The Production of Knowledge in the Social Sciences

In the foregoing chapter, we learned that societies are continuously “demanding” in their search to define their situations, to find their way, to locate answers to specific questions, and to acquire resources to implement decisions. These forces have driven much research and intellectual developmen...

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Published inUsable Social Science p. 315
Main Authors Neil J. Smelser, John S. Reed
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University of California Press 15.09.2012
Edition1
Subjects
Applied economics
Applied sciences
Behavioral sciences
Economic disciplines
Economic modeling
Economic models
Economics
Education
Educational institutions
Engineering
Formal education
Human societies
Modeling
Psychology
Research methods
Research universities
Schools
Social issues
Social psychology
Social sciences
Sociology
System effectiveness
Systems engineering
Universities
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Summary:In the foregoing chapter, we learned that societies are continuously “demanding” in their search to define their situations, to find their way, to locate answers to specific questions, and to acquire resources to implement decisions. These forces have driven much research and intellectual development in the social sciences. In addition, their several disciplines have had developmental trajectories of their own, and their internal dynamics are important influences on producing knowledge. Salient features of that development include the following: the location of these disciplines in the system of higher education priorities emanating from national and regional preoccupations government intervention and the
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