Studying social change: the case of Taiwanese family sociologists

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Family sociology in Taiwan has focused on the relation between family structure and social change. No theoretical approach predominates, although an underlying functional orientation can be inferred. Quantitative statistical analysis based on survey research is the most common methodological approach. College-level courses on the family are offered in comparable numbers by sociology and non-sociology departments, the number rising dramatically after 1987. Suggestions for the future include collecting longitudinal social data, training more family sociologists and conducting comparative studies of Chinese families in different societies.

Taiwan, Family, Social change, Chinese (Asian people), Sociology, Chinese in Taiwan

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Social selves: theories of the social formation of personality

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A holistic theory of humans as social selves overcomes the false dichotomy between individual and society which originated in the Renaissance. The personality is formed through social relations, and divisions within the self between consciousness and emotions or mind and body reflect social divisions. The theory is developed through examination of the work of George Herbert Mead, the ethnogenic school of Rom Harre, structuralism and poststructuralism, Marxism and Norbert Elias.

Social aspects, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Social psychology, Self, Personality, Personality (Psychology), Self (Psychology)

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Institutionalist theories and inter-firm alliances: the transaction cost, competence and evolutionary debate revisited

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The three major institutionalist schools, namely transaction cost economics (TCE), competencies theory (CT) and evolutionary theory (ET) of the firm, are compared on a contemporary issue of strategic business alliances. Based on different assumptions and perspectives, the three approaches shed light on different elements of strategic alliances.

Venture Analysis, Models, Evaluation, Business enterprises, Strategic alliances (Business)

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