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| 1. Bogatyrenko, Olga. "Definitional Analysis of Terrorism: Constructing Problem-Driven Definitions for Social Science Research" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL, Aug 30, 2007 <Not Available>. 2009-11-27 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p209883_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: This paper makes explicit negative ramifications of conceptual confusion surrounding the notion of "terrorism", evaluates whether and to what extent existing literature on concept formation offers a solution to this problem and concludes by suggesting to shift our anlalytical focus from issues of conceptualization per se to constructing problem-driven definitions. |
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| 2. Tetens, Dorinda. "The Political Power of Definitions: Defining and Redefining Equality through Marriage Laws in Hawaii, Vermont and the US Congress" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 27, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-11-27 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p62100_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
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| 3. Wood, B.. and Vedlitz, Arnold. "The Politics of Problem Definition" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, Sep 01, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-11-27 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p41079_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: The process whereby conditions in a political system become defined as public problems is called problem definition. There are many case studies of the problem definition process for particular issues. However, there is no quantitative empirical research that can provide systematic understanding of the determinants of problem definition. We develop and implement a survey for the explicit purpose of studying the problem definition process generally and for the issue of global warming specifically. We theorize that problem definition is driven by people’s predispositions and information. The evidence from the survey confirms expectations from the theory. The survey also included embedded experiments to evaluate the effect of social forces and information on problem definition. The experimental results show unequivocally that social forces tend to produce conformity to a prevailing social interpretation. They also show that information alters people’s mental image of an objective condition. |
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| 4. Harrington, Michael. and Spohn, Cassia. "Jail Time or Prison Time: Which Factors Matter for the Sentence Length Decision using an Expanded Definition of the Total Incarceration Variable?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC), Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA, Nov 01, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-11-27 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p127156_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Recent research examining judicial sentencing decisions has shown the need to further define the incarceration decision and expand the definition of judicial options when sentencing felony offenders (Holleran and Spohn, 2004; Harrington and Spohn, 2005). These prior findings suggest that the legal and extra-legal factors judges use to sentence felony offenders differ for the decision to incarcerate in jail versus prison. The present research extends this examination to the factors that influence sentence length with the more detailed definition of sentencing options. Our research examines the sentence length imposed for felony offenders sentenced to jail and prison separately, in a jurisdiction, Midwestern County, with an indeterminate sentencing system. |
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| 5. Fish, Amy. "Lay Diagnostic Tools, The Internet and Definitions of Childhood: Attention Deficit Disorder as Cultural Phenomenon" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA,, Aug 14, 2004 Online <.PDF>. 2009-11-27 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p110536_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: . This thesis will explore how American society defines Attention Deficit Disorder as an illness and how changing definitions of childhood and child behavior along with the availability of diagnostic tools on the Internet reinforce both the medicalization of behavior and the pharmaceutical treatment to “normalize” behavior. The author will use interviewing of parents and teachers and a content analysis of information on the Internet to explore these topics. |
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