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America becoming [[electronic resource] ] : racial trends and their consequences. Volume II / / Neil J. Smelser, William Julius Wilson, and Faith Mitchell, editors
| America becoming [[electronic resource] ] : racial trends and their consequences. Volume II / / Neil J. Smelser, William Julius Wilson, and Faith Mitchell, editors |
| Autore | Smelser Neil J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxviii, 492 p. : ill |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SmelserNeil J
WilsonWilliam J. <1935-> MitchellFaith <1952-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Minorities - United States - Social conditions - Research
Minorities - United States - Economic conditions - Research |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-309-06839-8
0-309-50422-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456115703321 |
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| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2001 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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America becoming [[electronic resource] ] : racial trends and their consequences. Volume II / / Neil J. Smelser, William Julius Wilson, and Faith Mitchell, editors
| America becoming [[electronic resource] ] : racial trends and their consequences. Volume II / / Neil J. Smelser, William Julius Wilson, and Faith Mitchell, editors |
| Autore | Smelser Neil J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | xxviii, 492 p. : ill |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SmelserNeil J
WilsonWilliam J. <1935-> MitchellFaith <1952-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Minorities - United States - Social conditions - Research
Minorities - United States - Economic conditions - Research |
| ISBN |
0-309-17248-9
0-309-06839-8 0-309-50422-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778750903321 |
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Smelser Neil J
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| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Behavioral and social science [[electronic resource] ] : fifty years of discovery : in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the "Ogburn report," Recent social trends in the United States / / Neil J. Smelser and Dean R. Gerstein, editors ; Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
| Behavioral and social science [[electronic resource] ] : fifty years of discovery : in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the "Ogburn report," Recent social trends in the United States / / Neil J. Smelser and Dean R. Gerstein, editors ; Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 300/.72073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SmelserNeil J
GersteinDean R |
| Soggetto topico |
Social sciences - Research - United States
Social change Social policy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-22196-8
9786610221967 0-309-54241-3 0-585-15570-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455790203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Behavioral and social science [[electronic resource] ] : fifty years of discovery : in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the "Ogburn report," Recent social trends in the United States / / Neil J. Smelser and Dean R. Gerstein, editors ; Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
| Behavioral and social science [[electronic resource] ] : fifty years of discovery : in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the "Ogburn report," Recent social trends in the United States / / Neil J. Smelser and Dean R. Gerstein, editors ; Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 300/.72073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SmelserNeil J
GersteinDean R |
| Soggetto topico |
Social sciences - Research - United States
Social change Social policy |
| ISBN |
1-280-22196-8
9786610221967 0-309-54241-3 0-585-15570-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778680003321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Behavioral and social science : fifty years of discovery : in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the "Ogburn report," Recent social trends in the United States / / Neil J. Smelser and Dean R. Gerstein, editors ; Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
| Behavioral and social science : fifty years of discovery : in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the "Ogburn report," Recent social trends in the United States / / Neil J. Smelser and Dean R. Gerstein, editors ; Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 300/.72073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SmelserNeil J
GersteinDean R |
| Soggetto topico |
Social sciences - Research - United States
Social change Social policy |
| ISBN |
9786610221967
9781280221965 1280221968 9780309542418 0309542413 9780585155708 0585155704 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Behavioral and Social Science Fifty Years of Discovery -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL CHANGE -- NUMBERS AND DECISIONMAKING -- DISCOVERING THE MIND AT WORK -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL CHANGE -- The Ogburn Vision Fifty Years Later -- READING THE OGBURN COMMITTEE REPORT TODAY -- THE OGBURN VISION OF SOCIAL PROCESS -- SOCIAL CHANGE -- SOCIAL PROBLEMS -- DOCUMENTATION BY OBJECTIVE FACTS -- SOCIAL INVENTION -- APPLICATION BY POLICY CHANGE -- SOCIAL AMELIORATION -- A CONCLUDING NOTE -- References -- Measuring Social Change -- INTRODUCTION -- SOCIAL INVENTIONS -- Major Social Inventions and Their Consequences -- Human Testing -- Sample Surveys -- Reduction of Cultural Lags -- Statistics and Quality Control -- Cohort Analysis -- CONSEQUENCES OF SOCIAL CHANGE FOR MEASURES AND MEASUREMENT -- Concepts and Measures as Products of Social Life -- Social Change and the Organization of Ways of Knowing -- The Paradox of Method -- Consequences of Institutionalizing Measures of Changes -- Some Consequences of the Organization of Statistical Indicators -- THE CONCEPTUALIZATION AND MEASUREMENT OF SOCIAL CHANGE -- Individualistic Biases in Studying Social Change -- Lags in Measuring Social Change -- Need for an National Statistical System -- A SUMMING UP -- References -- Uncertainty, Diversity, and Organizational Change -- CENTRALITY OF ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES IN LARGE-SCALE SOCIAL CHANGE -- Rational and Natural System Perspectives -- Perspectives On Organizational Change -- An Ecological-Evolutionary Approach -- Organizational Diversity -- NICHE THEORY -- INSTITUTIONAL ISOMORPHISM -- DISCUSSION -- Macroeconomic Modeling and Forecasting -- ORIGINS OF THE SUBJECT -- A PERIOD OF EXPANSION -- CONTRIBUTION TO THOUGHT -- SOME NEW LINES OF DEVELOPMENT -- References -- NUMBERS AND DECISIONMAKING.
