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Family Transformations, 1981-1982 by Abigail J. Stewart Abstract: This longitudinal study examined differences among families in the process of divorce and the meanings and experiences of it for individual family members. The families in the study were recruited through ...	hdl:1902.1/00715 15 downloads Updated: Jun 30, 2009
Life Patterns Project: Follow-up of Patterns of Child-rearing, 1987-1988 by David C. McClelland; Carol Franz Abstract: In 1951, mothers of 5-year-old children in the Boston area were interviewed about their own and their husbands' parenting practices for a study by Sears, Maccoby, and Levin, Patterns of Child Rearing, 1951-1958 ...	hdl:1902.1/01012 27 downloads + analyses Updated: Jun 29, 2009
Replication data for: The Constraining Power of International Treaties: Theory and Methods by Beth A. Simmons; Daniel J. Hopkins Abstract: We acknowledge the contribution of von Stein (2005) in calling attention to the very real problem of selection bias in estimating treaty effects. Nonetheless, we dispute both von Stein’s theoretical ...	hdl:1902.1/12910 5 downloads + analyses Updated: Jun 23, 2009
Replication data for: A Method of Automated Nonparametric Content Analysis for Social Science by Daniel J. Hopkins; Gary King Abstract: The massive increase in text available in digital formats presents enormous opportunities for social scientists. Yet systematically hand coding a significant share of the available blogs, speeches, emails, web ...	hdl:1902.1/12898 50 downloads + analyses Updated: Jun 23, 2009
Replication data for: The Diversity Discount: When Increasing Ethnic and Racial Diversity Prevents Tax Increases by Daniel J. Hopkins Abstract: According to recent research, racial and ethnic diversity reduces U.S. localities' investment in public goods. Yet we remain unsure about the mechanisms behind that relationship, and uncertain that the ...	hdl:1902.1/12909 0 downloads + analyses Updated: Jun 23, 2009
Replication data for: No More Wilder Effect, Never a Whitman Effect: When and Why Polls Mislead about Black and Female Candidates by Daniel J. Hopkins Abstract: The 2008 election renewed interest in the Wilder or Bradley effect, the gap between the share of survey respondents expressing support for a candidate and the candidate’s vote share. Using new data from ...	hdl:1902.1/12911 0 downloads + analyses Updated: Jun 22, 2009
Index of African Governance by Robert I. Rotberg; Rachel M. Gisselquist Abstract: The Index of African Governance is a project to measure and assess the quality of governance across the forty-eight countries of sub-Saharan Africa. It focuses on performance in five areas: Safety and ...	hdl:1902.1/12705 65 downloads + analyses Updated: Jun 18, 2009
Radcliffe College Class of 1958 Reunion Survey by Henry A. Murray Research Center Abstract: As part of their forty-fifth reunion celebration, the Radcliffe College Class of 1958 reunion organizers commissioned a survey of their class. The study, funded by the Class of 1958, consisted of a mailed ...	hdl:1902.1/NKAUGYVLRV 14 downloads + analyses Updated: Jun 12, 2009
The Aspirations and Experiences of Undergraduates, 2000 by Jacquelyn Boone James; Rosalind C. Barnett Abstract: The purpose of this study was to observe changes over time in the aspirations and expectations of undergraduate students at a highly selective university in the northeast. The study explored how the ...	hdl:1902.1/00092 52 downloads + analyses Updated: Jun 12, 2009
Block and Block Longitudinal Study, 1969 - 1999 by Jack Block; Jeanne H. Block Abstract: This study examines personality (socio-emotional) development; ego control and ego resiliency from early childhood to early adulthood; factors related to the development of gender differences; parental ...	hdl:1902.1/NGQCIPIDUK 1314 downloads + analyses Updated: Jun 12, 2009