Social Science

Myth, legends and folklore all have stories about strange and mysteries happenings that occur around the time of the full moon. The common tale is of course the curse of the werewolf. A legend most do not believe, but love…
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Grounded theory belongs to the family of qualitative research, which is based on subjective, textual data as opposed to quantitative data. It is one of four primary qualitative approaches – the others being phenomenology, field research and ethnography. This approach…
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Grounded Theory is a research methodology used in social sciences in which a theory is developed from the analysis of data. It was discovered by Glaser and Strauss in 1967. Grounded Theory is used to develop concepts about social patterns and…
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The recent shootings in a movie theatre in Aurora, Colarado, which killed 12 people and wounded another 59, has shocked the world. Fortunately, mass killings like this are not common occurrences. That does, however, mean that there is little known…
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Grounded theory was formulated by Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss as a method of research in the social sciences. Owing to its use of comparison of data, it was originally referred to as the “constant comparative method”. The essence of…
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When a new or alternative musical genre develops, it develops in the “underground” segment of our culture. The American musical underground thrives in small venues and with small, but loyal fan bases. If the genre is viable, it becomes popular…
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What Are Emotions? According to some psychologists, the primary emotions include anticipation, joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, and anger. They talk about collections of these basic emotions which create ‘combined emotions’ and which include optimism, love, submission, awe, disapproval,…
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“You make me act this way towards you!” These are the words of an abuser to his lover of three years. As I unfortunately bear witness to this wild display of emotions, I think to myself of how to stop…
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Do we really know our selves well? Are we trying to hide something? People have memories and secrets hidden deep inside themselves. People have their public and private selves. People have their unconscious selves as well. Carl Jung’s theory is…
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Emotional intelligence is the idea that when we know our emotions, we create awareness about ourselves, about others, and about real and potential abilities.  If so, we can better manage our selves, our business, and our social skills with others…
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