Genetic-social science and the study of human biotechnology
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A study of human biotechnology and a new post-postmodern sociology of human biotechnology are presented. Genetic-social science arises out of a critique of nine illegitimate forms of theoretical reasoning, which are reductionism, essentialism, reification, functional teleology, postmodern theory, emotive aversion, duality of structure, genetic fatalism, and the oversocialized gaze, and it is acknowledged that genes do influence behavior, but environment is still extremely important.
Publication Name: Current Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0011-3921
Year: 2006
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Classifying natural and social scientific theories
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A simple classification of scientific theories is developed to present the different ways in which theories in natural and social science can be placed within this classification. The typology indicates that there are finite numbers of potentially complementary theory types that play an important role in the scientific enterprise.
Publication Name: Current Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0011-3921
Year: 2003
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Eliasian sociology as a 'central theory' for the human sciences
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The sociological process developed by Norbert Elias that gives a framework for a 'central theoryE in sociology and it's orchestrating role played in human science, is argued. It is concluded that Eliasian sociology was the best to provide a 'central theory' not only for the social sciences, but also for the human sciences.
Publication Name: Current Sociology
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0011-3921
Year: 2005
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