Although small group research has been somewhat marginalized within sociology during the past decades, the authors argue that a focus on interaction arenas can contribute to a more complete analysis of social life. Specifically the authors examine three central domains of sociological analysis—culture, organizations, and the economy—to demonstrate how a focus on the mesolevel of analysis allows...

Most of the definitions of roles in network analysis have their origin mainly in sociological and psychological research, where social roles are treated as “cultural objects that are recognized, accepted and used to accomplish pragmatic interaction goals in a community” [Gleave 2009]. Sociological research emphasizes the importance of relations to others and expectations for systematic behavior...

The article deals with the problematics of childfree in sociological discourse. It is noted that concept "childfree" appears context rethinking prevailing public discourse about childlessness. If “childless” refers to people who are childless for reasons beyond their control, then “childfree” because they themselves made such a choice. Attention focused on insufficient development this issue mo...

The article provides an overview of the history development projective approach in personality assessment, which allows us to determine theoretical foundations for use techniques empirical sociology. classification is given with practical examples application conducting qualitative sociological research. Situations when are necessary associated peculiarities problem under consideration, increas...