Terrorism, tyranny, and religious extremism as collective activity: Beyond the deviant, psychological and power mystiques
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The instances of terrorism, tyranny, or religious extremism are examined from interactionist viewpoint and indicate how these realms of human endeavor may be approached in more direct empirical and instructive analytic terms. The study outlines a series of conceptual, methodological and literary resources that would enable scholars to engage related subjects matters in more direct research terms and develop more viable conceptualization of instances of the collectively engaged activities.
Publication Name: American Sociologist
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0003-1232
Year: 2005
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The myth about "myths of the Chicago school": Evidence from Floyd Nelson House
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Some important works in the history of sociology questions whether the Chicago School should be identified with qualitative as opposed to more quantitative, statistical, and co relational methods. Whether this characterization is a 'myth' or if there is some real basis for this association of Chicago sociology with qualitative research and a broader epistemological stance critical of radical neo-positivism is examined.
Publication Name: American Sociologist
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0003-1232
Year: 2004
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Symbolic interaction and classical Greek scholarship: Conceptual foundations, historical continuities, and transcontextual relevancies
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The conceptual foundations of symbolic interaction are traced back to classic Greek scholarship as a sociological extension of American pragmatist philosophy. The symbolic interaction is typically viewed as a highly situated or localized approach to the study of human group life and interactionism offers extended potential for transhistorical and transcultural comparative analysis.
Publication Name: American Sociologist
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0003-1232
Year: 2004
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