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Gene Shackman has a Ph.D. in Sociology from the State University of New York, University at Albany. Gene can be contacted at gsociology at yahoo (d o t) com Also see some of my research interests here http://independent.academia.edu/GeneShackman at academia.edu. Also see my page here http://myprofile.cos.com/yacafe

Activities

Manager of the the social change site and the resources for research methods sites.

Created this project Free Evaluation Resources for Developing Countries Please contact Dr. Shackman if you are interested in contributing.

Author and editor at Citizendium http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/User:Gene_Shackman
Editorial board of the Electronic Journal of Sociology.

Editorial board of the Journal of Social Change.

Associate of the Globalization Studies Network. The website is here http://gsnetwork.igloogroups.org/ The link checker for some reason doesn't like this website, but we are listed in the list of participants.

Editorial review board of Michigan Sociological Review for Volume 17 (2003).

Working on wikiuniversity http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Evalgene

Papers, reviews, articles, presentations

Gene Shackman, Xun Wang and Ya-Lin Liu. Is life getting better? A beginners guide to measuring the progress of societies. Prepared by the Global Social Change Research Project. Available at the OECD WikiProgress page on 'Measuring the Progress of Societies': http://wikiprogress.org/index.php/Is_Life_Getting_Better This is for OECD's Measuring the Progress of Societies http://www.oecd.org/progress

Pamphlet 1: Introduces the Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies. September 2009.
Pamphlet 2: Discusses WHY we should measure progress. September 2009.
Pamphlet 3: Is life getting better, WHAT to measure. December 2009.
Pamphlet 4: Measuring economic progress, GDP per capita. January 2010.

Gene Shackman, Xun Wang and Ya-Lin Liu. Doing Sociology Around the World. In Doing Sociology. Jammie Price, Jeff Breese, and Roger Straus. Rowman & Littlefield, Lexington Books, Lanham, MD. July 2009. http://www.rowmanlittlefield.com/Catalog/SingleBook.shtml?command=Search&db=^DB/CATALOG.db&eqSKUdata=0739133942

Gene Shackman. Free Statistical Software. May 2009. http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Free_statistical_software Citizendium is often a collaborative process, so articles are often written by many. As of May 2009, I was pretty much the only author of this article, except for a few minor edits. This page http://en.citizendium.org/wiki?title=Free_statistical_software/Draft&action=history shows the contributions I've made.

Gene Shackman, Ya-Lin Liu, and Xun Wang, Global Social Change Research Project: Measuring Progress of the World. The New England Sociological Association 2009 Spring Conference. Springfield, MA, April 2009. Abstract here http://www.nesaonline.org/conferences/spring-2009-conference/

Gene Shackman. Review of Applied Statistics for Public Policy. by Brian Macfie and Philip Nufrio. In March 2006 issue of Journal of Official Statistics. Page 166-168.

Gene Shackman, Ya-Lin Liu and Xun Wang. Measuring quality of life using free and public domain data. Social Research Update, Issue 47, Autumn, 2005. Available at http://sru.soc.surrey.ac.uk/
Gene Shackman. Useful Public Domain and Other Free to use Data. International Statistical Institute Newsletter, Volume 29, No. 3 (87) 2005. Available at http://isi.cbs.nl/Nlet/NLet053.htm

Ya-Lin Liu and Gene Shackman. Understanding Aging Service Use Among Chinese Seniors: An Analytic Approach. In Xun Wang and Guoli Liu (eds). On the Frontiers of Science, Volume III: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Beijing, Tsinghua University Press, March 2005.

Gene Shackman. Review of Democracy, Governance, and Economic Performance: Theory and Evidence. Feng, Yi. in International Social Science Review, Vol 79(3&4), 2004. Available at http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IMR/is_3-4_79/ai_n9505792

Gene Shackman, Xun Wang (presenter) and Ya-Lin Liu. The Global Social Change Research Project: Analysis of Social Construction and Change. Thirty Sixth World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology. Beijing China, July 2004.

