We consider 2 questions in this commentary. One is the extent to which the understanding of aging can be advanced by the application of social psychological theories. The second is the extent to which social-psychological theories can be enriched by considering issues in aging. We argue that the focus on situational causes ofbehavior in social psychological theories provides a vital balance to ...

Four studies examined children's (ages 3-10, Total N=235) naïve theories of social groups, in particular, their expectations about how group memberships constrain social interactions. After introduction to novel groups of people, preschoolers (ages 3-5) reliably expected agents from one group to harm members of the other group (rather than members of their own) but expected agents to help membe...

Four studies examined children’s (ages 3–10, Total N = 235) naı̈ve theories of social groups, in particular, their expectations about how group memberships constrain social interactions. After introduction to novel groups of people, preschoolers (ages 3–5) reliably expected agents from one group to harm members of the other group (rather than members of their own) but expected agents to help mem...

There is a large body of research in studies of schooling, particularly ethnographic case studies, which posits that collective action among students undermines engagement in school and contributes to educational inequality. Perhaps the most well known examples are research which hypothesizes a ‘burden of acting white’ among minorities (Fordham & Ogbu, 1986), and Willis’ (1977) study of hell-ra...

this article deals with the social theories and analysis of the theoreticiansconcerning the global changes and the foundations of global system and the new worldorder. it also deals with different phases in the theories of future thoughts and thederived mechanism and analyses the urban space as a key issue in social order in theheart of social theories. it also depicts the theories of great the...

This article aims to present a concise perusal of the different approaches developed in study social inequalities and relationships that they establish with manifold processes problems. The text does not intend be exhaustive from theoretical point view, but rather an overview analytical complexity systems demonstrate should tackled multidimensional, systemic multiscale perspective.