In this study, we test Durkheim’s (1897) conceptualization of suicide as a pattern of suicidal behavior caused by sociological conditions and its effects on attitudes towards state sanctioned death through examining support for assisted suicide and the death penalty. Using secondary-data and quantitative analytical methods, we empirically examine personal attitudes towards assisted suicide for ...

With this commentary we respond to Olof Hallonsten’s recent plea stop evaluating science. In particular, challenge two central premises of argument, regarding both the scope his argument and claim that ‘exogenous’ metric evaluation science on its own explains failures current scientific enterprise produce certified knowledge. Even though acknowledge ‘external’ mechanisms likely amplify problema...

An important path analysis study by Bell, Weinberg, and Hammersmith (1981a) is usually interpreted in the literature as proving there are no social/upbringing effects on development of adult SSA (same-sex attraction). Instead, the study said that varying social factors leading to SSA occur in different ways in various classes, such as bisexuals, blacks, and effeminate homosexuals. It correctly ...

This study explores how people trust each other in Virtual Communities (VCs). The online presence is certainly different from the physical world.; the broad question in this research is whether trust is developed differently or not. The main sociological factors that influence trust in physical communities have been hypothesized for their contribution to the development of trust in VCs. A quant...

investigating sociological factors affecting job alienation this research is a study on the efficient sociological factors on job alienation across elementary school teacher of tehran. the research data was collected through a surveying method, and participants were 380 persons out of 18452 among elementary school teacher of tehran. with consideration of previous research and the theoretical fo...