Jodi Arias from a Sociological Perspective

Gender Roles: A Sociological Perspective

est of the reader, he or she should consult the outside texts provided at the end of each chapter for more detailed information. With the arrival of the third edition comes the addition of current issues facing gender equality activists. The reader may find many of these fiercely debated topics familiar, thus establishing a connection between current events and the underlying theory discussed i...

The Sociological Perspective Revisited

Abortion- Sociological Perspective

The debate on abortion gets heated because some people feel that abortion should be abolished while others argue that is should be legalized. Those who against abortion reason that life begins at conception, and hence the unborn child has equal human rights with any other living person. This makes them state that abortion is murder and that those involved should be charged with murder in a cour...

“Blended Reality” in a psycho-sociological perspective

In contrast to virtual reality that diverts attention to artificial “second worlds” and robotics that substitutes human beings by artificial agents, AR aims to reinstate the human being as the very center of all digital activities: not only as an abstract “subject”, but as an embodied actor interacting with the physical environment by using his sensomotoric skills. Especially when harnessed wit...

A sociological perspective on systems biology

Systems biology is an excellent research topic for social scientists because systems biologists themselves are fascinated by the social organization of their field. Moreover, as systems biology is an emerging research area, studying it from a sociological perspective allows social scientists to observe how scientists develop new fields of inquiry and practice, and challenge existing institution...