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Category Archives: Social relations
Theorizing social networks: relational sociology
This paper offers an overview of relational sociology as developed by and around Harrison White. Relational sociology provides a substantial account of social networks, conceptualizing them as real social structures interwoven with meaning. Forms of meaning connected to network configurations … Continue reading
Relations
To make a topic from one of anthropology’s principal means and objects of study, investigating relations through relations, is offered in the spirit of reflexive enquiry. The entry is not confined to anthropological works, touching briefly on certain philosophical dimensions … Continue reading
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Educação para Desenvolver Competências Socio-emocionais
Uma das saídas para reconectar o indivíduo ao mundo onde vive passa pelo desenvolvimento de competências socioemocionais. Nesse processo, tanto crianças como adultos aprendem a colocar em prática as melhores atitudes e habilidades para controlar emoções, alcançar objetivos, demonstrar empatia, … Continue reading
Social Relationships and the Emergence of Social Networks
In complex social systems such as those of many mammals, including humans, groups (and hence ego-centric social networks) are commonly structured in discrete layers. We describe a computational model for the development of social relationships based on agents’ strategies for … Continue reading
Dynamics of Deceptive Interactions in Social Networks
In this paper we examine the role of lies in human social relations by implementing some salient characteristics of deceptive interactions into an opinion formation model, so as to describe the dynamical behaviour of a social network more realistically. In … Continue reading
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Relational Agency: Relational Sociology, Agency and Interaction
This article explores how the concept of agency in social theory changes when it is conceptualized as a relational rather than an individual phenomenon. It begins with a critique of the structure/agency debate, particularly of how this emerges in the … Continue reading
Posted in Agency, Interaction, Relational, Relational agency, Relational sociology, Social relations
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Ways to Build a Liberated Society Beyond Capitalism
Thus, capitalist structures (corporations, governments, banks, schools, etc.) are not seized so much as simply abandoned. Capitalist relations are not fought so much as they are simply rejected. We stop participating in activities that support (finance, condone) the capitalist world … Continue reading
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Social Relationships – Cognitive, Affective, and Motivational Processes
The extraordinary importance of personal relationships to the health and happiness of human beings hardly can be overstated. From the time they are born, humans crave love and intimacy and the joy of knowing that they are valued and cherished … Continue reading
Why Status Matters for Inequality
To understand the mechanisms behind social inequality, this address argues that we need to more thoroughly incorporate the effects of status—inequality based on differences in esteem and respect—alongside those based on resources and power. As a micro motive for behavior, … Continue reading
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Assédio: por que as explicações fáceis não satisfazem
Não responsabilize apenas indivíduos, nem aceite saídas superficiais, como vagões segregados. Que tal rever relações entre “homem”, “mulher” e sexo? No meio de tanto debate sobre o assédio que as mulheres sofrem diariamente em espaços públicos. Curiosamente, é a única … Continue reading
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