Comparative Sociology , 1950 - 1963

Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham.

Considerable variations in the scope and the methods of ascertainment employed in different epidemiological studies, to say nothing of divergent diagnostic criteria, have seriously jeopardized the value ofmany such observations in estimating the true prevalence of multiple sclerosis in various parts of the world. Acheson has pointed out that studies based on mortality statistics (Limburg, 1950;...

Sociology in Medicine

with a large number of text diagrams and tables. The illustrations, which are excellent, are printed on four plates in the middle of the book. These economies make the book a little difficult to read but in no way detract from its value. It is a scholarly work and at the end of each chapter there is a list of half-a-dozen books or reviews for more detailed reading as well as 50 to 100 reference...

Rural Development in Contemporary Iran 1950-2010

Chest Diseases in the Army. a Survey at the Connaught Hospital in 1950. Chapter 111. Comparison of the Groups.

Comparative Economic Sociology: Blending Social Stratification, Organizational Theory, and the Sociology of Development

I propose to approach economic sociology as the application of social stratification, organizational theory, and the sociology of development to the study of the organization of economic activity. I begin by reviewing the growth of specialty fields in sociology during the postwar period. I then outline the origins and major tenets of a comparative economic sociology that breaks with specializat...