New Technology in Sociology

Grant Blank, James L. McCartney, Edward Brent

I. New Cultures of Knowledge, 1. The Future of Sociological Literature in an Age of Computerized Texts , 2. Intellectual Property and New Technology: Some Possible Futures in Sociology II. The Microcomputer Revolution 3. How the Microcomputer is Changing Our Analytic Habits 4. Waiting for the Revolution: The Use of Microcomputers by Social Scientists III. Visual Sociology 5. Visual Sociology: Expanding Sociological Vision 6. Ethical Issues in Visual Field Work IV. Artificial Intelligence 7. Artificial Intelligence and Formal Models of International Behavior 8. Is There a Role for Artificial Intelligence in Sociological Theorizing? V. Qualitative Sociology 9. Computer Software and Qualitative Analysis: A Reassessment 10. Text Analysis and Text-Analysis Software: A Comparison of Assumptions VI. Teaching Sociology 11. Ensemble Instruction: A Note on Communicating Sociology via Computers 12. Beyond SPSS et al.: Pedagogical Contributions of Business Software in the Teaching of Social Research