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Definitions and the Development of Theory in Social Psychology

Jane Sell
- 23 Mar 2018 - 
- Vol. 81, Iss: 1, pp 8-22
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In this paper, formal definitions specify what is necessary and sufficient for the identification of a particular term, and these formal definitions use precise language and do not admit contradictions; they are exac...
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Formal definitions specify what is necessary and sufficient for the identification of a particular term. These formal definitions use precise language and do not admit contradictions; they are exac...

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Family, Socialization and Interaction Process

Manford H. Kuhn
- 01 Mar 1957 - 
TL;DR: This book is altogether unlike any other sociological treatise on the family, but neither is it in any sense a popular, practical manual for the guidance of youth in pursuit of marital bliss.
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An Interdisciplinary Definition of Pornography: Results from a Global Delphi Panel.

TL;DR: This technical report suggests that researchers should encourage researchers to choose which definition they want to use in a self-reflective way depending on the needs of the project, so long as they make it explicit and justify their decision.
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Generalizing from social media data: a formal theory approach

TL;DR: It is shown how social media data can instantiate theoretical variables and thus generalize to theoretical propositions through a case example in which YouTube comments are used to test and extend a key tenet of identity theory.
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Groups, Inequality, and Synergy

TL;DR: In this paper, the sociological and psychological traditions of social psychology were combined to examine how status inequality may affect group performance and how synergy, that is, performance gains produced through group interaction, is realized in ethnically diverse groups.
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Making sense of the internet of things: a critical review of internet of things definitions between 2005 and 2019

TL;DR: An updated framework to critically assess and compare definitions, identify ambiguities and resolve conflicts among different interpretations is introduced and can be used to compare past and future definitions and help actors unfamiliar with IoT to make sense of it in a way to reduce adoption costs.
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Prospect theory: an analysis of decision under risk

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a critique of expected utility theory as a descriptive model of decision making under risk, and develop an alternative model, called prospect theory, in which value is assigned to gains and losses rather than to final assets and in which probabilities are replaced by decision weights.
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Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action

TL;DR: In this paper, an institutional approach to the study of self-organization and self-governance in CPR situations is presented, along with a framework for analysis of selforganizing and selfgoverning CPRs.
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The Social System

TL;DR: In the history of sociological theory, Talcott Parsons holds a very special place. as discussed by the authors presents a major scientific and intellectual advance towards the theory of action first outlined in his earlier work.
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The measurement of psychological androgyny.

TL;DR: A new sex-role inventory is described that treats masculinity and femininity as two independent dimensions, thereby making it possible to characterize a person as masculine, feminine, or "androgynous" as a function of the difference between his or her endorsement of masculine and feminine personality characteristics.