American sociologist
Helen Schneider Dinerman (December 25, 1920 – August 14, 1974) was an American sociologist and public opinion researcher.[1]
Biography
Born in New York City in 1920, Dinerman received her education at Hunter College and Columbia University.[1] Later, she worked as a researcher in the United States Office of War Information[2]and trained at the Bureau for Applied Social Research,[1] the first academic research centre dedicated to survey research,[3]founded by Paul Lazarsfeld in 1944.[4]She became employed with the International Research Associates in 1948, and became Chairman of the firm's Executive Committee in 1968.[2]
Dinerman died in Emanuel Hospital[5]in Portland, Oregon on August 14, 1974, while on holiday with her daughter.[1]
Legacy
In 1981, the World Association for Public Opinion Research established the Helen Dinerman Award – "in memory of Helen Dinerman's scientific achievements over three decades of public opinion research" – to recognize individuals who have made "significant contributions to survey research methodology".[6]
Selected publications
- Lazarsfeld, Paul, and Helen Dinerman (1949). "Research for Action". In Paul F. Lazarsfeld and Frank M. Stanton (ed.). Communications Research, 1948–49. New York: Harper & Brothers. pp. 73–108.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Cooper, Eunice; Helen Dinerman (1951). "Analysis of the Film "Don't Be a Sucker": A Study in Communication". Public Opinion Quarterly. 15 (2): 243–64. doi:10.1086/266306. JSTOR 2746167.
References
- ^ a b c d Berelson, Bernard (1974). "In Memoriam: Helen Dinerman, 1920-1974". Public Opinion Quarterly. 38 (4): 640. doi:10.1086/268192. JSTOR 2748137.
- ^ a b Bivins, Joseph T., ed. (1968). "News and Notes". Public Opinion Quarterly. 32 (3): 525–31. doi:10.1086/267633. JSTOR 2747654.
- ^ Church, Allan H.; Janine Waclawski (1998). Designing and Using Organizational Surveys. Gower Publishing. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-566-07975-7. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
- ^ "About ISERP". Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
- ^ "Helen Dinerman, Opinion Analyst; Research Specialist Dies-Named to Head World Unit". The New York Times. August 17, 1974. p. 26. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
- ^ "Awards and Prizes". World Association for Public Opinion Research. Archived from the original on January 2, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
