Edward E. Brent, Jr., Ronald E. Anderson: Computer Applications in the Social Sciences

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#CC0000" alink="#CC0000"><center><hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade>A comprehensive survey of the current and prospective uses of computers in the social sciences<hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade><p><a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/ChicagoBook.aspx?ISBN=9780877226666&&PRESS=temple" target="_top">Buy this book!</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">View Cart</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">Check Out</a></p><p><img src="683_reg.gif" height=200 border=1 vspace=4></p></center><h1>Computer Applications in the Social Sciences</h1> <h3>Edward Brent, Jr. and Ronald E. Anderson</h3> <P>cloth 0-87722-666-0 $69.50, Jan 90, <FONT COLOR=#990033>Available</FONT> <BR> 384 pp 6x9 </P><P>Providing both an introduction to computing and advice on computer applications, the authors examine available hardware and software with respect to the needs of the social scientist. The book offers a systematic framework for the use of computers, with particular focus on the "work station," the center of which is a personal computer connected to networks by a telephone-based modem. <P>The material ranges from sophisticated discussions of methodology to ideas for expanding everyday applications of computer techniques to virtual how-to-do-it advice. The various stages of academic work are addressed: from the research process (theory formulation, literature search, data gathering, etc.) to communicating with colleagues to teaching. The authors' encyclopedic coverage of computer applications in the social sciences includes such topics as simulation/modeling techniques, data management, statistical analysis, graphics, work processing, expert systems, and artificial intelligence. The chapters also review technical literature on computer hardware and software, behavioral literature (studies of how people actually use computers), and prescriptive literature on the research process itself. <P><I>Computer Applications in the Social Sciences</I> is not a computer manual, but a reference that includes sample programs and printouts for illustration. Brent and Anderson make compelling arguments for the importance of computer literacy and offer specific advice on how computers can improve efficiency and assist in creatively manipulating and presenting social science research. <BR> <h2>Excerpt</h2><P>Excerpt available at <a href="http://www.temple.edu/tempress">www.temple.edu/tempress</a></p> <BR> <h2>Contents</h2><P> <P><B>Part I: An Introduction to Computers</B> <BR>1. Introduction: Computer Literacy and the Social Sciences <BR>2. Computer Hardware, Configurations, and Peripherals <BR>3. Computer Software: Languages, Operating Systems, and Programs <BR>4. Computing Environments <BR>5. Managing Social Science Programming <p><B>Part II: Software Tools</B> <BR>6. Available Software Tools <BR>7. Issues and Strategies for Applications Management <p><B>Part III: Applications in the Social and Behavioral Sciences</B> <BR>8. Theorizing about and Representing Social Data <BR>9. Bibliographic Retrieval and Literature Reviews <BR>10. Simulating, Modeling, and Planning <BR>11. Managing Data <BR>12. Analyzing Quantitative Data <BR>13. Analyzing Text <BR>14. Graphing <BR>15. Writing and Rewriting <BR>16. Communicating and Collaborating <BR>17. Learning and Teaching <BR>18. Expert Systems and Artificial Intelligence Applications in the Social Sciences <BR>19. Social Issues and the Future of Computing <p>References <BR>Glossary <BR>Index </P><BR> <H2>About the Author(s)</H2> <P><B>Edward E. Brent, Jr.</B></A> is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Missouri-Columbia.</P> <P><B>Ronald E. Anderson</B> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis.</P> <BR><H2>Subject Categories</H2> <p><A HREF="/tempress/sociology.html" TARGET="_top">Sociology</a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/ChicagoBook.aspx?ISBN=9780877226666&&PRESS=temple" target="_top">Buy this book!</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">View Cart</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">Check Out</a></p><p><font face="Arial" size="1"><a href="copyright.html" onMouseOver="window.status='Web Copyright Policy';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''" title="Web Copyright Policy">©</a> 2015 <a href="http://www.temple.edu" target="new" onMouseOver="window.status='Link to Temple University home page';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''" title="Link to Temple University home page">Temple University</a>. All Rights Reserved. http://www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/683_reg.html</font></p>