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- I am a sociologist inspired by the study of human decisions. I have taken interest in group decision-making, but also... moreI am a sociologist inspired by the study of human decisions. I have taken interest in group decision-making, but also individual decisions on volunteering and work-life balance. Currently, I study patient treatment decisions.
From a theoretical point of view, I began studying group decisions under uncertainty through a model based on partial differential equations and went on to evaluate a game theoretical model of individual decisions in my MA dissertation. In my Ph.D. thesis I looked at yet another model derived from rational choice theory, called the parallel games model. Currently, I am pursuing several decision-making theories in patient treatment decisions.edit - In chronological order: Prof. Dr. Cătălin Zamfir, Prof. Dr. Mick Carpenter, Prof. Dr. Lazăr Vlăsceanu, Scientific Researcher I Sorin Caceedit
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n this paper a general view over literature reviews is given, as well as a short description of the possibilities of two of the current bibliographical referencing softwares available, EndNote and Mendeley. I argue that unlike other types... more
n this paper a general view over literature reviews is given, as well as a short description of the possibilities of two of the current bibliographical referencing softwares available, EndNote and Mendeley. I argue that unlike other types of literature reviews, a critical literature review cannot be undertaken by writing notes and using the search engines of bibliographical referencing softwares, but by focusing on a judgment structure which evaluates the theoretical background of the papers, their assumptions and one that provides a logical structure of the paper. Such a judgment structure is likely to be used across many fields in the social sciences. The proposed judgment structure has been provided based on its applications in two different fields from the social sciences.
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The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the meaning of two important concepts in the literature on sociology of health: health and autonomy. The review presented here has been performed as part of a research on patient's... more
The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the meaning of two important concepts in the literature on sociology of health: health and autonomy. The review presented here has been performed as part of a research on patient's decision-making and it is meant to reveal differences in definitions which are likely to change the underpinning perspectives of patient decisions.
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This paper explores the mechanisms that lead to consensus in shared decision-making (SDM). It does so by comparing the mechanisms described until now in the literature on small group decision-making with those made possible by SDM... more
This paper explores the mechanisms that lead to consensus in shared decision-making (SDM). It does so by comparing the mechanisms described until now in the literature on small group decision-making with those made possible by SDM interventions. This type of theoretical analysis is useful for the critical understanding of the way in which SDM interventions are able to foster the sharing of information, preferences, identities, and meta-cognitions in connection with treatment decisions. This analysis may become particularly useful in answering the question: under what conditions are SDM interventions likely to lead to shared mental representations that foster consensus. In decision-making theory, there are two ways to generate consensus: one based on agreement about the decision-making process and one based one agreement on the final resolution or the content of the decision (Moscovici, Doise 1994; Zamfir 2005). In this paper, the author refers to the first type as process-based cons...
This paper argues that instead of seeing the most influential theories in decisionmaking as competitive, one may contemplate the possibility that they are part of a wider theory of decision-making. This theory looks at how people decide... more
This paper argues that instead of seeing the most influential theories in decisionmaking as competitive, one may contemplate the possibility that they are part of a wider theory of decision-making. This theory looks at how people decide based on how they structure a mental representation of a complex reality. Further, it gives a brief presentation of the mainstream theories in decision-making: expected utility theory, prospect theory, bounded rationality, parallel games, Rawls' theory of justice and multi-criteria decision-making. The conclusions suggest that research in the field should include the current theories of decision-making as possible mental representations, while also acknowledging some important epistemological problems in this field.
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URL stabil: http://www.inovatiasociala.ro/index.php/jurnal/article/view/50 Publicată de: Institutul de Cercetare a Calităţii Vieţii ... Revista Inovaţia Socială este o revistă online creată în cadrul proiectului Inovaţia Socială - Factor... more
URL stabil: http://www.inovatiasociala.ro/index.php/jurnal/article/view/50 Publicată de: Institutul de Cercetare a Calităţii Vieţii ... Revista Inovaţia Socială este o revistă online creată în cadrul proiectului Inovaţia Socială - Factor al dezvoltării socio-economice", proiect coordonat de ...
