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University of California Press
- Usable Social Science
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: University of California Press
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-5
- Part One. Arenas of Usability
- 5. How Decisions Are Made
- pp. 151-184
- 6. Organizations and Organizational Change
- pp. 185-228
- 7. Economic Development and Social Change
- pp. 229-253
- 8. Methods of Research and Their Usability
- pp. 254-290
- Part Two. The Big Picture of Usability
- References
- pp. 355-410
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520954144
Related ISBN(s)
9780520273566
MARC Record
OCLC
868222984
Pages
416
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No