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  2. Frame analysis - Wikipedia

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    There are four types, which include frame bridging, frame amplification, frame extension and frame transformation. Frame bridging is the "linkage of two or more ideologically congruent but structurally unconnected frames regarding a particular issue or problem" (Snow et al., 1986, p. 467). It involves the linkage of a movement to "unmobilized ...

  3. Framing (social sciences) - Wikipedia

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    Frames in thought consist of the mental representations, interpretations, and simplifications of reality. Frames in communication consist of the communication of frames between different actors. [1] Framing is a key component of sociology, the study of social interaction among humans. Framing is an integral part of conveying and processing data ...

  4. Types of social groups - Wikipedia

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    Examples include study groups, sports teams, schoolmates, attorney-client, doctor-patient, coworkers, etc. Cooley had made the distinction between primary and secondary groups, by noting that the term for the latter refers to relationships that generally develop later in life, likely with much less influence on one’s identity than primary groups.

  5. Social distance - Wikipedia

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    Examples of this conception can be found in some of the works of sociologists such as Georg Simmel, Emile Durkheim and to some extent Robert Park. Interactive social distance: Focuses on the frequency and intensity of interactions between two groups, claiming that the more the members of two groups interact, the closer they are socially.

  6. Dramaturgy (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    This is, however, debatable within sociology. In Frame Analysis (1974), Goffman writes, "What is important is the sense he [a person or actor] provides them [the others or audience] through his dealing with them of what sort of person he is behind the role he is in." [8]: 298 The dramaturgical perspective can be seen as an anchor to this ...

  7. Social geometry - Wikipedia

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    While social geometry might entail other elements as well (or instead), Black's own explanation of the model includes five variable aspects: horizontal/morphological (the extent and frequency of interaction among participants), vertical (the unequal distribution of resources), corporate (the degree of organization, or of integration of individuals into organizations), cultural (the amount and ...

  8. Sociological theory - Wikipedia

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    In terms of sociology, historical sociology is often better positioned to analyze social life as diachronic, while survey research takes a snapshot of social life and is thus better equipped to understand social life as synchronic. Some argue that the synchrony of social structure is a methodological perspective rather than an ontological claim ...

  9. Structuration theory - Wikipedia

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    I take it to be one of the main features of structuration theory that the extension and 'closure' of societies across space and time is regarded as problematic." [ 1 ] : 165 The use of "patriot" in political speech reflects this mingling, borrowing from and contributing to nationalistic norms and supports structures such as a police state ...