Introduction: The Development of the Concept of Personality Disorders The concept of personality disorder dates back to ancient times. In the 5th century B.C., Hippocrates put forward the humoral hypothesis. He defined two typologies: a short and sturdy stature called habitus apolepticus, and a tall and thin stature called habitus phthysicus. He later hypothesized that there are four types of l...

Bourdieu confuses himself and others by calling his project a ‘transcendence’ of the objectivist–subjectivist antinomy. Contrary to claims, Bourdieu’s methodology and theoretical premises are directly opposed to phenomenological social constructivism, though he makes use of several key phenomenological concepts. Habitus enriches the objectivist perspective by specifying a partial theory of agen...

Feminist theorizing in the sociology of sport and physical culture has progressed through ongoing and intense dialogue with an array of critical positions and voices in the social sciences (e.g., Judith Butler, R.W. Connell, Michel Foucault). Yet, somewhat surprisingly, the work of French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu—arguably one of modern sociology’s “most important voices of social critique an...

STUDY OBJECTIVE We seek to collect, review, evaluate, and synthesize the current literature focusing on all published methods of pediatric weight estimation. METHODS We conducted a literature review using PubMed and Web of Science databases, and the Google Scholar search engine, with the "similar articles" feature, as well as review of the bibliographies of identified studies. We excluded stu...

Objective: The present study examined how expectations regarding aging (ERA) influence physical activity participation and physical function. Method: We surveyed 148 older adults about their ERA (ERA-38), health-promoting lifestyles (HPLP-II), and self-rated health (RAND-36). We tested the mediating effect of physical activity on the relationships between ERA and physical function. Results: Pos...