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MAKING THE MORAL CASE FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES
STEMMING THE TIDE |
| Volume: |
2015 |
| By: |
Karl Spracklen |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£49.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1137577908 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781137577900 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
3 December, 2015 |
| Pages: |
152 |
| Description: |
Social sciences are measured, attacked and defended for the money they make, or the ways in which they help governments control citizens. In this book, Karl Spracklen makes the moral case that social sciences are necessary to reveal the truth about power, and to help fight inequality. |
| Synopsis: |
The social sciences have a legitimacy problem in the modern world. The natural sciences are viewed as 'proper science' by journalists and policy-makers because they discover 'truths', make money, and help governments solve problems. In turn, defenders of the social sciences borrow the language of instrumentality, profit and policy impact. Karl Spracklen, by contrast, makes the moral case for the social sciences, arguing that they are a necessary social good capable of fighting inequality and revealing the workings of hegemonic power. |
| Illustrations: |
biography |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Pivot |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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