Theory is often discussed in relation to research. However, despite its frequent reference, there is a lack of consensus on what theory is. This article briefly discusses some views of theory within sociology an
What is the life course theory of criminology? What is the role of punishment in neoclassical criminology? What is a typology in sociology? What is the conflict theory in criminology? What is Marxist criminology? What is the purpose of comparative criminology?
This paper addresses the gap in interdisciplinary research between the very different fields of ethics and IR regarding the operation and role of SEs. The field of IR has developed a wide array of methods to find information that a user is seeking, and to evaluate SE performance, but there h...
Scholarly articles are research based writing, using primary and secondary sources, similar to a monograph. However, while a monograph is a full-length book, a scholarly article is much shorter and published in a journal or professional publication....
BMC Health Services Research 2011, 11:350 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/11/350 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access What is the 'problem' that outreach work seeks to address and how might it be tackled? Seeking theory in a primary health prevention programme Mhairi Mackenzie1*, Fiona ...
and certainly not as Literature.Perhaps literature is definable not according to whether it is fictional or 'imaginative', but becauseit uses language in peculiar ways.On this theory, literature is a kind of writing which, in the words of the Russian critic Roman Jakobson, represents an 'organi...
Though it is arguable whether machines will be endowed with interiority in the future, there is a consensus now that AIs do not have interiority, and therefore AIs would be “others” without interiority. That’s why Turkle (2007, 2011) speaks of “Darwinian buttons,” and some findings of...
There is no consensus among academicians and practitioners as to the definition or scope of media psychology. This is because the field must be representative of not only the work currently being done, but also the work that needs to be done. This is a field that changes every time iTunes...
What have you seen there in terms of the game theory of interaction and defection?Joe: So lots of humans everywhere have always been concerned about being observed by third parties. One of the key things about humans is that we’re concerned with social norms. If you violate a social norm...
What is public pedagogy? What is human capital development theory? What is theory and practice in education? What is the social control theory? What is a government budget in economics? What is contemporary political theory? What is a public issue in sociology?