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Pure sociology

Index Pure sociology

Like rational choice theory, conflict theory, or functionalism, pure sociology is a sociological paradigm — a strategy for explaining human behavior. [1]

61 relations: American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Art, Émile Durkheim, British Journal of Sociology, Businessperson, Canadian Journal of Sociology, Conflict avoidance, Conflict management, Conflict theories, Conservatism, Crime & Delinquency, Determinism, Donald Black (sociologist), Feud, Free will, Genocide, Gossip, International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Jonathan H. Turner, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Journal of Criminal Justice, Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law, Journal of Social Issues, Law, Law & Society Review, Legal behavior, Lynching, Modern Law Review, Originality, Paradigm, Political correctness, Political radicalism, Psychology, Randall Collins, Rational choice theory, Reality, Religion, Research, Richard Felson, Science, Senate, Simplicity, Skid row, Social geometry, Social structure, Sociology, Stanford Law Review, Stephen Park Turner, ..., Structural functionalism, Suicide, Teleology, Terrorism, Testability, The Sociological Quarterly, Therapy, Thomas J. Scheff, Violence, Welfare, Yale Law Journal. Expand index (11 more) »

American Journal of Sociology

Established in 1895 as the first US scholarly journal in its field, American Journal of Sociology (AJS) presents pathbreaking work from all areas of sociology, with an emphasis on theory building and innovative methods.

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American Sociological Review

The American Sociological Review is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of sociology.

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Art

Art is a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), expressing the author's imaginative, conceptual idea, or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.

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Émile Durkheim

David Émile Durkheim (or; April 15, 1858 – November 15, 1917) was a French sociologist.

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British Journal of Sociology

The British Journal of Sociology is a peer-reviewed academic journal that was established in 1950 at the London School of Economics.

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Businessperson

A business person (also businessman or businesswoman) is a person involved in the business sector – in particular someone undertaking activities (commercial or industrial) for the purpose of generating cash flow, sales, and revenue utilizing a combination of human, financial, intellectual and physical capital with a view to fuelling economic development and growth.

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Canadian Journal of Sociology

The Canadian Journal of Sociology publishes research and theory by social scientists on Canadian and world culture.

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Conflict avoidance

Conflict avoidance is a method of reacting to conflict, which attempts to avoid directly confronting the issue at hand.

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Conflict management

Conflict management is the process of limiting the negative aspects of conflict while increasing the positive aspects of conflict.

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Conflict theories

Conflict theories are perspectives in sociology and social psychology that emphasize a materialist interpretation of history, dialectical method of analysis, a critical stance toward existing social arrangements, and political program of revolution or, at least, reform.

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Conservatism

Conservatism is a political and social philosophy promoting traditional social institutions in the context of culture and civilization.

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Crime & Delinquency

Crime and Delinquency is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Criminology.

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Determinism

Determinism is the philosophical theory that all events, including moral choices, are completely determined by previously existing causes.

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Donald Black (sociologist)

Donald Black (born 1941) is University Professor of the Social Sciences at the University of Virginia.

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Feud

A feud, referred to in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, beef, clan war, gang war, or private war, is a long-running argument or fight, often between social groups of people, especially families or clans.

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Free will

Free will is the ability to choose between different possible courses of action unimpeded.

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Genocide

Genocide is intentional action to destroy a people (usually defined as an ethnic, national, racial, or religious group) in whole or in part.

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Gossip

Gossip is idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others; the act is also known as dishing or tattling.

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International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice

The International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering criminology and various legal disciplines, including criminal law and the sociology of law.

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International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

The International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering research in sociology and on social policy.

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Jonathan H. Turner

Jonathan H. Turner (born September 7, 1942), is a professor of sociology at University of California, Riverside.

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Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

The Journal of Contemporary Ethnography is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research in ethnography.

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Journal of Criminal Justice

The Journal of Criminal Justice (abbreviated J. Crim Justice, or JCJ) is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering criminal justice.

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Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law

The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law (formerly African Law Studies) is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on all aspects of legal pluralism and unofficial law.

