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Title: The Longitudinal Revolution: Sociological Research at the 50-Year Milestone of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics
The US Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018. Initially designed to assess the nation's progress in combatting poverty, PSID's scope broadened quickly to a variety of topics and fields of inquiry. To date, sociologists are the second-most frequent users of PSID data after economists. Here, we describe the ways in which PSID's history reflects shifts in social science scholarship and funding priorities over half a century; take stock of the most important sociological breakthroughs it facilitated, in particular those relying on the longitudinal structure of the data; and critically assess the unique advantages and limitations of PSID and surveys like it for today's sociological scholarship.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2042875 1623684
PAR ID:
10335579
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Annual Review of Sociology
Volume:
46
Issue:
1
ISSN:
0360-0572
Page Range / eLocation ID:
83 to 108
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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