Concerns itself with the future of sociology, and of all social science. The thirteen authors--among them Wendell Bell, Kai T. Erikson, Scott Greer, Robert Boguslaw, James Mau, and Ivar Oxaal--are oriented toward a redefinition of the role of the social scientist as advisor to policymakers and administrators in all major areas of social concern, for the purpose of studying and shaping the future. This book contains research strategies for such "futurologistic" study, theories on its merits and dangers, as well as an ...
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Concerns itself with the future of sociology, and of all social science. The thirteen authors--among them Wendell Bell, Kai T. Erikson, Scott Greer, Robert Boguslaw, James Mau, and Ivar Oxaal--are oriented toward a redefinition of the role of the social scientist as advisor to policymakers and administrators in all major areas of social concern, for the purpose of studying and shaping the future. This book contains research strategies for such "futurologistic" study, theories on its merits and dangers, as well as an annotated bibliography of social science studies of the future.
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Very Good++ Size: 6x1x9; 1971 Russell Sage Foundation. Prev owner name neatly printed inside cover else book is in fine and unread condition. Orange cloth hardcover is in fine condition clean and bright. No DJ.
