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ERIC Number: EJ528529
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0003-1232
Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Dorothy Swaine Thomas and the "Thomas Theorem."
Smith, R. S.
American Sociologist, v26 n4 p9-28 Win 1995
Utilizes citation analysis to examine issues of author attribution in academic scholarship. Although widely credited to W. I. Thomas, the "Thomas Theorem" appears in a book written in collaboration with Dorothy Swaine Thomas. Citations routinely ignored Dorothy Thomas's contribution until the 1970s, when gender issues became prevalent. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citation Analysis, Educational History, Faculty Publishing, Females, Higher Education, Publications, Research, Scholarly Journals, Scholarship, Sex Bias, Sex Discrimination, Social Science Research, Sociology, Textbook Preparation, Textbook Publication
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: The Child in America; Thomas (Dorothy Swaine); Thomas (W I)