Título: Los niños son sociólogos. Resumen: Investigaciones recientes han mostrado que los niños pequeños son muy sensibles a las características de las personas de las que obtienen o reciben información. Prefieren buscar y respaldar la información de los informantes con los que ya están familiarizados o de los que han demostrado ser fiables en el pasado. En este artículo se presenta una serie d...

This chapter discusses elaborately the current discourse on medicalisation in society. The debate on medicalisation of human health by medical sociologists has been discussed to understand the different issues regarding use of medical technology and human health. The medicalisation of human body in general has received lot of attention both theoretically and empirically in the last few decades....

Introduction As is regularly noted, CSCW is an inherently interdisciplinary field, bringing together a diverse range of sociologists, psychologists, designers, engineers, computer scientists, organizational theorists, and more. Successful research in CSCW typically requires incorporating different perspectives and understanding the mutual implications of different approaches to understanding co...

One of the key aspects that distinguish clinical sociologists from other sociologists is the former's more active role in intervention and change. The clinical sociologist performs several functions as a broker. This paper discusses the role of health broker and the opportunities it provides for clinical sociologists, especially in large