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FENOMENE SPECIFICE DE DISCRIMINARE LA LOCUL DE MUNCĂ: MOBBING-UL│ ALEXANDRA GHEONDEA SIMONA ILIE MIHAELA LAMBRU ADINA MIHĂILESCU ADRIANA NEGUŢ MARIANA STANCIU CRISTINA TOMESCU rticolul îşi propune să discute despre două fenomene de ...
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Many qualitative researchers are faced with the everlasting question of generalizability of their findings, especially when trying to support their research in front of quantitative researchers. Despite this state of affairs qualitative... more
Many qualitative researchers are faced with the everlasting question of generalizability of their findings, especially when trying to support their research in front of quantitative researchers. Despite this state of affairs qualitative researchers rarely discuss generalizability of their data and argue that a deeper understanding of the phenomena is the goal of their endeavour and not statistical generalization. Furthermore, quantitative researchers usually dismiss the results of qualitative research based on the lack of generalizability. I argue that this state of affairs is a crude simplification of reality based on either a misconception about what qualitative data is or on a misconception of the aspects of qualitative data analysis that lead to generalizability like: the purpose of the research, the sampling method, the data analysis method and the coding strategy. The paper suggests that discussions on generalizability should become the standard for reporting qualitative repor...
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This article is meant to describe and analyze some of the ethical difficulties encountered in a pilot research on treatment decisions of patients with chronic viral hepatitis C infection in Romania. It departs from an overview of the main... more
This article is meant to describe and analyze some of the ethical difficulties encountered in a pilot research on treatment decisions of patients with chronic viral hepatitis C infection in Romania. It departs from an overview of the main ethics codes, and it shows that social health research on patients falls in between institutional codes of ethics. Furthermore, the article moves on to analyze so-called "important moments" of empirical research, such as the implementation of the ethical protocol, dealing with informal payments and with information on shady actions, as well as requests of information from interviewed patients and deciding when and if to breach confidentiality. In an attempt to evaluate the ad hoc solutions found in the field, the concluding remarks discuss these issues at the threshold of theory and practice.
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Page 1. A framework for social innovation identification: a case study AlexandraGheondea-Eladi1 Institutul de Cercetare a Calit ii Vie ii ăţ ţ Sursa: Revista Inova ia Social nr. ... A framework for social innovation identification: a case... more
Page 1. A framework for social innovation identification: a case study AlexandraGheondea-Eladi1 Institutul de Cercetare a Calit ii Vie ii ăţ ţ Sursa: Revista Inova ia Social nr. ... A framework for social innovation identification: a case study Alexandra Gheondea-Eladi Abstract: ...
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This paper argues that instead of seeing the most influential theories in decision-making as competitive, one may contemplate the possibility that they are part of a wider theory of decision-making. This theory looks at how people decide... more
This paper argues that instead of seeing the most influential theories in decision-making as competitive, one may contemplate the possibility that they are part of a wider theory of decision-making. This theory looks at how people decide based on how they structure a mental representation of a complex reality. Further, it gives a brief presentation of the mainstream theories in decision-making: expected utility theory, prospect theory, bounded rationality, parallel games, Rawls' theory of justice and multi-criteria decision-making. The conclusions suggest that
research in the field should include the current theories of decision-making as possible mental representations, while also acknowledging some important epistemological problems in this field
research in the field should include the current theories of decision-making as possible mental representations, while also acknowledging some important epistemological problems in this field
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In this paper a general view over literature reviews is given, as well as a short description of the possibilities of two of the current bibliographical referencing software available, EndNote and Mendeley. I argue that unlike other types... more
In this paper a general view over literature reviews is given, as well as a short description of the possibilities of two of the current bibliographical referencing software available, EndNote and Mendeley. I argue that unlike other types of literature reviews, a critical literature
review cannot be undertaken by writing notes and using the search engines of bibliographical referencing software, but by focusing on a judgment structure which evaluates the theoretical background of the papers, their assumptions and one that provides a logical structure of the paper. Such a judgment structure is likely to be used across many fields in the social sciences. The proposed judgment structure has been provided based on its applications in two different fields from the social sciences.
