Reading Social Research

Jeff Dixon received his PhD in Sociology from Indiana University, with a minor in research/quantitative methods, and also holds a BS in Secondary Education from Wright State University. His previous research has appeared in such journals as Social Forces, Public Opinion Quarterly, British Journal of Sociology, International Migration Review, Social Science Quarterly, The Journal of Political and Military Sociology, and Teaching Sociology. His current research examines public opinion toward European Union (EU) enlargement, job security, and liberal-democratic values in the EU and Turkey. As an assistant professor at College of the Holy Cross, Dixon teaches seminars on the European Union and Turkey, as well as research methods, sociological perspectives, and "social class and power". Royce A. Singleton, Jr. is a Professor of Sociology at the College of the Holy Cross. Currently, he serves on the editorial board of Sociological Perspectives, official journal of the Pacific Sociological Association, and on the Institutional Review Board at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. During the past year he has reviewed manuscripts for several journals and reviewed a film for Teaching Sociology. He is the author of numerous publications on research methods and race relations.

Preface - R.A. Singleton and J.C. Dixon Introduction - R.A. Singleton and J.C. Dixon I. FROM THEORY TO RESEARCH AND BACK - R.A. Singleton and J.C. Dixon a. Modernization, Cultural change, and the persistence of the traditional values. - Ronald Inglehart and Wayne E. Baker b. On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia Ghetto. - Alice Goffman II. ETHICS (& POLITICS) OF RESEARCH - R.A. Singleton and J.C. Dixon a. Appendix 1: Problems of Ethics in Research in 'Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View' - Stanley Milgram b. (How) Does the Sexual Orientation of Parents Matter? - Judith Stacey and Timoth Biblarz III. MEASUREMENT - R.A. Singleton and J.C. Dixon a. Racial Mismatch: The Divergence Between Form and Function in Data for Monitoring Racial Discrimination of Hispanics. - Wendy R. Roth b. Husbands' and Wives' Time Spent on Housework: A Comparison of Measures. - Yun-Suk Lee and Linda J. Waite IV. SAMPLING - R.A. Singleton and J.C. Dixon a. Sex in America. A Definite Survey. - Robert T. Michael, John N. Gagnon, Edwards O. Laumann, and Gina Kolata b. Inside Organized Racism: Women in the Klan Hate Movement. - Kathleen M. Blee V. EXPERIMENTS - R.A. Singleton and J.C. Dixon a. Misconduct in eh Prosecution of Severe Crimes: Theory and Experimental Test. - Jeffrey W. Lucas, Corina Grai,f and Michael J. Lovaglia b. The Mark of a Criminal Record. - Devah Pager VI. SURVEYS - R.A. Singleton and J.C. Dixon a. Health and behavioral consequences of binge drinking in college: A national survey of students at 140 campuses. - Henry Wechsler, Andrea Davenport, George Dowdall, Barbara Moeykens, and Sonia Castillo b. America's Liberalization in Attitudes towards Homosexuality: 1973-1998. - Jeni Loftus VII. QUALITATIVE FIELD RESEARCH & INTERVIEWS - R.A. Singleton and J.C. Dixon a. 'Cooling Out' Men in Singles Bars and Nightclubs: Observations on the Interpersonal Survival Strategies of Women in Public Places. - David A. Snow b. Work, Welfare and Single Mothers' Economic Survival Strategies. - Katheryn Edin and Laura Lein VII. CONTENT, HISTORICAL/COMPARATIVE&EXISTING DATA ANALYSIS - R.A. Singleton and J.C. Dixon a Culture and Conflict: The Portrayal of Blacks in U.S. Children Picture Books Through the Mid- and late- Twentieth Century.. - Bernice Pescosolido, Elizabeth Grauerholz, and Melissa A. Milkie b. Imprisonment and Social Classification in Five Common-Law Democracies, 1955-1985. - John R. Sutton IX. MULTIPLE METHODS - R.A. Singleton and J.C. Dixon a. Walking the Talk? What Employers Say vs. What They Do. - Devah Pager and Lincoln Quillian b. The influence of physical and sexual abuse on marriage and cohabitation - Andrew J. Cherlin, Linda M. Burton, Tera R. Hurt, and Diane M. Purvin X. DATA ANALYSIS: QUALITATIVE & QUANTITATIVE - R.A. Singleton and J.C. Dixon a. Collegiate alcohol consumption and academic performance. - Royce A. Singleton, Jr. b. Identity Work Among the Homeless: The Verbal Construction and Avowal of Personal Identities. - David Snow and Leon Anderson