Shakespeare cast Juliet as unusually young for artistic purpose, not as a sociological reflection of his times.Susan Stein Omaha, NebraskaStatistical meaniesSIR – I agree that "averages should not be the sole basis for making policy decisions" ("Misleading means", November 22nd).
Rather, through a highly unusual combination of philosophical argument, sociological reflection, and literary and cultural commentary, they construct a "double perspective" on the modern West as a historical formation (Jarvis 1998, 23).
From enthusiastic posts on Twitter to sociological reflections in the ever-so-serious Nouvel Observateur, France this week has been celebrating, or in some cases lamenting, the second coming of the Whopper.
These sources of Durkheim's sociological reflections, never remote from moral philosophy, were first expressed in his very important doctoral thesis, De la division du travail social (1893; The Division of Labour in Society), and in Le Suicide (1897; Suicide).
The twenty-five letters cover a wide range of topics, from sociological reflections on Scandinavia and its peoples to philosophical questions regarding identity.
The twenty-five letters cover a wide range of topics, from sociological reflections on Scandinavia and its peoples to philosophical questions regarding identity to musings on her relationship with Imlay (although he is not referred to by name in the text).
This is not just a sociological observation.
Although more concerned with the content of economics than with its methodology, the recent explosion of work on feminist economics is shot through with methodological (and sociological) self-reflection.
It's a collaborative work that blends John Berger's text with Jean Mohr's photographs in a series of superb analytical, sociological and philosophical reflections on the doctor's role, the roots of cultural and intellectual deprivation and the motivations that drive medical practice.
The influence of contemporary sociology of science and social studies of science, coupled with the difficulties methodologists have had making sense of and rationalizing the conduct of economics, have led to a sociological turn within methodological reflection itself.
There are no consistent data showing that the mother's age is a risk factor for her offspring to develop childhood leukemia; Little interpreted this inconsistency as the result of maternal age may be more a reflection of sociological, rather than biological, influence [ 10].
