Facet Theory

1. Editor's Introduction: The Road to Jerusalem.- Beyond Statistics.- A Special Science.- Cumulative Scales.- A Meeting in Japan.- It Works.- The Hidden College.- Contributing to Practical Action.- I. Concept and Theory of Facets.- 2. An Introduction to the Uses of Facet Theory.- Definitional Framework.- Empirical Structures.- Theoretical Correspondence.- Some Concluding Observations.- 3. Lawful Roles of Facets in Social Theories.- First Laws of Intercorrelations.- Roles of Content Facets in Regional Hypotheses.- Regional Theories: The Three-Dimensional Cylindrical (or Conical) Structures of Intelligence, Adjustive Behavior, and Political Involvement.- The Multiple Roles of the Modality Facet.- Further Examples of Ordered Facets and Their Roles.- 4. Nonmetric Multivariate Models for Behavioral Action Systems.- Integration of Systemic Concepts with Nonmetric Models for Identifying Scientific Lawfulness.- Conceptual Framework for Action Systems.- The Polarization of Action Systems.- The Structure of the Conceptual Relationships Among the Functioning Modes of an Action System.- Structural Aspects of the Empirical Relationships Among the Functioning Modes of an Action System.- Empirical Testing of the Hypotheses Concerning the Functioning Structures of Action Systems.- The Theoretical and Practical Implications of the Study Findings.- II. Illustrations and Applications of the Facet Approach.- 5. Some Uses of the Facet Approach in Child Development.- A Facet Theory of Child Development.- Types of Behavioral Functioning in the Infant Alone.- Behavioral Interaction of the Infant with Mother.- Factors Influencing Child Development.- Examination of Individual Cases.- Summary.- 6. The Cylindrex of Place Evaluation.- Building Evaluation: Principle Criticisms.- Purposive Model of Evaluation.- Facets of Evaluation.- The General Mapping Sentence for Evaluation.- Cylindrex: The Empirical Structure of the GMS.- Empirical Studies of the Purposive Model of Evaluation.- Three Empirical Studies.- Comparison of Facet Elements and Their Resultant Empirical Structure.- The Future of the GMS.- Finding the Cylindrex.- The Significance of the Cylindrex.- Conclusion.- 7. A Faceted Cross-Cultural Analysis of Some Core Social Values.- Definition of the Concept "Value" as a Special Case of "Attitude".- The Institutional Framework.- The Population Frame.- The Definitional Frame.- The Interrelations Among the "Fundamental Problem" Values.- The Radex Structure of the "Fundamental Problem" Value.- Modification of the Mapping Sentence for "Fundamental Problem" Values.- 8. On the Multidimensional Structure of Self-Esteem: Facet Analysis of Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale.- Purpose.- Development and Former Assessment of Rosenberg's Scale.- Facet-Analytic Approach.- Data Analysis and Results.- Summary.- 9. Replication of Guttman's Structure of Intelligence.- The Facet Approach.- Discussion.- 10. Reasons for Slimming and Weight Loss.- Derivation of the Mapping Sentence.- The Research Instrument.- Subjects.- Results.- Discussion.- Implications.- Appendix: Questionnaire Items.- III. Methodological Developments.- 11. How to Be a Facet Researcher.- Stage 1: Establishing a Preliminary Mapping Sentence.- Stage 2: Preliminary SSA.- Stage 3: Main SSA.- Stage 4: Variations in Background Facets-MSA.- Appendix: A Computer Program to Generate Structuples.- 12. Partial-Order Scalogram Analysis by Base Coordinates and Lattice Mapping of the Items by Their Scalogram Roles.- Partial-Order Scalogram Analysis: Ordinal Factor Analysis.- Lattice Space Analysis: The Spatial Mapping of Items by Their Scalogram Properties.- POSAC/LSA: Mathematical Description of the Program Algorithm for m = 2.- The POSAC/LSA Program: Use and Interpretation.- Author Index.