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  2. Maritime sociology - Wikipedia

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    Examples of maritime-sociological research and theory building include: Ferdinand Tönnies' empirical study of the social situation of dockworkers and seafarers [13] in Northern-German seaports. [14] Norbert Elias' work on the origins of the naval profession in England [15] [4] The academic controversy weather the ship is a total institution.

  3. Seascraper - Wikipedia

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    A seascraper, also known as a waterscraper, is a proposed large building which will function as a floating city.It would generate its own energy through wave, wind, current, solar, etc. and produce its own food through farming, aquaculture, hydroponics, etc. [1] The term "Seascraper" is an analogous derivative of "Skyscraper".

  4. Structural functionalism - Wikipedia

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    Structural functionalism, or simply functionalism, is "a framework for building theory that sees society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability". [ 1 ] This approach looks at society through a macro-level orientation , which is a broad focus on the social structures that shape society as a whole, [ 1 ...

  5. Big Five personality traits - Wikipedia

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    The Pathoplasty Model: This model proposes that premorbid personality traits impact the expression, course, severity, and/or treatment response of a mental disorder. [ 194 ] [ 200 ] [ 81 ] An example of this relationship would be a heightened likelihood of committing suicide in a depressed individual who also has low levels of constraint.

  6. Social threefolding - Wikipedia

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    Social threefolding is a social theory which originated in the early 20th century from the work of Rudolf Steiner. Of central importance is a distinction made between three spheres of society – the political, economic, and cultural. The idea is that when economy, culture, and polity are relatively independent of one another, they check ...

  7. Seasteading - Wikipedia

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    The first single-family seastead was launched near Phuket, Thailand by Ocean Builders in March 2019. [22] [23] Two months later, the Thai Navy claimed the seastead was a threat to Thai sovereignty. [24] In 2019, Ocean Builders said it will be building again in Panama, with the support of government officials. [25]

  8. Social cycle theory - Wikipedia

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    Social cycle theories are among the earliest social theories in sociology.Unlike the theory of social evolutionism, which views the evolution of society and human history as progressing in some new, unique direction(s), sociological cycle theory argues that events and stages of society and history generally repeat themselves in cycles.

  9. Social structure - Wikipedia

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    Thus, social structures significantly influence larger systems, such as economic systems, legal systems, political systems, cultural systems, etc. Social structure can also be said to be the framework upon which a society is established. It determines the norms and patterns of relations between the various institutions of the society.