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Did Harriet Martineau's sociological methods influence Emile Durkheim's sociological methods?
… Manners in 1838. The book was perhaps the first sociological methodology text. Emile Durkheim (1855-1917) published The Rules of Sociological Method (1895) 57 years later. Durkheim's book has traditionally been labeled as the first sociological methodology text, while Martineau's book has been …
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Religion as a sociological factor.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University
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Organizational Recruitment: A Sociological Perspective
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-11T17:49:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7317618.pdf: 9218243 bytes, checksum: 284797bd3d5cefd616727c01f01c855d (MD5) Previous issue date: 1973
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A sociological study of alienation
The aim of this study is to illuminate the problems which arise in seeking to test Marx's theory of alienation empirically, and to assess the contributions of empirical studies of alienation to circumvent some of these problems. Firstly, a framework is constructed to analyse different theories of …
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The Achievement Motive : A Sociological Analysis
<p>David McClelland's theory of n Achievement (n Ach.) and Max Weber's theory of achievement implicit in THE PROTESTANT ETHIC AND THE SPIRIT OF CAPITALISM are experimentally analyzed and compared with Theodore Kemper's theory of reference groups in an attempt to determine the relative importance of …
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A Sociological Analysis of Premenstrual Syndrome.
<p>Many women self-report discomfort, depression, mood changes, and irritability in conjunction with menstruation which has been termed Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS). Prior to the creation of the disease/disorder category PMS, disorders with similar symptoms like “hysteria” and “involutional …
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Contemprary lesbian genders: A queer/ sociological approach
… construction of lesbian genders. I examine sociological work on sexuality, queer theory and feminist work on butch/femme. Lesbian identities are constructed at the intersection of specific discourses, structures and conscious agency. There is a lack of sociological element in queer theory …
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THE SEASONALITY OF PATHOLOGY: A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
… pattern of seasonal incidence.</p><p>A sociological theory, based upon the macro-level concept, "the pace of social life," is suggested as the cause of these seasonal variations in pathology. This theory contends that, for reasons which are cultural, economic and/or climatological in …
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Sociological critique and the philosophy of practice
A vicious circle obtains: the philosophy of science cannot or will not concede the scientificity of sociology nor consequently provide it with a sound methodological foundation; while sociology in its search for theoretical validation constantly undermines the presuppositions of the philosophy of …
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Constructing the Active-Body: A Sociological Investigation
This thesis is set against a backdrop of continued initiatives by the Government for promoting the 'active-body' as a central tenet of its current and future health policy. The purpose of this study was to construct an in-depth investigation into the processes and mechanisms involved in …
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Young People and Depression: A Sociological Perspective.
Depression haunts the lives of many, especially our young people, this is becoming more and more apparent in Western countries. Depression is a common mental disorder characterized by sadness, loss of interest in activities and by decreased energy. Depression is no respecter of status, …
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Happiness and Policy Implications: A Sociological View
<p>The World Happiness Report is released every year, ranking each country by who is “happier” and explaining the variables and data they have used. This project attempts to build from that base and create a machine learning algorithm that can predict if a country will be in a “happy” or “could be …
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Reality Play: A Sociological Analysis of Amusement
This report represents an attempt to learn how human beings provoke the emotion "amusement" within themselves or others. In the tradition of Georg Simmel, this task is undertaken through the distillation of that particular form of interpersonal relations which is employed invariably for the …
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The Small Claims Court: A Sociological Interpretation
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Egg Donation in Germany, A Sociological Study
Abstract Egg donation is a fertility treatment developed in the 1980s to help a woman conceive and have a child with eggs provided by another woman. Germany is one of the few European countries that bans egg donation (German Embryo Protection Act 1991). The thesis provides an in-depth account of …
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A sociological study of housework as a vocation.
Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis1982 .B475. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 40-07, page: . Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1982.
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A sociological study of the New Lothrop community
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. Dept. of Sociology, 1932
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