Social indicators and social structure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11044607 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frank W Young (Cornell University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 22-35 |
| Publication date | 1983-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1520-6629(198301)11:1<22::aid-jcop2290110103>3.0.co;2-i |
| PMID | 10259111 |
| OpenAlex | W1981898570 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
The findings from seven factor analytic studies of social indicators at the subnational level constitute the starting point for this review of the relationship of social indicators, defined as measures of individual and family welfare, and social structure. This definition acknowledges the normative element in social indicators, but it does not specify the direction that they must move in order to be considered "good" or "bad." Three approaches to explaining social indicators are then reviewed: an indicator-specific model as exemplified by Anderson's analysis of infant mortality; an institution-specific model illustrated by Bidwell and Kasarda's study of the effectiveness of Colorado school districts; and a systemic-structural model, embodies in R. Young's studies of the social organization of the 48 states in relationship to social indicators. Although all three approaches have problems, the last is claimed to be the most heuristic.
Economics · Institution · Normative · Order (exchange) · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Psychology · Social Psychology
International encyclopedia of the social sciences.
Toward macro-social accounting
Notes on social indicators
Social indicators and public policy
Reply to Hannan, Freeman and Meyer, and Alexander and Griffin
School District Organization and Student Achievement
Causal Models and Social Indicators
Specification of Models for Organizational Effectiveness
Reactive Subsystems
Economic Development and Social Rigidity
A Causal Model of the Health Care System
Poverty and inequality in the United States
The structural context of family welfare in the regions of Italy
Predicting the quality of life in the United States
The social structure of social problems in New York state
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 1984 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |