Publications of J. Miller McPherson    :chronological  alphabetical  combined  bibtex listing:

Articles and Chapters

1. with Lynn Smith-Lovin and Matthew Brashears, Models and marginals: Using survey evidence to study social networks, American Sociological Review, vol. 74 no. 3 (2009), pp. 670-81
2. with Lynn Smith-Lovin and Matthew Brashears, "the ties that bind are fraying.", Contexts, vol. 7 no. 3 (2008), pp. 32-6
3. with Jeff Smith and Lynn Smith-lovin, "Social Isolation", in Encyclopedia of Human Relationships, edited by Harry Reis and Susan Sprecher (2008)
4. "A Dynamic Baseline Model of Ego Networks.", American Behavioral Scientist (2008)
5. with Lynn Smith-Lovin and Matthew Brashears, Of Models and Marginals: Using Survey Data to Study Social Networks, American Sociological Review (Forthcoming 2009)
6. with Lynn Smith-Lovin and Matthew Brashears, "Social isolation in American: Changes in core discussion networks in two decades", American Sociological Review, vol. 71 no. 3 (2006), pp. 353-75
7. with Bart Bonikowski, "Voluntary associations", in Handbook of the 21st Century, edited by Clifton Bryant and Dennis Peck (2006), Sage Publications

Publications

1. with Lynn Smith-Lovin, "Social Networks", in Youth Activism: An International Encyclopedia, edited by Sherrod, L., Flanagan, C.A., & Kassimir, R. (2005)
2. with Smith-Lovin, L; Wisecup, A; McPherson, M, "Gender Identity Recognition and Task Performance", edited by Thye, S; Lawler, E, Advances in Group Processes: Social Identification in Groups, vol. 22 (2005), pp. 177-201, Elsevier Ltd
3. Miller McPherson, "A Blau Space Primer: Prolegomenon to an Ecology of Affiliation", Industrial and Corporate Change, vol. 13 (2004), pp. 263-280
4. "Ecological Theory", in Handbook of Social Theory, edited by George Ritzer (2003), Sage
5. "Amos Hawley", in Handbook of Social Theory, edited by George Ritzer (2003), Sage
6. with Lynn Smith-Lovin, "Cohesion and Membership Duration: Linking Groups, Relations and Individuals in an Ecology of Affiliation.", in Group Cohesion, Trust and Solidarity, Advances in Group Processes, edited by Edward J. Lawler and Shane Thye (2002), Elsevier Science
7. McPherson, M; Smith-Lovin, L; Cook, JM, Birds of a feather: Homophily in social networks, Annual Review of Sociology, vol. 27 no. 1 (January, 2001), pp. 415-444, ANNUAL REVIEWS, ISSN 0360-0572 [Gateway.cgi], [doi]  [abs]
8. Miller McPherson; Tom Rotolo, "The System of Occupations: Modeling Occupations in Sociodemographic Space", Social Forces, vol. 79 no. 3 (2001), pp. 1095-1130
9. Miller McPherson, "Sampling strategies for the arts: A Hypernetwork Approach", Poetics (January, 2000)
10. "Modeling Change in Fields of Organizations: Some Simulation Results", in Computational Modeling of Behavioral Processes in Organizations, edited by Daniel Ilgen and Charles Hulin (1999), American Psychological Association Press
11. Miller McPherson; Cress, D; Rotolo, T, Competition and Commitment in Voluntary Memberships: The Paradox of Persistence and Participation, Sociological Perspectives, vol. 40 (1997), pp. 61-79
12. Munch, A; McPherson, M, “Gender, Children and Social Contact: The Effects of Childrearing for Men and Women”, American Sociological Review, vol. 62 no. 4 (1997), pp. 509-520, SAGE Publications [doi]  [abs]
13. Sex Segregation in Voluntary Associations Reprinted, edited by G. Nigel Gilbert, Researching Social Life (1996), London: Sage
14. Miller McPherson; Thomas Rotolo, Testing a Dynamic Model of Social Composition: Diversity and Change in Voluntary Groups., American Sociological Review, vol. 61 (1996), pp. 179-202
15. Miller McPherson; Popielarz, P, Niche Position, Niche Overlap, and the Duration of Voluntary Memberships., American Journal of Sociology, vol. 101 no. 3 (November, 1995)
16. Miller McPherson; Thomas Rotolo, Measuring the structure of voluntary organizations: a multitrait, multimethod analysis., Social Forces, vol. 73 (March, 1995), pp. 1097-1115
17. Miller McPherson; Mayhew, BH; Rotolo, T; Smith-Lovin, L, Sex and Ethnic Heterogeneity in Face-to-Face Groups in Public Places: An Ecological Perspective on Social Interaction., Social Forces, vol. 74 (1995), pp. 15-52
18. with Lynn Smith-Lovin, You are who you know: A network perspective on gender., in Theory on Gender/ Feminism on Theory, edited by Paula England (1993), pp. 223-41, New York: Aldine
19. with Lynn Smith-Lovin, Some disintegrating thoughts on structure and agency: Reply to Molm., in Theory on Gender/ Feminism on Theory, edited by Paula England (1993), New York: Aldine
