In defence of the sociological canon: a reply to David Parker

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Sociologist David Parker contends that the writings of Marx, Durkheim and Weber have been used to promote various dogmas and to legitimize conclusions without first consulting their works. Parker also questioned the canonization of the three classical sociologists to the exclusion of other sociologists including Auguste Comte, known as the Father of Sociology, and black or female sociologists. His other recommendations are discussed.

Criticism and interpretation, Sociologists, Parker, David

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Gender and priming differences in speed of processing of information relating to social structure

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Selective differences in retention of information by men and women are generally attributed to their different interactional contexts. A study conducted to examine the hypothesis revealed that women were more responsive to items referring to dyads while men responded more rapidly to items referring to groups.

Comparative analysis, Sex differences (Psychology), Information storage and retrieval

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For structure: its reality, properties and powers: a reply to Anthony King

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Social ontology is discussed, in response to Anthony King's defense of the methodologically individualist ontology of 'interpretive sociology.' Topics include realist social theory, the structure/agency problem, emergent properties, and the epistemic fallacy.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Sociology

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