Gene Shackman. Review of The Human Tradition in America: 1865 to the Present. Charles W. Calhoun (ed). In International Social Science Review, Vol 79(1&2), 2004. Available at http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IMR/is_1-2_79/ai_n6145475

Gene Shackman, Xun Wang and Ya-Lin Liu. Global Culture: The Role of Shared Communication. Presented at the 2004 meeting of the New England Sociological Association, New Haven, CT.

Gene Shackman. Response to Question: "What are likely future global social, political, demographic and economic trends?" The Institute for the Future questions and responses. Sometime in 2004. Available at http://www.aacc.edu/future/qandaarchives.cfm

Gene Shackman. Free Data Sets on the Web, (about free regional sets). ISI - International Statistical Institute Newsletter Volume 27, No. 3 (81) 2003. Available at http://isi.cbs.nl/NLet/NLet033.htm

Gene Shackman, Ya-Lin Liu and Xun Wang. Longitudinal Demographic Data on the Web. Michigan Sociological Review, Fall, 2003. Vol 17: 94-98.

Gene Shackman. Free Data Sets on the Web, (about free longitudinal demographic data sets). ISI - International Statistical Institute Newsletter Volume 27, No. 1 (79) 2003. Available at http://isi.cbs.nl/NLet/NLet031.htm

Gene Shackman. Free Statistical Tools on the WEB, ISI - International Statistical Institute Newsletter Volume 26, No. 1 (76) 2002. Available at http://isi.cbs.nl/NLet/NLet021-00.htm Also now posted at http://isi.cbs.nl/FreeTools.htm

Gene Shackman and Ya-Lin Liu. Review of Transforming Post Communist Political Economies, Nelson, Tilly and Walker (eds), in the April 2002 issue of Teaching Sociology. Listed here http://ts.lemoyne.edu/tscontent_vol30.html

Gene Shackman. Review of How Societies Change by Daniel Chirot, in the April 2001 issue of Teaching Sociology Listed here http://ts.lemoyne.edu/tscontent_vol29.html

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Ya-Lin Liu completed her dissertation in Sociology at State University of New York, University at Albany. Her area of interest is aging research: aging service needs and uses, social support system, development of welfare policies and services for older people in U.S., China, and Taiwan, minority aging. She can also be contacted at geya2003 at yahoo (d o t) com Also see http://myprofile.cos.com/yalin

Gene Shackman, Xun Wang and Ya-Lin Liu. Is life getting better? A beginners guide to measuring the progress of societies. Prepared by the Global Social Change Research Project. Available at the OECD hosted Global Project on 'Measuring the Progress of Societies' facebook page, see the NOTES or the WALL sections. http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Global-Project-on-Measuring-the-Progress-of-Societies/34567208190

Handout 1: Introduces the Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies. September 2009.
Handout 2: Discusses WHY we should measure progress. September 2009.

Gene Shackman, Ya-Lin Liu, and Xun Wang, Global Social Change Research Project: Measuring Progress of the World. The New England Sociological Association 2009 Spring Conference. Springfield, MA, April 2009. Abstract here http://www.nesaonline.org/conferences/spring-2009-conference/
Gene Shackman, Xun Wang and Ya-Lin Liu. Doing Sociology Around the World. In Doing Sociology. Jammie Price, Jeff Breese, and Roger Straus. Rowman & Littlefield, Lexington Books, Lanham, MD. Forthcoming in 2009.

Gene Shackman, Ya-Lin Liu and Xun Wang. Measuring quality of life using free and public domain data. Social Research Update, Issue 47, Autumn, 2005. Available at http://sru.soc.surrey.ac.uk/

Ya-Lin Liu and Gene Shackman. Understanding Aging Service Use Among Chinese Seniors: An Analytic Approach. In Xun Wang and Guoli Liu (eds). On the Frontiers of Science, Volume III: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Beijing, Tsinghua University Press, March 2005.

Gene Shackman, Xun Wang (presenter) and Ya-Lin Liu. The Global Social Change Research Project: Analysis of Social Construction and Change. Thirty Sixth World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology. Beijing China, July 2004.

