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sociology

vr.tr.sociology · INF.KNW

Let an agent handle sociology as a discipline by branch, methods, theories and evidence, neutrally.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle sociology as a discipline by branch, methods, theories and evidence, neutrally.

The social science that studies society, social relationships, institutions, interaction and culture, using qualitative and quantitative methods; branches include sociology of sport, law, family and many others.

What it is for: Understanding how societies work and change.

It can be find relevant research; understand sociological theories; use survey and qualitative methods; apply findings to policy.

Distinguishing features

Studies society and interaction

Many theoretical traditions

Mixed methods

Informs policy

What it looks like

Research, surveys, interviews, datasets and publications.

How it is recognised

Branches such as sociology of sport

Methods such as surveys and ethnography

Registry aliases list specific concepts

Related models

is a kind of - discipline

social science

studies - objects

society and social behavior

is related to - fields

anthropology and political science

uses - methods

surveys and ethnography

In practice

Families and kinds

sociology of family and kinship

sociology of work and economy

sociology of law and deviance

sociology of sport and culture

political and environmental sociology

Standards and regulation

Research ethics review

Professional association codes such as ISA or ASA

Failure modes and hazards

Overgeneralising from one society

Partisan framing

Misreading correlations

Also called

legal isolationpronatalism rejectioncountermovementbranch of sociologysociology of sportnormative sociologyneurosociologysociology of lawsociology of educationsocio-legal studiesAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, society and communityfemale statusmale statushousing studiessociodemographysocio-environmental scienceenvironmental sociologysociology of workMāori peoples and the lawgenetic sociology of lawprison sociologystudent sociologysociology of the Grandes écolescroatologysociological research methodMāori youth and familyMāori sociological studiesMāori sociologyspatial sociologyhousing markets, development and managementsociology of spacesociology of architecturesociology of professionsmasculist theoryfeminist theorysociology of health and illnesssociology of the familysociology of communicationsociology of small groupssociology of inequalities

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.sociology

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Field Which branch.

Branches differ.

Branch

Subfield.

Branch

Branch.

  1. Which branch of sociology is meant? definition
  2. What does it study? definition

Theory

Traditions.

Theory

Theories.

  1. Which theoretical tradition frames the question? provenance
  2. Which alternatives exist? provenance
Methods Research.

Methods shape findings.

Quantitative

Surveys.

Quantitative

Quantitative methods.

  1. Which survey or dataset is used, and how representative is it? provenance
  2. What are the limits? boundary

Qualitative

Ethnography and interviews.

Qualitative

Qualitative methods.

  1. Which qualitative methods were used? definition
  2. How were participants protected? boundary
Evidence Findings.

Findings need context.

Findings

Results.

Findings

Findings.

  1. What does research show on this question? provenance
  2. How strong is the evidence? boundary

Context

Generalisability.

Context

Generalisability.

  1. Do findings generalise beyond the society studied? boundary
  2. Which comparisons exist? provenance
Application Policy.

Sociology informs policy.

Policy

Use.

Policy

Policy use.

  1. How is sociological research used in policy? provenance
  2. With what results? provenance

Neutrality

Balance.

Neutrality

Balanced account.

  1. Are contested interpretations presented fairly? boundary
  2. Are claims attributed? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should branches be separate entries?
  • How should datasets be linked?
  • How should theoretical traditions be represented?
Draft as JSON