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Dana M. Williams associate professor department of sociology california state university, chico
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	Course resources and links Political Sociology Public Sociology Social Research Methods Statistical Analysis for the Social Sciences Sociology of Work [ Political Sociology / SOCI 440 ] Class-related materials Syllabi: SOCI 440 (pdf) Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire, Noam Chomsky (textbook) Domination and the Arts of Resistance: Hidden Transcripts, James C. Scott (textbook) Fall 2015 semester: student book memes Various Links Amnesty International Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Center for Responsive Politics Democracy Now! Electronic Frontier Foundation International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance WikiLeaks [ Public Sociology / SOCI 441 ] Class-related materials Syllabi: SOCI 441 (pdf) Historical Census data for Chico city and Butte county (1850-1880) [ Social Research Methods / SOCI 310 ] Class-related materials Syllabi: SOCI 310 (pdf) Reseach Checklist Investigating the Social World, Russell K. Schutt (textbook) Methods texts Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology, Paul Vogt and Burke Johnson Analyzing Social Settings: A Guide to Qualitative Observation and Analysis, John Lofland and David Snow The Basics of Social Research, Earl Babbie Real Research: Research Methods Sociology Students Can Use, Liahna Gordon [ Statistical Analysis for the Social Sciences / SOCI 315 ] Class-related materials Syllabi: SOCI 315 (pdf) Diagram of Causal, Statistical Analysis Process (pdf) SPSS Virtual Software Library Datasets: General Social Survey, World Values Survey, CA Counties Answering Questions With Statistics, Robert Szafran (textbook) Stat-Spotting: A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data, Joel Best (textbook) Online social data US Census Bureau, AmericanFactFinder General Social Survey SDA UN Human Development Report CIA World Factbook FedStats World Bank Downloadable social data General Social Survey World Values Survey Barometers: Afro, Arab, Asian, Euro, Latino International Social Survey Programme Inter-university Consortium for Political & Social Research Free software (free as in liberty, not just gratis) PSPP R Gnumeric Gretl LibreOffice Calc Properietary software SPSS (via Virtual Software Library) SAS HLM Excel Statistics production texts Free Statistics Book, David M. Lane Statistical Analysis Quick Reference Book, Alan Elliott and Wayne Woodward Discovering Statistics Using SPSS, Andy Field Statistics for Social Change, Lucy Horwitz and Lou Ferleger SPSS QuickStars, Neil Salkind and Samuel Green Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology, Paul Vogt and Burke Johnson Statistics consumption texts Damned Lies and Statistics, Joel Best How to Lie With Statistics, Darrel Huff Tao of Statistics, Dana Keller Websites Radical Statistics Group Statistics Hell [ Sociology of Work / SOCI 465 ] Class-related materials Syllabi: SOCI 465 (pdf) Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, Barbara Ehrenreich (textbook) Work: Capitalism. Economics. Resistance., Crimethinc (textbook) Online data Bureau of Labor Statistics The State of Working America Economic Policy Institute Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
dmwilliams@csuchico.edu +1 (530) 898-6384 (w) department of sociology butte hall 645 csu, chico chico, ca 95929-0445