Debra Friedman
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 245251 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Debra Friedman |
| PRENOMES | Debra |
| SOBRENOME | Friedman |
| ASSINATURA | FRIEDMAN D |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Iowa |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 307 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1982 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2008 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
A Theory of the Value of Grandchildren
As innovations in medical technology extend average longevity, grandparents become increasingly present during the lives of their grandchildren. We propose a theory that seeks to explain differential investment in grandchildren. The theory relies on a fundamental assumption of uncertainty reduction to explain why grandparents in post-industrial societies might find it rational to invest in at least one of their grandchildren. We advance numerous …
Using the OPI to Place Heritage Speakers of Russian
This study explored the possibility of using an ACTFL oral proficiency interview (OPI) to assess the spoken proficiency of heritage language speakers of Russian for the purpose of placing them in Russian language classes. The authors also considered whether the norm of an educated native speaker could be used as a valid reference point for Russian heritage speakers. The OPI was administered to a group of college‐age Russian heritage speakers with…
Towards a Structure of Indifference
In the forty years between 1880 and 1920, the presumption that divorced and separated fathers in normal circumstances should be granted the custody of their children was changed in all Western countries that permitted divorce. New laws where passed that soon gave way to the almost certain award of child custody to mothers. This book, a study of that change in presumption of custody, addresses two fundamental questions. The first, straightforwardl…
Reply to Lehrer, Shechtman and Leasure
L ehrer, Shechtman, and Leasure (hereafter LSL) give us an opportunity to amplify our theory of the value of children. Regrettably, much of their criticism flows from a misunderstanding of our theory-particularly, of its scope conditions. Some of the criticism, however, appears to derive from epistemological roots. LSL's comment concludes by claiming that we attempted to complement existing theories of fertility with a new theory. Yet there are n…
The American Research University
The Social Meaning of Money
Family Law and the Pursuit of Intimacy
In recent years, family law has catapulted from the shadows to the spotlight in public consciousness. The issues that family law addresses--divorce, custody, single parenthood, same-sex marriage, prenuptial contracts, unmarried cohabitation, alternative families--have attracted enormous public attention and have become the subject of celebrated legal disputes, newspaper and magazine articles, television shows and movies, and Presidential campaign…
A Theory of the Value of Children
This paper uses a non-standard value assumption—uncertainty reduction—to explain parenthood. We begin by reviewing the inadequacies of normative and standard rational choice explanations of shifts in fertility behavior. Then we propose a theory of the value of children based on the uncertainty-reduction assumption. Next we generate a range of hypotheses that follow both from this assumption and from a subsidiary assumption of marital solidarity e…
A Treatise on the Family
Beyond Self-Interest
State and the Family
Rational Choice
The Contribution of Rational Choice Theory to Macrosociological Research
Because it consists of an entire family of specific theories derived from the same first principles, rational choice offers one approach to generate explanations that provide for micro-macro links, and to attack a wide variety of empirical problems in macrosociology. The aims of this paper are (I) to provide a bare skeleton of all rational choice arguments; (2) to demonstrate their applicability to a range of macrosociological concerns by reviewi…
Hard Choices
How do women choose between work and family commitments? And what are the causes, limits, and consequences of the subtle revolution in women's choices over the 1960s and 1970s? To answer these questions, Kathleen Gerson analyzes the experiences of a carefully selected group of middle-class and working-class women who were young adults in the 1970s. Their informative life histories reveal the emerging social forces in American society that have le…
Is Date Rape Justifiable
In two related studies, 268 male undergraduates rated the justifiability of date rape under various circumstances. As predicted, rape was rated as significantly more justifiable (a) if the couple went to the man's apartment rather than to a religious function, (b) if the woman asked the man out rather than vice versa (significant in Study 1 only), and (c) if the man paid all the dating expenses rather than splitting them with the woman. It was al…
