This article reviews the empirical literature concerning social and interpersonal variables as risk factors for adolescent suicidality (suicidal ideation, suicidal behavior, death by suicide). It also describes major social constructs in theories of suicide and the extent to which studies support their importance to adolescent suicidality. PsychINFO and PubMed searches were conducted for empiri...

this article aims to analyze the importance of labeling, structural, rational choice and control theories to predict part and partially the re-prison rate. the method is survey and respondents involved the prisoners of at least two record of accusation. sample size amounts 340 prisoners including 98 female and 242 male who were selected by using stratified, systematic and random strategies from...

introduction:the human being always attempts to find a way to improve his physical and mental abilities. history shows that, despite the many promotions in every branch of science and technology, we cannot see much improvement in thinking abilities. with the advent of the iinternet and www, many thought that the problem will be solved. but nowadays we can see that the main problem remains: the ...

The concept of the IT sector user is not only limited but is also an object of fascination in Information Systems Management (ISM). The present paper attempts to explore concepts regarding this actor, considered as fickle and erratic by recent theoretical research such as the theory of human agency, through the lens of social science theories. Our approach, which does not claim to be exhaustive...

Beliefs about whether people can change ("lay theories" of malleability) are known to have wide-ranging effects on social motivation, cognition, and judgment. Yet rather than holding an overarching belief that people can or cannot change, perceivers may hold independent beliefs about whether different people are malleable-that is, lay theories may be target-specific. Seven studies demonstrate t...

Like so many words that are bandied about, the word theory threatens to become meaningless. Because its referents are so diverse including everything from minor working hypotheses, through comprehensive but vague and unordered speculations, to axiomatic systems of thought use of the word often obscures rather than creates understanding. The term sociological theory refers to logically interconn...

The rapid growth of modern long-distance communication technologiesboth in term of quality and quantity and the consequent emergenceof cyberspace in parallel with the real world, has led to new forms ofinequality which can be interpreted in three different ways. Using thethree-generation theory of social networks (Oral networks; Longdistancenetworks; and, Digital networks), one can make domesti...

Scientific and ethical theories are examined in terms of the practice of epidemiology, the study of the determinants and distributions of disease, and the application of the knowledge gained to prevent disease and improve the health of populations. Scientific theories provide explanations and predictions for epidemiologic studies of disease etiology and prevention. Causal theory is the key exam...

Can we see the expressiveness of other people's gestures, hear the intentions in their voice, see the emotions in their posture? Traditional theories of social cognition still say we cannot, because intentions and emotions for them are hidden away inside and we do not have direct access to them. Enactive theories still have no idea, because they have so far mainly focused on perception of our p...