scholarly journals COVID-19 exposed why translational social science is long overdue

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia F Nisa ◽  
Jocelyn Belanger
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Unique Challenge ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Prolonged Time ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
Social And Behavioral Science

The COVID-19 pandemic presented a unique challenge to social and behavioral science. Until very recently, and for almost a year, behavioral (non-pharmaceutical) measures were the only tools available to fight the pandemic: wearing masks, frequent handwashing, and social distancing from crowds and private gatherings. Despite the life-saving potential of these measures, a large number of people worldwide contested and undermined these recommendations, exacerbating the pandemic. With no biomedical solutions on the horizon for a prolonged time, the ball was in our court. The challenge was singularly within our realm of expertise. This was the time for social and behavioral science to shine. Did we rise to the occasion? Amid growing reflections about the (un)met challenges posed by the pandemic, and lessons (not) learned, it is time for reckoning.

An Approach to the Islamization of Social and Behavioral Sciences

1989 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-58
Author(s):  
Ausaf Ali
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Grand Theory ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Moral Explanation ◽  
Social And Behavioral Science ◽  
The One ◽  
Scientific Atheism

AbstractIn this paper I have tried to argue that the two widely used paradigmsof Individualism in Western social science, and Collectivism in Soviet socialscience, are not appropriate for Islamic social science on account of thesecularism (disregard of revelation) of the former and the "scientific atheism"of the latter. I have funher tried to argue that the hypothetico-deductive andempirical methodology (often called logical positivism) of natural and physicalscience is not appropriate for social and behavioral science in general, andIslamic social behavioral science in particular. It would be more fitting toregard the various disciplines of social and behavioral science as moral sciencesin order to incorporate the values, morals, and purposes of society in theorybuildingand hypothesis-formation. Accordingly, I am arguing in favor ofa moral explanation of human behavior and social processes. A moralexplanation is one which seeks to discover the causes (immediate antecedents)as well as reasons (including motives and intentions) behind human behaviorwith the greater responsibility for the explanation resting with the latter.A paradigm, conceptual framework, or what is called grand theory isessential for the formulation of theories in various fields of social and behavioralsciences, on the one hand, and for guiding empirical research. on the other.Western social science and Soviet social science have their respectiveparadigms. The immediate need of Islamic social science is to construct adistinguishable paradigm of its own. I have tried to formulate a list of theunderlying concepts of such a possible paradigm, conceptual framework,or grand theory, but not such a theory per se.Finally, I have made the suggestion that, inasmuch as the understandingof human behavior is our goal, the social and behavioral scientist could enhancethe understanding of human and social phenomena by trying to understandhis/her own motives, behavior, and actions ...

An Introduction to Statistical Models for Networks

2020 ◽  
pp. 218-233
Author(s):  
Valentina Kuskova ◽  
Stanley Wasserman
Keyword(s):  
Social System ◽  
Exponential Family ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Uniform Distributions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Social And Behavioral Science ◽  
Network Methods

Network theoretical and analytic approaches have reached a new level of sophistication in this decade, accompanied by a rapid growth of interest in adopting these approaches in social science research generally. Of course, much social and behavioral science focuses on individuals, but there are often situations where the social environment—the social system—affects individual responses. In these circumstances, to treat individuals as isolated social atoms, a necessary assumption for the application of standard statistical analysis is simply incorrect. Network methods should be part of the theoretical and analytic arsenal available to sociologists. Our focus here will be on the exponential family of random graph distributions, p*, because of its inclusiveness. It includes conditional uniform distributions as special cases.

scholarly journals Precincts and Prospects in the Use of Focus Groups in Social and Behavioral Science Research

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic Sagoe
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Group Method ◽  
Behavioural Science ◽  
Behavioral Science Research ◽  
Social And Behavioral Science ◽  
Focus Group Method ◽  
Practical Recommendations

Over the past few years, the focus group method has assumed a very important role as a method for collecting qualitative data in social and behavioural science research. This article elucidates theoretical and practical problems and prospects associated with the use of focus groups as a qualitative research method in social and behavioural science research. The core uses of focus groups in social and behavioural science research are discussed. In addition, the strengths and limitations of employing focus groups in social and behavioural science research are elucidated. Furthermore, the article discusses practical recommendations for strengthening the focus group method in social and behavioural science research.

Abundance

Abundance ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Pablo J. Boczkowski
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Amount Of Information ◽  
Social And Behavioral Science

Chapter 1 situates the contemporary focus of this book in historical perspective by summarizing the main findings from studies of previous eras that had a massive surge in the amount of information available. Moreover, it critically examines the key contributions from social and behavioral science scholarship on information overload. In addition, it further articulates the conceptual framework that is initially introduced in the preface and that constitutes the analytical apparatus of the book. It also describes the research design adopted to gather the data necessary to answer the questions posed in the preface. Finally, it provides an outline of the book.

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