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Family Discourse And Everyday Practice: Gender And Class At The Dinner Table, Marjorie L. Devault Mar 1991

Family Discourse And Everyday Practice: Gender And Class At The Dinner Table, Marjorie L. Devault

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

No abstract provided.


Introduction. Mass Communications And Higher Education: A Teaching And Research Perspective, Melvin L. Defleur Jan 1990

Introduction. Mass Communications And Higher Education: A Teaching And Research Perspective, Melvin L. Defleur

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

No abstract provided.


Communication Education And Its Critics, Everette E. Dennis Jan 1990

Communication Education And Its Critics, Everette E. Dennis

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

No abstract provided.


Technological Change: A Challenge For Universities, Students, And Communication Professionals, Frances F. Plude Jan 1990

Technological Change: A Challenge For Universities, Students, And Communication Professionals, Frances F. Plude

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

No abstract provided.


A Question Of Journalism Ethics, Lucinda D. Davenport Jan 1990

A Question Of Journalism Ethics, Lucinda D. Davenport

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

No abstract provided.


How Massive Are The Mass Media? Implications For Communications Education And Research, Melvin L. Defleur Jan 1990

How Massive Are The Mass Media? Implications For Communications Education And Research, Melvin L. Defleur

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

No abstract provided.


Media Sensitivity To The Needs Of People: An Unfinished Academic Agenda, Joan Deppa Jan 1990

Media Sensitivity To The Needs Of People: An Unfinished Academic Agenda, Joan Deppa

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

No abstract provided.


Advertising: Strong Force Or Weak Force? A Dilemma For Higher Education, John P. Jones Jan 1990

Advertising: Strong Force Or Weak Force? A Dilemma For Higher Education, John P. Jones

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

No abstract provided.


The Challenge Of Public Relations Education, Frank W. Wylie Jan 1990

The Challenge Of Public Relations Education, Frank W. Wylie

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

No abstract provided.


The Authorship Of Places: Reflections On Fieldwork In South Africa, John Western Apr 1986

The Authorship Of Places: Reflections On Fieldwork In South Africa, John Western

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

A social geographer takes a reflective view from afar of troubled South Africa, where he did intensive fieldwork. Issues of personal, academic, and social responsibility, plus those of the philosophy of social science, arise.


Arithmetic Vs. Morality: Liberalism In Collective Choice, Fred M. Frohock Jan 1985

Arithmetic Vs. Morality: Liberalism In Collective Choice, Fred M. Frohock

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

The author argues that collective choice theory relies on a number of background concepts that are not recognized in the formal delineations of the theory. Some of these background concepts describe a liberal community. These liberal premises conflict with the more explicit arithmetical languages of collective choice, and this conflict explains some of the rational breakdowns between one and all demonstrated in collective choice.


Mental Representations, Noam Chomsky Jan 1983

Mental Representations, Noam Chomsky

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

Knowledge of language (and probably much else) can properly be regarded as a system of mental representations and operations to form and modify them. In these terms, many problems concerning language and knowledge can be reasonably approached, sometimes solved, though many mysteries remain, and prospects are opened to incorporate this inquiry within the natural sciences.


The Human Sciences: Obstacles And Opportunities, Alexander Rosenberg Jan 1983

The Human Sciences: Obstacles And Opportunities, Alexander Rosenberg

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

An explanation of the failure of the social sciences to attain their aim of providing improvable laws of human behavior, together with a recommendation about where to look for such laws.


The Oldest Grammar Of Hindustani, Tej K. Bhatia Jan 1983

The Oldest Grammar Of Hindustani, Tej K. Bhatia

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

The oldest grammar of Hindustani, written by a German in Dutch, was considered to have been lost by most modern scholars until 1931. This article is the first authentic treatment of that rare grammar since it was translated into Latin approximately two and a half centuries ago.


On Curing The Dyslexia Of Social Science: A Response To Robert Wolfson, C. L. Hardin Jan 1982

On Curing The Dyslexia Of Social Science: A Response To Robert Wolfson, C. L. Hardin

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

Professor Wolfson's lexicon may promise more than it can deliver.


Development Of A Formal Lexicon For The Social Sciences, Robert J. Wolfson Jan 1982

Development Of A Formal Lexicon For The Social Sciences, Robert J. Wolfson

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

A formal lexicon would be useful in conducting theoretical work in the social sciences. Such a lexicon is described here. The author and his collaborator hope to adapt results from the field of artificial intelligence.


Social Sciences, Arts And Sciences, And Occam's Razor: A Response To Robert Wolfson, Agehananda Bharati Jan 1982

Social Sciences, Arts And Sciences, And Occam's Razor: A Response To Robert Wolfson, Agehananda Bharati

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

Wolfson's scheme may not be helpful in cultural anthropology, where description is not readily accommodated to an artificial notation.


A Response To Hardin And Bharati, Robert J. Wolfson Jan 1982

A Response To Hardin And Bharati, Robert J. Wolfson

Syracuse Scholar (1979-1991)

The author rebuts his critics.