is a sociologist and dr.philos. with a PhD from the Faculty of Medicine. She is a Senior Researcher at The Research Centre (HØKH), Akershus University Hospital. Conflicts of interest: None declared. A ...

Following the success of the inaugural British Journal of Sociology Conference in 2024, we’re excited to announce its return in 2026. The British Journal of Sociology (BJS) editors are now accepting ...

Can loneliness be reduced by changing perceptions of empathy? A large-scale study by Pei et al. shows that people tend to underestimate others’ empathy, and correcting this misconception fosters ...

Scared of artificial intelligence? Greg Heffley, the comic hero of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, has some good advice: “I’ve actually been preparing for when the robots take over by sucking up to the ...

Few designers have shaped both the skyline and the domestic landscape as profoundly as Arne Jacobsen (1902–71). The Danish architect and designer is remembered not only for modernist landmarks such as ...

The Master´s Programme in Sociology provides rigorous, in-depth research training preparing students for both doctoral studies in the social science and a broad range of professional careers in social ...

Among philosophers of mind, it is common to assume that at least some mental properties are functional in nature, and that functional properties are second-order properties. In the functionalist ...

© F.Eveleens, via Wikipedia under CC BY 3.0 This question becomes particularly relevant in residential design, especially in regions like Hong Kong or Tokyo, where ...

Liberal women are the least likely to report being fully satisfied with their lives and are far more likely to report feeling lonely often, according to analysis from a recently published poll. The ...

Abstract: The paper seeks the sociological relevance which is created by an intelligent agent from sociological aspect. As known, the services from an intelligent agent maintains a certain social ...

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Go back 40 years or so and sociology was a serious field of inquiry. Alas, it gradually fell under the control of leftists who wanted to use it to promote their utopian visions. Nowadays, few ...