Moment".
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Peräkylä, Anssi
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MOMENTS method (Statistics) , *SOCIOLOGICAL research , *CONVERSATION analysis , *PSYCHOANALYSIS , *PSYCHOANALYSTS - Abstract
The author, who is a sociologist and psychoanalyst, comments upon Wooffitt's analysis of poetic confluence. Using conversation analysis of moments of interaction where one interlocutor says something that bears a strong resemblance to what has just been in the mind of the other interlocutor, Wooffitt suggests that this form of communication has its function in the neutralization of the mental contents of this other interlocutor. In light of material presented by Schegloff in his earlier work, this appears to be a partial function of poetic confluence but not something that is there in all instances. On a conceptual level, psychoanalysis and sociology have had several moments of rapprochement in history. Wooffitt's plea for dialogue is different: rather than focusing on conceptual linkages between the two disciplines, he proposes meeting through empirical studies of the intersubjective and interactional basis of mental phenomena. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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7. A Technological Construction of Society: Comparing GPT-4 and Human Respondents for Occupational Evaluation in the UK.
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Gmyrek, Paweł, Lutz, Christoph, and Newlands, Gemma
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CHATGPT ,LANGUAGE models ,SOCIAL values ,SOCIOLOGICAL research - Abstract
Despite initial research about the biases and perceptions of Large Language Models (LLMs), we lack evidence on how LLMs evaluate occupations, especially in comparison to human evaluators. In this paper, we present a systematic comparison of occupational evaluations by GPT-4 with those from an in-depth, high-quality and recent human respondents survey in the United Kingdom. Covering the full ISCO-08 occupational landscape, with 580 occupations and two distinct metrics (prestige and social value), our findings indicate that GPT-4 and human scores are highly correlated across all ISCO-08 major groups. In absolute terms, GPT-4 scores are more generous than those of the human respondents. At the same time, GPT-4 substantially underor overestimates the occupational prestige and social value of many occupations, particularly for emerging digital and stigmatized occupations. Our analyses show both the potentials and risks of using LLM-generated data for sociological and occupational research. Potentials include LLMs’ efficiency, cost effectiveness, speed, and accuracy in capturing general tendencies. By contrast, there are risks of bias, contextual misalignment, and downstream issues, for example when problematic and opaque occupational evaluations of LLMs may feed back into working life, thus leading to potentially problematic technological constructions of society. We also discuss the policy implications of our findings for the integration of LLM tools into the world of work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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8. Pray the Work: This draft offers background and key contours of the paper to be written and defended this semester (spring 2016).
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Jaroszewski, Samantha
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SEMESTER system in education ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,CATHOLIC charities ,ACADEMIC dissertations ,CATHOLIC Worker Movement ,CATHOLIC Church & social problems - Published
- 2016
9. Attracting attentive academics: Paper, person or place?
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Guenther, Isabel, Grosse, Melanie, and Klasen, Stephan
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SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ,Economists ,Economics ,CONFERENCES + CONGRESSES + ASSEMBLIES + MEETINGS + SYMPOSIUMS ,GENDER AND SCIENCE ,Generalities, science ,Z00 ,Preferences ,ddc:330 ,economists ,A11 ,B54 ,preferences ,Gender Differences ,jel:Z00 ,jel:A11 ,jel:B54 ,Conference ,SOZIOLOGISCHE FORSCHUNG ,ECONOMIST ,economists,conference,preferences,gender differences ,gender differences ,ddc:000 ,GENDERFRAGEN IN DER WISSENSCHAFT (GESCHLECHTERFRAGEN) ,KONFERENZEN + KONGRESSE + VERSAMMLUNGEN + TAGUNGEN ,WIRTSCHAFTSWISSENSCHAFTLER ,conference - Abstract
We analyze the drivers of presence (size of audience) and participation (number of questions asked) in parallel sessions at a large economics conference, using the annual meeting of the German Economics Association in 2012 as a case study. We find that the location of the presentation is at least as important for the number of academics attending a talk as the combined effect of the person presenting and the paper presented. Being a presenter in a late morning session on the second day of a conference, close to the place where coffee is served, significantly increases the size of the audience. Single-authored papers with long titles as well as those by junior researchers attract significantly fewer attendees. When it comes to asking questions, location becomes less important, but smaller rooms lead to more questions being asked (by women). Younger researchers as well as very senior researchers attract more questions and comments. There are also interesting and sizable gender effects. Women attend research sessions more diligently than men (at any point in time only half of the registered male economists compared to nearly two-thirds of female economists are attending a session), but seem to ask fewer questions than men. Men are less likely to attend presentations on health, education, welfare, and development economics than women. Our findings suggest that strategic scheduling of sessions could ensure better participation at conferences. Moreover, different behaviors of men and women at conferences might contribute to the lack of women in senior scientist positions., Discussion Papers, 250, ISSN:1439-2305
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- 2015
10. White sanctuaries: race and place in art museums.
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Embrick, David G., Weffer, Simón, and Dómínguez, Silvia
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CAUCASIAN race ,ART museums ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,PAPER arts ,PUBLIC institutions ,INDUSTRIAL sociology ,ART thefts - Abstract
Purpose: This paper examines the Art Institute of Chicago – a nationally recognized museum – as a white sanctuary, i.e., a white institutional space within a racialized social system that serves to reassure whites of their dominant position in society. The purpose of this paper is to highlight how museums create and maintain white spaces within the greater context of being an institution for the general public. Design/methodology/approach: The empirical analysis of this study is based on collaborative ethnographic data collected over a three-year period of time conducted by the first two authors, and consists of hundreds of photos and hundreds of hours of participant observations and field notes. The data are analyzed using descriptive methods and content analyses. Findings: The findings highlight three specific racial mechanisms that speak to how white spaces are created, recreated and maintained within nationally and internationally elite museums: spatiality, the policing of space, and the management of access. Research limitations/implications: Sociological research on how white spaces are maintained in racialized organizations is limited. This paper extends to museums' institutional role in maintaining white supremacy, as white sanctuaries. Originality/value: This paper adds to the existing literature on race, place and space by highlighting three specific racial mechanisms in museum institutions that help to maintain white supremacy, white normality(ies), and serve to facilitate a reassurance to whites' anxieties, fears and fragilities about their group position in society – that which helps to preserve their psychological wages of whiteness in safe white spaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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11. Making sense of 'Ireland', sport and identity: the craft of doing sociology.