Public Statistics and Democratic Politics -- DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY -- REPRESENTATION OF DIVERSE INTERESTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- References -- Deterrence in Criminology and Social Policy -- INTRODUCTION -- TWO FUNDAMENTAL PERSPECTIVES ON CRIMINAL CONDUCT -- STREET CRIMES -- Certainty of Punishment -- Severity of Punishment -- The Death Penalty -- Other Punishments -- Summary -- DRUNK DRIVING -- Certainty of Punishment -- Scandinavian-Type Laws -- Enforcement Crackdowns -- Severity of Punishment -- Statutory Changes -- Judicial Crackdowns -- Summary -- RESEARCH AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- The Continued Reliance On Deterrence -- The Prospect For Increased Certainty -- Alternatives To Deterrence -- References -- Choices, Values, and Frames -- RISKY CHOICE -- Framing of Outcomes -- The Psychophysics of Chances -- Formulation Effects -- TRANSACTIONS AND TRADES -- Losses and Costs -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- References -- DISCOVERING THE MIND AT WORK -- Changing Views of Cognitive Competence in the Young -- THEORETICAL BACKGROUND -- STUDYING INFANT KNOWLEDGE -- Early Knowledge of Objects -- Abstract Concepts -- Summary -- PRESCHOOL THOUGHT -- Principles About Numbers, Causes, and Objects -- Number -- Causality -- Objects -- Making Plans and Strategies -- Strategies for Remembering -- Theory-building -- Summary -- THE TRANSITION TO FORMAL SCHOOLING -- Incomplete Knowledge -- The Expansion of Strategic Powers -- Formal and Informal Teaching -- Learned Academic Helplessness -- Reawakening the Active Learner -- Summary -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Some Developments in Research On Language Behavior -- INTRODUCTION -- The Structure of Language -- Three Areas of Applied Research in Language -- THE GENERATIVE REVOLUTION IN LINGUISTICS -- Acoustic Phonetics -- AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE -- BRAIN SPECIALIZATION FOR LANGUAGE. Evidence from Studies of Aphasia -- Evidence from Split-Brain Studies -- Evidence From Studies of Asl "Aphasia -- LANGUAGE ACQUISITION -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Visual Perception of Real and Represented Objects and Events -- INTRODUCTION -- THE PRE-1850S: ARTISTS, PHILOSOPHERS, AND PHYSICISTS -- PSYCHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY FROM 1850-1950 -- THE 1950S AND AFTER: "DIRECT" SENSITIVITY TO OBJECT ATTRIBUTES -- The Evidence For Perceptual Rules Rather Than Lookup Tables -- The Doctrine That Event Perception Is Both Fundamental and Veridical -- COMPUTERS AND PERCEPTUAL PSYCHOLOGY -- Obtaining Data -- Modeling Theories and Explanations -- Embodying Perceptual Functions -- The Computer As An Analogy To Perception -- Computer Science in Perceptual Psychology Research -- Why Models of Human Perception Are Needed -- MENTAL STRUCTURE IN OBJECT PERCEPTION AND REPRESENTATION -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910970124303321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Behavioral and social science research [[electronic resource] ] : a national resource / / Robert McC. Adams, Neil J. Smelser, and Donald J. Treiman, editors (Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council)
| Behavioral and social science research [[electronic resource] ] : a national resource / / Robert McC. Adams, Neil J. Smelser, and Donald J. Treiman, editors (Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1982- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
| Disciplina | 300/.72073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AdamsRobert McC <1926-> (Robert McCormick)
SmelserNeil J TreimanDonald J |
| Soggetto topico | Social sciences - Research - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-24704-5
9786610247042 0-309-59447-2 0-585-16852-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456056103321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1982- | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Behavioral and social science research [[electronic resource] ] : a national resource / / Robert McC. Adams, Neil J. Smelser, and Donald J. Treiman, editors (Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council)
| Behavioral and social science research [[electronic resource] ] : a national resource / / Robert McC. Adams, Neil J. Smelser, and Donald J. Treiman, editors (Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1982- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
| Disciplina | 300/.72073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AdamsRobert McC <1926-> (Robert McCormick)
SmelserNeil J TreimanDonald J |
| Soggetto topico | Social sciences - Research - United States |
| ISBN |
1-280-24704-5
9786610247042 0-309-59447-2 0-585-16852-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778681503321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1982- | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Behavioral and social science research : a national resource / / Robert McC. Adams, Neil J. Smelser, and Donald J. Treiman, editors (Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council)
| Behavioral and social science research : a national resource / / Robert McC. Adams, Neil J. Smelser, and Donald J. Treiman, editors (Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council) |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1982- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
| Disciplina | 300/.72073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AdamsRobert McC <1926-> (Robert McCormick)
SmelserNeil J TreimanDonald J |
| Soggetto topico | Social sciences - Research - United States |
| ISBN |
9786610247042
