Usable Social Science
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Usable Social Science
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Author : Neil J. Smelser
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2012-10-15
Usable Social Science written by Neil J. Smelser and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-15 with Education categories.
"Usable Social Science represents a remarkable collaboration between Neil J. Smelser, one of America’s most distinguished sociologists, and John Reed, a highly successful member of corporate America. Together, they accomplish an even more remarkable feat of making accumulated social science knowledge accessible to non-academics while, at the same time, making an academic contribution to the social sciences by reviewing the history, accumulated findings, and conceptual approaches in key areas of specialization in sociology and elsewhere in the social sciences."—Jonathan H. Turner, University Professor & Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of California, Riverside. “This book is an ambitious project to provide the public with a review of the available and practicable knowledge for decision-making people (and who is not that today?) that the social sciences have produced over the last 250 years or so. Typically, such efforts are bound to fail. But this project is a full success, keeping its promise to present knowledge in an understandable and exciting way. The language is charming and the elegant prose is the product of a fluent, transparent style. In short: a must read!”—Hans-Peter Mueller, Professor of sociology, Humboldt-University of Berlin.
Usable Knowledge
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Author : Sterling Professor of Economics and Political Science Charles E Lindblom
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 1979-01-01
Usable Knowledge written by Sterling Professor of Economics and Political Science Charles E Lindblom and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979-01-01 with Social Science categories.
The problem that gives rise to this book is dissatisfaction with social science and social research as instruments of social problem solving. Policy makers and other practical problem solvers frequently voice disappointment with what they are offered. And many social scientists and social researchers think they should be more drawn upon, more useful, and more influential. Out of the discontent have come numerous diagnoses and prescriptions. This thoughtful contribution to the discussion provides an agenda of basic questions that should be asked and answered by those who are concerned about the impact of social science and research on real life problems. In general, Cohen and Lindblom believe that social scientists are crippled by a misunderstanding of their own trade, and they suggest that the tools of their trade be applied to the trade itself. Social scientists do not always fully appreciate that professional social inquiry is only one of several ways of solving a problem. They are also often engaged in a mistaken pursuit of authoritativeness, not recognizing that their contribution can never be more than a partial one. Cohen and Lindblom suggest that they reexamine their criteria for selecting subjects for research, study their tactics as compared to those of policy makers, and consider more carefully their role in relation to other routes to problem solving. To stimulate further inquiry into these fundamental issues, they also provide a comprehensive bibliography.
Usable Theory
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Author : Dietrich Rueschemeyer
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2009
Usable Theory written by Dietrich Rueschemeyer and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Political Science categories.
Rueschmeyer shows how to construct theory frames & use them to develop valid empirical hypotheses in the course of empirical social & political research.
Usable Knowledge
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Author : Charles Edward Lindblom
language : en
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press
Release Date : 1979-01-01
Usable Knowledge written by Charles Edward Lindblom and has been published by New Haven : Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979-01-01 with Problem solving categories.
The Social Sciences Methodology And Perspectives
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Author : Kundu
language : en
Publisher: Pearson Education India
Release Date : 2009-09
The Social Sciences Methodology And Perspectives written by Kundu and has been published by Pearson Education India this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09 with categories.
Social Analysis
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Author : Ralph William Rowbottom
language : en
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Publishers
Release Date : 1977
Social Analysis written by Ralph William Rowbottom and has been published by Heinemann Educational Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Organizational change categories.
Social Science In Context
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Author : Rickard Danell
language : en
Publisher: Nordic Academic Press
Release Date : 2013
Social Science In Context written by Rickard Danell and has been published by Nordic Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Education categories.
Social Science in Context is one of the first ventures to explore the relationship between social science and society in historical, sociological and global perspective. What impact has the research in these areas had on society? How are research fields established and to what ends? Social Science in Context is a compilation of articles by an international and multidisciplinary group of scholars. The authors analyse the practical making and discursive aspects of social scientific knowledge and examples are drawn from a broad range of disciplines such as sociology, psychology, economics, and gender studies. The overall aim of the book is to encourage a contextual and reflexive understanding of the complex relationship between the social sciences and society. The bonds of the past and today are made up by reciprocity and involve key elements such as gender and power, science and politics, academic boundaries and global power relations. The book should be of interest to researchers, graduate students or anyone else interested in understanding and reflecting upon the uses, roles and functions of social science in today's globalised world. Book jacket.
Contemporary Society
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Author : John A Perry
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-14
Contemporary Society written by John A Perry and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-14 with Social Science categories.
This best-selling text emphasizes why social and cultural changes are the pervasive realities of our time. A key theme of Contemporary Society is that the transition from an industrial to a post-industrial order in today’s world is fraught with difficulties, as was the transition from an agricultural to an industrial order in an earlier era. Within this framework, we can observe the increasing fragmentation of the social order today, which tends to lead people away from community and a common purpose, more often bringing conflict and disunity. Still, countervailing social forces are also at work, providing some stability--some shelter in a sea of change. Ever more, societies are faced with the rapid and transformative power of information technology, which helps propel separate groups of people into a global entity.This introduction to the social sciences shows what the authors have learned from such disciplines as anthropology, geography, history, sociology, psychology, political science, and economics--and how to apply social science approaches to an ever-faster tempo of change. The authors cover family life, interaction with others, racial and ethnic diversity, education, religion, population, environment, and many other topics analyzed in a student-friendly approach. New to this Edition The integration and flow of the text has been improved for better student comprehension. Expanded selection of Web Links to many more sites for student research, many relevant to their interests and entertainment choices Enriched focus on applying social science knowledge to current events (transcending a complete reliance on assumptions from the media) New/expanded coverage on topics throughout the book, including New findings from global warming research and its implications for social life and policy New developments in race relations in an integrated approach throughout many chapters Deepening inequality and the implications that threaten family, education, and student futures—nationally and globally Gender, including new developments in legal gay marriage and transgender Expanded coverage of genetics and the medical potential of human genome sequencing New developments in astrophysics and their potential implications for society Updated Statistics throughout
Elucidating Social Science Concepts
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Author : Frederic Charles Schaffer
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-07-24
Elucidating Social Science Concepts written by Frederic Charles Schaffer and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-24 with Political Science categories.
Concepts have always been foundational to the social science enterprise. This book is a guide to working with them. Against the positivist project of concept "reconstruction"—the formulation of a technical, purportedly neutral vocabulary for measuring, comparing, and generalizing—Schaffer adopts an interpretivist approach that he calls "elucidation." Elucidation includes both a reflexive examination of social science technical language and an investigation into the language of daily life. It is intended to produce a clear view of both types of language, the relationship between them, and the practices of life and power that they evoke and sustain. After an initial chapter explaining what elucidation is and how it differs from reconstruction, the book lays out practical elucidative strategies—grounding, locating, and exposing—that help situate concepts in particular language games, times and tongues, and structures of power. It also explores the uses to which elucidation can be put and the moral dilemmas that attend such uses. By illustrating his arguments with lively analyses of such concepts as "person," "family," and "democracy," Schaffer shows rather than tells, making the book both highly readable and an essential guide for social science research.
Knowledge Into Action Improving The Nation S Use Of The Social Sciences
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Author : National Science Board (U.S.). Special Commission on the Social Sciences
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
Knowledge Into Action Improving The Nation S Use Of The Social Sciences written by National Science Board (U.S.). Special Commission on the Social Sciences and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Social sciences categories.