Usable Social Science
Synopsis
This volume is a one-of-a-kind contribution to applied social science and the product of a long collaboration between an established, interdisciplinary sociologist and a successful banking executive. Together, Neil Smelser and John Reed use a straightforward approach to presenting substantive social science knowledge and indicate its relevance and applicability to decision-making, problem-solving and policy-making. Among the areas presented are space-and-time coordinates of social life; cognition and bias; group and network effects; the role of sanctions; organizational dynamics; and macro-changes associated with economic development. Finally, the authors look at the big picture of why society at large demands and needs social-science knowledge, and how the academy actually supplies relevant knowledge.
- Copyright:
- 2012 University of California Press
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9780520954144
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- Date of Addition:
- 2017-04-16T19:33:13Z
- Language:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.