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How Traders enter the Market through the Book

We propose a simulation of a trading activity based on the implementation of the book, the list where all the orders to buy and to sell a stock are recorded. Traders who do not own shares want to buy and agents who own commodities want to sell them: The key factor here is of course the price. Everyone wants to be able to reach a positive spread in order to make money. The main ingredients of ou...

Reluctant Sociologist

Socio 20 DOI: Between 1999 and 2004 only one article appeared in the American Sociological Review, the American Journal of Sociology, or Social Forces using primary data collected with Web-based research techniques. Since then there have been only a handful of studies published in these core sociology journals drawing on Web-based surveys or other forms of Web-based data. The use of Internet-ba...

The Clinical Sociologist as a Health Broker

One of the key aspects that distinguish clinical sociologists from other sociologists is the former's more active role in intervention and change. The clinical sociologist performs several functions of a broker. This paper discusses the role of health broker and the opportunities it provides for clinical sociologists, especially in large organizations. Clinical sociology entails the use of soci...

The Clinical Sociologist as Health Broker

One of the key aspects that distinguish clinical sociologists from other sociologists is the former's more active role in intervention and change. The clinical sociologist performs several functions as a broker. This paper discusses the role of health broker and the opportunities it provides for clinical sociologists, especially in large

Saul Alinsky: The Contributions of a Pioneer Clinical Sociologist