Ya-Lin Liu. Review of Social Gerontology Today: An Introduction. Elizabeth W. Markson. In Teaching Sociology. Vol 32. p. 328. 2004. Listed here http://ts.lemoyne.edu/tscontent_vol32.html

Gene Shackman, Xun Wang and Ya-Lin Liu. Global Culture: The Role of Shared Communication. Presented at the 2004 meeting of the New England Sociological Association, New Haven, CT.

Ya-Lin Liu. Aging service need and use among Chinese American seniors: Intragroup variations. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 18(4): 273-302, Dec 2003. Abstract available here http://www.springerlink.com/content/l1103752m5084527/

Ya-Lin Liu. Community Characteristics and Senior Service Use Rates: Comparison Among Four Racial/Ethnic Groups. 31th Annual Conference of the State Society on Aging of New York. October 2003. Available at http://home.earthlink.net/ (tilde) yaben/

Gene Shackman, Ya-Lin Liu and Xun Wang. Longitudinal Demographic Data on the Web. Michigan Sociological Review, Fall, 2003. Vol 17: 94-98.

Gene Shackman and Ya-Lin Liu. Review of Transforming Post Communist Political Economies, Nelson, Tilly and Walker (eds), in the April 2002 issue of Teaching Sociology. Listed here http://ts.lemoyne.edu/tscontent_vol30.html

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George (Xun) Wang is an associate professor in Sociology at the University of Wisconsin - Parkside. The department web site is http://oldweb.uwp.edu/academic/sociology/ Dr. Wang has been university fellow at Hong Kong Baptist University, and visiting professor at Tshinghua, Nankai and People's Universities in the P.R. China. Dr. Wang is also a council member and on the executive board of the Society of Chinese American Professors & Scientists, http://socaps.org/Html/OrgChart.htm

Gene Shackman, Xun Wang and Ya-Lin Liu. Is life getting better? A beginners guide to measuring the progress of societies. Prepared by the Global Social Change Research Project. Available at the OECD hosted Global Project on 'Measuring the Progress of Societies' facebook page, see the NOTES or the WALL sections. http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Global-Project-on-Measuring-the-Progress-of-Societies/34567208190

Handout 1: Introduces the Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies. September 2009.
Handout 2: Discusses WHY we should measure progress. September 2009.

Gene Shackman, Ya-Lin Liu, and Xun Wang, Global Social Change Research Project: Measuring Progress of the World. The New England Sociological Association 2009 Spring Conference. Springfield, MA, April 2009. Abstract here http://www.nesaonline.org/conferences/spring-2009-conference/
Gene Shackman, Xun Wang and Ya-Lin Liu. Doing Sociology Around the World. In Doing Sociology. Jammie Price, Jeff Breese, and Roger Straus. Rowman & Littlefield, Lexington Books, Lanham, MD. Forthcoming in 2009.

Wang Xun. Review of The Structure and Evolution of Chinese Social Stratification, Yi Li. In Journal of Asian and African Studies 2006 41: 521-523. http://jas.sagepub.com/

Jiaming Sun and George Xun Wang. Personal Global Connectivity and Consumer Behavior: A Study in Shanghai. ,Academy of International Business 2006 Annual Meeting, Beijing, China. http://aib.msu.edu/events/2006/Program.asp see the program for abstract.

Kwok-Bun Chan, Vivienne Luk, George Xun Wang. Conflict and Innovation in International Joint Ventures: Toward a New Sinified Corporate Culture or ‘Alternative Globalization’ in China. Asia Pacific Business Review. Volume 11, Number 4 / December 2005. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content?content=10.1080/13602380500135737

Wang Xun (with Jiaming Sun). Global Sociology, Beijing, P.R.China: Tsinghua University Press. December 2005. (In Chinese).

Wang Xun (Co-Editor-in-Chief, with Juan He), Human Resource Management, Tianjin, P. R. China: Tianjin University Press. Second Edition. October 2005. (In Chinese).

