Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Nancy Tuma papers
- Dates:
- 1940-1992
- Creators:
- Tuma, Nancy Brandon
- Extent:
- 36 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] Nancy Tuma Papers (SC1479). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains computer media and research data.
- Biographical / historical:
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Nancy Tuma (University Professor of Sociology, Emerita) has long-standing interests in life careers, social stratification, and quantitative methods for studying change. She has studied life careers and inequality in the United States, Germany, and China. With the support of the National Science Foundation and the Spencer Foundation, and with previous support from the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research, she is collecting and analyzing longitudinal data from young adults in eight post-Soviet countries. The main goals are to learn how changes in the political, economic, and social structures in these societies affect the lives of individuals in the societies, and in particular, patterns of social inequality.
In addition, Tuma has a continuing interest in developing quantitative methods for studying change. For the past few years, her interest in this topic has focused on models for studying the impacts of social networks on the occurrence of events and especially on the diffusion of social behaviors through a population.
[Retrieved from https://sociology.stanford.edu/people/nancy-tuma]
- Acquisition information:
- Gift, 2019.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-12-05 15:32:59 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Terms of access:
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All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] Nancy Tuma Papers (SC1479). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022