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Simulating the Social Processes of Science

Edmonds, Bruce; Gilbert, Nigel; Ahrweiler, Petra; … - In: Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 14 (2011) 4, pp. 14-14

Science is the result of a substantially social process. That is, science relies on many inter-personal processes, including: selection and communication of research findings, discussion of method, checking and judgement of others' research, development of norms of scientific behaviour,...

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Knowledge, values and ideas: rethinking the notion of a social science

Armour, Leslie - In: International Journal of Social Economics 30 (2003) January, pp. 34-72

for the reunification of knowledge. Issues in economics, sociology, and anthropology are examined kin terms of detailed …

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The Conceptualization of IT : Respective Contributions of Sociology and Information System.

de Vaujany, François-Xavier - Université Paris-Dauphine - 2005

This article analyzes the different phases the Information Systems--Sociology relationship has gone through and points … an historical analysis of sociology itself. It shows the great comeback of the Object within the sociological field at … the beginning of the 80s. Different models have been developed from the generalized kinds of sociology to those that have …

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Improvements and Future Challenges in the Field of Genetically Sensitive Sample Designs

Spinath, Frank M. - Rat für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten (RatSWD), … - 2008

growing interest in psychology, sociology, and economics. A quantitative genetic research design provides the necessary tools …

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The Limits to Transforming the Environment and the Limits to Sociological Knowledge

Schroeder, Ralph - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 8, pp. 2483-2498

approaches, and above all a long-term historical perspective and a realist sociology of science and technology which, in …

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Social capital? : from pizza connection to collective action : an inquiry into power, culture and civil society

Lenci, S. - International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus … - 1997

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RECENT TRENDS IN LIFESTYLE RESEARCH - A LITERATURE REVIEW PERSPECTIVE

DAN, Mihaela-Cornelia; VASILACHE, Simona - In: Management & Marketing 5 (2010) 4

The paper comprises a literature review on the occurrences of lifestyle in literature, on samples of academic publications. The importance of work-personal life balance increased in the last 20 years and this can be seen especially in the changing role of lifestyle. So we find it natural that...

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Understanding the behavioural aspects of costing systems in public health organisations

Hassan, Mostafa Kamal - In: International Journal of Behavioural Accounting and Finance 1 (2010) 3, pp. 207-223

The paper reports on a case study of the processes behind the development and the implementation of a centre-based costing system in a public health organisation. Since the processes of change involve the activities of various groups, the paper explores the reformers' policies towards public...

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Tomorrow's Cities, Today's Youth: Perspectives from UN World Youth Forum

Prakash, Kaveri - eSocialSciences - 2006

The cities of tomorrow are in poor countries, where the largest proportion of the population is below 25 years old and where young women are becoming particularly vulnerable. It is youth who will inherit not only the riches of the city but its problems as well, unless something is done to...

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Book Review: Contested Modernities

Sinha, Amita - eSocialSciences - 2007

Indigenous Modernities: Negotiating Architecture and Urbanism by Jyoti Hosagrahar; Routledge,New York; 2005. xiii + 234 pp., $43.95 (paper).

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