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Data sharing has become an increasing important issue facing scientists in recent years.nbsp; And, understanding what kinds of factors affect data sharing behavior remains an important goal in informing those setting data sharing policy. The present analysis examines survey data ICPSR collected from social scientists in the United States who collected primary research data under funding from the National Science Foundation or the National Institutes of Health. Building on our prior work, here we examine whether certain social science disciplines embraced data sharing more than others early on. Results from multivariate regression models suggest political scientists and economists are most likely to share their data and psychologists and health scientists are the least likely. Implications for discipline-specific policies are discussed.

Two elementary teacher educators redesigned a methods course to integrate social studies and science. Using the framework of science-technology-society (STS) literature and the major themes from Paul Hurd, social studies and science content and methodology converge to create an integrated curriculum for preservice teachers. Concepts, processes, content knowledge, skills, and critical issues are among the interrelated themes of the course. This paper describes the design of the course and discusses how preservice teachers internalized the content. In addition, the successes and challenges of creating and teaching the course along with implications for teacher education are discussed.

A review of 45 recent articles reporting empirical research employing the concept of "social capital" shows that the literature is roughly equally divided between those viewing it as an independent, vs as a dependent, variable, & also between those who operationalize the concept principally in terms of norms, values, & attitudes vs those who choose a more social structural operationalization, invoking social networks, organizations, & linkages. Work on social capital as a mainly normative variable is dominated by political scientists & economists, while sociologists & a wide range of applied social scientists utilize more social structural understandings. Here, little is found to recommend a view of social capital as representing the norms, values, & attitudes of the civic culture argument. Social structural interpretations of social capital, on the other hand, have demonstrated considerable capacity to illuminate how social resources are made available to individuals & groups for individual or group benefit, which is taken to be the prime focus & central attraction of the social capital concept. A context-dependent conceptualization of social capital as access plus resources is elaborated, with cautions against over-networked conceptualizations that equate social capital with access alone. 1 Figure, 81 References. Adapted from the source document.

Acknowledgements -- Segregation then and now -- Historical roots of segregation and the need for a new lens -- Patterns and consequences of segregation -- The structural sorting perspective -- A new lens on segregation -- Social networks : the social part of the theory -- From what I see : the context part of the theory -- Residential stratification and the decision-making process -- Revisiting the traditional theories through the structural sorting perspective -- The structural sorting perspective on the role of economics factors -- The structural sorting perspective on the role of preferences -- The structural sorting perspective on the role of discrimination -- Implications -- Policies to redress the cycle of segregation -- New approaches to understanding segregation -- Appendix tables -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Given the nature of the issues and the role played by knowledge, ancient tribal chiefs could no longer make decisions alone, so they surrounded themselves with advisers. The group decisions they took presaged the methods of modern government. Examines these collective decision making processes based on knowledge, from their earliest usage to the present day. (RSM)

AbstractThrough a critical engagement with Lawrence Blum's theory of racism, I defend a "social criticism" model for the philosophical study of racism. This model relies on empirical analyses of social and psychological phenomena but goes beyond this to include the assessment of the warrant of widely held beliefs and the normative evaluation of attitudes, actions, institutions, and social arrangements. I argue that we should give political philosophy theoretical primacy over moral philosophy in normative analyses of racism. I also show how conceptualizing racism as an ideology gives us a unified account of racism and helps us to see what is truly troubling about racism, both in the past and today.

Demonstrates the power of the theoretical framework of analytical sociology in explaining a large array of social phenomena Analytical Sociology: Actions and Networks presents the most advanced theoretical discussion of analytical sociology, along with a unique set of examples on mechanism- based sociology. Leading scholars apply the theoretical principles of analytical sociology to understand how puzzling social and historical phenomena including crime, lynching, witch-hunts, tax behaviours, Web-based social movement and communication, restaurant reputation, job search and careers, social network homophily and instability, cooperation and trust are brought about by complex, multi-layered social mechanisms. The analyses presented in this book rely on a wide range of methods which include qualitative observations, advanced statistical techniques, complex network tools, refined simulation methods and creative experimental protocols. This book ultimately demonstrates that sociology, like any other science, is at its best when it dissects the mechanisms at work by means of rigorous model building and testing. Analytical Sociology: Provides the most complete and up-to-date theoretical treatment of analytical sociology. Looks at a wide range of complex social phenomena within a single and unitary theoretical framework. Explores a variety of advanced methods to build and test theoretical models. Examines how both computational modelling and experiments can be used to study the complex relation between norms, networks and social actions. Brings together research from leading global experts in the field in order to present a unique set of examples on mechanism-based sociology. Advanced graduate students and researchers working in sociology, methodology of social sciences, statistics, social networks analysis and computer simulation will