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Liston, Katie and Maguire, Joseph
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SOCIOLOGY ,SHAME ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,MIXED methods research ,PAPER arts ,SOCIAL history ,RACISM in sports - Abstract
Eric Dunning influenced the development of curricula and research agendas in sociology, history, social science and sports studies, internationally, in the UK and in Ireland. Dunning was also doctoral supervisor to, and academic colleague/mentor and friend of, both authors (at Leicester, Dublin and Chester). Inspired by him, this paper reflects on the craft of sociological research. The case study is the struggle for recognition of 'Ireland' in international athletics and the associated painstaking ongoing archival and mixed methods research work in multiple venues, involving sporting, state and personal papers, interviews and oral history sources. Such a history of the social dynamics of charisma and shame between the so-called 'mother country' (Great Britain) and a restless dominion (Ireland) was by no means structureless or patternless, but ontologically interdependent with life today. Accordingly, we consider several themes: the interplay between theory and evidence, the involvement-detachment balance and exploring knowledge figurations. In line with Dunning (and Elias), the paper adopts an anticipatory motif, that is to say, the work of understanding social relations between the 'British' and 'Irish' 'then' and 'now' is not finished. This work is one step in carrying forth the baton – the stock of intergenerational knowledge – about doing sociology, handed to us in trust by Dunning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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12. The key player or just a paper tiger? The effectiveness of ACER in the creation and functioning of the EU's internal energy market.
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Klopčič, Alenka Lena, Rončevič, Borut, and Valič, Tamara Besednjak
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INTERNAL marketing , *MAPLE , *ENERGY function , *SOCIOLOGICAL research - Abstract
Our research, which aims to present the effectiveness of the European Union's internal energy market, shows the results of a recent survey conducted among representatives of national energy regulators and exchanges from eleven EU Member States. Due to the choice of the research method based on the SOFIA concept, the results constitute a new original contribution to the existing treasury of knowledge in the field of the European energy market. In the concrete case of sociological analysis, we checked how successful the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) is in establishing and ensuring the functioning of the internal energy market in the EU. The survey examines the performance of ACER, which became operational in March 2011 and is intended to contribute to the establishment and functioning of the EU's internal energy market from the perspective of ACER, national energy regulators and energy exchanges in EU Member States. ACER's basic mission is to ensure the successful functioning of the energy market, which, as a result (of successful operation), will lead to the full integration of the internal market, and consumers will receive energy uninterruptedly from all parts of the Union. Our research also showed that ACER is crucial for the functioning of the internal market. Most representatives of national regulators and energy exchanges agree that the EU already has a functioning internal energy market and that ACER is crucial for the functioning of the internal energy market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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13. Statelessness of an ethnic minority: the case of Rohingya.
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Bhattacharjee, Mowsume
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ROHINGYA (Burmese people) ,MINORITIES ,STATELESSNESS ,GENOCIDE ,ECONOMIC interest groupings ,SOCIOLOGICAL research - Abstract
This paper examines why and how Myanmar makes Rohingyas a stateless community in Southeast Asia, known as one of the most vulnerable human groups in the contemporary world. Based on the secondary evidence, the paper argues that Rohingyas are stateless because they are the victim of four discourses: former Bangladeshi people who illegally entered Myanmar; collaborators to British armies while Myanmar was fighting for its independence from British rule; attachment to Islamic terrorism; and foreign interests in the Rakhine state. The paper draws on a wide range of local and global literature to support its arguments. The paper uses extant sociological approaches to understand why a minority community becomes stateless and experiences genocide in their own country. The researcher developed an analytical framework to answer the research questions. This analytical framework draws on existing literature, recent strategies, theoretical understandings, contemporary data, and government responses to understand the process of Rohingya statelessness. This paper finds that Myanmar not only expelled Rohingyas from their homeland by imposing the blame on them but is also unwilling to return over a million Rohingyas from Bangladesh--a host country for them. The paper also finds that the international community is least concerned about the genocide and expulsion of the Rohingyas because of Myanmar's communal agenda and foreign countries' economic interests in the Rakhine state. The paper offers some recommendations to address this unique inhuman condition in its concluding part. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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14. Agency in business networks: combining IMP research with a relational sociological perspective to challenge views on sustainability and ethics.
