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National value systems

Values are regarded as ordering principles for social action. This explains some of the scientific attention value problems have recently received. Is social change promoted by and linked to change in values? Are there both changeable and...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/WAPOR Seminar 1980: Opinion Polls

Author: Gerhard Schmidtchen

June 15, 1980

Improving the quality of life for ethnic minority groups

Although I wish to draw on research into ethnic minority groups for examples to demonstrate the hypotheses I wish to put, I see no reason why the same hypotheses need not apply equally to many other aspects of public sector social research. The...

Catalogue: Seminar 1978: Social Research in the Public Sector

Author: John Hanvey

Company: Harris Interactive (Europe)

December 1, 1978

Action research and social welfare

This paper discusses recent British experience of action research in government sponsored community action programmes, (Community Development Projects and EEC sponsored Community Resource Centres). It points to the common view which dismisses action...

Catalogue: Seminar 1978: Social Research in the Public Sector

Authors: Ray Lees, Nick Bailey

December 1, 1978

Evaluation of the effectiveness of a drug counselling training program

The drug abuse has become one of the major problems of the nation, and as a response to increased demand for programs and experts to meet treatment and preventive needs. As part of these efforts the National Institute of Mental Health has been...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1975: Quality In Research

Author: Katherin Marton

August 1, 1975

Measuring multiple deprivation

As a result public discussion of social issues is now increasingly focussed not on the mass of the people, but on those suffering extreme misfortune. When concerned for this unfortunate minority concentrates on income, its members have been referred...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1975: Quality In Research

Author: Richard Berthoud

August 1, 1975

Can market research make a contribution to international problems?

This paper is concerned with the Market Research Industry's contribution in this field. It is our contention that not enough market research is carried out in the vital area of overseas aid and that it is up to the industry to draw the attention of...

Catalogue: ESOMAR Congress 1975: Quality In Research

Authors: Jocelyn L. Jeffreys, Robert Sutton

August 1, 1975

Survey research on crime, criminal law and criminal justice in Japan

This paper presents the most significant available data concerning Japanese attitudes toward and opinions about crime, criminal law and criminal justice, selected from the results of reliably conducted public opinion surveys. The selected data focus...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/WAPOR Congress 1973: The Application Of Market And Social Research For More Efficient Planning

Author: Masaji Chiba

September 1, 1973

Research on crime, criminal law and criminal justice in Holland

This paper traces the research done on crime, criminal law and criminal justice in Holland since 1960. The headings uses have been taken from Albert D. Biderman et al. In addition reference is made to some current research. The concluding section...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/WAPOR Congress 1973: The Application Of Market And Social Research For More Efficient Planning

Author: Theo W. Scholten

September 1, 1973

Provo as a mass movement

We will primarily have to go into the thinking models and patterns of PROVO and the campaigns that arose around PROVO, and those that were instigated by PROVO or constituted a response to PROVO. In view of the nature of the PROVO movement, it is...

Catalogue: ESOMAR/WAPOR Congress 1969

Author: Leopold van Ravesteijn

June 15, 1969