Topic
Social theory
About: Social theory is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 11421 publications have been published within this topic receiving 624898 citations.
Papers published on a yearly basis
Papers
More filters
TL;DR: A sociological theory of deviance has been proposed by as mentioned in this paper, who argued that deviant behavior is too frequently visualized as a product of organizational failure rather than as a facet of organization itself.
Abstract: Although sociologists have repeatedly noted that close similarities exist between various forms of social marginality, research directed at these forms has only begun to mark the path toward a social theory of deviance. This slow pace may in part result from the fact that deviant behavior is too frequently visualized as a product of organizational failure rather than as a facet of organization itself. Albert Cohen has recently attempted to specify some of the assumptions and definitions necessary for a sociology of deviant behavior (3). He has urged the importance of erecting clearly defined concepts, devising a homogeneous class of phenomena explainable by a unified system of theory, and developing a sociological rather than a psychological framework as would be the case, for example, in a central problem which was stated: "What is it about the structure of social systems that determines the kinds of criminal acts that occur in these systems and the way in which such acts are distributed within the systems?" (3, p. 462). Cohen has also suggested that a theory of deviant behavior should account simultaneously for deviance and conformity; that is, the explanation of one should serve as the explanation of the other.
114 citations
01 Jan 2010
TL;DR: The uphill climb of sociobiology: towards a new synthesis is introduced, and a review of methods and approaches is reviewed.
Abstract: List of contributors -- Introduction: The uphill climb of sociobiology: towards a new synthesis / Tamas Szekely, Allen J. Moore, and Jan Komdeur -- Profile: Undiminished passion / Tim Birkhead -- Pt. I. Foundations -- 1. Nature-nurture interactions / Marla B. Sokolowski and Joel D. Levine -- Profile: Social evolution, sexual intrigue and serendipity / Andrew Cockburn -- 2. The quantitative genetics of social behaviour / Bronwyn H. Bleakley, Jason B. Wolf, and Allen J. Moore -- Profile: Mating systems: integrating sexual conflict and ecology / Nicholas B. Davies -- 3. Social behaviour and bird song from a neural and endocrine perspective / Elizabeth Adkins-Regan, Timothy J. DeVoogd and Jordan M. Moore -- Profile: In love with Ropalidia marginata: 34 years, and still going strong / Raghavendra Gadagkar -- 4. Evolutionary game theory / John M. McNamara and Franz J. Weissing -- Profile: The huddler's dilemma: a cold shoulder or a warm inner glow / David Haig -- 5. Recent advances in comparative methods / Robert P. Freckleton and Mark Pagel -- Profile: Multi-component signals in ant communication / Bert Holldobler -- 6. Social evolution theory: a review of methods and approaches / Tom Wenseleers, Andy Gardner, and Kevin R. Foster -- Profile: What's wrong with this picture? / Sarah B. Hrdy -- Pt. II. Themes -- 7. Aggression: towards an integration of gene, brain and behaviour / Robert Huber and Edward A. Kravitz -- Profile: From behavioural observations, to genes, to evolution / Laurent Keller -- 8. Social influences on communication signals: from honesty to exploitation / Mark E. Hauber and Marlene Zuk -- Profile: Reputation can make the world go round - or why we are sometimes social / Manfred Milinski -- 9. Important topics in group living / Jens Krause and Graeme Ruxton -- Profile: A haphazard career / Ronald Noe -- 10. Sexual behaviour: conflict, cooperation and coevolution / Tommaso Pizzari and Russell Bonduriansky -- Profile: In celebration of questions, past, present and future / Geoff A. Parker -- 11. Pair bonds and parental behaviour / Lisa McGraw, Tamas Szekely, and Larry J. Young -- Profile: Mating systems and genetic variation / Marion Petrie -- 12. Adaptations and constraints in the evolution of delayed dispersal: implications for cooperation / Jan Komdeur and Jan Ekman -- Profile: Selections from a life in social selection / David C. Queller -- 13. Social behaviour in microorganisms / Kevin R. Foster -- Profile: The de novo evolution of cooperation: an unlikely event / Paul B. Rainey -- 14. Social environments, social tactics and their fitness consequences in complex mammalian societies / Marion L. East and Heribert Hofer -- Profile: Evolutionary genetics and social behaviour: changed perspectives on sexual coevolution / Michael G. Ritchie -- 15. Social behaviour in humans / Ruth Mace -- Profile: Genes and social behaviour: from gene to genome to 1000 genomes / Gene E. Robinson -- Pt. III. Implications -- 16. Personality and individual social specialization / Denis Reale and Niels J. Dingemanse -- Profile: Behavioural ecology, why do I love thee? Let me count the reasons / Paul W. Sherman -- 17. Molecular and genetic influences on the neural substrate of social cognition in humans / Louise Gallagher and David Skuse -- Profile: Anonymous (and other) social experience and the evolution of cooperation by reciprocity / Michael Taborsky -- 18. Population density, social behaviour and sex allocation / Suzanne H. Alonzo and Ben C. Sheldon -- Profile: Social theory based on natural selection / Robert Trivers -- 19. Social behaviour and speciation / Gerald S. Wilkinson and Leanna M. Birge -- Profile: Look to the ants / Edward O. Wilson -- 20. Social behaviour in conservation / Daniel T. Blumstein -- Profile: The handicap principle and social behaviour / Amotz Zahavi -- 21. Prospects for research in social behaviour: systems biology meets behaviour / Allen J. Moore, Tamas Szekely and Jan Komdeur -- Species index -- Subject index
114 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, accounting practices as embedded in two religious organisations in Malaysia were investigated, and a grounded theory from the data was developed to produce social theories of accounting practice, which made a contribution towards the need for accounting research to become more explanatory of accounting as social practice wherein theory is both informed and is developed by observation.
Abstract: This paper reports the study of accounting practices as embedded in two religious organisations in Malaysia. The research is an attempt to study accounting practices in a cultural setting that has not been the subject of previous interpretive accounting research. The study also makes a contribution towards the need for accounting research to become more explanatory of accounting as social practice wherein theory is both informed, and is developed by observation. This is achieved by developing grounded theory from the data and is in accordance with recent calls for case studies in accounting research to be more concerned with producing social theories of accounting practice.
114 citations
TL;DR: The Panic and the Breakdown of Social Order: Popular Myth, Social Theory, Empirical Evidence as mentioned in this paper is a classic example of such a work, which is also related to our work.
Abstract: (1987). Panic and the Breakdown of Social Order: Popular Myth, Social Theory, Empirical Evidence. Sociological Focus: Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 171-183.
114 citations