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Selected bibliography on social indicators
Programmatic Statements
Bauer, Raymond A., ed. 1966aSocial Indicators. Cambridge, Massachusetts: M.I.T. Press.
1966b “Detection and Anticipation of Impact: The Nature of the Task,” in Bauer, R. A., ed.,Social Indicators, Ch. 1. Cambridge, Massachusetts: M.I.T. Press.
Biderman, Albert D. 1966 “Social Indicators and Goals,” in Bauer, R. A., ed.,Social Indicators, Ch. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: M.I.T. Press.
Duncan, Otis Dudley 1964Mobility of the American Negro: Prospects for a Program of Studies. Paper drafted for the Ford Foundation, New York (mimeo).
1969Toward Social Reporting: Next Steps. Paper No. 2 in Social Science Frontiers Series. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Gross, Bertram M. 1966 “The State of the Nation: Social Systems Accounting,” in Bauer, R. A., ed.,Social Indicators, Ch. 3. Cambridge, Massachusetts: M.I.T. Press.
Moore, Wilbert E., and Sheldon, Eleanor Bernert 1965 “Monitoring Social Change: A Conceptual and Programmatic Statement,”Social Statistics Proceedings of the American Statistical Association: 144–149.
National Commission on Technology, Automation, and Economic Progress. 1966Technology and the American Economy. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Concepts, Measurements and Models
Biderman, Albert D. 1966 “Social Indicators and Goals,” in Bauer, R. A., ed.,Social Indicators, Ch. 2. Cambridge, Massachusetts: M.I.T. Press.
Blau, Peter and Dunca, Otis Dudley 1967The American Occupational Structure. New York: Wiley.
Campbell, Angus and Converse, Philip ForthcomingThe Human Meaning of Change. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Chiang, C. L. 1965 “An Index of Health Mathematical Models,” Public Health Publications No. 1000, Series 2, No. 5, National Center for Health Statistics, Public Health Service. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Coleman, James S. 1971Resources for Social Change. New York: Interscience-Wiley.
Duncan, Otis Dudley 1964Mobility of the American Negro: Prospects for a Program of Studies. Paper drafted for the Ford Foundation. New York (mimeo).
1967 “Discrimination Against Negroes,”The Annals 371 (May): 85–103.
1968 “Social Stratification and Mobility: Problems in the Measurement of Trend,” in Sheldon, Eleanor Bernert and Moore, Wilbert E., eds.,Indicators of Social Change; Concepts and Measurements. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
1969Toward Social Reporting: Next Steps. Paper No. 2 in Social Science Frontiers Series. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Gross, Bertram M., ed. 1967a “Social Goals and Indicators for American Society: I,”The Annals 371 (May).
1967b “Social Goals and Indicators for American Society: II,”The Annals 373 (September).
Ferriss, Abbott L. 1969Indicators of Trends in American Education. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
1970Indicators of Change in the American Family. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
1971Indicators of Trends in the Status of American Women. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Jahoda, Marie 1958Current Concepts of Positive Mental Health. New York: Basic Books.
Land, Kenneth C. 1971 “Some Exhaustible Poisson Process Models of Divorce by Marriage Cohort,”Journal of Mathematical Sociology 7 (July): 213–232.
1972 “Social Indicators,” in Smith Robert B.,Social Science Methods. New York: Free Press.
Moriyama, Iwao M. 1968 “Problems in the Measurement of Health Status,” in Sheldon, Eleanor Bernert and Moore, Wilbert E. S., eds.,Indicators of Social Change. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Sewell, William H., Haller and Ohlendorf 1970 “The Educational and Early Occupational Status Attainment Process: Replication and Revision,”American Sociological Review 35 (December): 1014–1027.
Sheldon, Eleanor Bernert and Moore, Wilbert E. eds. 1968Indicators of Social Change: Concepts and Measurements. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare 1969Toward a Social Report. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Commentaries
Bell, Daniel 1969 “The Idea of a Social Report,”The Public Interest 15 (Spring): 72–84.
Olson, Mancur, Jr. 1969 “The Plan and Purpose of the Social Report,”The Public Interest 15 (Spring): 85–97.
Sheldon, Eleanor Bernert and Freeman, Howard E. 1970 “Notes on Social Indicators: Promises and Potential,”Policy Sciences 1 (April): 97–111.
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This statement, part of which was initially prepared for the President's Commission on Federal Statistics, is based on discussions with and written memoranda from many social scientists engaged in work on social indicators. Represented are persons from both the private and public sector—primarily researchers who have contributed significantly to the recent thrust of interest and study of social change and its measurement. Many of these contributors, who are listed here, will find that most of their suggestions are included—and often in their own words. However, we assume full responsibility for the basic approach, the organization and the selection of contributed materials.
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Sheldon, E.B., Land, K.C. Social reporting for the 1970's. Policy Sci 3, 137–151 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01460088
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