Information Processing (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
More interesting graphs from GNXP , based on searches of JSTOR in the following journal categories: anthropology, economics, education, political science, psychology and sociology. Progress!
Acheron LV-426 (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
In social science, for example sociology, attempts are made to interpret actual events. The stories constructed by sociologists and anthropologists are argued to be more than mere abstractions, and more than statistical predictions - they are held to convey something that is really taking place 'beneath' the surface of events. Thus, for example, an uprising may be interpreted and argued to be a manifestation...
Intelligent Design The Future (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
This episode of ID the Future features Casey Luskin's third and final interview with Dr. Steve Fuller , professor of sociology at University of Warwick. Here Fuller discusses his role as an expert witness in the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, where he rebutted the claim that science is committed to naturalism. Fuller shares how his interest in intelligent design grew out of his research as a historian...
g. (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Studying sociology and related social sciences has a strange impact on a person. I don’t believe it’s possible to study society and it’s inner working, rules and other related things, without changing your behaviour. You learn a few different rules along the way that helps you rationalize your decisions and your own worlds. What I’m going [...]
The Canadian Imagination (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
Whether politics is the application of sociology or a specific subset of the science of appearances better known as marketing, Stephen Harper is plying the television and radio campaign exceptionally well. Every part of his presentation flows seamlessly together in a clean mélange of physical setting, music, and especially tone of message. In many circles Harper's ideology -- the true ideology, until...
Acheron LV-426 (Free subscription) | 13/09/2008
Note the excellent historicisation in the first piece which has the makings of an explanation for why and when military science became more biological in its focus. The journal article which follows this thesis excerpt serves as proof positive of the recuperation of sociology in the same context. In that sense, sociology's fate mirrors that of my earlier posting on the Israeli military, who are most...
Erkan's field diary (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
In a recent article in Insider Higher Education, " ‘Two Cultures’ Tension in Social Science" it was reported that Key philanthropic and government programs offering grants for Ph.D. students appear to be excluding proposals for graduate students in sociology and...
orgtheory.net (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Many of you are probably aware that the latest issue of the The Annals of the American Academy of the Political and Social Science pays tribute to cultural sociology. See, in particular, articles by Cal Morrill on the impact of culture on organizations, Francesca Polletta on social movements and culture, and Peter Levin on economic [...]
The University of Chicago Law Schoo (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
This past May, then-Visiting Professor of Law Susan Bandes organized a fascinating conference that brought together scholars working in philosophy, neuroscience, neuroeconomics, sociology, psychology, and political science to consider the intersection of legal institutions and human emotion. For example, legal...
Gene Expression (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
As I have said before biology is quite often the science of exceptions, of variation. Evolutionary biologists spend a great deal of time wondering about the origin of sex , but across vast swaths of the tree of life sex is simply not a consideration. W. D. Hamilton made his name with models of inclusive fitness , but complex social structures are constrained and fully elaborated to only a few branches...
Medical,Health News and Articles (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
As I have said before biology is quite often the science of exceptions, of variation. Evolutionary biologists spend a great deal of time wondering about the origin of sex, but across vast swaths of the tree of life sex is simply not a consideration. W. D. Hamilton made his name with models of [...]
Complexity digest 2008.03 (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
A sociologist argues on page 395 of this week's issue of Science that making scholarly articles available online has narrowed citations to more recent and less diverse articles than before--the opposite of what most people expected. (...) Oddly, "our studies show the opposite," says Carol Tenopir,(...). She (...), have surveyed thousands of scientists over the years for their scholarly reading... Science...
Indian Exams (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
Indian Institute of Management at Calcutta announces admissions to its Fellowship Program (Equivalent to a PhD in Management). The institute offers specialization in Behavioral Sciences, Economics, Finance & Control, HRM, MIS, Marketing, Operations Research & Systems Analysis, and Sociology. Eligibility Master Degree with 55% + 50% in 3 Yr Bachelor’s degree Or 4 Yr Bachelors Degree with 60% + 2Yrs...
ImmigrationProf Blog (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
The New Americans, edited by Steven J. Gold and Ruben G. Rumbaut, explores recent immigration and related changes in American society from the perspectives of sociology, anthropology, education, political science, psychology, economics, history, and law. Together the books help us...
Darwiniana (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
The book of the week: Dissent over Descent 24 July 2008 Keith Ward on evolution versus intelligent design Steve Fuller is professor of sociology at the University of Warwick and a sociologist of science. His most general argument, captured by the subtitle, “Intelligent Design’s Challenge to Darwinism”, is that some sort of “intelligent design” (ID) theory underlay the [...]
