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...

In the course of recent debates, Ibn Khaldun has been (re-)claimed not as a precursor, but one “founding fathers” sociology. This entails suspicion that Khaldun’s legacy, especially his Muqaddima an important reference in foundational phase modern European sociology, sidelined construction sociological canon and thus remains unacknowledged source today. paper presents historical case South-Nort...

The article provides an overview of the history development projective approach in personality assessment, which allows us to determine theoretical foundations for use techniques empirical sociology. classification is given with practical examples application conducting qualitative sociological research. Situations when are necessary associated peculiarities problem under consideration, increas...

Thanks to Christopher Gibbons and C. J. Lee for help with the simulation code, model validation, and data management. Thanks to Wenpin Tsai and three anonymous reviewers whose input significantly improved this article.