Autor: Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences

In 1933, President Herbert Hoover commissioned the "Ogburn Report, " a comprehensive study of social trends in the United States. Fifty years later, a symposium of noted social and behavior …

This volume explores the scientific frontiers and leading edges of research across the fields of anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, history, business, education, geogr …

Behavioral and Social Science Research: A National Resource specifies appropriate criteria for assessing the value, significance, and social utility of basic research in the social sciences. This rep …