Knowledge for What: The Place of Social Science in American Culture

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Knowledge for What: The Place of Social Science in American Culture
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Staughton Lynd
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:280
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780691621425
ClassificationsDewey:306.0973
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 8 March 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

Contents: Foreword ix; I. Social Science in Crisis 1; II. The Concept of "Culture" 11; III. The Pattern of American Culture 54; IV. The Social Sciences as Tools 114; V. Values and the Social Sciences 180; VI. Some Outrageous Hypotheses 202; Index 251 Originally published in 1939. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand techno