Society
Today’s social science post comes from sociologist, Peter Berger, from “Invitation to Sociology.”
Tag: Social Science
Social Science of Helping Others
Sociology and psychology studies show that supporting people by complementing their knowledge and talents has better outcomes in comparison to times when we impose our help upon others. This applies with parenting, between couples, and in times of conflict involving strangers.
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Impact and Value of Social Science
Social science research provides impactful outcomes to the economy
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The Science of Compassion
Making a difference with psychology Continue reading The Science of Compassion
Social Science Aiding the Future
Postgraduate students discuss how social science can improve the future
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Mapping Language
An Australian social science website catalogued over 1,000 local languages from Papua New Guinea. Continue reading Mapping Language
Social Science in Multidisciplinary Research
The Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University says the social sciences have an important role to play in society, especially through multidisciplinary research.
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Social Science of Youth
“The secret message communicated to most young people today by the society around them is that they are not needed, that the society will run itself quite nicely until they – at some distant point in the future – will … Continue reading Social Science of Youth
Social Science of Chinatown
Whenever I go to Little Bourke Street, I think of geographer Kay Anderson’s research on Chinatown in Melbourne (she’s also done similar work in Vancouver).
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Economics for Social Infrastructure
In 2013 Nobel-prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz argued Australia is overly focused on debt without putting this into international context.
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