Response to Dickie-Clark
Does Rational Choice Theory Suffice? Response to Adam
Reply to Heribert Adam
A Theory of Ethnic Collective Action
Michael Hechter, Debra Friedman, Malka Appelbaum, A Theory of Ethnic Collective Action, The International Migration Review, Vol. 16, No. 2, Special Issue: Theory and Methods in Migration and Ethnic Research (Summer, 1982), pp. 412-434
A Theory of Ethnic Collective Action
This article presents a theory to explain the frequency of ethnic collective action. Based on rational choice premises, it represents an alternative to currently popular structural theories. We demonstrate why an individual will not necessarily join a collective action even if its end is beneficial to him, and why collective action does not always occur among the most seriously disadvantaged ethnic groups. The strength of ethnically based organiz…
A Theory of the Value of Children
This paper uses a non-standard value assumption—uncertainty reduction—to explain parenthood. We begin by reviewing the inadequacies of normative and standard rational choice explanations of shifts in fertility behavior. Then we propose a theory of the value of children based on the uncertainty-reduction assumption. Next we generate a range of hypotheses that follow both from this assumption and from a subsidiary assumption of marital solidarity e…
The Contribution of Rational Choice Theory to Macrosociological Research
Because it consists of an entire family of specific theories derived from the same first principles, rational choice offers one approach to generate explanations that provide for micro-macro links, and to attack a wide variety of empirical problems in macrosociology. The aims of this paper are (I) to provide a bare skeleton of all rational choice arguments; (2) to demonstrate their applicability to a range of macrosociological concerns by reviewi…
Is Date Rape Justifiable
In two related studies, 268 male undergraduates rated the justifiability of date rape under various circumstances. As predicted, rape was rated as significantly more justifiable (a) if the couple went to the man's apartment rather than to a religious function, (b) if the woman asked the man out rather than vice versa (significant in Study 1 only), and (c) if the man paid all the dating expenses rather than splitting them with the woman. It was al…
A Theory of Ethnic Collective Action
Michael Hechter, Debra Friedman, Malka Appelbaum, A Theory of Ethnic Collective Action, The International Migration Review, Vol. 16, No. 2, Special Issue: Theory and Methods in Migration and Ethnic Research (Summer, 1982), pp. 412-434
A Theory of Ethnic Collective Action
This article presents a theory to explain the frequency of ethnic collective action. Based on rational choice premises, it represents an alternative to currently popular structural theories. We demonstrate why an individual will not necessarily join a collective action even if its end is beneficial to him, and why collective action does not always occur among the most seriously disadvantaged ethnic groups. The strength of ethnically based organiz…
Using the OPI to Place Heritage Speakers of Russian
This study explored the possibility of using an ACTFL oral proficiency interview (OPI) to assess the spoken proficiency of heritage language speakers of Russian for the purpose of placing them in Russian language classes. The authors also considered whether the norm of an educated native speaker could be used as a valid reference point for Russian heritage speakers. The OPI was administered to a group of college‐age Russian heritage speakers with…
A Theory of the Value of Grandchildren
As innovations in medical technology extend average longevity, grandparents become increasingly present during the lives of their grandchildren. We propose a theory that seeks to explain differential investment in grandchildren. The theory relies on a fundamental assumption of uncertainty reduction to explain why grandparents in post-industrial societies might find it rational to invest in at least one of their grandchildren. We advance numerous …
Reply to Lehrer, Shechtman and Leasure
L ehrer, Shechtman, and Leasure (hereafter LSL) give us an opportunity to amplify our theory of the value of children. Regrettably, much of their criticism flows from a misunderstanding of our theory-particularly, of its scope conditions. Some of the criticism, however, appears to derive from epistemological roots. LSL's comment concludes by claiming that we attempted to complement existing theories of fertility with a new theory. Yet there are n…
Reply to Heribert Adam
A Theory of Ethnic Collective Action
Michael Hechter, Debra Friedman, Malka Appelbaum, A Theory of Ethnic Collective Action, The International Migration Review, Vol. 16, No. 2, Special Issue: Theory and Methods in Migration and Ethnic Research (Summer, 1982), pp. 412-434
A Theory of Ethnic Collective Action
