sociological theory

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meaningsofsociologicalandtheory

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sociological
adjective
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/ˌsəʊ.si.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌsoʊ.si.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
related to or ...
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theory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθɪə.ri/us
/ˈθɪr.i/
a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion ...
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But does organisational andsociologicaltheory.
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Propositions for asociologicaltheoryof ageing and the family.
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This problem is at the very center ofsociologicaltheory.
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His focus of research is on phenomenology,sociologicaltheory, and social philosophy.
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The historical narrative is uninspired, and the use ofsociologicaltheoryis superficial and simplistic.
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One had to know what questions to ask and that meant that one had to know something aboutsociologicaltheory.
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Some researchers who disagreed with the transition+modernisation theory turned rather to thesociologicaltheoryof 'limited rationality'.
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Moreover, anecdotal and personal experience suggests that many students struggle to see what insightssociologicaltheorycan lend to the subject.
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To set up a recentsociologicaltheoryagainst the strength of such an inert mass is truly to set up an unequal contest.
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The intellectual trafficking between economics and sociology raises a number of obvious questions; namely, what is to be gained by usingsociologicaltheory?
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The first part of her study is subdivided into three chapters and begins by acquainting the reader with the author's analytical tools from current historical andsociologicaltheory.
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This poorsociologicaltheoryhas no chance against the inert mass of archaeological assumption and constraining disciplinary structures; it is 'to set up an unequal contest' (p. 124).
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He also made major contributions tosociologicaltheory.
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You may also be looking for a genericsociologicaltheory.
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Blau is also known for his contributions tosociologicaltheory.
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Insociologicaltheorynormalization appears in two forms.
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His research has mostly been onsociologicaltheoryand economic sociology.
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Laissez-faire racism, on the other hand, is based on thesociologicaltheoryof prejudice.
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The category of space long played a subordinate role insociologicaltheoryformation.
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The urbansociologicaltheoryis viewed as one important aspect of sociology.
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Sorokin was also interested in social stratification, the history ofsociologicaltheory, and altruistic behavior.
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This model was integrated into a systematicsociologicaltheoryof gender.
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The journal's purpose is to cover the full breadth ofsociologicaltheory.
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His research has been on collective behavior,sociologicaltheory, economic sociology, sociology of education, social change, and comparative methods.
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