This book focuses on a comprehensive theory of control in all its biological, technological, and human dimensions and presents a series of tests, where the theory about control comprises 43 intrinsic statements: fifteen axioms, seven postulates, six transformational statements, and fifteen theorems.

Science and Sociology is from beginning to end an exploration of what this implies for the social sciences, and sociology in particular. The authors argue that over the last several decades, sociology has become less a science and more a quest for isolated assessments of situations, whether they come from demographic analyses, survey research, or ethnographic studies. Above all else, this book is an attempt to promote and advance scientific sociology, and we write at length specifying the how and why of this objective. With this objective in mind, the question becomes: What would a scientific sociology look like?

This fascinating book analyzes 13 control failures in human history, from Robespierre 's promotion of the French Revolution, to Hoover 's efforts to stop the Great Depression, to the intelligence failures of 9/11. Assessing the causes of 10 additional historical cases, the author 's comparative analysis shows how each leadership failure was caused by an expansion of the "range" of control attempts, their "scope," and/or their "diversity." A leader 's or other actor 's attempts to broaden the range of control targets have been most important in causing great human failures. The analysis is timely during an era when war, global warming, and other vexing problems plague our society. The analysis supports the author 's contention that control could be the central notion of the social and behavioral sciences.

This fascinating book analyzes 13 control failures in human history, from Robespierre 's promotion of the French Revolution, to Hoover 's efforts to stop the Great Depression, to the intelligence failures of 9/11. Assessing the causes of 10 additional historical cases, the author 's comparative analysis shows how each leadership failure was caused by an expansion of the "range" of control attempts, their "scope," and/or their "diversity." A leader 's or other actor 's attempts to broaden the range of control targets have been most important in causing great human failures. The analysis is timely during an era when war, global warming, and other vexing problems plague our society. The analysis supports the author 's contention that control could be the central notion of the social and behavioral sciences.

Science and Sociology is from beginning to end an exploration of what this implies for the social sciences, and sociology in particular. The authors argue that over the last several decades, sociology has become less a science and more a quest for isolated assessments of situations, whether they come from demographic analyses, survey research, or ethnographic studies. Above all else, this book is an attempt to promote and advance scientific sociology, and we write at length specifying the how and why of this objective. With this objective in mind, the question becomes: What would a scientific sociology look like?

Contributing Authors Include Milos Macura, G. Gouswaard, Olaf Boustedt, And Many Others.

Contributing Authors Include Milos Macura, G. Gouswaard, Olaf Boustedt, And Many Others.