20. Miller McPherson; Popielarz, P; Drobnic, S, Social Networks and Organizational Dynamics., American Sociological Review, vol. 57 (1992), pp. 153-170
21. Miller McPherson; Ranger Moore, J, Evolution on a Dancing Landscape: Organizations and Networks in Dynamic Blau Space., Social Forces, vol. 70 (1991), pp. 19-42
22. A Theory of Voluntary Organization, in Community Organizations: Studies in Resource Mobilization and Exchange, edited by C. Milofsky (1988), Oxford University Press
23. with Lynn Smith-Lovin, The Comparative Ecology of Voluntary Associations: An Ecological Analysis of the Voluntary Organizations in Five Nations, in Ecological Models of Organizations, edited by Glenn Carroll (1988), Ballinger
24. Miller McPherson; Lynn Smith Lovin, Homophily in Voluntary Organizations: Status Distance and the Composition of Face-to-Face Groups.", American Sociological Review, vol. 52 no. 3 (1987), pp. 370-379, SAGE Publications [doi]  [abs]
25. McPherson, JM, "Sex Segregation in Voluntary Associations.", American Sociological Review, vol. 51 (1986), pp. 61-79
26. with Susan Welch and Cal Clark, Separating the Reliability and Stability in Political Efficacy: Using Path Analysis to Test Alternative Hypotheses, in Causal Models in Panel and Experimental Designs, edited by H.M. Blalock (1985), pp. 185-204, New York: Aldine
27. Reprinted in International Perspectives on Voluntary Action Research (1984), , New York: Transaction Press
28. Miller McPherson, An Ecology of Affiliation, American Sociological Review, vol. 48 (1983), pp. 519-532
29. Miller McPherson, The Size of Voluntary Associations, Social Forces, vol. 64 no. 4 (1983), pp. 1044-1064
30. Miller McPherson; Smith Lovin, L, Women and Weak Ties: Sex Differences in the Size of Voluntary Associations, American Journal of Sociology, vol. 87 no. 4 (1982), pp. 883-904
31. Miller McPherson, A Dynamic Model of Voluntary Affiliation, Social Forces, vol. 59 no. 3 (March, 1981), pp. 705-728
32. Voluntary Affiliation: A Structural Approach, in Continuities in Structural Inquiry, edited by P.M. Blau and R.K. Merton (1981), London: Sage
33. Miller McPherson; Welch, S, The Impact of Political Issues on Political Efficacy: A Panel Analysis, Micropolitics, vol. 1 no. 1 (1981), pp. 71-86
34. Miller McPherson, The Longitudinal Study of Voluntary Affiliation: A Multivariate Analysis, Journal of Voluntary Action Research, vol. 9 no. 3 (January, 1980), pp. 74-84
35. Evolution in Communities of Voluntary Organizations., in Organizational Evolution, edited by J. Singh (1980), Sage
36. Miller McPherson, Applying Joreskog, American Political Science Review, vol. 72 (June, 1978), pp. 627-628
37. Miller McPherson; Welch, S; Clark, C, Separating the Reliability and Stability in Political Efficacy: Using Path Analysis to Test Alternative Hypotheses, American Political Science Review, vol. 71 (June, 1977), pp. 509-521
38. Miller McPherson, Correlates of Social Participation: A Comparison of the Ethnic Community and Compensatory Theories, Sociological Quarterly, vol. 18 (Spring, 1977), pp. 197-208
39. Miller McPherson, Theory Trimming, Social Science Research, vol. 5 (1976), pp. 95-105
40. Population Density and Social Pathology: A Reexamination, Sociological Symposium 14 (Fall, 1975), pp. 77-92
41. Miller McPherson, Hypothesis Testing in Path Analysis, Social Science Research, vol. 3 (1974), pp. 127-139
42. Miller McPherson; Galle, O; Gove, W, Population Density and Pathology: What Are the Relationships for Man?, Science 7, vol. 176 (April, 1972), pp. 136-153  [author's comments]
43. Miller McPherson; Mayhew, B; Levinger, R; James, T, System Size and Structural Differentiation in Formal Organizations, American Sociological Review, vol. 37 no. 5 (January, 1972), pp. 629-633
44. Miller McPherson, On Interactive Path Analysis, " The American Sociologist, vol. 6 no. 3 (August, 1971), pp. 262-263

Reprints

1. with Pam Popielarz, "Niche Position, Niche Overlap, and the Duration of Voluntary Memberships", in The Nonprofit Sector (1995 AJS article, reprinted in 2001.), Westview Press

Work In Progress

1. Networks and Niches in an Ecology of Affiliation, Book manuscript in preparation, describing results of Ten Towns Study and new data from the 2004 General Social Survey modules on volunary association and social networks. (2010)
2. with Lynn Smith-Lovin and Jeff Smith, "Social Distance in America: Heterogeneity and Homophily in Sex, Age, Education and Religion", R&R at ASR, resubmission January (in progress)