Protecting the Autonomy of Patients with Severe Mental Illness Through Psychiatric Advance Directive Peer-Facilitation by Nicholas Karasik

“…Guiding Distributive Justice: Capability Theory Capability theory is an account of justice opportunity that places a fundamental moral significance on individuals' ability to reach proper functioning and well-being.[52] Whether or not an individual can make use of a particular set of resources and convert them into a state of functioning depends on personal, sociopolitical, and environmental conditions ("conversion factors").[53] In this sense, liberty is not the absence of restraint from others or institutions but the freedom achieved through capability-enhancing relationships.[54] Within the context of bioethics, capability theory shifts focus toward creating circumstances by which individuals can direct their lives as they choose.[55] Acting in accordance with the principle of beneficence, peer-support specialists could enhance the capability of patients to be self-determined and autonomous, which would promote patient well-being and empowerment.[56] Those living with SMI, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, are among the most disadvantaged in society, experiencing social and economic hardship related to their illness.[57] These individuals are often feared and rejected by others, which increases depression, lowers self-esteem, and engenders feelings of social isolation.[58] Compounding their challenges, especially for those facing structural inequalities, is insufficient access to appropriate mental health services supporting recovery.[59] Capability theory provides a sound justification for the resource distribution necessary to create and sustain a thriving network of peer-support specialists, to which those with SMI currently do not have access. …”
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Gender and Digital Rights: An Empirical Study Among Young Entrepreneurs by Marisa Fariña-Sánchez, Elba Gutiérrez-Santiuste

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The influence of instagram on korean-style fashion trends among college students by Anjelir Fara Atika, Panji Suminar, Diyas Widiyarti

“…In sociological analysis, rational choice theory is used to understand how students adapt fashion trends on Instagram by considering various factors such as suitability, financial ability, and social acceptance. …”
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Reading young adult South Africans’ reading of national television news by Musa Ndlovu

“… This article introduces a theoretical perspective on young adults’ television news-viewing choices grounded in the synthesis of reception aesthetics, socialisation theory and qualitative research methodology. …”
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THE EVOLUTION OF HOMO ECONOMICUS by N. V. Komarovskaia

“…On the one hand, economic imperialism drove wider application of economics methods across social sciences and brought about new interdisciplinary fields, such as law and economics, economic sociology, public choice theory, etc. …”
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Anomie in the Complex Socium by N. N. Mescheryakova

“…The article deals with the question of what changes should be made in the theory of social anomie, formulated by Emile Durkheim and developed by Robert Merton. …”
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The Gendered Dimension of Crime: An Analysis of Female Criminality by Halima MENANI

“…Recent studies show women are less frequently involved in serious crime compared to men, a difference that societal expectations of women may explain. Their social status and the choices available to them usually shaped women’s criminal behavior. …”
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A global framework for integrating public health into wellbeing: why a public wellbeing system is needed by László L. Lippai, László L. Lippai, Klára Tarkó, Klára Tarkó, Attila Tanyi, Attila Tanyi, Zsófia Kollányi, Zsófia Kollányi, Mária Arapovics, József Vitrai, József Vitrai

“…The wellbeing meta-theory also opens up the possibility for more effective solutions to the social challenges related to wellbeing and salutogenetic health. …”
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ANALYSIS OF MODERN TRENDS OF OVERCOMING MANAGERIAL STEREOTYPES by T. N. Andropova

“…Indeed, there are studies confirming that numerical representation negatively correlates with discrimination. Using the theory of social roles, it has been concluded that women leaders suffer from shortcomings based on prejudices related to gender and managerial stereotypes. …”
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COVID-19 – if the cure is worse than the disease. The Italian chaos by Giuseppe FERRARI

“…There are many questions scientists globally should address, for example what has favoured the rapid spread of the virus in the North of Italy and why there is such a high mortality rate in Lombardy. There are many theories going from high level of PM10 pollution to the social-demographic characteristics of this area. …”

“Girl, You Are a New Species of Krazy” by Selina Linda Mudavanhu

“…Though Nyanzi had people endorsing her choice of protest, others criticised her. Drawing on the Othering theory, this paper examines the ways in which criticisms to Dr Nyanzi’s protest were represented on YouTube. …”
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«Omsk group» in exile in Manchuria by M. V. Krotova

“…Based on the theory of social adaptation and the anthropological approach, the article focuses on such aspects of the biography of this category of figures as behavioral strategies, service on the Chinese Eastern Railway, and the choice of citizenship. …”
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No Better Than Soup? Comparing Null Experimental Effects of Political Facebook Ads Across Persuasive and Instrumental Measures of Effectiveness by Bridget Barrett, Shannon C. McGregor

“…Studies on digital advertising effects claim that the primary purposes of online ads are persuasive : They seek to change vote choice or voters’ attitudes toward candidates. But recent scholarship has noted that social media’s unique affordances encourage electoral campaigns to use them in specific ways, such as using Facebook’s ads for email list-building. …”
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ON THE THIN PRACTICAL RATIONALITY AND ITS THICKENINGS by Zenonas Norkus

“…While vindicated by the main methodological principle of the rational choice approach in the social sciences - to keep the models as simple as possible and to make them complex only as much as necessary - the assumptions abovementioned are counterintuitive if the rational choice theory is considered as normative theory. …”
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On considering the application of Amartya Sen’s capability approach to analyze the well-being of Hindu clergy in Bali by A.A K Ayuningsasi, M.K S Budhi, I.N M Yasa, A.A I.N Marhaeni

“…The variables studied in this paper are resources, commodities, capabilities, conversion factors, social choice, and functioning. In this case, commodities and capabilities can act as mediating variables, while conversion factors and social choice are considered to moderate the influence of resources on the achievement of functioning.…”
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KENAS BINMORE'AS: SOCIALINIS KONTRAKTAS LOŠIMŲ TEORIJOS KONTEKSTE by Nida Vasiliauskaitė

“…Prasminiai žodžiai: socialinis kontraktas, teisingumas, racionalumas, lošimų teorija. KEN  BINMORE:  THE  SOCIAL CONTRACT WITHIN  THE CONTEXT OF GAME THEORY Nida Vasiliauskaitė Summary The article discusses Ken Binmore's conception of the social contract, which is an attempt to make political philosophy "more scientific" by means of Rational Choice Theory. …”
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Po co matematykom Jan Jakub Rousseau? by Alina Kalinowska, Adam Stański

“…Game theory has the potential to offer an attractive mathematical model, useful in analyzing social interactions. …”
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AKRASIJA IR SUBJEKTAS EGONOMIKOJE by Zenonas Norkus

“…When the self in the neobuddhist perspective is fragmented into the temporally successive "subselves", their relations can be described in terms of bargaining theory, collective action theory, social choice theory, game theory, and the theory of distributive justice. …”
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The crisis of the concept of society: historiosophical and sociological search by Irena Eglė Laumenskaitė

“…He/she can be a real agent, not only by combining both levels of social reality ("social physics" and "social metaphysics") but also in overcoming another split of social reality between the social system and the "life world" sociological theory. …”
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The Cultural Science of Consumption: Brains, Networks, and Identities by Herrmann-Pillath Carsten

“…The paper proposes a general theory of consumer behaviour in ‘social network markets’ – where individual choices are determined by the choices of others – by conceptualising such markets as examples of distributed cognition; itself part of an ‘externalist’ perspective on human identity. …”
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