Sociology and anthropology share a number of common intellectual forebears, notably Marx, Weber and Durkheim. Equally, they can be said to share a common historical origin: the growing conception in the nineteenth century that modern (which is to say...

Functionalism in Sociology In sociology and social anthropology the term "functional analysis" is used not only in the mathematical sense, where a function expresses a correspondence between two variables such that for every value of the...

In the social sciences, specifically sociology and sociocultural anthropology, functionalism (also called functional analysis) is a sociological paradigm that originally attempted to explain social institutions as collective means to fill individual...

This article describes the experience of a social work mental health agency with Social Role Theory (SRT), that is an organizing concept for the delivery of its assessment and treatment program. SRT has been called the process variable of the program, meaning how...

Going Outside the Camp: The Sociological Function of the Levitical Critique in the Epistle to the Hebrews, by Richard W. Johnson. JSNTSup 209. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2001. Pp. 177. $95.00. Legitimation in the Letter to the Hebrews: The Construction and Maintenance of...

The Photoshop CS2 (version 9.0) for Windows work area is designed to help you maximize your workspace and give you easy access to tools, options, and palettes. In the default work area, the toolbox is located on the left, the menu bar and options bar...

NFL clubs may no longer serve alcohol at team functions or on buses or flights, extending a ban that until now applied only in locker rooms.NFL owners and executives were told Thursday by commissioner Roger Goodell that the rule pertains not only to players but...