I've encountered 1 or 2 items on this -- and some in the past -- that request course reading, but don't give scope conditions. What university? What discipline? What course? What's the ability and experience level of the students? What is their quantitative or qualitative analysis background? It's hard to suggest readings -- books or articles -- without such basic information. In at least one case, I couldn't even tell the counry from which the requester was writing. Yours in GiGo, Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 twitter:barrywellman http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _______________________________________________________________________