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Dessaigne, Elsa
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BUSINESS networks ,SYMBOLIC interactionism ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,SOCIAL impact ,BUSINESS communication - Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to clarify the ontological assumptions regarding the concept of agency and sociality within business networks in the Industrial Marketing and Purchasing Group (IMP) research by refining these assumptions with a relational sociological (RS) perspective. This paper reinforces the robustness of the actors-resources-activities (ARA) model with an in-depth investigation of the actor dimension, where local interactions between interdependent individuals play a central role in building common futures within business networks through organisational reflexivity. Design/methodology/approach: This conceptual paper investigates the social ontology of research. It challenges the implicit assumptions of IMP research regarding agency and sociality within business networks with a problematisation strategy (Sandberg and Alvesson, 2011). Combining IMP views on agency with the RS perspective, it sets this combined framework as an alternative for the analysis of sustainability and ethics within business networks. Findings: Combining IMP research and an RS perspective allows us to extend the knowledge of sociality within business networks, highlighting the centrality of meaning sharing in the process of network change. By focusing on symbolic interaction processes, an RS perspective contributes to a deeper theoretical understanding of the relationship between local communication and business network patterns. Combined with an IMP perspective on agency, it provides researchers with an alternative conceptual framework for examining sustainability by considering ethics and leadership dialectically. Research limitations/implications: RS is still an emerging stream within sociology, characterised by diverse views. Not all relational sociologists, as scientists, feel obliged to engage with sustainability research. Thus, the paper is a two-sided invitation to IMP researchers and relational sociologists to delve into the adaptation processes in business networks in highly uncertain environments. Practical implications: RS focusing on the centrality of communication in local interactions, business network researchers can show that organisational leaders are not the ones with a charismatic vision isolated from any natural and social environment; rather, they are the people with "the capacity to assist the group to continue acting ethically, creatively and courageously in the unknown" (Stacey,2013). Social implications: Adopting an RS perspective on agency in business networks can help managers and researchers determine how business networks can be managed in a more sustainable way. Combined with a dialectical and processual understanding of ethics, the IMP-RS perspective emphasises day-to-day local communication practices within and between organisations that challenges microeconomic views on nature, strategy, ethics and leadership. This paper thus places the social at the centre of sustainability approaches. Originality/value: From an RS perspective, business networks are analysed as patterns of interactions between many organisations and individuals. The value of this conceptual paper is in showing that change within business networks is negotiated through local interactions and symbolic communication between individuals. Thus, it suggests the need to combine the individual and the organisational levels to analyse agency within business networks and to examine the adaptation of business networks to sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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15. Un'Isola dal fragile equilibrio: Lampedusa fra l'impatto dei flussi di popolazioni e l'accoglienza sostenibile.
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CANCELLIERI, ADRIANO, COLLOCA, CARLO, LIPARI, LICIA, LOMBARDO, ELISA, MAZZETTE, ANTONIETTA, MUGNANO, SILVIA, SPANU, SARA, and ZIZZARI, SARA
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SOCIOLOGICAL research ,CITY dwellers ,SUMMER schools ,SOCIAL sustainability ,PAPER arts - Abstract
The paper presents the work done during the two editions of the Summer School that took place in Lampedusa in 2017 and 2018, organized by the Italian Association of Sociology - Environment and Territory Section. The aim of the paper is twofold. Firstly, it aims to illustrate the results of the data analysis and field observation carried out by the participants of the School. They consist of a multi-faceted description of the Island, with special attention to its different populations (residents, city users and especially migrants), and of some resulting project proposals. Secondly, the essay aims to promote a practice based on study and training, which is typical of the sociological analysis of territory, and that can provide useful insight on the studied places and to the people of Lampedusa, within a broader vision of justice and social sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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16. Can the Web-Form WHOQOL-BREF be an Alternative to the Paper-Form?
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Chen, Wen-Ching, Wang, Jung-Der, Hwang, Jing-Shiang, Chen, Chiao-Chicy, Wu, Chia-Huei, and Yao, Grace
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QUALITY of life , *SOCIAL indicators , *WELL-being , *SOCIOLOGICAL research , *STATISTICS - Abstract
The purpose of this study was to test whether the web version is an alternative to the paper version of the short version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment (WHOQOL-BREF). Two studies were conducted. Study 1 used crossover self-controlled trials with 80 participants to compare the web and paper versions and to determine the test–retest reliability of the web version. Study 2 used data from 1,016 web participants to analyze the internal consistency and concurrent and construct validity of the web version. The correlations of domain scores between the web and paper versions ranged from 0.71 to 0.85. Dependent t tests showed no significant differences in domain scores between these two versions. The intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) for test–retest reliability of web version ranged from 0.79 to 0.91. The Cronbach’s α for internal consistency reliability ranged from 0.60 to 0.83. Multiple regression models indicated that the web version has good concurrent validity. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for the second-order hierarchical factor model also supported the construct validity of the web version. The web version of the WHOQOL-BREF can be the alternative to the paper version for health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) evaluation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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17. De què parlem els sociòlegs? Quinze anys de publicacions a la revista 'PAPERS DE SOCIOLOGIA' (1987-2001)
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Antonio Morell Blanch
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anàlisi bibliomètrica ,Anàlisi bibliomètrica ,Sociology and Political Science ,Redes de colaboración ,investigació sociològica ,Análisis bibliométrico ,Social Sciences ,Sociologia -- Investigació ,xarxes de col·laboració ,Collaborative networks ,HM401-1281 ,Investigación sociológica ,Investigació sociològica ,Bibliometric analysis ,Xarxes de col·laboració ,Sociology (General) ,Sociological research ,Social Sciences (miscellaneous) - Abstract
En aquest treball es realitza una anàlisi bibliomètrica i historiogràfica dels articles publicats a la revista PAPERS DE SOCIOLOGIA entre els anys 1987 i 2001, per tal de buscar-hi dades que ens permetin endinsar-nos en la realitat de la investigació sociològica que es duu a terme al nostre país, posant un èmfasi especial en les xarxes de col·laboració que s’estableixen entre els autors que publiquen les seves investigacions en aquesta revista. En este trabajo se realiza un análisis bibliométrico e historiográfico de los artículos publicados en la revista PAPERS DE SOCIOLOGIA entre los años 1987 y 2001, con el fin de buscar datos que nos permitan adentrarnos en la realidad de la investigación sociológica que se realiza en nuestro país, poniendo especial énfasis en las redes de colaboración que se establecen entre los autores que publican sus investigaciones en esta revista. In this work we make a bibliometrical analysis about the papers published in the PAPERS DE SOCIOLOGIA journal between the years 1987 and 2001, in order to search data that allow us to get inside the reality of the sociological research being done in our country, with special emphasis in the collaborative networks that get established between the authors that publish their research in this journal.
