Sociology

The keyword Sociology is tagged in the following 2 articles.

Debating Genetics as a Predictor of Criminal Offending and Sentencing

November 14, 2011 - 2933 words | Law and Justice » Genetics

Since the beginning of criminological research has been an ongoing debate and disagreement regarding the correlation between genetic characteristics and criminal behavior. There have been numerous studies and experiments conducted to help eliminate some of the unknowns... Read Article »

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Genetics Criminology Sociology Law Justice Crime Punishment

Admirable Echoes: Intellectual Debts of Dramaturgical Sociology

March 31, 2011 - 2070 words | Sociology » Dramaturgy

Erving Goffman (June 11, 1922 – November 19, 1982) left an indelible imprint on contemporary sociological theory and research. Discourse on the intellectual roots of his dramaturgical approach tends to position Goffman within the school of symbolic interactionism... Read Article »

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Dramaturgy Dramaturgical Sociology Durkheim Structuralism Goffman Blumer Shakespeare