In this new book top specialists address theoretical,
methodological, and empirical multilevel models as they relate to the
analysis of individual and cultural data. Divided into four parts, the
book opens with the basic conceptual and theoretical issues in
multilevel research, including the fallacies of such research. Part II
describes the methodological aspects of multilevel research, including
data-analytic and structural equation modeling techniques. Applications
and models from various research areas including control, values,
organizational behavior, social beliefs, well-being, personality,
response styles, school performance, family, and acculturation, are
explored in Part III. This section also deals with validity issues in
aggregation models. The book concludes with an overview of the kinds of
questions addressed in multilevel models and highlights the theoretical
and methodological issues yet to be explored.
Intended for
researchers and advanced students in psychology, sociology, social
work, marriage and family therapy, public health, anthropology,
education, economics, political science, and cultural and ethnic
studies who study the relationship between behavior and culture. |