9781280247040 1280247045 9780309594479 0309594472 9780585168524 0585168520 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Behavioral and Social Science Research: A National Resource -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- VALUE, SIGNIFICANCE, AND SOCIAL UTILITY -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- RELATIONSHIP OF THIS REPORT TO PREVIOUS STUDIES -- THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES -- 2 The Nature and Methods of the Behavioral and Social Sciences -- THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES -- Psychology -- Sociology -- Anthropology -- Economics -- Political Science -- Geography -- History -- Statistics -- DYNAMICS OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Specialization -- Improvement of Data -- Shifts in Conceptual and Theoretical Focus -- Interdisciplinary Ferment -- A Final Word -- EXPLANATORY MODES AND METHODS IN THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Experimentation -- Statistical Control -- Statistically Uncontrolled Observation -- 3 Knowledge from the Behavioral and Social Sciences: Examples -- VOTING -- HISTORY OF THE FAMILY -- BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH -- Direct Psychophysiological Effects -- Health-Impairing Habits and Life-Styles -- Reactions to Illness and the Sick Role -- PRIMARY GROUPS IN LARGE-SCALE SOCIETY -- THE ANALYSIS OF STATUS ATTAINMENT -- INFORMATION PROCESSING PSYCHOLOGY -- ORIGINS OF AGRICULTURE -- SOCIAL CHOICE -- HUMAN ORIGINS -- SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF MONKEYS AND APES -- 4 The Uses of Social and Behavioral Research -- INFORMATION-GENERATING TECHNOLOGIES -- Sample Surveys -- Standardized Testing -- Economic Data and Economic Models -- Economic Data -- Econometric Forecasting -- Related Developments -- CHANGES IN THE WAY WE DO THINGS -- Human Factors Applications -- Applications of Learning Theory -- Therapeutic Applications -- Pedagogical Applications -- Other Applications -- Organizational Analysis -- Organizations and Management -- Japanese Management -- Resource Allocation -- Locational Analysis.
Program and Policy Evaluation -- CHANGES IN THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT THINGS -- The Changing Conception of Race and Ethnicity -- The Function of Social Science Labeling -- 5 The National Interest in the Support of Basic Research -- CONCLUSIONS -- ADDITIONAL CONCLUSIONS -- SUMMARY -- References -- Appendix A Contents of Part II -- Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910970125503321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1982- | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Discouraging terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : some implications of 9/11 / / Panel on Understanding terrorists in Order to Deter Terrorism, Neil J. Smelser and Faith Mitchell, editors ; Center for Social and Economic Studies, of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies
| Discouraging terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : some implications of 9/11 / / Panel on Understanding terrorists in Order to Deter Terrorism, Neil J. Smelser and Faith Mitchell, editors ; Center for Social and Economic Studies, of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (46 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.320973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SmelserNeil J
MitchellFaith <1952-> |
| Soggetto topico |
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Terrorism - Psychological aspects Terrorism - United States - Prevention Terrorists - Psychology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-309-50332-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Preface -- Executive summary -- terrorists' motives, values, and organization (deterrence of terrorism, audiences for terrorists: six subsets, organization of terrorist network) -- Condigtions and contexts of terrorism (historical givens of contemporary terrorism, political considerations, demographic and economic considerations) -- Conclusions and recommendations -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456131203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Discouraging terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : some implications of 9/11 / / Panel on Understanding terrorists in Order to Deter Terrorism, Neil J. Smelser and Faith Mitchell, editors ; Center for Social and Economic Studies, of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies
| Discouraging terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : some implications of 9/11 / / Panel on Understanding terrorists in Order to Deter Terrorism, Neil J. Smelser and Faith Mitchell, editors ; Center for Social and Economic Studies, of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (46 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.320973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SmelserNeil J
MitchellFaith <1952-> |
| Soggetto topico |
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Terrorism - Psychological aspects Terrorism - United States - Prevention Terrorists - Psychology |
| ISBN |
0-309-16911-9
0-309-50332-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Preface -- Executive summary -- terrorists' motives, values, and organization (deterrence of terrorism, audiences for terrorists: six subsets, organization of terrorist network) -- Condigtions and contexts of terrorism (historical givens of contemporary terrorism, political considerations, demographic and economic considerations) -- Conclusions and recommendations -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780299203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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