Quantitative Social Research in Germany and Japan

Front Matter....Pages 1-7
Quantitative Social Research in Germany and Japan....Pages 9-22
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
The Metamorphosis of Life Cycle Change in Longitudinal Studies on Postmaterialism....Pages 25-52
Macro Analysis by Means of Cohort Analysis....Pages 53-70
Presentation of Planned Behaviour During the Radical Social Changes in Eastern Germany....Pages 71-89
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Einheit über alles? — What Did the Voter Decide in the 1990 German Elections?....Pages 93-121
Personal Environments in the Process of Political Intermediation as a Topic of the Comparative National Election Study....Pages 122-139
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
Statistical Methods and Models for the Analysis of Cross-Cultural Data....Pages 143-160
Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation of Social Processes....Pages 161-181
Degree of Conformity for the Cross-National Comparative Study of National Character....Pages 182-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Cultural Link Analysis (CLA) for Comparative Quantitative Social Research and its Applications....Pages 209-229
How Different are European Countries from Each Other? Describing Trend Data by Using Correspondence Analysis....Pages 230-248
Dimensions of Partisanship: A Five-Nation Comparison....Pages 249-265
Comparative Data Analysis of ALLBUS and Japanese Data: Desirable Quality for a Child, Meaning of Human Life, Legal Abortion, and Important Aspect of Job....Pages 266-288
Religious Factors and General Social Attitudes Among Five Industrial Nations....Pages 289-309
Front Matter....Pages 311-311
Images of Foreigners in Mass Media....Pages 313-333
Models of Urban Change....Pages 334-350
The PM Theory: A Borderless Approach to Leadership Apprehension....Pages 351-369
Front Matter....Pages 371-371
Time Budget Studies in Japan....Pages 373-385
Opportunity Structures and Network Relations....Pages 386-400
The Impact of Distributional Coalitions and State Power on Economic Performance....Pages 401-421
Back Matter....Pages 422-427