Recent years have seen a dramatic re-emergence of interest in ontology. From philosophy and social sciences to artificial intelligence and computer science, ontology is gaining interdisciplinary influence as a popular tool for applied research. Contributions to Social Ontology f…
"Reflecting on a 50 year university career, Distinguished Professor Arthur Bochner, former President of the National Communication Association, discloses a lived history, both academic and personal, that has paralleled many of the paradigm shifts in the human sciences inspired b…
This collection provides an introduction to the emerging interdisciplinary field of cultural mapping, offering a range of perspectives that are international in scope. Cultural mapping is a mode of inquiry and a methodological tool in urban planning, cultural sustainability, and…
The scholarship of Ulf Hannerz is characterized by its extraordinary breadth and visionary nature. He has contributed to the understanding of urban life and transnational networks, and the role of media, paradoxes of identity and new forms of community, suggesting to see culture…
'Scaling Procedures' examines the issues involved in developing and validating multi-item self-report scales of latent constructs. It supplies cutting-edge strategies for developing and refining measures.
"This book provides graduate students in the social sciences with the basic skills that they need in order to estimate, interpret, present, and publish basic regression models using contemporary standards. Key features of the book include: - interweaving the teaching of statisti…
"This book provides graduate students in the social sciences with the basic skills that they need in order to estimate, interpret, present, and publish basic regression models using contemporary standards. Key features of the book include: - interweaving the teaching of statisti…
This book is concerned with the day-to-day realities of doing social science research. It is based upon the reflections and experiences of a wide range of established social researchers, the majority of whom undertake research in the field of health care. By drawing upon their a…
The historical experience of Japan in the period since it embarked on 'modernization' illuminates the limitations of Western social theory.
