Chanoch Jacobsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3659991 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chanoch Jacobsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chanoch |
| FAMILY NAME | Jacobsen |
| SIGNATURE | JACOBSEN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Computer Simulations and Empirical Testing of Sociological Theory
To overcome the longstanding difficulties of testing macrosociological theories empirically, a new strategy based on computer simulations is proposed. The computer model provides a means for testing the empirical adequacy of a theory in its entirety, taking into account all relevant interactions between variables. The authors describe the approach and then apply it to a theory of patterned deviance. Fifteen sets of data were tested with the origi…
A strategy for testing the empirical adequacy of macro‐sociological theories
We suggest testing macro‐sociological theories in a research strategy based on computer simulation. The verbal statement of the theory is transformed into a mathematical model, which is then run against a variety of time serial data sets to test its empirical adequacy. Alternative hypotheses may be tested in simulated experiments on the model. An example, applying this procedure to a theory of normative regulation, demonstrates its feasibility. A…
Normative and Utilitarian Particularism
Particularistic considerations among professionals have been ascribed to social structural exigencies. A comparison of conventionally employed professionals with practitioners belonging to a communal framework (kibbutz) reveals two distinct forms of particularism: a generally approved Normative Particularism that caters to the legitimate demands of the professional's immediate social environment, and a less accepted Utilitarian Particularism that…
The Power of Social Collectivities
The analysis and measurement of social power, particularly that of social collectivities, continues to present difficulties to theorists and researchers alike.l In a recent attempt to resolve some of these problems,Jacobsen and Cohen2 have suggested an integration offour major theoretical approaches to the study of power, and derived from that a 'predictor measure' for assessing power relationships between social collectivities. The utility of th…
The Power of Social Collectivities
By integrating some of the more persuasive elements of the major current approaches, this article develops a conceptualization of social power and a formula for predicting the enactment of power between social collectivities. The predictor measure is defined as the ratio of either party's relative resources (including specifically those pertaining to social collectivities) to its relative position uis-auis contended issues. Data from shop committ…
Interpreting Modal Frequencies To Measure Social Norms
The empirical study of social norms has been hampered b y a lack of standardized quantitative measures and criteria for the interpretation of research data. Two such criteria are suggested, both of them derived from the modal proportion of responses. The first, pk1rep , signifies a modal proportion large enough to represent a population norm The second criterian, pk1prom, is less stringent and indicates the presence of a prominent norm. Minority …
Permissiveness and Norm Evasions
This article discusses the interrelations and the distinctions between permissiveness, patterned evasion and institutionalized evasions. All three are adaptive modes contributing to the functioning of normative systems, but they are distinct social phenomena, and each reflects a different systemic problem. Patterned evasion indicates impediments to the mechanisms of social control. Institutionalized evasions relieve tensions in the normative stru…
A strategy for testing the empirical adequacy of macro‐sociological theories
We suggest testing macro‐sociological theories in a research strategy based on computer simulation. The verbal statement of the theory is transformed into a mathematical model, which is then run against a variety of time serial data sets to test its empirical adequacy. Alternative hypotheses may be tested in simulated experiments on the model. An example, applying this procedure to a theory of normative regulation, demonstrates its feasibility. A…
The Power of Social Collectivities
By integrating some of the more persuasive elements of the major current approaches, this article develops a conceptualization of social power and a formula for predicting the enactment of power between social collectivities. The predictor measure is defined as the ratio of either party's relative resources (including specifically those pertaining to social collectivities) to its relative position uis-auis contended issues. Data from shop committ…
Computer Simulations and Empirical Testing of Sociological Theory
To overcome the longstanding difficulties of testing macrosociological theories empirically, a new strategy based on computer simulations is proposed. The computer model provides a means for testing the empirical adequacy of a theory in its entirety, taking into account all relevant interactions between variables. The authors describe the approach and then apply it to a theory of patterned deviance. Fifteen sets of data were tested with the origi…
Interpreting Modal Frequencies To Measure Social Norms
The empirical study of social norms has been hampered b y a lack of standardized quantitative measures and criteria for the interpretation of research data. Two such criteria are suggested, both of them derived from the modal proportion of responses. The first, pk1rep , signifies a modal proportion large enough to represent a population norm The second criterian, pk1prom, is less stringent and indicates the presence of a prominent norm. Minority …
Permissiveness and Norm Evasions
This article discusses the interrelations and the distinctions between permissiveness, patterned evasion and institutionalized evasions. All three are adaptive modes contributing to the functioning of normative systems, but they are distinct social phenomena, and each reflects a different systemic problem. Patterned evasion indicates impediments to the mechanisms of social control. Institutionalized evasions relieve tensions in the normative stru…
Permissiveness and Norm Evasions
This article discusses the interrelations and the distinctions between permissiveness, patterned evasion and institutionalized evasions. All three are adaptive modes contributing to the functioning of normative systems, but they are distinct social phenomena, and each reflects a different systemic problem. Patterned evasion indicates impediments to the mechanisms of social control. Institutionalized evasions relieve tensions in the normative stru…
Interpreting Modal Frequencies To Measure Social Norms
The empirical study of social norms has been hampered b y a lack of standardized quantitative measures and criteria for the interpretation of research data. Two such criteria are suggested, both of them derived from the modal proportion of responses. The first, pk1rep , signifies a modal proportion large enough to represent a population norm The second criterian, pk1prom, is less stringent and indicates the presence of a prominent norm. Minority …
The Power of Social Collectivities
By integrating some of the more persuasive elements of the major current approaches, this article develops a conceptualization of social power and a formula for predicting the enactment of power between social collectivities. The predictor measure is defined as the ratio of either party's relative resources (including specifically those pertaining to social collectivities) to its relative position uis-auis contended issues. Data from shop committ…
Normative and Utilitarian Particularism
Particularistic considerations among professionals have been ascribed to social structural exigencies. A comparison of conventionally employed professionals with practitioners belonging to a communal framework (kibbutz) reveals two distinct forms of particularism: a generally approved Normative Particularism that caters to the legitimate demands of the professional's immediate social environment, and a less accepted Utilitarian Particularism that…
The Power of Social Collectivities
The analysis and measurement of social power, particularly that of social collectivities, continues to present difficulties to theorists and researchers alike.l In a recent attempt to resolve some of these problems,Jacobsen and Cohen2 have suggested an integration offour major theoretical approaches to the study of power, and derived from that a 'predictor measure' for assessing power relationships between social collectivities. The utility of th…
A strategy for testing the empirical adequacy of macro‐sociological theories
We suggest testing macro‐sociological theories in a research strategy based on computer simulation. The verbal statement of the theory is transformed into a mathematical model, which is then run against a variety of time serial data sets to test its empirical adequacy. Alternative hypotheses may be tested in simulated experiments on the model. An example, applying this procedure to a theory of normative regulation, demonstrates its feasibility. A…
Computer Simulations and Empirical Testing of Sociological Theory
To overcome the longstanding difficulties of testing macrosociological theories empirically, a new strategy based on computer simulations is proposed. The computer model provides a means for testing the empirical adequacy of a theory in its entirety, taking into account all relevant interactions between variables. The authors describe the approach and then apply it to a theory of patterned deviance. Fifteen sets of data were tested with the origi…
Sociology (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Econometrics (3 works) · Empirical research (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Normative (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Statistics (3 works)