Usable social scienceNeil J. Smelser and John S. Reed.

Smelser, Neil J.

Usable social scienceNeil J. Smelser and John S. Reed. - Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (ix, 423 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Space and time : constraints and opportunities -- Some dynamics of cognition, judgment, and bias -- Sanctions in organizational and social life -- Groups, teams, networks, trust, and social capital -- How decisions are made -- Organizations and organizational change -- Economic development and social change -- Methods of research and their usability -- Social change, social problems, and demands for knowledge -- The production of knowledge in the social sciences.



9780520954144


Social sciences--Research.


Electronic Books.

H62 / .U833 2012