The stigma of giftedness theory was further elaborated by Laurence J. Coleman and Tracy L. Cross in their book entitled, Being Gifted in School, which is a widely cited reference in the field of gifted education. In the chapter on Coping with Giftedness, the authors expanded on the theory first presented in a 1988 article.

Social conflict theory is a Marxist-based social theory which argues that individuals and groups (social classes) within society interact on the basis of conflict rather than consensus. Through various forms of conflict, groups will tend to attain differing amounts of material and non-material resources (e.g. the wealthy vs. the poor).

The term new social movements (NSMs) is a theory of social movements that attempts to explain the plethora of new movements that have come up in various western societies roughly since the mid-1960s (i.e. in a post-industrial economy) which are claimed to depart significantly from the conventional social movement paradigm.. There are two central claims of the NSM …

The social penetration theory (SPT) proposes that as relationships develop, interpersonal communication moves from relatively shallow, non-intimate levels to deeper, more intimate ones. The theory was formulated by psychologists Irwin Altman of the University of Utah and Dalmas Taylor of the University of Delaware in 1973 to understand relationship development between …

Social judgment theory (SJT) is a self-persuasion theory proposed by Carolyn Sherif, Muzafer Sherif, and Carl Hovland, defined by Sherif and Sherif as the perception and evaluation of an idea by comparing it with current attitudes. According to this theory, an individual weighs every new idea, comparing it with the individual's present point of view to determine where it should be …

Face is a class of behaviors and customs practiced mainly in Asian cultures, associated with the morality, honor, and authority of an individual (or group of individuals), and its image in social groups.. Face refers to a sociological concept in general linked to the dignity and prestige that a person has in terms of their social relationships.This idea with different nuances is observed in ...

Punctuated equilibrium in social theory is a conceptual framework for understanding the process of change in complex social systems.The approach studies the evolution of policy change, including the evolution of conflicts. The theory posits that most social systems exist in an extended period of stasis, which may be punctuated by sudden shifts leading to radical …

In social psychology, reciprocity is a social norm of responding to a positive action with another positive action, rewarding kind actions. As a social construct, reciprocity means that in response to friendly actions, people are frequently much nicer and much more cooperative than predicted by the self-interest model; conversely, in response to hostile actions they are frequently much …

Robert Beno Cialdini (born April 27, 1945) is an American psychologist and academic.. He is the Regents' Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State University and was a visiting professor of marketing, business and psychology at Stanford University, as well as at the University of California at Santa Cruz.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to critical theory: . Critical theory – the examination and critique of society and culture, drawing from knowledge across the social sciences and humanities.The term has two different meanings with different origins and histories: one originating in sociology and the other in literary criticism.

The following is a partial list of social science journals, including history and area studies.There are thousands of academic journals covering the social sciences in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past. The list given here is far from exhaustive, and contains the most influential, currently publishing journals in each field.

Books. Leviathan (Hobbes book), a 1651 book of political philosophy by Thomas Hobbes; Leviathan (Auster novel), a 1992 novel by Paul Auster; Leviathan (Westerfeld novel), a 2009 novel by Scott Westerfeld; Leviathan, a 1975 novel in The Illuminatus!Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea; Leviathan: The Unauthorised Biography of Sydney, a 1999 book by John …

The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life is a 1956 sociological book by Erving Goffman, in which the author uses the imagery of theatre in order to portray the importance of human social interaction; this approach would become known as Goffman's dramaturgical analysis.. Originally published in Scotland in 1956 and in the United States in 1959, it is Goffman’s first and most …

An individual is that which exists as a distinct entity. Individuality (or self-hood) is the state or quality of being an individual; particularly (in the case of humans) of being a person unique from other people and possessing one's own needs or goals, rights and responsibilities.The concept of an individual features in diverse fields, including biology, law, and philosophy