Developments in British Sociology as Shown in British Sociology Journals

To provide a factual foundation for understanding of the trajectory of the development in British sociology a content analysis of the journal articles in the main generalist British sociology journals is provided. This contributes both an overall picture, and allows an account of contrasts between the journals. Attention is focused on the extent to which the content differs between British and other authors (and more detailed geographical breakdowns and other aspects of authorship) and how content has changed over time. Finally, how the research outcomes are related to some of the characteristics of producers and producing departments are assayed.Authorship Patterns, Bibliographical Databases, British Sociology, Fields Within Sociology, International Sociology, Journal Articles, Regional Differences

Analysing Social Structures

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The Palgrave Handbook of Sociology in Britain, Australian Sociology, Sociology in Ireland

Book Review of: John Holmwood and John Scott (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Sociology in BritainBasingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan 2014Hardcover, 631 pp.ISBN 978-0-230-29981-8Price: € 234,33 Kirsten Harley and Gary Wickham, Australian Sociology: Fragility, Survival, RivalryBasingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan 2014 (Sociology Transformed)Hardcover, 123 pp.ISBN 978-1-137-37974-0Price: € 69,54 Bryan Fanning and Andreas Hess, Sociology in Ireland: A Short HistoryBasingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan 2015 (Sociology Transformed)Hardcover, 89 pp.ISBN 978-1-137-45035-7Price: € 69,5

Women, ethnic minorities and local electoral success in Auckland, New Zealand

This article examines the extent to which Auckland Council candidates and elected members have reflected the diversity of the unitary city’s population since the amalgamation in 2010 of eight former local authorities. The findings confirm that electoral candidates have become more ethnically and gender diverse at the local board level, but city-wide the trend away from New Zealand’s traditional European, male and older local representatives has been less pronounced. Overall the research presents an optimistic picture of post-reform representation in Auckland local democracy. There has been a significant increase in representation of women and Pacific and Asian people. However, the ongoing challenges facing Māori to achieve fair and effective representation in Auckland raise questions about the efficacy of the Local Electoral Act 2001, as the Auckland Council persistently chooses to retain first-past-the-post voting for its electoral system

Recent writings on Robert K Merton : a listing and some observations

Abstract: Death and the advent of a variety of anniversaries are occasions when a discipline reflects on the accomplishments of its members, propounded by host universities, scholarly associations, focused conferences, journals, as well as the more normal course of the unfolding of a scholar’s influence. The paper attempts to assemble Robert K Merton’s posthumous publications together with the array of works directly relating to his body of sociological work. While it might be expected that particular themes would continue and this indeed occurs, there is also a wide range of attention to a large variety of Merton’s work, including the launching of his emergent inte4rest in sociological semantics. The assemblage of material suggests that Merton’s work will continue to play an important role in inspiring sociological research

Max Kaemper’s Unique Selection of Place Names for His 1908 Map of Mammoth Cave

In this paper we present Max Kaemper’s unique selection of Place Names for his 1908 map of Mammoth Cave. He realized the importance of Place Names and they became a feature on his map. His sensitive selection of Place Names provides a greater cultural emphasis, when compared to the previous maps

The social condition of the New Zealand people : a pre-election review of social indicator information

Abstract: Many social commentators have considered that alongside the fiscal transparency enjoined by contemporary New Zealand governments, there should be a complementary social responsibility reporting. This task is usually assigned to social indicator frameworks. However, at present (as the 2017 election looms) there is a faltering in the provision of social indicators which have been in place in New Zealand for almost two decades, with the exception of the recent 2016 survey data from Statistics New Zealand and Ministry of Social Development that were made available within a month of writing this article. Having commented on the current status of the New Zealand social indicator system, we present data from the General Social Survey and the Quality of Life survey to at least convey recent trends in subjective social well-being and reported behaviours and experiences. References are also made to the accumulating literature on social well-being in New Zealand, followed by suggestions for more systematic indicator development and underpinning research

Group 2: The Changing Structure of the New Zealand Work-Force

This discussion group focussed on questions surrounding the changing structure of the New Zealand work-force. The major questions in this field are to identify what it is they must decides and why it requires explanation. Trends must be identified and “forecasts” made of changes in the work-force, drawing attention to the range of policy “interventions’ they imply. This overall task involves examining changes in the demand for labour (the supply of jobs) and the supply of labour (the demand of jobs)

Ego Identity and Relational and Social Aggression Mediated by Elaborative and Deep Processing

Abstract: In this investigation, late adolescents' (N = 629) ego identity status (e.g., identity achievement, identity diffusion, identity moratorium, and identity foreclosure), cognitive processing style, and self-reported use of relational aggression and social aggression were measured in order to assess potential relationships among these constructs. Four separate models were used to test these hypotheses, and the results showed support for some but not all the four hypotheses. In this sample, it appears that individuals with high levels of cognitive sophistication who lack social maturity by which to resolve relationship problems were more likely to use social aggression than those with lower levels of cognitive processing skills or with higher levels of emotional maturity