What Is Social about Social Control?
In: Contemporary crises: crime, law, social policy, Band 10, Heft 3, S. 321-327
ISSN: 0378-1100
In: Contemporary crises: crime, law, social policy, Band 10, Heft 3, S. 321-327
ISSN: 0378-1100
In: Public affairs quarterly: PAQ, Band 12, Heft 2, S. 179-202
ISSN: 0887-0373
THE AUTHOR DEVELOPS A RAWLSIAN ANALYSIS OF THE UNITED STATES' EXISTING SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM. AFTER A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, HE DISCUSSES RAWLS'S ARGUMENTS THAT AN IDEALLY JUST INDUSTRIALIZED SOCIETY WOULD INCLUDE, AMONG ITS BASIC INSTITUTIONS, A UNIVERSAL NONCONTRIBUTORY SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAM. THEN HE DEVELOPS A VARIETY OF QUASI-RAWLSIAN ARGUMENTS FOR A SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAM. FINALLY, HE USES THESE ARGUMENTS TO CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE CURRENT AMERICAN SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM AND SOME PROPOSED REFORMS.
In: Social and economic administration, Band 6, Heft 3, S. 236-248
ISSN: 1467-9515
In: Contemporary crises: crime, law, social policy, Band 10, Heft 3, S. 321
ISSN: 0378-1100
In: International social science journal: ISSJ, Heft 156
ISSN: 0020-8701
Develops a perspective on social transformation and social change. The perspective is described as social transformations as inadvertent consequences of adaptation. 5 adaptive phases since World War 11 are identified in their economic, political, military and cultural aspects. (Original abstract - amended)
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Working paper
In: ZUMA Nachrichten, Band 21, Heft 40, S. 7-20
Der Beitrag befasst sich mit der Bereitstellung und Nutzung von Daten in der öffentlichen Politik und der Rolle der Sozialwissenschaftler im Rahmen einer verbesserten Datennutzung. Dabei geht es insbesondere um die Frage, wie Fakten zu Daten werden und welche Entscheidungen den kontinuierlichen Datensammlungen von sozialen Fakten in der Gesellschaft zugrunde liegen. Es wird untersucht, welche Rollen Regierungen, Märkte und Sozialwissenschaftler bei dieser Datenproduktion besitzen. Während den Sozialwissenschaftlern spezielle Verantwortung für die Qualität von Daten zur Politikberatung zukommt, scheitern jedoch Forschungsprojekte immer wieder an unklaren wissenschaftlichen Fragestellungen an die Forscher, die Daten sammeln und analysieren. So bleibt eine der wesentlichsten ungelösten Fragen zur Zeit, wie Sozialwissenschaft und Politik besser zugunsten einer verbesserten Auswertung sozialer Daten zusammenarbeiten könnten. (ICH)
In: Social policy & administration: an international journal of policy and research, Band 18, Heft 1, S. 27-40
ISSN: 0037-7643, 0144-5596
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 435, S. 226-247
ISSN: 0002-7162
The charts & tables contained in chapter 11 of Social Indicators, 1976 are examined. The wide range of social behavior that they cover includes topics such as: educational & occupational mobility, voting in national elections, volunteer work, charitable giving, participation in community organizations, views on religion, & feelings of anomie. All of these have bearing on the well-being of citizens. But the significance of most of the indicators for public policy is debatable. The factual conclusions that can be drawn from the tables & charts are discussed & additional information from recent research on some of the topics is presented, particularly on educational & occupational mobility, voting & political behavior, & participation in community organizations. 3 Tables, 3 Charts. Modified HA.
In: Human services organizations management, leadership & governance, Band 39, Heft 1, S. 38-56
ISSN: 2330-314X
In: International social science journal: ISSJ, Band 50, S. 173-178
ISSN: 0020-8701
Develops a perspective on social transformation & social change that is best described as "social transformations as inadvertent consequences of adaptations." The major world transformations of the late 20th century -- continuing economic growth, continuing democratic revolution, new constellations of solidarity & identity, & the environmental crisis -- are not treated as master trends dictated by general evolutionary principles; rather, they are interpreted as unanticipated accumulations & precipitates of short-term adaptive strategies on the part of nations & groups of nations. Five adaptive phases since WWII are identified in their economic, political, military, & cultural aspects. 1 Photograph. Adapted from the source document.
In: Bulletin international des sciences sociales, Band 6, Heft 1, S. 12-25
ISSN: 1011-114X
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 435, S. 1-22
ISSN: 0002-7162
Doubts about the easy equation of economic growth & social progress in the 1960s led to renewed interest in social measurement & to the birth of the 'social indicators movement.' Social Indicators, 1976, (US Office of Management & Budget), a product of that interest, can be read as both a report on social conditions & trends in the US & as a progress report on social indicators research. The volume is best understood against the background of the social indicators movement & of the research it has stimulated. Several research traditions are joined together in the social indicators movement, but they share a concern for measurement, analysis, & the reporting to a general audience of aspects of social conditions. The tradition best reflected in Social Indicators, 1976 stresses monitoring, & reporting social change. Research in this tradition emphasizes conceptual & methodological development of measures, improvements in available data bases, development of social indicator models, & social reporting. In its data selection, treatment of data, organization, & commentary, Social Indicators, 1976, is an improvement over Social Indicators, 1973, though its analysis is notably insufficient. Most of the improvements which should be found in future editions depend upon continued progress in the development of social indicators. 3 Tables, 3 Charts. Modified HA.
In: Social research: an international quarterly, Band 37, S. 48-70
ISSN: 0037-783X
In: Social policy and society: SPS ; a journal of the Social Policy Association, Band 2, Heft 4, S. 261-272
ISSN: 1475-3073
Social policy in the European Union has developed rapidly in recent years, following the 2000 Lisbon Summit and the subsequent adoption of National Action Plans on Social Inclusion and a set of common social indicators for all Member States. This paper describes European initiatives and examines the role played by social science research in these developments. It refers specifically to the role of theory and conceptual analysis, to the availability and quality of data, and to policy modelling. It draws lessons from the experience of European social policy for the relationship between research and policy formation.