In this article, data on home health agencies reveal surprisingly few differences between organizations of different tax status (nonprofit vs. forprofit). These findings direclty contradict economic ...

This essay proposes that sociology can learn from social theory developed in the humanities. In the face of recent challenges to sociological explanations of social outcomes (from rational choice and ...

This course is divided in four parts. In the first part, we will discuss various definitions of "sociological theory" and reflect on approaches to studying theories, including the sociology of ...

THE winding-up of the trust created under the will of Herbert Spencer for the publication of sociological material relating to the less advanced societies has been fittingly marked by the Trustees in ...

Where to find the readings: = Firestone Reserve/Graduate Reading Room (paper). = Blackboard E-reserves. = World Wide Web (click on the link in the syllabus). Rousseau, The Social Contract (1762), tr.

The British Journal of Sociology is a leading international sociological journal published on behalf of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Established in 1950, the journal ...

This course introduces students to the methods and theories used by sociologists to explore the nature of society. Selected topics may include culture, socialization, social interaction, groups, ...

This study, led by Pandora Pound, aimed to identify sociological theories of risk taking in young people, with a view to producing a synthesis of these theories. A clearer theoretical understanding ...

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