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- 2003
18. BOOKS RECEIVED.
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SOCIOLOGICAL research - Abstract
This piece lists books received for review by the journal including "Labour and the Multiracial Project in the Caribbean: Its History and its Promise" by Sara Abraham, "Future matters: Action, Knowledge, Ethics" by Barbara Adam, and "Letters to His Parents: 1939-1951" by Theodor W. Adorno.
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- 2008
19. 'More paper than physical.'.
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Hobbs, Mitchell
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SOCIOLOGICAL research , *MASS media , *PUBLIC sphere , *EMPIRICAL research , *NEWSPAPERS , *ENTREPRENEURSHIP , *PRESS - Abstract
When Rupert Murdoch announced in April 2004 that he intended to see his company, News Corporation, reincorporated in the United States, two competing representations of the 'media mogul' came to dominate the press's interpretation of this event. The first of these 'Murdoch representations' was the most common, and painted an image of a successful entrepreneur, a 'celebrity CEO'. Yet, the second 'Murdoch representation' painted a different image, a more detailed portrait, with critical attention paid to the modus operandi of the world's most notorious media proprietor. This article deconstructs these representations of Murdoch, a mythic fracturing of image resulting from the political economy of the Australian press. In essence, the article explores issues of media diversity, myth and ideology, and the propensity of the press for critical, impartial, journalism. The empirical data are drawn from an analysis of two of Australia's pre-eminent newspapers: The Australian and the Sydney Morning Herald. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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20. The transparency syndrome in global change: A sociological concept paper.
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Holzner, Burkart and Holzner, Leslie
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TRANSPARENCY in government , *SOCIOLOGICAL research , *PUBLIC administration , *CHANGE , *INFORMATION technology , *HUMAN settlements , *HUMAN ecology , *HUMAN geography , *SOCIOLOGY - Abstract
The article presents a sociological framework for the analysis of the transparency syndrome in global as well as local change. For instance, transparency is the expectations for centers of power to disclose information about themselves and their actions to citizens, clients or customers. Such disclosure is radically new and contested in many cultures. It can trigger changes of institutional practices and relationships. And transparency is a global phenomenon of the information technology era. It is also a local phenomenon affecting local politics, business practices, or environmental risks.
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- 2002
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21. Books Received.
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SOCIOLOGICAL research ,SOCIAL theory - Published
- 2014
22. Books Received.
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SOCIOLOGICAL research ,SOCIAL science research - Abstract
This article lists books received by the journal including "Waves of Protest: Popular Struggle in El Salvador, 1925-2005" by Paul D. Almeida, "American Naturalism and Greek Philosophy by John P. Anton, and Indigenous Storywork: Educating the Heart, Mind, Body, and Spirit" by Jo-Ann Archibald.
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- 2008
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23. THE ENVIRONMENT - A TERRA INCOGNITA FOR MOST SOCIOLOGISTS IN SERBIA.
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Miltojević, Vesna
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SOCIOLOGISTS ,SOCIAL scientists ,ENVIRONMENTAL sociology ,SOCIAL ecology ,SOCIOLOGICAL research - Abstract
Copyright of Facta Universitatis: Series Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology & History is the property of University of Nis, Serbia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2021
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24. La compra de libros como consumo cultural: Un andlisis prospectivo de los motivos que generan la demanda.
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ALONSO-HERNÁN, DANIEL
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LITERATURE reviews ,SOCIAL status ,DISCOURSE analysis ,PERSONAL libraries ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,CONSUMERS' reviews - Abstract
Copyright of EMPIRIA: Revista de Metodología de Ciencias Sociales is the property of Editorial UNED and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2024
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25. Deep Targeting: Zur Steigerung der Eingriffstiefe in die Erfahrungsspielräume des Sozialen.
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Ochs, Carsten
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UNITED States Capitol Insurrection, 2021 ,SOCIAL theory ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,DIGITAL transformation ,SYSTEMS theory - Abstract
Der Beitrag nimmt Facebooks Targeting-Praktiken im Kontext der Erstürmung des US-amerikanischen Kapitols 2021 zum Anlass einer soziologischen Targeting-Analyse. Er argumentiert zunächst dafür, den Analysemodus umzustellen vom in der Sozialphilosophie üblichen Fokus auf Entscheidungen auf die Kategorie der Erfahrung. Daraufhin erfolgt eine pragmatistische Konzeption des Erfahrungsbegriffs, an die sich eine Klärung der Kriterien zur Bestimmung der gesellschaftlichen „Eingriffstiefe" des Targeting anschließt. Hierzu wird die erweiterte Heuristik Luhmannscher Sinndimensionen (sachlich, sozial, zeitlich, räumlich) fruchtbar gemacht. Die Analyse des Targeting in allen Sinndimensionen kulminiert in der These, dass zeitgenössisches Deep Targeting durch Orientierung am Aktualen und durch Steigerung der Eingriffstiefe in die Erfahrungsspielräume des Sozialen zu einer Kontingenz-einschränkenden Verengung von Erfahrung führt. Aus dieser These werden abschließend normative Konsequenzen gezogen. Setting out from an account of the role Facebook's targeting mechanisms played in the US Capitol attack 2021, the paper provides a sociological analysis of targeting. To this end, the first step is to shift the analytical point of departure from social philosophy's emphasis on the notion of decision to a sociological focus on experience. As the latter notion plays a central role in pragmatism, I will draw next on pragmatist thought, before moving on to define criteria allowing for the "gauging" of the depth of targeting in the constitution of digital society. To do so, I will turn to Luhmannian systems theory's differentiation of sensual dimensions (factual, social, temporal, spatial dimension). Analyzing targeting in all these dimensions, I will bring forward the thesis that contemporary deep targeting reduces the contingency of social experience and of society's evolution. To conclude, the paper discusses this diagnosis and the normative consequences it suggests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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26. Epistemological treatment of design in technology education.
