Big ideas in social science. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Edmonds & Nigel Warburton.
• Authors: Edmonds, David, 1964-; Warburton, Nigel, 1962-
• Contents: Foreword - David Edmonds & Nigel Warburton; SECTION ONE: FIELDS OF ENQUIRY; Rom Harré on What is Social Science - Rom Harré; Toby Miller on Cultural Studies - Toby Miller; Lawrence Sherman on Criminology - Lawrence Sherman; Jonathan Haidt on Moral Psychology - Jonathan Haidt; Robert J. Shiller on Behavioural Economics - Robert J. Shiller; SECTION TWO: BIRTHS, DEATHS & HUMAN POPULATION; Sarah Franklin on the Sociology of Reproductive Technology - Sarah Franklin; Ann Oakley on Women’s Experience of Childbirth - Ann Oakley; Sarah Harper on the Population Challenge for the 21st Century - Sarah Harper; Stephen Pinker on Violence and Human Nature - Stephen Pinker; SECTION THREE: SOCIAL SCIENCE THROUGH DIFFERENT LENSES; Greg Clark on Names - Greg Clark; Robin Dunbar on Dunbar Numbers - Robin Dunbar; David Goldblatt on the Sociology of Football - David Goldblatt; Trevor Marchand on Craft - Trevor Marchand; Bruce Hood on the Supernatural - Bruce Hood; Doreen Massey on Space - Doreen Massey; SECTION FOUR: POLITICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE; Craig Calhoun on Protest Movements - Craig Calhoun; Danny Dorling on Inequality - Danny Dorling; Kate Pickett on the Case for Equality - Kate Pickett
• Publisher Details: London Thousand Oaks, California : Sage Publications, Ltd. UK
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 300.1; Social sciences; Social scientists -- Interviews; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference; Social sciences; Social scientists; Interviews
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781473933484
• Related ISBNs: 147393348X; 9781473913790; 1473913799; 9781473913806; 1473913802
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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