Reviews for Statistical Models For The Social And Behavioral Sciences

The average rating for Statistical Models For The Social And Behavioral Sciences based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-04-18 00:00:00 Anish Ashqzen I've read this twice, mostly for fun. The "fun" aspect is crucial as Barry is (was) an incredibly approachable writer and the book is packed full of entertaining insights and anecdotes. On the down side, both in terms of Barry's oeuvre and the field itself, the book is hardly the most substantive account of social justice theory; due in no small part because of Barry's attempt to make the text so accessible. As a result, this book is probably a text best suited for the layman or to be used as an introduction to social justice theory. One major note: Barry is reliant on ideological considerations for essentially every part of the book (Ch. 17 is entirely devoted to the topic, in fact). And the text likely won't hold much water with those fervently opposed to Barry's openly "liberal" sentiments or those uninterested in ideology. The benefit of his overt ideological armature, however, is that it allows for a useful comparative point between other popular social justice writers that Barry had, at one point or another, criticized - Rawls and Walzer immediately come to mind. Ultimately, this is a delightful book and a very easy read (certainly when compared to a lot of social justice literature). Despite Barry's economic propositions, this should not be seen as a serious approach to political economics - it is a firmly "liberal" approach to social justice by way of a series of arguments on socio-economic inequality and resource redistribution. But regardless of its ideological or methodological commitments; the text is worth the read and is a fitting work for a thinker who busied himself with making social justice, both in theory and in practice, equally accessible to everyone.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-01-15 00:00:00 Ross Pinky "...chronic stress can cause high blood pressure. This was something I discovered for myself when I spent four years near the University of Chicago in a constant (and justifiable) state of apprehension about the risk of violence from people who, if they did not accost you in the street, were quite capable of smashing your door down and helping themselves after immobilizing you."