The State of the Masses - Softcover

-Most books on social indicators are oriented to psychological theories and have not been absorbed quickly into the sociological mainstream. Hamilton and Wright correct this balance, and their book deserves the careful attention of sociologists.- --D. Garth Taylor, Social Forces -One does not have to be devoted to the Frankfurt school for the -scientism- in this work to fairly take your breath away. . . . This is documentation that should substantially enrich political analysis.- --Michael Stevenson, Canadian Journal of Political Science -This book constitutes the social science equivalent of Consumer Reports it subjects a diverse range of potentially hazardous social theories to independent empirical tests and evaluates the results against advertised claims.- --James R. Beniger, The Public Opinion Quarterly -The State of the Masses, by Richard Hamilton and James Wright, is one of the most entertaining works I've read. Even the footnotes provide gripping material, and there are some excellent touches of humour throughout. But the book has a much more serious purpose. It delivers a systematic and at times devastating critique. . . . Anything with lingering doubts on this score would do well to read this book for themselves.- --Brian Graetz, Australia and New Zealand Journal of Sociology -The manuscript is wonderfully devastating.- --G. William Domhoff, University of California -[The authors] did a terrific job pulling the materials together and lambasting the prophets of doom and gloom. . . . [C]ongratulations are in order for a really interesting and, I believe, significant manuscript.- --Curt Tausky, University of Massachusetts, Amherst -[The authors] are to be congratulated for the service they have performed in assembling this vast amount of interesting and informative data and in the extensive and relevant analysis of these data.- --Paul C. Glick, U.S. Bureau of the Census -I think it is great. The manuscript has a sprightly style, just the right touch of irony, and all the data that is needed to prove the point. . . . [The material] on false consciousness and bar-fly methodology will be picked up and widely quoted.- --William Form, University of Illinois, Urbana -The manuscript is wonderfully devastating.---G. William Domhoff, University of California, Santa Cruz -I think this is a masterful and timely piece of work A the book's message is so powerful, so wide sweeping that it cannot be ignored.- --William Form, The Ohio State University "Most books on social indicators are oriented to psychological theories and have not been absorbed quickly into the sociological mainstream. Hamilton and Wright correct this balance, and their book deserves the careful attention of sociologists." --D. Garth Taylor, Social Forces "One does not have to be devoted to the Frankfurt school for the "scientism" in this work to fairly take your breath away. . . . This is documentation that should substantially enrich political analysis." --Michael Stevenson, Canadian Journal of Political Science "This book constitutes the social science equivalent of Consumer Reports it subjects a diverse range of potentially hazardous social theories to independent empirical tests and evaluates the results against advertised claims." --James R. Beniger, The Public Opinion Quarterly "The State of the Masses, by Richard Hamilton and James Wright, is one of the most entertaining works I've read. Even the footnotes provide gripping material, and there are some excellent touches of humour throughout. But the book has a much more serious purpose. It delivers a systematic and at times devastating critique. . . . Anything with lingering doubts on this score would do well to read this book for themselves." --Brian Graetz, Australia and New Zealand Journal of Sociology "The manuscript is wonderfully devastating." --G. William Domhoff, University of California "[The authors] did a terrific job pulling the materials together and lambasting the prophets of doom and gloom. . . . [C]ongratulations are in order for a really interesting and, I believe, significant manuscript." --Curt Tausky, University of Massachusetts, Amherst "[The authors] are to be congratulated for the service they have performed in assembling this vast amount of interesting and informative data and in the extensive and relevant analysis of these data." --Paul C. Glick, U.S. Bureau of the Census "I think it is great. The manuscript has a sprightly style, just the right touch of irony, and all the data that is needed to prove the point. . . . [The material] on false consciousness and bar-fly methodology will be picked up and widely quoted." --William Form, University of Illinois, Urbana "The manuscript is wonderfully devastating."--G. William Domhoff, University of California, Santa Cruz "I think this is a masterful and timely piece of work A the book's message is so powerful, so wide sweeping that it cannot be ignored." --William Form, The Ohio State University "Most books on social indicators are oriented to psychological theories and have not been absorbed quickly into the sociological mainstream. Hamilton and Wright correct this balance, and their book deserves the careful attention of sociologists." --D. Garth Taylor, Social Forces "One does not have to be devoted to the Frankfurt school for the "scientism" in this work to fairly take your breath away. . . . This is documentation that should substantially enrich political analysis." --Michael Stevenson, Canadian Journal of Political Science "This book constitutes the social science equivalent of Consumer Reports it subjects a diverse range of potentially hazardous social theories to independent empirical tests and evaluates the results against advertised claims." --James R. Beniger, The Public Opinion Quarterly "The State of the Masses, by Richard Hamilton and James Wright, is one of the most entertaining works I've read. Even the footnotes provide gripping material, and there are some excellent touches of humour throughout. But the book has a much more serious purpose. It delivers a systematic and at times devastating critique. . . . Anything with lingering doubts on this score would do well to read this book for themselves." --Brian Graetz, Australia and New Zealand Journal of Sociology "The manuscript is wonderfully devastating." --G. William Domhoff, University of California "[The authors] did a terrific job pulling the materials together and lambasting the prophets of doom and gloom. . . . [C]ongratulations are in order for a really interesting and, I believe, significant manuscript." --Curt Tausky, University of Massachusetts, Amherst "[The authors] are to be congratulated for the service they have performed in assembling this vast amount of interesting and informative data and in the extensive and relevant analysis of these data." --Paul C. Glick, U.S. Bureau of the Census "I think it is great. The manuscript has a sprightly style, just the right touch of irony, and all the data that is needed to prove the point. . . . [The material] on false consciousness and bar-fly methodology will be picked up and widely quoted." --William Form, University of Illinois, Urbana "The manuscript is wonderfully devastating."--G. William Domhoff, University of California, Santa Cruz "I think this is a masterful and timely piece of work A the book's message is so powerful, so wide sweeping that it cannot be ignored." --William Form, The Ohio State University "Most books on social indicators are oriented to psychological theories and have not been absorbed quickly into the sociological mainstream. Hamilton and Wright correct this balance, and their book deserves the careful attention of sociologists." --D. Garth Taylor, Social Forces "One does not have to be devoted to the Frankfurt school for the "scientism" in this work to fairly take your breath away. . . . This is documentation that should substantially enrich political analysis." --Michael Stevenson, Canadian Journal of Political Science "This book constitutes the social science equivalent of Consumer Reports it subjects a diverse range of potentially hazardous social theories to independent empirical tests and evaluates the results against advertised claims." --James R. Beniger, The Public Opinion Quarterly