Quantitative Methodology in Sociology : The Last 25 Years |
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| 文献名称 | Quantitative Methodology in Sociology : The Last 25 Years | ||||||
| 文献作者 | Karl F. Schuessler | ||||||
| 作者所在单位 | Indiana University | ||||||
| 文献分类 | 已发表文献 | ||||||
| 学科一级分类 | 统计 | ||||||
| 学科二级分类 | 统计学 | ||||||
| 文献摘要 |
The object of this article is to give some inkling of recent work on quantitative methods in American sociology. The article is more of a sociological argument than a neutral survey of the literature, however. The argument is that recent work consists largely (but of course not solely) of adapting methods developed elsewhere-in statistics, demography, economics, engineering-for answering relatively simple questions about social change (or permanence) that reflect practical concerns no less than theoretical ones. That the focus of much work has been on change is probably not too controversial; nor the idea that sociologists borrow methods developed elsewhere and adapt them to their needs and purposes. The point that the work is as much a response to practical concerns as to theoretical ones would probably draw a hostile reaction from some; many sociologists (possibly most) prefer to think of their work as basic rather than applied. The readerThe object of this article is to give some inkling of recent work on quantitative methods in American sociology. The article is more of a sociological argument than a neutral survey of the literature, however. The argument is that recent work consists largely (but of course not solely) of adapting methods developed elsewhere-in statistics, demography, economics, engineering-for answering relatively simple questions about social change (or permanence) that reflect practical concerns no less than theoretical ones. That the focus of much work has been on change is probably not too controversial; nor the idea that sociologists borrow methods developed elsewhere and adapt them to their needs and purposes. The point that the work is as much a response to practical concerns as to theoretical ones would probably draw a hostile reaction from some; many sociologists (possibly most) prefer to think of their work as basic rather than applied. The reader may decide for himself after having considered those questions that lie behind much of the recent work and around which this discussion is organized. They are: (1) How are things going socially in America? Are the people well-fed, well-housed, well-educated? Creative and enlightened? High in morale and esprit de corps? (2) How does the social future look? Social and political institutions on verge of collapse? More suicide and insanity in prospect? Peace or war? (3) Are the differences between generations (cohorts) decreasing? How is it that society stays the same even though cohorts differ? (4) To what degree is son’s occupation determined at birth? Does degree of occupational inheritance differ by occupation? What are the chances of persons born at the bottom getting to the top? And the reverse? (5) Are there stayers and movers? Some persons are set in their ways, while others are continually changing; some change their mind almost daily, others never change it; some persons move from job to job, others stay in the same job a lifetime. |
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| 关键字 | Quantitative Methodology in Sociology | ||||||
| 发表所在刊物（或来源） | American Behavioral Scientist 1980 23: 835DOI: 10.1177/000276428002300605 | ||||||
| 发表时间 | 1980 | ||||||
| 适用研究领域 | 统计学 | ||||||
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