Hauser / Mechanic / Haller Social Structure and Behavior

Essays in Honor of William Hamilton Sewell
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-6298-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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Social Structure and Behavior: Essays in Honor of William Hamilton Sewell is a collection of 16 essays dealing with the social psychological aspects of schooling and achievement, social stratification and mobility, measurements and methods, and social structures and wellbeing. The collection discusses the political dimension of stratification, the results of observation of first-graders in their reading group assignments against their social background, and stereotyping practices held by dominant groups of society. Anther papers use a causal model to analyze occupational status and earnings of Cuban exiles in the U.S.; other authors discuss the effects of institutionalization of formal employment in Brazil, and propose a revision of the Duncan Scale by a more comprehensive set of occupational prestige scale. The book also analyzes measurements of ranked preferences using a single latent factor behind the ranked items. One authors points that some sociological terms can be misleading in propounding a sound theory when these terms themselves confound what they are supposed to correlate. The text also addresses the fundamental problems concerning welfare that include order, collective action, and consensus. This collection of essays can interest social workers, sociologists, psychologists, and researchers involved in community development.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hauser, Robert M.

Mechanic, David

Haller, Archibald O.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Social Structure and Behavior: Essays in Honor of William Hamilton Sewell;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Contributors;12
6;Appreciation;14
7;Preface;16
8;Prologue;18
9;PART I. Social Psychological Aspects of Schooling and Achievement;32
9.1;Chapter 1. Reflections on the Social Psychology of Status Attainment;34
9.1.1;THE PSYCHOLOGY OF STATUS ATTAINMENT;40
9.1.2;STATUS VARIABLES: CONTENT AND STRUCTURE;43
9.1.3;References;56
9.2;Chapter 2. Family Background and Ability Group Assignments;60
9.2.1;References;75
9.3;Chapter 3. Stereotypes: Their Consequences for Race and Ethnic Interaction;78
9.3.1;STEREOTYPES ABOUT THE DOMINANT GROUP;82
9.3.2;AMBIGUITY;83
9.3.3;HYPERSENSITIVITY;89
9.3.4;Conclusion;97
9.3.5;References;97
9.4;Chapter 4. English Literacy versus Schooling: Attitude and Behavior Consequences in an African Society;100
9.4.1;Hypothesized Literacy Consequences;102
9.4.2;Setting, Sample, and Measures;104
9.4.3;Analysis;108
9.4.4;Discussion;113
9.4.5;Appendix;115
9.4.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;117
9.4.7;References;118
10;PART II. Social Stratification and Mobility;120
10.1;Chapter 5. Immigrants' Attainment: An Analysis of Occupation and Earnings among Cuban Exiles in the United States;122
10.1.1;Data;124
10.1.2;Preliminary Findings;125
10.1.3;Model;127
10.1.4;Results;130
10.1.5;Conclusion;137
10.1.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;140
10.1.7;References;140
10.2;Chapter 6. Social Mobility under Labor Market Segmentation in Brazil;144
10.2.1;Labor Market Participation in Brazil;146
10.2.2;Inequality and Social Mobility in Brazil;149
10.2.3;Market Segmentation and Social Mobility;156
10.2.4;Final Comments;165
10.2.5;Methodological Appendix;166
10.2.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;169
10.2.7;References;169
10.3;Chapter 7. A Revised Socioeconomic Index of Occupational Status: Application in Analysis of Sex Differences in Attainment;172
10.3.1;The 1950 Socioeconomic Index for All Occupations;174
10.3.2;Updating the 1950 Socioeconomic Index;175
10.3.3;Analysis of Occupational Achievement;181
10.3.4;Analyzing Sex Differences in Attainment with Different Occupational Indexes;189
10.3.5;Appendix;198
10.3.6;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;211
10.3.7;References;211
10.4;Chapter 8. Occupational Status in Nineteenth-Century French Urban Society;214
10.4.1;Scale Construction;216
10.4.2;Implications;224
10.4.3;Conclusions;229
10.4.4;References;231
11;PART III. Measurement and Method;234
11.1;Chapter 9. The Structure of Social Relationships: Cross-Classifications of Mobility, Kinship, and Friendship;236
11.1.1;A Multiplicative Model of the Mobility Table;238
11.1.2;Mobility to First Jobs of American Men;241
11.1.3;Evaluating the Model;247
11.1.4;Mobility Ratios;249
11.1.5;Mobility Ratios and Other Measures of Interaction;254
11.1.6;Model Specification under Quasi-Independence;266
11.1.7;Model Specification by Median Fitting;274
11.1.8;Sibling Resemblance in Educational Attainment;277
11.1.9;Occupational Similarity of Friends;283
11.1.10;Comparisons between Classifications;286
11.1.11;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;294
11.1.12;References;295
11.2;Chapter 10. Analyzing n Rankings of Three Items;300
11.2.1;Scaling Models;301
11.2.2;Survey of Models That Imply Quasi-Symmetry;314
11.2.3;Means of the Ranks;327
11.2.4;Comparing Populations;328
11.2.5;Association of Two Rankings;330
11.2.6;Analysis of Marginal Heterogeneity and Asymmetry;334
11.2.7;Conclusion;338
11.2.8;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;339
11.2.9;References;339
11.3;Chapter 11. Adult Values for Children: An Application of Factor Analysis to Ranked Preference Data;342
11.3.1;A Common Factor Model for Ranked Preferences;343
11.3.2;Estimation of the Model;347
11.3.3;Application of the Model;348
11.3.4;Summary and Conclusions;357
11.3.5;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;358
11.3.6;References;358
11.4;Chapter 12. "What Is Not What" in Theory Construction;362
11.4.1;Confusion of Definition with Hypothesis;363
11.4.2;A List of "What Is Not What";371
11.4.3;References;379
12;PART IV. Social Structures and Well-Being;380
12.1;Chapter 13. Individual Welfare and Collective Dilemmas: Problems without Solutions?;382
12.1.1;First Considerations;382
12.1.2;The Basic Problems;383
12.1.3;Examples;386
12.1.4;Analysis: Processes, Structures, Consequences;393
12.1.5;Conditions and Means for Avoiding and Limiting Undesired Collective Outcomes;398
12.1.6;Conclusion;406
12.1.7;References;409
12.2;Chapter 14. The Madison Study of the Development of Health Orientations and Behavior;414
12.2.1;The Initial Study;415
12.2.2;The 1977 Follow-Up Study;416
12.2.3;The Dimensionality and Stability of Health and Illness Behavior;417
12.2.4;Education and Health;418
12.2.5;Development of Psychological and Physical Distress;420
12.2.6;References;423
12.3;Chapter 15. Differential Fertility Regulation 1975;426
12.3.1;Zero-Order Relationships;432
12.3.2;Joint Analysis of Correlated Variables;438
12.3.3;Conclusion;448
12.3.4;Appendix A. Statistical Basis for Tables 15.1 and 15.2;450
12.3.5;Appendix .. Statistical Basis for Tables 15.4 and 15.5;457
12.3.6;References;458
12.4;Chapter 16. Subjective Indicators and the Quality of Life;460
12.4.1;Subjective Well-being and Rural Development in the United States;462
12.4.2;Subjective Indicators and Rural Development in Northwestern Wisconsin;464
12.4.3;Satisfaction with Work and Community as Related to Rural Development in Northwestern Wisconsin;466
12.4.4;Summary and Conclusion;468
12.4.5;References;470
13;Publications of William Hamilton Sewell;474
14;Index;484
15;STUDIES IN POPULATION;492