Edward E Brent

Biographic Data

ID189677
NAMEEdward E Brent
GIVEN NAMESEdward E
FAMILY NAMEBrent
SIGNATUREBRENT E E
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Missouri
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS23
TOTAL CITATIONS84
AUTHOR COUNT23
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1974
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1996
H-INDEX5

  • Expert Systems and the Representation of Knowledge

    Open AccessR A Benfer, Louanna Furbee et al.ARTICLEAmerican Ethnologist1996Cited by: 1References: 12

    Reflexions sur les methodes adoptees dans differents ouvrages pour resoudre le probleme de l'acquisition et de la representation des connaissances dans les systemes experts

  • Expert Systems and their Role in Computational Sociology

    Open AccessEdward E Brent, Edward BrentARTICLESociological Methods & Research1996References: 18

    This article examines in detail some of the principal strategies used by expert systems to represent and reason about knowledge. It identifies strengths and weaknesses of these different strategies, with particular reference to sociological knowledge as illustrated by the work of Erving Goffman. The article ends with a summary of the current status of expert systems in sociology and prospects for using expert systems to help create a systematic f…

  • Artificial Social Intelligence

    William Sims Bainbridge, Edward E Brent et al.ARTICLEAnnual Review of Sociology1994

    Sociologists have begun to explore the gains for theory and research that might be achieved by artificial intelligence technology: symbolic processors, expert systems, neural networks, genetic algorithms, and classifier systems. The first major accomplishments of artificial social intelligence (ASI) have been in the realm of theory, where these techniques have inspired new theories as well as helping to render existing theories more rigorous. Two…

  • Validating A Computer Assessment of Housing for Older Adults: An Application of Design Knowledge to Promote Independent Living

    Ruth Stumpe Brent, Ronald G Phillips et al.ARTICLEHousing and Society1993

    The gap between gerontological design research and interior design practice that can apply this knowledge is addressed. A validation study was conducted of the Elderly Resident Housing Assessment Program (ERHAP) to test the hypothesis that a computerized artificial intelligence system is a comprehensive and reliable home evaluation tool for identifying housing inadequacies among older residents. The following research questions were asked: (1) Wh…

  • Computational Sociology: Reinventing Sociology for the Next Millennium

    Open AccessEdward E Brent, Edward BrentARTICLESocial Science Computer Review1993Cited by: 1References: 8

    This paper proposes a computational approach to sociology. I argue that computational sociology is not just another specialty within an already fragmented discipline but that it provides an opportunity to integrate traditionally disparate approaches within sociology and provides a foundation for transforming sociology in the 2Ist century. I discuss important changes in computing that offer new opportunities for sociology and illustrate those poin…

  • Older Adults Residing in their Own Home: Prioritizing Housing Inadequacies

    Ruth Stumpe Brent, Ronald G Phillips et al.ARTICLEHousing and Society1991

    A housing assessment centered on issues of safety, function, and comfort was conducted in the homes of 90 older adults. Findings document the frequency of home-environment liabilities and the location of housing inadequacies. Housing inadequacies relating to gross motor safety are the greatest concern and occur most frequently in the bathroom and kitchen. Included is a theoretical model that illustrates a priority for housing inadequacies by type…

  • Computer Applications in the Social Sciences

    Kriss A Drass, Edward E Brent et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1991

  • Methodologist's Assistant

    Dora G Lodwick, Edward E Brent et al.ARTICLETeaching Sociology1991

  • Sociological computing: An opportunity missed

    Open AccessRonald E Anderson, Edward E Brent et al.ARTICLEThe American Sociologist1991Cited by: 2References: 15

  • Computing in Sociology: Promise and Practice

    Open AccessRonald E Anderson, Edward E Brent et al.ARTICLESocial Science Computer Review1989Cited by: 3References: 4

    The state of a social science discipline should be judged by the vitality of its computing subfield, which is reflected in the quality of its software. Computing progress in sociology is evident in new software for theory, data management, and instruction. Constraints including inadequate resources, problematic software, and inadequate rewards for computing contributions prohibit most sociologists from using the most innovative software. Some spe…

