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15 lut 2006 · People move from social dysfunction, withdrawal, passivity, and negative self-preoccupation to adaptive functioning, increased social participation, a proactive orientation, and empathy and responsiveness to others, that taken together is referred to as ‘social fitness’ (2005: 11).
A social problem results from a conflict in values. A social problem arises when groups of people experience inequality. A social problem is socially constructed but real in its consequences. A social problem must be addressed interdependently, using both individual agency and collective action.
6 maj 2021 · The concept of social role has all but disappeared from contemporary sociology. This article aims to recover the concept through a consideration of competing accounts of social normativity, particularly those emerging from Parsons, Foucault, Bourdieu and practice theory.
First, we identify four distinct conceptualizations of misfit from the literature and then offer an integrative definition of misfit. Second, we provide a multi-level synthesis of the antecedents and outcomes of misfit that highlights the need for more cross-level and multi-level research.
25 sie 2021 · This paper sets out to consider how and in what circumstances common social practices are adjusted or changed by or for disabled people, and the impact of these adjustments on disabled people thems...
1 lut 2011 · In this paper we address the phenomenon of cultural misfit and its implications for the individual. We define cultural misfit as a situation where individuals hold a set of values and beliefs which are counter to those widely shared in their current cultural environment.
