Usable Social Science (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Neil J Smelser • John S. Reed
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-27356-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-27356-7
Barcode:	9780520273566

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