the aim of this study was to show the interaction between the society, applicants and medical schools in terms of medical student selection. in this study, the trends to implement social factors in the selection process were highlighted. these social factors were explored through functionalism and conflict theories, each focusing on different categories of social factors. while functionalist th...

T INTR he food system is undergoing profound changes, at the level of production and consumption models. Economic theory on the one hand, and sociological and anthropological theories on the other, give different interpretations of the changes, but these often do not confront each other. Moreover, within sociology, with regard to food, ‘(a) curious, if implicit, division of labour seems to have...

concept of “economic man” is one of the principal assumptions of economic approach to law. based on this assumption, economic approach, a modern and leading school of thought in legal philosophy, seeks to explain and predict individual behavior in legal framework and make recommendations and prescriptions so as to improve the effects of laws and regulations on legal actors. in this paper, in ad...

Background: One of the most important issues that requires more attention is the role of philosophy in individual and social life. Although sciences such as psychology and sociology propose their theories based on philosophical foundations, the role of philosophy as a field which can be influential in solving humans’ problems is not paid due attention. One of the sciences where philosophy can h...

This contribution presents an analysis of the structure and conflictual dynamics contemporary German sociology which has recently separated into two professional societies. Using geometric data analysis, we present empirical construction power/knowledge field, its paradigmatic plurality, various forms sociological practices involved.

Every discourse has a context. Every discourse has a motive. The Sociology that developed in 19th century France was a response to the social crisis that was experienced there at that time. The Sociology that developed in 19th century France had a context. The man who is considered to be the founding father of Sociology, Auguste Comte was convinced that a science of society was possible and wou...

Sociology points to the many rules that guide behaviour in everyday situations. The more we learn about the rules of social interaction, the better we can play the game. CHAPTER Such everyday experiences are the focus of this chapter. The central concept is social interaction, the process by which people act and react in relation to others. We begin by presenting several important sociological ...

Iran is the cradle of literature, culture and ethics. Paying attention to ethics has always been considered by sages as an important necessity. There were also some poets who had the sociological look upon the society, in addition to relying on moral and social issues. Saadi is one of those poets whose works has overtaken others. He illuminates and deals with the roots of social problems like a...