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Seery, Niall, Phelan, Joseph, Buckley, Jeffrey, and Canty, Donal
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THEORY of knowledge ,TECHNOLOGY education ,SECONDARY schools ,ETYMOLOGY ,SOCIOLOGICAL research - Abstract
Design as a construct has multiple meanings depending on context, function, and agenda. This paper proposes to set out functions of design as it manifests in the context of technological activity for the purposes of technology education. The importance of context and by association intention in technological and designerly activity is presented with reference to recent reforms of lower secondary school subjects in Ireland, in an attempt to demonstrate the complexity of design's treatment in technological activity. Critical to the success of designerly outcomes and outputs, is having a clear intention for the objectives of learning. This paper proposes a framework of articulations of design in the context of technological activity that attempts to position its utility with respect to the development of capability. Unpacking 'learning about design', 'learning by design' and 'learning to design' provides delineated intent that makes explicit learning, pedagogical, and evaluative decisions, reinforcing the position that it is what learners can do opposed to know, that is central to technological activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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27. Space Production and Place Construction: Research on the Social Practice Method of Landscape Architecture Based on Sociological Theory.
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ZHOU Xiang and LI Zhe
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LANDSCAPE architecture ,SOCIAL theory ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,LANDSCAPE changes ,RURAL health clinics ,LANDSCAPES ,DWELLINGS - Abstract
Under the background of landscape architecture changing from a first-level discipline to a professional degree, based on the realistic background that the subject of landscape architecture is facing with the imperative introduction of sociological theories, and exploring the diversified"practice education"system, this paper discusses the methods and paths of landscape architecture social practice. Drawing on the study of landscape anthropology, and integrating the"external landscape perspective"of"spatial production theory"and the"internal landscape perspective"of"place construction theory", this paper studies the theoretical methods and implementation paths of landscape architecture social practice under the concept of"educating people with three aspects". By setting up four practice modules, namely, landscape sociology observation, community place construction, urban governance transformation, and rural revitalization research, this paper tries to find an effective method that can effectively connect macro and micro research perspectives in practice. This paper points out that it is not only an important content of exploring the social practice methods of landscape architecture, but also a key direction of expanding sociological theory research in landscape architecture in the new era, by breaking the internal and external barriers and the upper and lower barriers between"space production"and"place construction"and create a balanced and integrated"multi-phase"landscape development mode. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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28. Fitness Philanthropy: Exploring a Movement at the Nexus of Leisure, Charity, and Events.
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Palmer, Catherine, Filo, Kevin, and Hookway, Nicholas
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CORPORATE giving ,CHARITY ,CHARITIES ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,SOCIAL facts ,LEISURE - Abstract
Sport is increasingly being used by individuals, charities, and corporate sponsors as a means of acquiring donors and fundraisers to support a variety of social and health causes. This paper examines five key features of fitness philanthropy that when considered together provide new sociological insight into a unique social phenomenon. These are: (a) peer-to-peer giving, (b) social media accounts of embodied philanthropy, (c) community connection and making a difference, (d) fitness philanthropy as social capital, and (e) charity and corporate giving. The significance of the paper is threefold. First, it highlights the ways in which fitness philanthropy points to the changing nature of sport, leisure, and physical activity, whereby fundraising is a key motivation for participation. Second, it examines the types of "empathy paths" created by fitness philanthropy with its emphasis on the body, social media, and peer-to-peer forms of organizational giving. Third, the paper seeks to answer critical questions about fitness philanthropy in the context of neoliberalism and "caring capitalism." Bringing these themes into dialogue with broader research on the intersections between sport and charity adds to the body of sociological research on sport, philanthropy, well-being, and civic engagement by addressing novel conceptual frameworks for the embodied expression of these concerns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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29. Call for Papers: Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (INGRoup).
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SMALL group research , *SOCIOLOGICAL research - Abstract
The article offers information on the deadline for the submission of papers for the 2015 10th annual conference of the Interdisciplinary Network for Group Research (INGRoup) held at the Westin Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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- 2014
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30. Scale matters: unravelling the impact of Likert scales on political self-placement.
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Aybar, Cristina, Pérez, Virgilio, and Pavía, Jose M.
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LIKERT scale ,PUBLIC opinion ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,SELF-evaluation - Abstract
Worldwide, Likert scales are used to measure ideology of both public opinion and individual voters, with the utilization of a self-assessment numerical scale as the most widely accepted tool, despite the multifaceted nature of the concept. However, in contrast to this prevailing consensus, there is a lack of agreement regarding what particular scale should be used and about the benefits of the different scales. This paper seeks to provide insights into these questions by analysing Spanish public opinion ideology as measured by CIS surveys. In 1976, the Centre for Sociological Research (CIS), a leading public body for studies of Spanish society, defined the ideological self-placement scale as being from 1 to 10. Since then, a myriad of different scales has been applied by CIS in more than 1400 surveys (over 3.5 million interviews). In total, we identify 20 scales in studies with available microdata, with the number rising to 28 when all the CIS studies carried out are included. This research identifies which scale is used in each study and analyses whether this has an effect on the estimation of the ideological distribution of the population. After studying, from an empirical perspective, the relationship structures between the different scales, we conclude that the scale used does have an effect. We finish the paper by offering clear guidelines on how questionnaires related to ideology should be asked. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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31. Measurement and evaluation methods in corporate communications through the prism of Lasswell's model.
