Big Ideas in Social Science

by David Edmonds

Book Overview

Are human beings less violent than before? Why do we adopt certain moral and political judgements? Why is the gap between rich and poor getting bigger? How do we decide which criminal policies are effective? What is the Population Challenge for the 21st Century? What is social science?

In Big Ideas in Social Science, David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton put these and more of our society's burning questions to 18 of the world's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473913799
• ISBN13: 9781473913790
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.9"