This article presents a theory to explain the frequency of ethnic collective action. Based on rational choice premises, it represents an alternative to currently popular structural theories. We demonstrate why an individual will not necessarily join a collective action even if its end is beneficial to him, and why collective action does not always occur among the most seriously disadvantaged ethnic groups. The strength of ethnically based organiz…
Reply to Heribert Adam
Response to Dickie-Clark
Does Rational Choice Theory Suffice? Response to Adam
Is Date Rape Justifiable
In two related studies, 268 male undergraduates rated the justifiability of date rape under various circumstances. As predicted, rape was rated as significantly more justifiable (a) if the couple went to the man's apartment rather than to a religious function, (b) if the woman asked the man out rather than vice versa (significant in Study 1 only), and (c) if the man paid all the dating expenses rather than splitting them with the woman. It was al…
Hard Choices
How do women choose between work and family commitments? And what are the causes, limits, and consequences of the subtle revolution in women's choices over the 1960s and 1970s? To answer these questions, Kathleen Gerson analyzes the experiences of a carefully selected group of middle-class and working-class women who were young adults in the 1970s. Their informative life histories reveal the emerging social forces in American society that have le…
Rational Choice
The Contribution of Rational Choice Theory to Macrosociological Research
Because it consists of an entire family of specific theories derived from the same first principles, rational choice offers one approach to generate explanations that provide for micro-macro links, and to attack a wide variety of empirical problems in macrosociology. The aims of this paper are (I) to provide a bare skeleton of all rational choice arguments; (2) to demonstrate their applicability to a range of macrosociological concerns by reviewi…
State and the Family
Beyond Self-Interest
A Treatise on the Family
Family Law and the Pursuit of Intimacy
In recent years, family law has catapulted from the shadows to the spotlight in public consciousness. The issues that family law addresses--divorce, custody, single parenthood, same-sex marriage, prenuptial contracts, unmarried cohabitation, alternative families--have attracted enormous public attention and have become the subject of celebrated legal disputes, newspaper and magazine articles, television shows and movies, and Presidential campaign…
A Theory of the Value of Children
This paper uses a non-standard value assumption—uncertainty reduction—to explain parenthood. We begin by reviewing the inadequacies of normative and standard rational choice explanations of shifts in fertility behavior. Then we propose a theory of the value of children based on the uncertainty-reduction assumption. Next we generate a range of hypotheses that follow both from this assumption and from a subsidiary assumption of marital solidarity e…
The American Research University
The Social Meaning of Money
Reply to Lehrer, Shechtman and Leasure
L ehrer, Shechtman, and Leasure (hereafter LSL) give us an opportunity to amplify our theory of the value of children. Regrettably, much of their criticism flows from a misunderstanding of our theory-particularly, of its scope conditions. Some of the criticism, however, appears to derive from epistemological roots. LSL's comment concludes by claiming that we attempted to complement existing theories of fertility with a new theory. Yet there are n…
Towards a Structure of Indifference
In the forty years between 1880 and 1920, the presumption that divorced and separated fathers in normal circumstances should be granted the custody of their children was changed in all Western countries that permitted divorce. New laws where passed that soon gave way to the almost certain award of child custody to mothers. This book, a study of that change in presumption of custody, addresses two fundamental questions. The first, straightforwardl…
Using the OPI to Place Heritage Speakers of Russian
This study explored the possibility of using an ACTFL oral proficiency interview (OPI) to assess the spoken proficiency of heritage language speakers of Russian for the purpose of placing them in Russian language classes. The authors also considered whether the norm of an educated native speaker could be used as a valid reference point for Russian heritage speakers. The OPI was administered to a group of college‐age Russian heritage speakers with…
A Theory of the Value of Grandchildren
As innovations in medical technology extend average longevity, grandparents become increasingly present during the lives of their grandchildren. We propose a theory that seeks to explain differential investment in grandchildren. The theory relies on a fundamental assumption of uncertainty reduction to explain why grandparents in post-industrial societies might find it rational to invest in at least one of their grandchildren. We advance numerous …
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