Christian Baudelot and Roger Establet, Durkheim and le suicide, Paris, 1984, p 82-88 “One of the suicide literature, the most famous is that of Emma Bovary; it is also one of the most improbable. Woman, young, married, mother of one child, rural and catholic, she had the traits of which Durkheim has shown that they […]
Taste of class, the class body
The effect désenchanteur of sociology
Pierre Bourdieu, Responses, Threshold, 1992, p. 169 “It is true that sociology has an effect désenchanteur, but the scientific realism and political that it assumes and reinforces avoids fighting where there is no freedom – this is often an alibi of bad faith – so as to occupy fully the places of real responsibility. If […]
Why the child believes more in santa Claus ?
Gérald Bronner, ” Contribution to a theory of the abandonment of beliefs : the end of Father Christmas “, Cahiers international sociology, 2004 “There is a belief that many of us have adopted it firmly before pushing her no less firmly by the result ? “The response, of course ! The Father Christmas ! This […]
The feminization of the workplace
“The process of feminization at work : between differentiation, assimilation, and ‘exceeding kind’, Interview with Nicky Le Feuvre by Cécile Guillaume, in Sociologies practices, 2007/1 Malochet defines feminization as “the growth in the number of women in an activity identified as male, given the hegemony of the personal men within the organization, and/or “qualities” socially […]
Who established psychology as an independent discipline?
Who established psychology as an independent discipline? Wilhelm Wundt Which of the following individuals is responsible for establishing psychology as an independent discipline with its own subject matter? What roles did Wundt and James play in establishing psychology? However, both Wundt and James helped create psychology as a distinct scientific discipline. Wundt was a structuralist, […]
Is depression more common in females than males?
Is depression more common in females than males? About twice as many women as men experience depression. Several factors may increase a woman’s risk of depression. Women are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression. Depression can occur at any age. What percentage of people who are diagnosed with major depressive […]
What is the oath of allegiance for naturalization?
What is the oath of allegiance for naturalization? “I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws […]
Is the idea that proposes that the ability of decision makers to be rational?
Is the idea that proposes that the ability of decision makers to be rational? Explanation: “Bounded rationality” is often used in decision making. It is given by the idea that when any individual makes any decision, the rationality of that individual is restricted by the information that they posses and the time they take to […]
What does reproductive strategy mean?
What does reproductive strategy mean? Reproductive strategies are structural, functional and behavioural adaptations that improve the chances offertilization and/or increase the survival rate of. Asexual Reproduction Requires only one parent Offspring have 100% the same chromosomes as the parent. What is the best reproductive strategy? The optimal reproductive strategy of a hypothetical male primate is […]