Building Bridges Across Age and Cognitive Barriers Through Art: College Students' Reflections on an Intergenerational Program With Elders who Have Dementia Elizabeth Lokon PhD a , Jennifer M. Kinney PhD b & Suzanne Kunkel PhD c a Research Associate, Scripps Gerontology Center, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA b Professor, Department of Sociology and Gerontology & Fellow, Scripps Gerontology ...

abstract niklas luhmann was one of the prominent thinkers in the realm of sociology and the philosophy of social sciences. his approach was a systems approach. he classified the realm of reality and its entities into four groups that consisted of: machines, organisms, psychic systems, social systems. he belonged to the second wave of systemic thought and focused on the complexity and emergence ...

with the advent of ilkhan (mongols) in iran, the art of illustrating book was officially formed and, from this period onward, this art prospered. great mongolian shahnameh, the painting masterpiece of ilkhanid era, was illustrated in tabriz as the first courtly illustrated edition during the time of abu sae'd bahadorkhan; gradually afterward, other illustrated editions of shahnaneh came in...

abstractin this article, iranian society in the 80s is analyzed in terms of its prevailing insights using the theory of reflection in the sociology of cinema. this theory, which considers art as a mirror for society, permits researcher to study the predominant perceptions of the period under investigation. this is done through assessment of the image of hero shown in its cinema. moreover, the g...

Development sociology as a distinct area of study gained prominence in the post-world war era with the evolving interest in political and economic progression of the post-colonial world. The emerging discipline from the mainstream sociology have been particularly interested in development paths and strategies adopted in nations in the various regions of the world with greater emphasis in develo...