SKILL

Enrich Sociological Content

Add domain-specific typed relations to a sociological page’s frontmatter based on the Sociological ASR specification.

Procedure

1. Read the target page. Note its current type:, defines:, tags:, and any existing relations.

2. Determine the sociological content type. Based on the page body and directory location:

   • Does it define a single term or name a phenomenon? → term
   • Does it explain how multiple terms relate as a mechanism? → concept
   • Does it present a theoretical tradition with commitments and methods? → school
   • Does it teach through structured sequence with prerequisites? → lesson
   • Does it advance an argument or present a case study? → text
   • If none of these apply, keep the general ASR type.

3. Identify required relations. Consult the content types specification for MUST and SHOULD requirements:

   Type	MUST have	SHOULD have
   term	defines:	cites:, school:
   concept	defines:	integrates:, cites:, produces:, sustains:
   school	—	cites:, extends:, contests:
   lesson	requires:, teaches:	uses-concepts:
   text	—	cites:, authors:, supports:, contests:

4. Read the page body for implicit relations. Look for:

   • References to thinkers or texts → cites:
   • Discussion of what conditions produce a phenomenon → emerges-under:
   • Discussion of what a mechanism generates → produces:
   • Discussion of what a mechanism maintains → sustains:
   • Assembly of multiple named terms into a framework → integrates:
   • Named theoretical traditions → school:
   • Critique of other positions → contests:

5. Add relations to frontmatter. Only add relations that are accurate based on the page content. Do not invent relations the content does not support.

6. Update type: if appropriate. Many sociology pages in this vault are currently typed term when they function as concept pages (explaining mechanisms rather than defining vocabulary). If the content primarily shows how things work together rather than defining a single thing, the type should be concept.

7. Populate cites: from body references. If the body references specific thinkers (linked to general/people/ pages) or specific works, add them to cites:. This is the most commonly missing relation in existing sociology content.

8. Verify. Re-read the page to confirm the frontmatter is consistent with the body.

Constraints

• Do not modify body content. This skill only touches frontmatter.
• Do not add relations to pages you have not read.
• Prefer existing page paths for relation targets. If a target page does not exist, use a descriptive string value instead of a broken path.
• Sociological types have moderate MUST requirements. A term without defines: is ill-formed, but a term without cites: is merely incomplete. Do not force relations that the content does not support.
• The school: relation is for explicit tradition affiliation. Do not assign school affiliation based on directory location alone — a term in sociology/terms/ may be used by multiple schools.