The Behavioral and Social Sciences: Achievements and Opportunities - Hardcover

National Research Council; Division Of Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Commission On Behavioral And Social Sciences And Education; Committee On Basic Research In The Behavioral And Social Sciences

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0309037492 ISBN 13: 9780309037495

Publisher: National Academies Press, 1988

Synopsis

This volume explores the scientific frontiers and leading edges of research across the fields of anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, history, business, education, geography, law, and psychiatry, as well as the newer, more specialized areas of artificial intelligence, child development, cognitive science, communications, demography, linguistics, and management and decision science. It includes recommendations concerning new resources, facilities, and programs that may be needed over the next several years to ensure rapid progress and provide a high level of returns to basic research.

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Introduction
• 1. Behavior, Mind, and Brain
• 2. Motivational and Social Contexts of Behavior
• 3. Choice and Allocation
• 4. Institutions and Cultures
• 5. Methods of Data Collection, Representation, and Anlysis
• 6. The Research Support System
• 7. Raising the Scientific Yield
• Appendix A: Trends in Support for Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
• Appendix B: Working Group Members
• Index

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Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, National Research Council

About this edition

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0309037492
• ISBN 13: 9780309037495
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304