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Social science and social policy

Title
Social science and social policy / edited by R. Lance Shotland, Melvin M. Mark.
Publication
Beverly Hills : Sage Publications, ©1985.

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Additional Authors
  • Shotland, R. Lance.
  • Mark, Melvin M.
Description
375 pages; 23 cm
Summary
This book examines the role of the social sciences in shaping and evaluating social policy. It considers the past, present and potential role of the social sciences in policy creation, implementation, and evaluation processes. The authors present a considerable range of opinions about the ability of the social sciences to provide useful information is presented. The common view is that the social sciences can contribute to policy-making processes to a modest extent.
Subject
  • Policy sciences
  • Social sciences
  • Social Sciences
  • social sciences
  • Policy sciences
  • Social sciences
  • Sozialpolitik
  • Sozialwissenschaften
  • Aufsatzsammlung
  • Politik
  • Sociale wetenschappen
  • Overheidsbeleid
  • Beleidsvorming
  • Science politique
  • Sciences sociales
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographies.
Contents
Carolyn Wood Sherif: A Memorial Note -- Introduction -- Part One : General Issues -- Post Positivist Critical Multiplism -- Social Science and Social Policy Will our Numbers ever be Good Enough? -- Implementation Realities and Evaluation Design -- Can Social Scientists be Effective Actors in the Policy Arena? -- Part Two : Policy Areas -- Science and Politics in Affirmative Action Research -- The Role of the Social Sciences in the Comparable Worth Movement -- Can the Social Sciences Solve the Problem of Unemployment? -- Are the Social Sciences Able to Answer Questions about Compensatory Education Programs? -- The Role of the Social Sciences in School Desegregation Policy -- The Science and Politics of Day Care -- Can Social Science Answer Questions about Deterrence for Policy Use? -- Obstacles and Opportunities in the Use of Research on Rape Legislation -- Social Science Research and the Politics of Gun Control -- PART III: CONCLUSIONS : Toward More Useful Social Science -- About the Authors.
ISBN
  • 0803921608
  • 9780803921603
LCCN
84018196
OCLC
  • ocm11211683
  • 11211683
  • SCSB-614908
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library