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Oltarzhevskyi, Dmytro
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CORPORATE communications ,PUBLIC relations ,CORPORATE public relations ,EVALUATION methodology ,DIGITAL technology ,COMMUNICATION in management ,SOCIOLOGICAL research - Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to conceptualize, rethink and systematize methods used for measurement and evaluation (M&E) corporate communication. Design/methodology/approach: The reflection is based on 462 key English-language books and papers devoted to M&E in the fields of corporate communication and public relations from the 1970th to 2023. Keywords in the titles and abstracts found the necessary materials. A critical analysis of the central concepts, models and methods described in the literature was conducted. As a result, a new model that unifies and structures the M&E toolkit is proposed for discussion. Findings: Despite the significant contribution to developing a wide range of M&E models, they are still not perfect and universal. In addition, this system of approaches is continuously self-evolving and changing under the influence of digital innovations, so it requires steady rethinking and updating. On the other hand, most previous studies focused on communication management processes, losing focus on communication aspects. This led to the need for an alternative view based on proven theories to fill this gap. The proposed model combines quantitative and qualitative M&E methods for the five main components of corporate communication (communicator, audience, content, channels and result), covering a wide range of tools, from statistical and sociological research to big data analysis and neuro research. Originality/value: This work contributes to developing the M&E theory of corporate communication, systematizing existing methods and opening new research perspectives. From a practical point of view, companies can use the presented approach for a more accurate and objective internal evaluation of the main components of corporate communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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32. On the Uses of Phenomenology in Sociological Research: A Typology, some Criticisms and a Plea.
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Raza, Sebastian
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PHENOMENOLOGICAL sociology , *SOCIOLOGICAL research , *PHENOMENOLOGY , *CRITICISM , *SOCIAL theory - Abstract
This paper aims to discern, clarify, criticise, and advocate some uses of phenomenology in sociological research. Phenomenology is increasingly evoked or implicitly employed in sociological endeavours. Little attention, however, is paid to what is entailed in taking a phenomenological approach, and whether it is employed to advance empirical or theoretical knowledge. I build an analytic typology of different empirical and theoretical uses of phenomenology, criticise a range of these uses, and argue that other uses bear significant potential for the advancement of theoretical and empirical knowledge. The paper's main contribution lies in comparing and contrasting the many invocations of phenomenology in contemporary social scientific research to discern their benefits and shortcomings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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33. Consistency of local linear regression estimator for mixtures with varying concentrations.
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Horbunov, Daniel and Maiboroda, Rostyslav
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FINITE mixture models (Statistics) ,MIXTURES ,REGRESSION analysis ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,STATISTICS - Abstract
Finite mixtures with different regression models for different mixture components naturally arise in statistical analysis of biological and sociological data. In this paper a model of mixtures with varying concentrations is considered in which the mixing probabilities are different for different observations. A modified local linear estimation (mLLE) technique is developed to estimate the regression functions of the mixture component nonparametrically. Consistency of the mLLE is demonstrated. Performance of mLLE and a modified Nadaraya– Watson estimator (mNWE) is assessed via simulations. The results confirm that the mLLE technique overcomes the boundary effect typical to the NWE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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34. Towards a Sharper "Golden Anniversary" Focus for Macromarketing?
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Shapiro, Stanley J.
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MACROMARKETING ,MARKETING literature ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,SCHOLARLY method ,ANNIVERSARIES ,SOCIAL marketing ,ECONOMICS education - Abstract
The future of macromarketing is in doubt should scholars not consider how our field's previous uniqueness has recently been co-opted by other marketing-oriented academic organizations. Proposed here is a new lens for macromarketing scholarship, one that is tightly focused on sustainable societal provisioning systems. Marketing systems literature, sociological research on provisioning systems and "doughnut economics" thinking collectively provide a contemporary basis for future research in macromarketing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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35. Preregistration and Registered Reports in Sociology: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Other Considerations.
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Manago, Bianca
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SOCIOLOGICAL research ,RECORDING & registration ,SOCIAL processes ,SOCIAL change ,SOCIAL structure ,SOCIAL action ,SOCIAL development ,SOCIAL systems ,SOCIOLOGICAL imagination - Abstract
Both within and outside of sociology, there are conversations about methods to reduce error and improve research quality—one such method is preregistration and its counterpart, registered reports. Preregistration is the process of detailing research questions, variables, analysis plans, etc. before conducting research. Registered reports take this one step further, with a paper being reviewed on the merit of these plans, not its findings. In this manuscript, I detail preregistration's and registered reports' strengths and weaknesses for improving the quality of sociological research. I conclude by considering the implications of a structural-level adoption of preregistration and registered reports. Importantly, I do not recommend that all sociologists use preregistration and registered reports for all studies. Rather, I discuss the potential benefits and genuine limitations of preregistration and registered reports for the individual sociologist and the discipline. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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36. Abstracts.
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SOCIOLOGY ,VISUAL sociology ,VISUAL culture ,TRAMPOLINING ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,SOCIAL science research ,PAPER money ,INTERVIEWING ,VIDEO recording ,VISION testing - Abstract
Copyright of Soziale Welt is the property of Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2013
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37. Building Sociological Imagination through Social Media: A Study on Instagram Account @Sociology_Perspective.
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Damayanti, Annisa, Hidayat, Rakhmat, and Afdhal, Afdhal
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SOCIOLOGICAL imagination ,IMAGINATION ,SOCIAL media ,MEDIA studies ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,CRITICAL thinking - Abstract
This paper has three important purposes. Firstly, to describe the content and activities presented by the @Sociology_Perspective Instagram account as an attempt to enrich our understanding of sociology. Secondly, to explain the shape of the Instagram account strategy for building sociological imagination. Thirdly, to illustrate the sociological analysis of learning sociology based on the Instagram platform using Wright C Mills' thinking about sociological imagining. The research method used is a qualitative approach with case study methods. Data collection techniques are done with observations, in-depth interviews, as well as online documentation. The results of this paper show that the @Sociology_Perspective Instagram account has a variety of content and activities consisting of writing spaces, discussions, and information. Such content and activities can enhance understanding of the basic concepts of sociology, help enhance the academic capacity of sociologists, enhance soft skills and build capacity for critical thinking. In the context of sociology learning, such an increased capacity makes sociology an interesting and easier to understand discipline with popular learning formats. The various content and activities on the @Sociology_Perspective Instagram platform are part of the process of building sociological imagination that helps students to link situations and social structures with their personal experiences. This process also trains and stimulates students to reflect on the social world with sociological concepts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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38. SOKOL: SEEING THE FORESTS FOR THE TREES.
