It is surprising to note the scarcity of contributions in social movement literature related so-called conspiracy theories. A considerable amount work on these topics has been produced political science, history, media studies, psychology and other disciplines. These accounts have often adopted a stigmatizing approach, looking at theories as forms pathologies (whether psychological, or politica...

Following a discussion of activity theory as an approach to human development originally rooted in transformational change, we review the historical context and diverse conceptualizations of social conduct from the field of sociology. The discussion of social conduct is broken into theories of social action, theories of enactment, and contemporary sociological attempts at critical integration o...

This paper proposes research propositions to study on MMOG and MUD addictions based on their causes – flow state and social interaction. Though previous studies relate MMOG addictions to Internet addictions based on social interactions, this study after examining the underlying theories of Use and Gratification Theory and Flow Theory concludes that what cause MMOG addiction is flow experience n...