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Book Synopsis
Presenting substantive social science knowledge and indicating its relevance and applicability to decision-making, problem-solving and policy-making, this title looks at the big picture of why society at large demands and needs social-science knowledge, and how the academy actually supplies relevant knowledge.

Trade Review
"A readable, nontechnical identification and assessment of areas of relevant, usable social science knowledge... Recommended." -- M. Oromaner, formerly, Hudson County Community College Choice

Table of Contents
Preface Introduction: The Problem and Our Take on It Part I. 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. Groups, Teams, Networks, Trust, and Social Capital 5. How Decisions Are Made 6. Organizations and Organizational Change 7. Economic Development and Social Change 8. Methods of Research and Their Usability Part II. The Big Picture of Usability 9. Social Change, Social Problems, and Demands for Knowledge 10. The Production of Knowledge in the Social Sciences References Index

Usable Social Science

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 15 October 2012
      ISBN-13 9780520273566
      978-0520273566
      ISBN-10 0520273567
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      Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Presenting substantive social science knowledge and indicating its relevance and applicability to decision-making, problem-solving and policy-making, this title looks at the big picture of why society at large demands and needs social-science knowledge, and how the academy actually supplies relevant knowledge.

      Trade Review
      "A readable, nontechnical identification and assessment of areas of relevant, usable social science knowledge... Recommended." -- M. Oromaner, formerly, Hudson County Community College Choice

      Table of Contents
      Preface Introduction: The Problem and Our Take on It Part I. 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. Groups, Teams, Networks, Trust, and Social Capital 5. How Decisions Are Made 6. Organizations and Organizational Change 7. Economic Development and Social Change 8. Methods of Research and Their Usability Part II. The Big Picture of Usability 9. Social Change, Social Problems, and Demands for Knowledge 10. The Production of Knowledge in the Social Sciences References Index

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