A telescope on society : survey research and social science at the University of Michigan and beyond

xix, 490 p. : Ill.

The development and contribution of survey research as a scientific instrument and social institution / James S. House ... [et al.] -- Survey methodology / Robert M. Groves ... [et al.] -- Voting and electoral behavior / Philip E. Converse and Donald R. Kinder -- Survey research and political socialization / M. Kent Jennings -- Psychology and macroeconomics / Richard T. Curtin -- Evolution and change in family income, wealth, and health / Greg J. Duncan, Sandra L. Hofferth, and Frank P. Stafford -- Survey research in the study of organizations / Robert L. Kahn -- Understanding and improving the mental health of populations / Richard H. Price -- The psychosocial nature of physical health / James S. House and George A. Kaplan -- The social demography of fertility / Arland Thornton and William G. Axinn -- Studying the transition from youth to adulthood / Patrick M. O'Malley ... [et al.] -- Racial attitudes / Donald R. Kinder and Howard Schuman -- Surveying the black American population / James S. Jackson and David R. Williams -- Survey research and social science / James S. House ... [et al.]. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Formerly CIP