The behavioral and social sciences achievements and opportunities / Dean R. Gerstein, R. Duncan Luce, Neil J. Smelser, and Sonja Sperlich, editors ; Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, with the cooperation of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and the Social Science Research Council.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 1988. |
| Description | 1 online resource (1 PDF file (xviii, 282 pages)) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Gerstein, Dean R. |
| Other author/creator | Luce, R. Duncan (Robert Duncan) |
| Other author/creator | Smelser, Neil J. |
| Other author/creator | Sperlich, Sonja. |
| Other author/creator | National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences. |
| Uniform title | Behavioral and social sciences (Gerstein) |
| Summary | This volume explores the scientific frontiers and leading edges of research across the fields of anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, history, business, education, geography, law, and psychiatry, as well as the newer, more specialized areas of artificial intelligence, child development, cognitive science, communications, demography, linguistics, and management and decision science. It includes recommendations concerning new resources, facilities, and programs that may be needed over the next several years to ensure rapid progress and provide a high level of returns to basic research. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Other forms | Issued also in print. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed Mar. 18, 2020). |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 88001618 |
| ISBN | 9780309037495 |
| ISBN | 0309037492 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |