UID:
edocfu_9958095463402883
Format:
1 online resource (135 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-24704-5
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9786610247042
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0-309-59447-2
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0-585-16852-0
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Behavioral and Social Science Research: A National Resource -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- VALUE, SIGNIFICANCE, AND SOCIAL UTILITY -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- RELATIONSHIP OF THIS REPORT TO PREVIOUS STUDIES -- THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES -- 2 The Nature and Methods of the Behavioral and Social Sciences -- THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES -- Psychology -- Sociology -- Anthropology -- Economics -- Political Science -- Geography -- History -- Statistics -- DYNAMICS OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Specialization -- Improvement of Data -- Shifts in Conceptual and Theoretical Focus -- Interdisciplinary Ferment -- A Final Word -- EXPLANATORY MODES AND METHODS IN THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Experimentation -- Statistical Control -- Statistically Uncontrolled Observation -- 3 Knowledge from the Behavioral and Social Sciences: Examples -- VOTING -- HISTORY OF THE FAMILY -- BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH -- Direct Psychophysiological Effects -- Health-Impairing Habits and Life-Styles -- Reactions to Illness and the Sick Role -- PRIMARY GROUPS IN LARGE-SCALE SOCIETY -- THE ANALYSIS OF STATUS ATTAINMENT -- INFORMATION PROCESSING PSYCHOLOGY -- ORIGINS OF AGRICULTURE -- SOCIAL CHOICE -- HUMAN ORIGINS -- SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF MONKEYS AND APES -- 4 The Uses of Social and Behavioral Research -- INFORMATION-GENERATING TECHNOLOGIES -- Sample Surveys -- Standardized Testing -- Economic Data and Economic Models -- Economic Data -- Econometric Forecasting -- Related Developments -- CHANGES IN THE WAY WE DO THINGS -- Human Factors Applications -- Applications of Learning Theory -- Therapeutic Applications -- Pedagogical Applications -- Other Applications -- Organizational Analysis -- Organizations and Management -- Japanese Management -- Resource Allocation -- Locational Analysis.
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Program and Policy Evaluation -- CHANGES IN THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT THINGS -- The Changing Conception of Race and Ethnicity -- The Function of Social Science Labeling -- 5 The National Interest in the Support of Basic Research -- CONCLUSIONS -- ADDITIONAL CONCLUSIONS -- SUMMARY -- References -- Appendix A Contents of Part II -- Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-309-03278-4
Language:
English
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