= University of Michigan Institute for Social Research = The '''University of Michigan Institute for Social Research''' is a social science research organization. <> ---- == Description == ---- == History == The institute was founded in 1949 as a parent organization for the '''Survey Research Center''' ('''SRC''') and the '''Research Center for Group Dynamics''' ('''RCGD'''). The institute quickly expanded, establishing the '''Population Studies Center''' ('''PSC''') in 1961 and the '''Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research''' ('''ICPSR''') in 1962. Note the unrelated [[CorrelatesOfWar|Correlates of War]] project was also founded at the University of Michigan in 1963. The '''Center for Political Studies''' ('''CPS''') was founded in 1970 to focus on the [[AmericanNationalElectionStudies|Michigan Election Studies]], formerly one of the SRC's projects. ---- == Usage == See the following pages for specific surveys and products. * [[InstituteForSocialResearch/PanelStudyOfIncomeDynamics|Panel Study of Income Dynamics]] * [[InstituteForSocialResearch/SurveyOfConsumers|Survey of Consumers]] ---- CategoryRicottone