Key Variables in Social Investigation encourages sociologists and other social scientists to think about the conceptual and empirical problems of using and evaluating key variables in social research.

Notes on contributors Preface 1. Introduction 2. Age 3. Gender 4. Race and Ethnicity 5. Health and Illness 6. Education 7. Social Class and Occupation 8. Work, Employment and Unemployment 9. Leisure 10. Politics 11. Voluntary Associations 12. Do Concepts, Variables and Indicators Interrelate? Name Index Subject Index