Social Science category: 175800 books
by Roy Bhaskar
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2009
Following on from Roy Bhaskar’s first two books, A Realist Theory of Science and The Possibility of Naturalism, Scientific Realism and Human Emancipation, establishes the conception of social science as explanatory—and thence emancipatory—critique.
Scientific Realism and Human Emancipation...
Reconsidering Race
Social Science Perspectives on Racial Categories in the Age of Genomics
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Race is one of the most elusive phenomena of social life. While we generally know it when we see it, it's not an easy concept to define. Social science literature has argued that race is a Western concept that emerged with the birth of modern imperialism, whether in the sixteenth century (the Age...
New Evolutionary Social Science
Human Nature, Social Behavior, and Social Change
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Social scientists have long declared their autonomy from the natural sciences, and in doing so have tended to neglect important biological constraints on human nature. Many sociological theories have suggested a nearly complete malleability of patterns of social life. The New Evolutionary Social Science...
Interdisciplinarity
Reconfigurations of the Social and Natural Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
The idea that research should become more interdisciplinary has become commonplace. According to influential commentators, the unprecedented complexity of problems such as climate change or the social implications of biomedicine demand interdisciplinary efforts integrating both the social and natural...
The Expanded Social Scientist's Bestiary
A Guide to Fabled Threats to, and Defenses of, Naturalistic Social Science
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2000
The (Expanded)Social ScientistOs Bestiary addresses a number of important theoretical and philosophical issues in the social sciences from the perspective of contemporary philosophy of science. The book discusses and critiques the various arguments that purport to establish that it is a mistake to...
Conducting Research in Conservation
Social Science Methods and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
Conducting Research in Conservation is the first textbook on social science research methods written specifically for use in the expanding and increasingly multidisciplinary field of environmental conservation.
The first section on planning a research project includes chapters on the need for...
Rethinking the Individualism-Holism Debate
Essays in the Philosophy of Social Science
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
This collection of papers investigates the most recent debates about individualism and holism in the philosophy of social science. The debates revolve mainly around two issues: firstly, whether social phenomena exist sui generis and how they relate to individuals. This is the focus of discussions...
by Frank Cunningham
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1973
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1973
The debates over objectivity in the social sciences have a long history; there have been contributions by philosophers and social theorists from a variety of viewpoints, including empiricism, phenomenology, pragmatism, and Marxism. Objectivity in Social Science combats the widespread opinion that...
Social Policy and Public Policy
Inequality and Justice
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
This classic volume was originally designed as an introduction to social science perspectives on a broad range of social issues in American society, specifically the complex social problems of the 1960s. Because the volume is structured as a survey, it is neither exhaustive or defi nitive. It does...
Social Science Research Ethics for a Globalizing World
Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2015
Research in the humanities and social sciences thrives on critical reflections that unfold with each research project, not only in terms of knowledge created, but in whether chosen methodologies served their purpose. Ethics forms the bulwark of any social science research methodology and it requires...
Social Networks and Popular Understanding of Science and Health
Sharing Disparities
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Using social media and peer-to-peer networks to teach people about science and health may seem like an obvious strategy. Yet recent research suggests that systematic reliance on social networks may be a recipe for inequity. People are not consistently inclined to share information with others around...
by Ian Shaw, , Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
What is the role of science in social work? Ian Shaw considers social work inventions, evidence-based practice, the history of scientific claims in social work practice, technology, and social work research methodology to demonstrate the significant role that scientific language and practice play...
Excel 2016 for Social Science Statistics
A Guide to Solving Practical Problems
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016
This book shows the capabilities of Microsoft Excel in teaching social science statistics effectively. Similar to the previously published Excel 2013 for Social Sciences Statistics, this book is a step-by-step exercise-driven guide for students and practitioners who need to master Excel to solve practical...
GIS and the Social Sciences
Theory and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
GIS and the Social Sciences offers a uniquely social science approach on the theory and application of GIS with a range of modern examples. It explores how human geography can engage with a variety of important policy issues through linking together GIS and spatial analysis, and demonstrates the importance...