Social Structure and Behavior
Essays in Honor of William Hamilton Sewell
Published on 17. September 2013
488 pages
978-1-4832-6298-7 (ISBN)
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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.
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ContributorsAppreciation PrefacePrologue I Social Psychological Aspects of Schooling and Achievement 1. Reflections on the Social Psychology of Status Attainment Status Attainment Models A Hypothetical Generalization of the Wisconsin Model Status Attainment and Social Psychological Proximity Models of Status Inheritance and Status Attainment Necessary Research References 2. Family Background and Ability Group Assignments An In-Depth Study of Ability Grouping Initial Group Assignment Family Background and Ability Group Assignment Factors Affecting Initial Group Assignment Change in Ability Group Assignment Discussion References 3. Stereotypes: Their Consequences for Race and Ethnic Interaction Awareness Social Interaction Presentation of Self and Group The Judgmental Nature of Stereotypes Fallacious Inferences Conclusion References 4. English Literacy versus Schooling: Attitude and Behavior Consequences in an African Society Hypothesized Literacy Consequences Setting, Sample, and Measures Analysis Discussion Appendix ReferencesII Social Stratification and Mobility 5. Immigrants' Attainment: An Analysis of Occupation and Earnings among Cuban Exiles in the United States Data Preliminary Findings Model Results Conclusion References 6. Social Mobility under Labor Market Segmentation in Brazil Labor Market Participation in Brazil Inequality and Social Mobility in Brazil Market Segmentation and Social Mobility Final Comments Methodological Appendix References 7. A Revised Socioeconomic Index of Occupational Status: Application in Analysis of Sex Differences in Attainment The 1950 Socioeconomic Index for All Occupations Updating the 1950 Socioeconomic Index Analysis of Occupational Achievement Analyzing Sex Differences in Attainment with Different Occupational Indexes Choosing a Metric of Occupational Standing References 8. Occupational Status in Nineteenth-Century French Urban Society Scale Construction Implications Conclusions ReferencesIII Measurement and Method 9. The Structure of Social Relationships: Cross-Classifications of Mobility, Kinship, and Friendship A Multiplicative Model of the Mobility Table Mobility to First Jobs of American Men Evaluating the Model Mobility Ratios Mobility Ratios and Other Measures of Interaction Model Specification under Quasi-independence Model Specification by Median Fitting Sibling Resemblance in Educational Attainment Occupational Similarity of Friends Comparisons between Classifications References 10. Analyzing ¿ Rankings of Three Items Scaling Models Analysis of Table 10.1 Survey of Models That Imply Quasi-Symmetry Models That Do Not Imply Quasi-Symmetry Means of the Ranks Comparing Populations Association of Two Rankings Analysis of Marginal Heterogeneity and Asymmetry Conclusion References 11. Adult Values for Children: An Application of Factor Analysis to Ranked Preference Data A Common Factor Model for Ranked Preferences Estimation of the Model Application of the Model Summary and Conclusions References 12. "What Is Not What" in Theory Construction Confusion of Definition with Hypothesis A List of "What Is Not What" ReferencesIV Social Structures and Weil-Being 13.
