Virtual truth with a vengeance

Article Abstract:

Leading virtual social scientists have been successful in the family-values campaign, applying sophisticated technologies of public relations and mass media to construct social scientific 'truth'. The increasing dissolution of boundaries raise significant questions about epistemology, politics and professional ethics. The theme of the contemporary family-values crusade, the politics of fatherlessness, is examined in the context of the creative process involved in building a social fact that is a half-truth, with real social and political consequences.

Social aspects, Observations, Social science research, Fatherless family

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Definitions and measurements of well-being: a review of literature

Article Abstract:

Well-being can be defined in different ways. A sensible conceptual framework must be developed when considering well-being. Well-being is generally referred to as a state of satisfaction or happiness brought about by health, housing and family life. The different ways of defining and measuring well-being are presented. The two categories for defining well-being are the objective and the subjective categories.

Economic aspects, Measurement, Quality of life, Happiness, Welfare, Public assistance

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Review of the book Sniffy the Virtual Rat Pro Version 2.0

Article Abstract:

Sniffy the Virtual Rat, Pro Version 2.0 serves as a valuable tool in teaching undergraduates in laboratories. It also shows the effects of a wide variety of Pavlovian and operant manipulations on the behavior of a virtual rat.

Portrayals, Criticism and interpretation, Animal behavior, Animal behaviour, Stimuli (Psychology), Technical literature, Sniffy the Virtual Rat, Pro Version 2.0 (Book)

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