Some sociologists and psychologists have noted that autobiography offers the author the ability to recreate history.

Some sociologists have suggested that Japanese social interactions in later life are modeled on the mother-child amae.

Some sociologists have defined racism as a system of group privilege.

Some sociologists have also pointed out, with reference to the USA and elsewhere, that forms of racism have in many instances mutated from more blatant expressions hereof into more covert kinds ( albeit that blatant forms of hatred and discrimination still endure ).

Some sociologists and theorists of culture have recognized the power of mass communication as a socialization device.

Some sociologists, such as Lawrence Bobo and Vincent Hutchings, say the origin of ethnic stratification lies in individual dispositions of ethnic prejudice, which relates to the theory of ethnocentrism.

Some sociologists have credited it with influencing Irish attitudes towards many issues, and directing social change in Ireland to construct current Irish societal norms.

Some sociologists engaged in the study of the Internet have predicted that someday, a distinction between online and real-life worlds may seem " quaint ", noting that certain types of online activity, such as sexual intrigues, have already made a full transition to complete legitimacy and " reality ".

Some sociologists consider the higher income and prestige of higher ranked jobs to simply be incentives to encourage members of society to obtain the skills necessary to perform important work.

Some sociologists argue that prisons create a unique social environment that do not allow inmates to create strong social ties outside or inside of prison life.

Some modern social theorists have also been critical toward the apparent shortsightedness that urban sociologists have shown toward the role of culture in the inner city.

Some anticonformist sociologists like Pierre Bourdieu have argued that this exam measures a candidate's social connections as much their ability to present a lesson — consider, for example, that a candidate for a Law professorship may be helped by first-class attorneys if he happens to know them.

Some sociologists ( Berger & Zelditch, 1993 ; Wagner, 1984 ; Wagner & Berger, 1985 ) have used the term “ orienting strategies ”.

Some sociologists, like Paul Bagguley and Nelson Pichardo, criticize NSM theory for a number of reasons, including:

Some sociologists, notably Max Weber, believe that in certain social groups, the acquisition of prestige and power is a zero-sum game, and this situation may provide a rationalization for the hatred of " tall poppies ".

" Some other sociologists elaborated this concept further.

Some sociologists argue that ideal type tends to focus on extreme phenomena and overlook the connections between them, and that it is difficult to show how the types and their elements fit into a theory of a total social system.

Some other sociologists do not concur with this idea.

Some sociologists of science argue that peer review makes the ability to publish susceptible to control by elites and to personal jealousy.

Some sociologists, for instance Karl Polanyi, have argued that relative differences in economic wealth are more important than absolute deprivation, and that it is more significant in determining human quality of life.

Some small Muslim sects have rituals and feasts whose meaning is crypto-Christian, some sociologists contend.

Some sociologists now dispute the degree to which this idealized arrangement has and does reflect the true structure of families in American society.

Some critics say that the length of stay in a hospital is too long.

Some critics however regarded Christie's plotting abilities as considerably exceeding her literary ones.

Some critics have also analyzed the use of alleged front organizations and conflicted patient " advocacy " groups funded by pharmaceutical companies that seek to set the mental health agenda, including the use of the law to force people to take antipsychotics against their will, often justified by claims about risk of violence.

Some critics talked more positively of the film, with Variety calling it " an elegant looking, period romantic charade ".

" Some critics have used Selig's handling of the Dodgers to point out a double standard in treatment of MLB owners.

Some critics claim copyright law protects corporate interests while criminalizing legitimate use, while proponents argue the law is fair and just.

Some critics of this approach feel that while these models approach biological reality as a representation of how the system works, they lack explanatory powers because complicated systems of connections with even simple rules are extremely complex and often less interpretable than the system they model.

Some critics claim it is a shorterned form of " Mexicano " (" Mexican " in Spanish ).

Some critics, among them William Veeder, suggest that Carmilla, notably in its outlandish use of narrative frames, was an important influence on Henry James ' The Turn of the Screw.

Some critics of call centres argue that the work atmosphere in such an environment is dehumanising.

Some critics have suggested that unlike CCM and older Christian rock, Christian alternative rock generally emphasizes musical style over lyrical content as a defining genre characteristic, though the degree to which the faith appears in the music varies from artist to artist.

Some critics argue that the DSM represents an unscientific system that enshrines the opinions of a few powerful psychiatrists.

Some critics of DPNSS suggest that it is too loosely defined and allows too much latitude in its interpretation of message formats and timers.

Some critics have blamed the quickies for holding back the development of the industry.

Some critics of faith have argued that faith is opposed to reason.

Some observers and critics of the channel contend that it has a bias favoring the political right and the Republican Party.

Some of the international opposition to FGM continues to attract critics.

Some music critics and interpreters of Puccini's work have speculated that the psychological effects of this incident on Puccini interfered with his ability to complete compositions later in his career, and also influenced the development of Puccinian characters such as Liu ( from Turandot ), a slave girl who dies tragically by suicide.

Some feel that although masterfully orchestrated, it lacks the melodic lustre so characteristic of Verdi's earlier, great, operas, while many critics consider it Verdi's greatest tragic opera, containing some of his most beautiful, expressive music and some of his richest characterizations.

Some critics maintain he paid insufficient attention to the technical aspect of composition, lacking as he did schooling and refinement.

Some have argued hate crime laws bring the law into disrepute and further divide society, as groups apply to have their critics silenced.

Some critics, particularly those interested in gender studies, have explored the existence of male-dominant social structures in Melville's fiction.

" Some critics argue that " Ahab's pursuit of the whale, which they suggest can be associated with the feminine in its shape, mystery, and in its naturalness, represents the ultimate fusion of the epistemological and sexual quest.

Some critics of intellectual property, such as those in the free culture movement, point at intellectual monopolies as harming health ( in the case of pharmaceutical patents ), preventing progress, and benefiting concentrated interests to the detriment of the masses, and argue that the public interest is harmed by ever expansive monopolies in the form of copyright extensions, software patents, and business method patents.

Some libertarian critics of intellectual property have argued that allowing property rights in ideas and information creates artificial scarcity and infringes on the right to own tangible property.