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Kulyasova, Antonina and Kulyasov, Ivan
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ECOLOGICAL risk assessment ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,POLLUTION ,FOREST products industry ,PAPER mills ,PULP mills ,INTERVIEWING - Abstract
The article discusses the results of the qualitative sociological research conducted in Sokol and Vologda in Russia regarding people's perception of the signs of pollution. The town of Sokol has several pulp and paper mills and other forest industries that contributed a lot in the pollution of air, water, and soil. Interviews were conducted among local residents and representatives of various sectors of society in Vologda and Sokol. The research aims to know whether the signs of pollution are perceived by people, and whether they are defined under the concepts of "pollution" and "ecological risk."
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- 2007
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39. Introduction.
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Babchuk, Nicholas and Warriner, Charles K.
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,PSYCHOLOGICAL research ,SOCIAL psychology ,MODERN society ,PAPER - Abstract
The article introduces the theme of the articles featured in the issue. The main topics in all the papers presented in the issue revolve around study of various aspects of voluntary associations. The study of voluntary associations involves three separate theoretical concerns. The first, and perhaps oldest of these, focuses on the nature and structure of society, especially industrial society. A second theoretical interest in voluntary associations is social psychological in emphasis; here voluntary associations are examined for what they can tell us about the nature of the person in contemporary society. Finally, voluntary associations may be studied within the framework of organizational theory with a focus upon associations as the units to be studied. Four of the papers in this issue are directly concerned with the problem of the contribution of voluntary associations to the society in which they exist. Most studies of voluntary associations implicitly suggest that such groups are integrative.
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- 1965
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40. The role of coping capacity in sociological disaster research: A narrative overview.
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Azhar, Nurizyani, Jaes, Lutfan, and Rameli, Norizan
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SOCIOLOGICAL research ,HUMAN security ,SECURITY systems ,PUBLIC health - Abstract
This paper reviews the development of coping assessment and research trends in disaster risk management literature. It contains the dynamic assessment approach to investigate recent developments in the field and to identify relevant research and practise themes. The paper provides an insight at how the concept of vulnerability and coping capacity are being incorporated into fundamentals of disaster governance and public health emergency management. The research findings outline the importance utilising coping capacity in disaster risk management as well as limitation of the existing coping capacity assessment. An established set of coping capacity questionnaires should be adaptable enough to be used in a variety of academic areas to examine coping capacity. The topic is envisioned to serve as a catalyst for future planning and implementation of sustainable human security measures in Malaysia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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41. Journal Rankings in Sociology: Using the H Index with Google Scholar.
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Jacobs, Jerry
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SOCIOLOGY periodicals ,PERIODICAL articles ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,INDEXES - Abstract
There is considerable interest in the ranking of journals, given the intense pressure to place articles in the 'top' journals. In this article, a new index, h, and a new source of data-Google Scholar - are introduced, and a number of advantages of this methodology to assessing journals are noted. This approach is attractive because it provides a more robust account of the scholarly enterprise than do the standard Journal Citation Reports. Readily available software enables do-it-yourself assessments of journals, including those not otherwise covered, and enable the journal selection process to become a research endeavor that identifies particular articles of interest. While some critics are skeptical about the visibility and impact of sociological research, the evidence presented here indicates that most sociology journals produce a steady stream of papers that garner considerable attention. While the position of individual journals varies across measures, there is a high degree commonality across these measurement approaches. A clear hierarchy of journals remains no matter what assessment metric is used. Moreover, data over time indicate that the hierarchy of journals is highly stable and self-perpetuating. Yet highly visible articles do appear in journals outside the set of elite journals. In short, the h index provides a more comprehensive picture of the output and noteworthy consequences of sociology journals than do than standard impact scores, even though the overall ranking of journals does not markedly change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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42. Economic planning must be polycentric, not monocentric: Introduction to a symposium on Mises and Hayek on socialism and knowledge.
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Carden, Art
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CENTRAL economic planning ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,SOCIALISM ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,INFORMATION society ,NOBEL Prizes - Abstract
The roaring (20‐) 20s are a decade of anniversaries and milestones. 2020 was the 100th anniversary of Ludwig von Mises's seminal article "Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth" and the 75th anniversary of F.A. Hayek's seminal article "The Use of Knowledge in Society." 2022 brought a series of significant anniversaries: the 100th anniversary of Mises's Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis as well as the 60th anniversary of James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock's The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy, Milton Friedman's Capitalism and Freedom, and Murray Rothbard's Man, Economy, and State. It was also the 20th anniversary of Vernon Smith's Nobel Prize. The works and milestones celebrating anniversaries in 2022 owe much to Mises's and Hayek's pathbreaking contributions. This paper summarizes and contextualizes Mises's and Hayek's arguments about socialism and knowledge and introduces a Southern Economic Journal symposium on the anniversaries of "Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth" and "The Use of Knowledge in Society." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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43. The raced and gendered persistence of human‐exemptionalism.
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Dotson, Miranda P.
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SOCIOLOGICAL research ,PATRIARCHY ,MASCULINITY ,ENVIRONMENTAL justice ,BIOTIC communities - Abstract
This paper makes the case for a reconsideration of the human exemptionalist paradigm in sociological research. Reviewing recent research on the racialized and gendered dimensions of environmental use and abuse in North America, this paper argues that the persistent belief that humans dominate over all other biota is a direct result of the white supremacist, patriarchal gender system. Traditional Anglo‐European performances of and expectations for masculinity not only mandate the subjugation of women, but of all biota. Consequently, the burdens for repair and regeneration are disproportionately placed upon feminized subjects. This racialized gender system is strengthened as long as human exemptionalism persists. Ultimately, sociologists should contend with 'human supremacy' as a system of inequality that strengthens all other systems of inequality that plague human society. Moving forward, theories of liberation must go beyond the species boundary to account for an end to unjust domination of all life on Earth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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44. THE STAKEHOLDERS AND SPECIALISTS' CONTRIBUTION IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ADHD.
