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Usable Social Science [electronic resource].

Usable Social Science [electronic resource].

Usable Social Science [electronic resource].

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxgDeJm2b

Usable Social Science [electronic resource].

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Full title

Usable Social Science [electronic resource].

Author / Creator

Publisher

Berkerley : University of California Press, 2012.

Date

2012.

Record Identifier

74VvxgDeJm2b

MMS ID

991016799619702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

1 online resource (435 p.)

Contents

Cover; Usable Social Science; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Introduction: The Problem and Our Take on It; PART ONE. ARENAS OF USABILITY; 1. Space and Time: Constraints and Opportunities; 2. Some Dynamics of Cognition, Judgment, and Bias; 3. Sanctions in Organizational and Social Life; 4. Grou...

9. Social Change, Social Problems, and Demands for Knowledge10. The Production of Knowledge in the Social Sciences; References; Index.

Publication information

Publisher

Berkerley : University of California Press, 2012.

Date Published

2012.

Access and use

Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Scope and Contents

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...

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Full title

Usable Social Science [electronic resource].

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Description based upon print version of record.

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Record Identifier

74VvxgDeJm2b

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxgDeJm2b

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ISBN

9780520954144

DDC

300.72

MMS ID

991016799619702626