All definitions of social movement reflect the notion that social movements are intrinsically related tosocial change. They do notencompassthe activities of people as members of stable social groups with established, unquestioned structures, norms, and values. The behaviour of members of social movements...
Throughout the historical development of theirdiscipline, sociologists have borrowed models of social change from other academic fields. In the late 19th century, whenevolutionbecame the predominant model for understanding biological change, ideas of social change took on an evolutionary cast, and, thoug...
apps). Femtech apps quantify reproductive processes such as periods, conception, pregnancy and hormonal health and promise their users greater ‘self-awareness’ and ‘control’ through ‘self-management’. Most studies on femtech refer to users in the Global ...
Additionally, the concept of “weak” versus “strong” social software environments — especially as they relate to social structures and norms within an enterprise — can help enterprises plan for the evolution of their investments in social computing, ensuring business value as the enterprise grows...
but all the support structures needed for a safe and enjoyable edition. Paris is no different. While the city hosted 2 previous editions of the games over a century ago, the challenges of themodern-day Gameshave proven significant. However, the city’s expansive infrastructures have enabled offi...
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social structures of these local environments (Giddens 1984;Glass & McAtee 2006). That is, because of the variability of practices, social structures are reproduced with differences rather than identically, leading to social change. ForGiddens (1984, p. 25), “structure is not ‘external to ...
these representations take shape. Studying thinking about group-based stratification as it develops allows for a real-time examination of the mechanisms at play, the influence of early-life contexts and experiences, and the routes through which children come to uphold or challenge societal structures....
Structures such as the human mind, grammar, and language are sometimes called “deep structures” or “substructures.” Since such structures are not readily observable, they must be discerned from intensive interpretive analysis of myths, language, or texts. Then they can be applied to explain ...
Fourth, multifamily residential parcels (compared to single-family parcels) experienced less flood impacts associated with climate change. Fifth, location in FEMA’s 100-year floodplain was linked to greater climate change-attributed impacts. Sixth, older residential structures tended to have greater ...