Juan He and Xun Wang (editors), Human Resource Management in 21st Century. in Human Resource Management Tianjin: Tianjin University Press. Second Edition. 2005. (In Chinese)

Wang Xun. Unemployment issues in the United States. in On the Frontiers of Science, Volume III: Social and Behavior Sciences (Edited by Xun Wang & Guoli Liu), Beijing, Tsinghua University Press, March 2005. (In Chinese)

Gene Shackman, Ya-Lin Liu and Xun Wang. Measuring quality of life using free and public domain data. Social Research Update, Issue 47, Autumn, 2005. Available at http://sru.soc.surrey.ac.uk/

Helen Rosenberg, Anne Statham, Xun Wang. Program Evaluation in Community Context: Competing Perspectives on the Meaning of Success. ASA's Sociological Practice section meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2005. http://techsociety.com/asa/meetings.html

Xun Wang and Guoli Liu (eds). On the Frontiers of Science, Volume III: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Beijing, Tsinghua University Press, March 2005.

Xun Wang. Unemployment issues in the United States. In Xun Wang and Guoli Liu (eds). On the Frontiers of Science, Volume III: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Beijing, Tsinghua University Press, March 2005.

Xun Wang and Shanhe Jiang. Coordination Mechanisms: A Study of Chinese Rural Firms. ASA Section on Economic Sociology Refereed Roundtables, 2004 annual meeting. http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_apa_research_citation/1/0/9/6/2/p109627_index.html

Gene Shackman, Xun Wang (presenter) and Ya-Lin Liu. The Global Social Change Research Project: Analysis of Social Construction and Change. Thirty Sixth World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology. Beijing China, July 2004.

Gene Shackman, Xun Wang and Ya-Lin Liu. Global Culture: The Role of Shared Communication. Presented at the 2004 meeting of the New England Sociological Association, New Haven, CT.

George Xun Wang, Kwok Bun Chan and Vivienne Luk. Conflict and its Management in Sino-Foreign Joint Ventures: A Review. Working paper #10 at the David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies, abstract available at http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~lewi/publications.html

Xun Wang, Xiaofeng Cong and Bingyao Tang. Undergraduate Education in U.S. and China: A Comparison. Presented at the "Being Professors in USA Forum", 2003.

Kwok-Bun Chan, Vivienne Luk, George Xun Wang. Conflict in International Joint Ventures: Toward a New Sinified Corporate Culture or ‘Alternative Globalization’ in China. BRC Papers on China, Business Research Centre, Hong Kong Baptist University. 2003. Published in the Asia Pacific Business Review, Volume 11, Number 4 / December 2005 http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a727551760

Xun Wang (Editor in Chief). Chinese Language and Culture Education in the United States in the 21st Century. Chicago: Chinese Schools Association in the United States. CompuPress. 2003.

Gene Shackman, Ya-Lin Liu and Xun Wang. Longitudinal Demographic Data on the Web. Michigan Sociological Review, Fall, 2003. Vol 17: 94-98.

Xun Wang and Bingyao Tang. Unemployment Problems in the Unites States. Teahouse for Sociologists. 4:133-137. 2003.

Xun Wang and David Ralston. Strategies for Small U.S. Businesses Interested in Investing in China: Lessons Learned from Taiwanese Companies. Thunderbird International Business Review, 42(6):677-701. 2000. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/75000115/issue

Juan He and Xun Wang (Co-editors). Human Resource Management. Tianjin: Tianjin University Press. 2000.

Grants: Dr. Wang has received grants from the U.S. Department of State, the Department of Education and the U.S. Information Agency for developing or conducting summer institutes on topics related to China, grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Department of Labor for conducting evaluations of several programs in Wisconsin, and grants from the Hong Kong Baptist University for teaching projects and research.

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Unrelated to social research, Gene Shackman maintains http://earth.prohosting.com/elecon/ for Norman Shackman, PE, Electrical Connections Seminars and Consulting, and the kidpage http://earth.prohosting.com/elecon/kidpage/ that links to pictures, postcards, movies and music that kids may be interested in (all family friendly). My (gene) sister also has a website, which she created, http://www.anneshackmandesign.com/ which is very interesting and artistic.

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