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From: Pamela Paxton <ppaxton@gibbs.oit.unc.edu>
To: socgrad <socgrad@csf.colorado.edu>
Subject: help with ratings used by sociologists
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Hi all,
I'm brainstorming and could use some help!  I'm trying to think of 
ratings that might be used by sociologists in their research.  An example of 
what I'm looking for would be the democracy ratings put out by Freedom 
House every year.  These have experts rate every country on its 
level of democracy.  
Another example would be in the study of comparable worth, where 
committees meet and rate different jobs (typist, mechanic, etc.) on how 
difficult they are, etc.

Since I only work in a few substantive areas, I know I'm not thinking of 
some good examples.  I really need to think of some examples, though.  
Are there features of cities that get rated?  Things in social 
psychological research?  

Any suggestions on things that get 'rated' would be helpful.

Thanks very much!!!

Pam

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Pamela Paxton			 		'there is definitely,
Department of Sociology			 	 definitely, definitely
University of North Carolina 		 	 no logic to human 
CB#3210, Hamilton Hall			  	 behavior.'
Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3210				-Bjork

email: ppaxton@gibbs.oit.unc.edu
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