Sociological Methodology, Volume 34, 2004

By Ross M. Stolzenberg

This volume of Sociological Methodology includes a wide range of lively papers offering fresh solutions to old and new problems and challenges in sociological research. Introduces innovative solutions to both new and old problems with the key analytic tasks in empirical sociological research--measurement and analysis. Provides important contributions to a wide range of sociological research methods.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405133015
• ISBN13: 9781405133012
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.2"

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recent themes in social statistics

This volume of Sociological Methodology touches on both long standing and more recent themes in social statistics. In the first chapter, Adrian Raftery discusses all of these themes, reviewing the analysis of cross-tabulations and statistical methods developed to analyze survey data on individuals. Turning to the future, he discusses the limitations of some current work and outlines developments important for the field in the coming years, such as social networks, the analysis of longitudinal network data, spatial statistics, and social interactions. Durlaf's outstanding and forward looking work on what is perhaps the most important issue in sociology, the interdependence between group and individual, proposes models that can be used to inform important sociological issues, such as whether to have child, to move, or how many years of education one seeks. The editors of this volume have taken exceptional care to be mindful of the needs and interests of readers of Sociological Methodology and offer here a very rich and rewarding spectrum of issues and perspectives.CONTENTSRAFTERY Statistics in Sociology, 1950 2000: A Selective ReviewDURLAUF A Framework for the Study of Individual Behavior and Social Interactions (Discussion by Bowles, Tao and Winship, Dechter, and Durlauf)GILULA AND HABERMAN Analysis of Categorical Response Profiles by Informative SummariesGOODMAN AND HOUT Statistical Methods and Graphical Displays for Analyzing How the Association Between Two Qualitative Variables Differs Among Countries, Among Groups, or Over Time. Part II: Some Exploratory Techniques, Simple Models, and Simple Examples.MAGIDSON AND VERMUNT Latent Class Factor and Cluster Models, Bi Plots and Related Graphical DisplaysSCOTT AND HANDOCK Covariance Models for Latent Structure in Longitudinal DataWHITE AND HARARY The Cohesiveness of Blocks in Social Networks: Connectivity and Conditional DensitySIJNDERS The Statistical Evaluation of Social Network Dynamics