review cannot be undertaken by writing notes and using the search engines of bibliographical referencing software, but by focusing on a judgment structure which evaluates the theoretical background of the papers, their assumptions and one that provides a logical structure of the paper. Such a judgment structure is likely to be used across many fields in the social sciences. The proposed judgment structure has been provided based on its applications in two different fields from the social sciences.
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The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the meaning of two important concepts in the literature on sociology of health: health and autonomy. The review presented here has been performed as part of a research on patient's... more
The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the meaning of two important concepts in the literature on sociology of health: health and autonomy. The review presented here has been performed as part of a research on patient's decision-making and it is meant to reveal differences in definitions which are likely to change the underpinning perspectives of patient decisions.
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Many qualitative researchers are faced with the everlasting question of generalizability of their findings, especially when trying to support their research in front of quantitative researchers. Despite this state of affairs qualitative... more
Many qualitative researchers are faced with the everlasting question of generalizability of their findings, especially when trying to support their research in front of quantitative researchers. Despite this state of affairs qualitative researchers rarely discuss generalizability of their data and argue that a deeper understanding of the phenomena is the goal of their endeavour and not statistical generalization. Furthermore, quantitative researchers usually dismiss the results of qualitative research based on the lack of generalizability. I argue that this state of affairs is a
crude simplification of reality based on either a misconception about what qualitative data is or on
a misconception of the aspects of qualitative data analysis that lead to generalizability like: the purpose of the research, the sampling method, the data analysis method and the coding strategy. The paper suggests that discussions on generalizability should become the standard for reporting
qualitative report if the research question is phrased to demand a general answer.
crude simplification of reality based on either a misconception about what qualitative data is or on
a misconception of the aspects of qualitative data analysis that lead to generalizability like: the purpose of the research, the sampling method, the data analysis method and the coding strategy. The paper suggests that discussions on generalizability should become the standard for reporting
qualitative report if the research question is phrased to demand a general answer.
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We propose a dynamical systems model for approximating the certainty as a function of communication. Uncertainty is measured during a small group decision-making process, in which participants aim to reach consensus. Assuming that the... more
We propose a dynamical systems model for approximating the certainty as a function of communication. Uncertainty is measured during a small group decision-making process, in which participants aim to reach consensus. Assuming that the
communication is a one-dimensional continuum variable, both first- and second-order differential models of certainty are analyzed, and then, the general model is obtained by superposition. An experiment was organized, and the data have been used to test the model. A detailed discussion on the assumptions of this approach from the decision theory point of view is also included.
communication is a one-dimensional continuum variable, both first- and second-order differential models of certainty are analyzed, and then, the general model is obtained by superposition. An experiment was organized, and the data have been used to test the model. A detailed discussion on the assumptions of this approach from the decision theory point of view is also included.
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This paper was written to answer the question of why the Romanian volunteering sector is still underdeveloped. In the first section, the problems of defining volunteering will be presented and we will give our arguments that show the... more
This paper was written to answer the question of why the Romanian volunteering sector is still underdeveloped. In the first section, the problems of defining volunteering will be presented and we will give our arguments that show the Romanian volunteering sector is weakly developed compared to other countries. In the second section we will pursue volunteering in Romania from its beginnings to the very current situation. The time-wise development of Romania's volunteering sector will be presented from the point of view of the institutions that represent it and the social norms which have appeared as their consequence. Three main stages of development will structure this endeavour, with respect to Romania's communist past: Volunteering before communism, volunteering during communism and volunteering after communism. By considering institutions, in the sociological sense, as the main social context, this paper will argue that the current state of volunteering in Romania appeared as a rational response in the face of several institutional and social constraints.