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Necessary Evils? Opening up Closings in Sociology and Biotechnology

Gofton, Les; Haimes, Erica - In: Sociological Research Online 4 (1999) 3

This paper argues for an opening up of the theoretical and empirical closure on issues related to biotechnology. It argues that the real differences between issues and approaches in the disparate areas where genetic modification is used, from medicine to food production, have tended, for...

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Forty Four Years of Debate: The Impact of Race, Community and Conflict

Moore, Robert - In: Sociological Research Online 16 (2011) 3, pp. 12-12

'. It is used in teaching research methods, theory, urban sociology and 'race relations' to undergrad-uates. This article … describes and explains the immediate impact of the book and its more lasting contribution to sociology. Race, Community and … from both the work of the Chicago School of Sociology and the adoption of a Weberian approach to social class and urban …

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Evaluating Culture: Sociology, Aesthetics and Policy

Stewart, Simon - In: Sociological Research Online 18 (2013) 1, pp. 14-14

This article contends that a sociologically-informed approach to aesthetic value can be usefully connected to debates regarding cultural policy. Such an approach can encourage reflexivity on the part of policy makers and cultural arbiters, making them sensitive to their privileged position in...

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The Application of Abductive and Retroductive Inference for the Design and Analysis of Theory-Driven Sociological Research

Meyer, Samantha B.; Lunnay, Belinda - In: Sociological Research Online 18 (2013) 1, pp. 12-12

Abductive and retroductive inference are innovative tools of analysis which enable researchers to refine and redevelop social theory. This paper describes and demonstrates how to apply these tools to strengthen sociological theory-driven empirical research outputs. To illustrate how abductive...

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Embodying and Embedding Children's Sleep: Some Sociological Comments and Observations

Williams, Simon; Lowe, Pam; Griffiths, Frances - In: Sociological Research Online 12 (2007) 5, pp. 6-6

further series of reflections on the mutually informing relations between the sociology of sleep and the sociology of …

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Trees Don't Talk: A Methodological Account of a Forest Sociologist in Mexico

Mitchell, Ross - In: Sociological Research Online 9 (2011) 1

This paper examines personal experience as both a sociologist and forester collecting data in the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico. It builds on writings where researchers have taken an introspective or auto/biographical approach to problematizing their own involvement. My findings illustrate...

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Cyberscience and Social Boundaries: the Implications of Laboratory Talk on the Internet

Hine, Christine - In: Sociological Research Online 7 (2002) 2

This paper examines the use of an online forum for the discussion of laboratory science. It is argued that such forums are significant in the light of claims made for the impact of information and communications technologies (ICTs) on scientific research, and of broader debates about the role of...

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Gender Differences at Work: International Variations in Occupational Segregation

Jarman, Jennifer; Blackburn, Robert M; Brooks, Bradley; … - In: Sociological Research Online 4 (1999) 1

Despite the prominence of discussions of gender segregation in explanations of labour market inequalities, there have been relatively few cross-national studies due to a lack of suitably detailed data. A recent ILO initiative obtained suitable data for cross-national analysis of 38 countries,...

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Acculturation, Not Socialization, for African American Females in the STEM Fields

Joseph, Joretta - In: Sociological Research Online 19 (2014) 2, pp. 8-8

This article takes a brief look at the manner in which African American females in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) have been studied over the years. Noting that this group faces challenges due to gender and race, research has not always presented their struggles...

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Music, Knowledge and the Sociology of Sound

Hudson, Martyn - In: Sociological Research Online 19 (2014) 4, pp. 2-2

The sociology of music has often concentrated less on analysing and understanding the specificity and meanings of … specifically sociological about music and why music is important for sociology but also begins to problematize the relationship … examine the sociology of sound and sound art. We argue that this raises difficulties for the whole concept of the social as …

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