Mobility Tables (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)

Mobility Tables (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)
Michael Hout | 1983-04-01 00:00:00 | Sage Publications, Inc | 96 | Social Sciences
Explains the most widely used methods for analyzing cross-classified data on occupational origins and destinations. Hout reviews classic definitions, models, and sources of mobility data, as well as elementary operations for analyzing mobility tables. Tabular and graphic displays illustrate the discussion throughout.

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Philosophy of the Social Sciences: Philosophical Theory and Scientific Practice

Philosophy of the Social Sciences: Philosophical Theory and Scientific Practice
C. Mantzavinos | 2009-10-12 00:00:00 | Cambridge University Press | 344 | Social Sciences
This volume is a unique contribution to the philosophy of the social sciences, presenting the results of cutting-edge philosophers' research alongside critical discussions by practicing social scientists. The book is motivated by the view that the philosophy of the social sciences cannot ignore the specific scientific practices according to which social scientific work is being conducted, and that it will be valuable only if it evolves in constant interaction with theoretical developments in the social sciences. With its unique format guaranteeing a genuine discussion between philosophers and social scientists, this thought-provoking volume extends the frontiers of the field. It will appeal to all scholars and students interested in the interplay between philosophy and the social sciences.

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Nurturing Yesterday's Child: A Portrayal of the Drake Collection of Paediatric History

Nurturing Yesterday's Child: A Portrayal of the Drake Collection of Paediatric History
Mary Spaulding,Penny Welch | 1994-06-30 00:00:00 | Natural Heritage Books | 352 | Social Sciences

A true collector's item, Nurturing Yesterday's Child offers an illustrated history of the care of children from early Greek, Roman and Egyptian times to the present -- a history that will inform you and touch your heart. There is much to fascinate a parent and particularly those with medical connections and interests.

Dr. Theodore Drake (1891-1959), co-inventor of Pablum, collected feeding vessels, rattles and teethers, amulets, furniture, books, stamps, and coins during a lifetime of medical studies and practice in Canada and abroad. His collection encompasses some 3,000 artifacts, 1,500 rare books, 1,000 prints, 1,000 coins and medals, and all child welfare stamps up to the 1950s.

Nurturing Yesterday's Child is a remarkable tribute to a remarkable man who showed the same amount of care and thoughtfulness when amassing this vast collection as he showed for the health of children throughout a long and distinguished medical career.

"This beautiful book will appeal to anyone interested in children and in art from a historical viewpoint."
- Malcolm Hill, Department of Social Work, University of Glasgow

"The book is utterly wonderful."
- Tom Morely, Editor, Associated Medical Services, Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine, Toronto

"A beautifully produced book ... more than a catalogue, a fascinating history of the feeding of infants."
- Mary Ellen Avery, M.D., Harvard Medical School, in The New England Journal of Medicine

"Every chapter is accompanied by illustrations taken from the collection. But the reader recognizes that the usual procedure is here reversed: the real illustrating is done by words, for the purpose of better understanding the pictures. The authors have achieved a solid work of information and interpretation within a highly readable text .... Whether or not [the readers] visit the collection, this book will leave their minds informed and their imagination enriched."
- Elizabeth Rapley, Department of History, University of Ottawa

"The book is a rich and beautifully crafted storehouse. Every page is filled with familiar delights for me and others who feel at home with the Drake collection .... You have produced a jewel."
- Mary Geisler, longtime volunteer working with the Collection

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Volume Transmission Revisited, Volume 125 (Progress in Brain Research)

Volume Transmission Revisited, Volume 125 (Progress in Brain Research)
L.F. Agnati,K. Fuxe,C. Nicholson,E. Syková | 2000-11-21 00:00:00 | Elsevier Science | 470 | Social Sciences
Volume Transmission Revisited describes the mounting evidence that cells of the central nervous system are able to communicate via a host of chemical signals that flow through the extracellular space. Volume transmission (VT) constitutes a novel and complementary communication system to classical synaptic transmission. The new modality, which does not require specific connections between cells, leads to a reconsideration of the spatial relationships of neurons and glia, brings a new dimension to network modelling and is relevant to both short term interactions and long term tonic states of the brain.

The reader will find 29 chapters describing many of the major discoveries in VT during the last decade.

The most striking feature of this publication is the collecting together of many compelling examples of the ubiquitous nature of VT. These point to its increasing relevance from basic neuroscience research to clinical practice. Those working in other areas will find numerous invaluable examples of how leading investigators have gone about assembling evidence for VT.

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Culture and the Evolutionary Process

Culture and the Evolutionary Process
Robert Boyd,Peter J. Richerson | 1988-06-15 00:00:00 | University Of Chicago Press | 340 | Social Sciences

How do biological, psychological, sociological, and cultural factors combine to change societies over the long run? Boyd and Richerson explore how genetic and cultural factors interact, under the influence of evolutionary forces, to produce the diversity we see in human cultures. Using methods developed by population biologists, they propose a theory of cultural evolution that is an original and fair-minded alternative to the sociobiology debate.

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