  • Erving: A Program to Teach Sociological Reasoning from the Dramaturgical Perspective

    Edward E Brent, Edward Brent et al.ARTICLETeaching Sociology1989Cited by: 4

    Edward E. Brent, Jr., Jack Glazier, Keith Jamtgaard, Ed Wetzel, Peter M. Hall, Michael Dalecki, Abdulah Bah, Erving: A Program to Teach Sociological Reasoning from the Dramaturgical Perspective, Teaching Sociology, Vol. 17, No. 1 (Jan., 1989), pp. 38-48

  • Introduction to the special issue: Graduate education: “The promise” lost

    Open AccessJames L Mccartney, Victoria J Godino et al.ARTICLEThe American Sociologist1987Cited by: 2References: 3

  • Introduction To The Special Issue: Sociology and social policy

    Open AccessJames L Mccartney, M J Neitz et al.ARTICLEThe American Sociologist1987References: 2

  • Common Response Patterns of Medical Students in Interviews of Hospitalized Patients

    Edward E Brent, Edward Brent et al.ARTICLEMedical Care1986

    Sixty-eight interviews of hospitalized patients by freshmen medical students were examined for common response patterns. Response profiles were constructed for each medical student and subjected to cluster analysis. Four common response patterns were identified: Questioning Facilitators, Declaring Facilitators, Elaborators, and Prompters. The four patterns are distinguished by the different balance they strike between directing the interview and …

  • Knowledge-based systems: A qualitative formalism

    Open AccessEdward E Brent, Edward BrentARTICLEQualitative Sociology1986Cited by: 10References: 34

  • Policing: A Social Behaviorist Perspective

    Dennis Forcese, Richard E Sykes et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1984

  • Using Log-Linear Tests of Fit for a Transactional Systems Model

    Open AccessEdward E Brent, Edward Brent et al.ARTICLECommunication Research1982

    For the past decade the Interact System Model (ISM) of Fisher and Hawes (1971) has been used in conjunction with traditional statistical tests of fit of discrete-time, discrete-state Markov models to examine small group processes of communication. The authors argue that the ISM is an inappropriate model of interpersonal and noninterpersonal communication processes, in part because it takes no account of nonverbal messages. As an alternative, they…

  • Subjective agreement with the presidential candidates of 1976 and 1980

    Edward E Brent, Edward Brent et al.ARTICLEJournal of Personality and Social…1982Cited by: 14

  • Membership group, reference group, and the attribution of attitudes to groups

    Donald Granberg, N Lyneel Jefferson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Personality and Social…1981Cited by: 9References: 13

  • The Regulation of Interaction by Police: A Systems View of Taking Charge

    Open AccessRichard E Sykes, Edward E Brent et al.ARTICLECriminology1980Cited by: 13References: 7

    Scholars agree that a preoccupation of police is the maintenance of their authority during encounters with civilians. There is little knowledge of how they seek to do this. Using a subset of process data from a large, quantitative, observational field study of police, the authors analyze it from the perspective of general systems theory. They find that authority is maintained in most cases by much more subtle means than past studies have identifi…

  • The Socialization of Almost Everyone: A 'Groundless' Theory

    Edward E Brent, Edward BrentARTICLEJournal of Health and Social…1978

  • Assessing Research Methodology: The Structure of Professional Assessments of Methodology

    Open AccessDonald G Mctavish, James D Cleary et al.ARTICLESociological Methods & Research1977Cited by: 4References: 10

    This paper reports the development and application of a method for evaluating the methodology of social science research. In this study, 11 social scientists rated the methodology of 126 federally sponsored, social science research projects. Written documentation from each research project was divided into three packets, representing three stages of the research process: proposal, interim report, and completed research. Each project was independe…

  • Dove-hawk placements in the 1968 election: Application of social judgment and balance theories

    Donald Granberg, Edward E Brent et al.ARTICLEJournal of Personality and Social…1974Cited by: 21