Kenneth D. Bailey (sociologist)
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Kenneth D. Bailey is an American sociologist, systems scientist and professor of sociology at the University of California
in Los Angeles.
in 1963, a M.A.
in sociology
in 1966 and a Ph.D.
in Sociology
in 1968. The last four years he got an N.D.E.A. Fellowships. Summer 1967 he participated in a Workshop in mathematical sociology at the Johns Hopkins University.
Since 1968 he worked at the University of California, Los Angeles at the department of sociology as assistant Professor. From 1971 to 1974 he worked there as director of a Population Research Program, a Survey Research Center at the University. From 1974 to 1989 he was associate professor and since then professor.
In between he was a scholar and visiting associate professor at the department of sociology at the Tulane University
from 1981 to 1983. Since 1984 he is also a senior research fellow at the International Systems Science institute in La Jolla.
Bailey is a member of the American Sociological Association, the International Society for the Systems Sciences
, where he was president in 2003, and the International Sociological Association and the Society for the Study of Social Problems.
Bailey participated in scientific reviews as American Sociological Review from 1974 to 1976, Systems Practice from 1987 to 1989, Behavioral Science from 1993 to 1997 and Systems Research and Behavioral Science since 1997. He also refereed in some dozen other magazines and books.
and environmental
demography
and ecology
.
Articles, a selection:
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
in Los Angeles.
Biography
Bailey studied at the University of Texas at Austin. He got there a B.S. in mathematicsMathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
in 1963, a M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
in 1966 and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in Sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
in 1968. The last four years he got an N.D.E.A. Fellowships. Summer 1967 he participated in a Workshop in mathematical sociology at the Johns Hopkins University.
Since 1968 he worked at the University of California, Los Angeles at the department of sociology as assistant Professor. From 1971 to 1974 he worked there as director of a Population Research Program, a Survey Research Center at the University. From 1974 to 1989 he was associate professor and since then professor.
In between he was a scholar and visiting associate professor at the department of sociology at the Tulane University
Tulane University
Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...
from 1981 to 1983. Since 1984 he is also a senior research fellow at the International Systems Science institute in La Jolla.
Bailey is a member of the American Sociological Association, the International Society for the Systems Sciences
International Society for the Systems Sciences
The International Society for the Systems Sciences is a world-wide organization for systems sciences.- Overview :The initial purpose of the society was "to encourage the development of theoretical systems which are applicable to more than one of the traditional departments of knowledge."The idea...
, where he was president in 2003, and the International Sociological Association and the Society for the Study of Social Problems.
Bailey participated in scientific reviews as American Sociological Review from 1974 to 1976, Systems Practice from 1987 to 1989, Behavioral Science from 1993 to 1997 and Systems Research and Behavioral Science since 1997. He also refereed in some dozen other magazines and books.
Work
He works in the field of research methods, systems theorySystems theory
Systems theory is the transdisciplinary study of systems in general, with the goal of elucidating principles that can be applied to all types of systems at all nesting levels in all fields of research...
and environmental
Social environment
The social environment of an individual, also called social context or milieu, is the culture that s/he was educated or lives in, and the people and institutions with whom the person interacts....
demography
Demography
Demography is the statistical study of human population. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic human population, that is, one that changes over time or space...
and ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
.
Publications
Bailey wrote several books, articles and papers. A selection:- 1978. Methods of Social Research. New York: Free Press, 1978
- 1985. Systems Inquiring: Applications. With Bela H. BanathyBéla H. BánáthyBéla Heinrich Bánáthy was a Hungarian linguist, systems scientist and a professor at San Jose State University and UC Berkeley. Bánáthy was the founder of the White Stag Leadership Development Program whose leadership model was adopted across the United States...
et al. (ed.), Volume II of the Proceedings of the Society for General Systems Research International Conference. Seaside, CA: Intersystems Publications. - 1990. Social Entropy Theory. Albany, New York: State University of New York (SUNY) Press.
- 1994. Sociology and the new systems theory: Toward a theoretical synthesis. Albany, NY: SUNY Press.
- 1994. Typologies and Taxonomies: An Introduction to Classification Techniques. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, 1994.
- 1997. Systems Thinking, Globalization of Knowledge, and Communitarian Ethics. Edited with Yong Pil RheeYong Pil RheeYong Pil Rhee was a Korean political scientist, systems scientist and Professor and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Seoul National University, South Korea. He was one of the first systems theorists, who demonstrated that the system is dynamic and experiences change.- Biography :Yong Pil...
. Proceedings of the International Society for the Systems Sciences International Conference. Seoul, Korea, 1997
Articles, a selection:
- 1998. "Structure, Structuration, and Autopoiesis: The Emerging. Significance of Recursive Theory." In: Current Perspectives in Social Theory 18 (1998), pp. 131-154
- 2001. "Systems Theory". In: Jonathan Turner (ed.), Handbook of Sociological Theory.
- 2006. "Living systems theory and social entropy theory". In: Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 23, 291-300.