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Drugaș, Ioana
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ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder ,PSYCHOLOGICAL typologies ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,DIAGNOSIS ,MENTAL illness - Abstract
In the context of the controversial diagnosis of children with ADHD, the neurobiological paradigm of ADHD became more and more criticized, especially by sociologists who considered this disorder a social construct and not a disease. Our paper focuses on the sociological research which outlines the well-shaped evidences of the ADHD social construct paradigm. This paradigm considers that ADHD is not a biological or psychiatric disorder, but rather it can be explained by environmental causes or even by the personality type. We will debate three ideas as evidence which sustain that ADHD is a social construct: teachers, and parents' contributions in the diagnosis of ADHD; the power of psychiatrists based (only) on diagnostic manuals criteria; and the pharmaceutic market as a "quick fix intervention" of disagreeable behaviors. We propose a different perspective on the diagnosis of ADHD, focusing on how external forces transformed this disorder in a social phenomenon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
45. The Rise of Contractual Publics: CONCEPTUAL CRISIS AND THE TECH-DRIVEN SIEGE OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE.
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Splichal, Slavko
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PUBLIC sphere , *ELECTRONIC commerce , *PUBLIC opinion , *SOCIOLOGICAL research , *ACADEMIC discourse , *ARTIFICIAL intelligence - Abstract
The paper examines modern re-conceptualisations and re-contextualisations of publicness, proposing theoretical and empirical advancements in its conceptualisation. It critically analyses two significant developments following the English translation of Habermas's seminal work, "Strukturwandel der Öffentlichkeit." On the one hand, the book (re)affirmed the key role of communication and media in democratic politics and instigated a broad acceptance of the public sphere as a fundamental concept in academic discourse, leading to renewed research efforts and innovative developments. However, the subsequent conceptual fragmentation of (the concept of) the public sphere raised concerns about the loss of its original critical epistemic value. On the other hand, Habermas's book obscured important sociological traditions, contributing to a divide between normative theory and sociological analysis, exemplified by a neglect of the habitual roots of public opinion and contractual bonds in the evolution of publics. These aspects gain relevance within the context of the platform economy and artificial intelligence governing internet communication. The paper concludes by introducing the concept of the contractual public, which draws on the evolving dynamics between public and private spheres, and proposing four strategies to revitalise publicness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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46. Editors' Note: New Forum for the Leonard I. Pearlin Award Paper.
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Carpiano, Richard M. and Kelly, Brian C.
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AWARDS ,SOCIOLOGICAL research - Published
- 2018
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47. COMMENTS ON ULF HIMMELSTRAND'S PAPER: I. External roots and internal criteria of the extension of sociological research
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S.N. Eisenstadt
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Extension (metaphysics) ,Sociological research ,Sociology ,Social science - Published
- 1977
48. THE 1968 STUDENT PAPER AWARDS.
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AWARDS ,PERIODICALS ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,COLLEGE students ,ANNUAL meetings ,PUBLISHING - Abstract
The article presents information about the 1968 student paper awards of the Ohio Valley Sociological Society (OVSS). The publications committee of the OVSS announces the annual competition for student papers from the region that were prepared for class or seminar. Two awards are given annually. One is for the best paper by an undergraduate student and one is for the best paper by a graduate student. Authors of the winning papers will be awarded a suitable professional prize. The announcement of the winning papers will be made at the annual meetings of the Society in Detroit, May 2-5, 1967. The winning papers will be published in a future issue of the journal "Sociological Focus."
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- 1967
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49. The Relation Between Sociology and Threats to Our Survival.
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Cock, Jacklyn
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ENVIRONMENTAL risk ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,FOSSIL fuels ,SURVIVAL - Abstract
This paper argues that increasing threats to our survival call for a deeper sociological engagement with environmental issues. The argument is presented in different sections: firstly, the need for a reorientation of the discipline around the complex interrelation and interdependence of society and nature. This reorientation could build on the sociologial work on environmental risks by Ulrich Beck and that on "slow violence" by Rob Nixon, both of which acknowledge the power of class relations. The injustices this involves suggest the need to re-examine sociological research practice from "extracting" information from "informants" to empowering relations of mutual exchange and reciprocity. The challenges this involves are illustrated by an account of "exchange workshops" in mining-affected communities. The paper ends with a call for more sociological involvement in social movements, particularly for a just transition from fossil fuels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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50. Value orientations of Italian adolescents: empirical evidence.
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Bichi, Rita and Riniolo, Veronica
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ITALIANS ,GENDER differences (Sociology) ,TEENAGE boys ,SOCIOLOGICAL research ,VALUE orientations - Abstract
Little is known about the value orientations of adolescents in Italy. This paper presents a sociological analysis of Italian adolescents' values. The study draws on a survey of 1,994 students from 44 Italian schools and applies Schwartz's theory of basic human values. The analysis revealed the centrality of independence and the search for novelty (openness to change) among the adolescents in the sample and the low priority given to conservation. Gender appears to be crucial in understanding adolescents' values. Significant differences emerged between male and female adolescents: female adolescents attributed more importance to hedonism, self-direction and stimulation than their male peers and less importance to self-achievement and power, in line with previous studies. Overall, the study found that Italian adolescents hold fragmented or even conflicting values, and hedonism and tradition emerged as their two most important values. Based on these findings, the paper discusses implications and provides suggestions for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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