Bulmer, Martin.

Social measurement through social surveys: an applied approach/ Edited by Julie Gibbs, Laura Hyman. - Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2010. - vi, 229 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Martin Bulmer, Julie Gibbs and Laura Hyman --
2. Measuring family and household variables / John Haskey --
3. Measuring crime / Ian Brunton-Smith and Jonathan Allen --
4. Measuring political behaviour and attitudes / Oliver Heath and Robert Johns --
5. Measuring religious behaviour / Peter Brierley --
6. Measuring social class / Eric Harrison --
7. Measuring race and ethnicity / Martin Bulmer --
8. Measuring sexual behaviour / Catherine H. Mercer, Sally McMamus and Bob Erens --
9. Measuring health / Nicola Shelton and Jennifer Mindell --
10. Measuring social capital : formal and informal activism, its socio-demographic determinants and socio-political impacts / Yaojun Li --
11. Measuring social attitudes / Caroline Roberts --
12. Challenges for social measurement / Martin Bulmer.

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Social surveys.
Sociology--Statistical methods.

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