: Sociological Theory: Its Nature and Growth . Nicholas S. Timasheff.

Nicholas Spitzer “ Building the Brain : Nature and

“Dr. Nathan Zvaifler who was head of the Division of Rheumatology in the Department of Medicine at UCSD from 1970 to 1990 is internationally recognized as a master clinician and skilled researcher. Already known in 1970 for his research on central nervous system involvement in an autoimmune disease (lupus erythematosis), Dr. Zvaifler built an outstanding clinical and research program in the Div...

Sociological Theory and Rational

Rational choice or action theory may be understood as one possible interpretation of Weber's program, though it must be said a rather special one in that it invites us to adopt the least complex conception of social action that we can analytically get away with in arriving at a "causal explanation of its course and effects." It thus departs from many post-Weberian (and for that matter pre-Weber...

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...

Sociological Theory and Social Control

Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory