TheoryCultural sociologySociology of cultureIn his contribution to this issue, Smith argues that sociology's house of culture is built on a foundation of sand. In my brief response to Smith, I dispute the claim that culture is in trouble and question the methods and motives behind Smith's ...
Consensus Analysis refers to a theory and method developed by Romney, Weller and Batchelder. As a theory, it gives the conditions under which agreement implies knowledge. As a method, it provides a way of evaluating how much people know about a given domain, and of estimating "cultural truth...
in management theory, in pro-business political and journalistic circles—largely share the cult-studs’ oft-expressed desire to take on hierarchies, their tendency to find “elitism” lurking behind any criticism of mass culture, and their pious esteem for audience agency. Here, too, from...
After having been told for over a year that there was a scientific consensus that Covid had a natural origin — and that any suggestion of a possible lab leak in Wuhan was tantamount to a xenophobic conspiracy theory — it now appears that there is not, and never was, such a consensus...
Schools, prisons, and social implications of punishment: Rethinking disciplinary practices Theory Into Practice 42:341–350 Article Google Scholar Raffaele Mendez L. M., Knoff H. M., (2003). Who gets suspended from school and why: A demographic analysis of schools and disciplinary infractions ...