Social Science and Social Policy

By Melvin M. Mark and R. Lance Shotland

This book examines the role of the social sciences in shaping and evaluating social policy. It considers the past, present and potential role of the social sciences in policy creation, implementation, and evaluation processes. The authors present a considerable range of opinions about the ability of the social sciences to provide useful information is presented. The common view is that the social sciences can contribute to policy-making processes to a modest extent.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803921608
• ISBN13: 9780803921603
• Release Date: March 1985
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 9.0"