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Journal of Social Issues

The Journal of Social Issues is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues along with Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy and Social Issues and Policy Review.

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Law

Law is a system of rules that are created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior.

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Law & Society Review

Law & Society Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of law and society, which is part of the larger field known as the sociology of law.

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Legal behavior

In sociology, legal behavior refers to variations in the methods and degree of governmental social control of behavior.

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Lynching

Lynching is a premeditated extrajudicial killing by a group.

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Modern Law Review

The Modern Law Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of Modern Law Review Ltd.

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Originality

Originality is the aspect of created or invented works as being new or novel, and thus distinguishable from reproductions, clones, forgeries, or derivative works.

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Paradigm

In science and philosophy, a paradigm is a distinct set of concepts or thought patterns, including theories, research methods, postulates, and standards for what constitutes legitimate contributions to a field.

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Political correctness

The term political correctness (adjectivally: politically correct; commonly abbreviated to PC or P.C.) is used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society.

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Political radicalism

The term political radicalism (in political science known as radicalism) denotes political principles focused on altering social structures through revolutionary or other means and changing value systems in fundamental ways.

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Psychology

Psychology is the science of behavior and mind, including conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought.

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Randall Collins

Randall Collins (born 1941) is an American sociologist who has been influential in both his teaching and writing.

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Rational choice theory

Rational choice theory, also known as choice theory or rational action theory, is a framework for understanding and often formally modeling social and economic behavior.

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Reality

Reality is all of physical existence, as opposed to that which is merely imaginary.

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Religion

Religion may be defined as a cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, world views, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, or spiritual elements.

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Research

Research comprises "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humans, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications." It is used to establish or confirm facts, reaffirm the results of previous work, solve new or existing problems, support theorems, or develop new theories.

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Richard Felson

Richard Felson (born 10 October 1950 in Cincinnati) is a professor of Crime, Law, and Justice and Sociology at The Pennsylvania State University.

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Science

R. P. Feynman, The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol.1, Chaps.1,2,&3.

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Senate

A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature or parliament.

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Simplicity

Simplicity is the state or quality of being simple.

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Skid row

A skid row or skid road is an impoverished area, typically urban, in English-speaking North America whose inhabitants are people "on the skids;" this specifically refers to the poor, the homeless, or others either considered disreputable or forgotten by society.

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Social geometry

Social geometry is a theoretical strategy of sociological explanation, invented by sociologist Donald Black, which uses a multi-dimensional model to explain variations in the behavior of social life.

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Social structure

In the social sciences, social structure is the patterned social arrangements in society that are both emergent from and determinant of the actions of the individuals.

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Sociology

Sociology is the scientific study of society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture.

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Stanford Law Review

The Stanford Law Review (SLR) is a legal journal produced independently by Stanford Law School students.

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Stephen Park Turner

Stephen Park Turner (born March 1, 1951) is a researcher in social practice, social and political theory, and the philosophy of the social sciences.

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Structural functionalism

Structural functionalism, or simply functionalism, is "a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability".

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Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.

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Teleology

Teleology or finality is a reason or explanation for something in function of its end, purpose, or goal.

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Terrorism

Terrorism is, in the broadest sense, the use of intentionally indiscriminate violence as a means to create terror among masses of people; or fear to achieve a financial, political, religious or ideological aim.

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Testability

Testability, a property applying to an empirical hypothesis, involves two components.

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The Sociological Quarterly

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Therapy

Therapy (often abbreviated tx, Tx, or Tx) is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a diagnosis.

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Thomas J. Scheff

Thomas J. Scheff (born 1929) is Professor, Emeritus, Dept of Sociology, UCSB.

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Violence

Violence is defined by the World Health Organization as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation," although the group acknowledges that the inclusion of "the use of power" in its definition expands on the conventional understanding of the word.

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Welfare

Welfare is a government support for the citizens and residents of society.

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Yale Law Journal

The Yale Law Journal is a student-run law review affiliated with the Yale Law School.

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