Letter: Sociological realities.

Letter to the Editor Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma: myths and realities in the surgical management

The review article, ‘Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma: myths and realities in the surgical management’ by Barlesi et al. [1] was both a timely and important review of a disease whose recent changes in pathologic definition, increasing incidence and new therapeutic options will likely alter therapy at several levels. However, I would like to raise two issues. First, the discussion of lung transplant...

Sociological Marxism

From the middle of the 19 century until the last decade of the 20, the Marxist tradition provided the most systematic body of ideas and social theory for radical critics of capitalism as an economic system and social order. Even those critics of capitalism who did not directly identify with Marxism relied heavily on Marxist ideas about class, exploitation, commodification, the state, ideology. ...

Synchronized Realities

Ambient Intelligence (AmI) promises future environments that support the well-being of their inhabitants through comfort and assistive environments. For the elderly users, ambient assisted living (AAL) scenarios are targeting safe and independent living at home. Especially the integration of home automation components, such as intelligent light, window, and climate controls seem promising for s...

Sociological Rational Choice Theory

Although rational choice theory has made considerable advances in other social sciences, its progress in sociology has been limited. Some sociologists’ reservations about rational choice arise from a misunderstanding of the theory. The first part of this essay therefore introduces rational choice as a general theoretical perspective, or family of theories, which explains social outcomes by cons...

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