Taboo Issues in Social Science
Questioning Conventional Wisdom
This book is an expedition into a number of controversial issues in the social sciences with the intention of challenging the conventional wisdom on those issues. While most social science research is interesting and important, a fair amount of social science research is thinly disguised advocacy research in which conclusions too often precede inquiries. The primary topics are those that the journal Nature described as Taboo. In order of the degree of censure, the topics are: race, sex differences, intelligence, and violence. The only way to examine these topics with the social science seal of approval attached is through a strictly environme…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-62273-298-2
- EAN: 9781622732982
- Produktnummer: 36129897
- Verlag: Vernon Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 310 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.6 cm 452 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 452
Über den Autor
Anthony Walsh teaches law, statistics, and criminology at Boise State University, Idaho. He entered academia upon earning a degree in criminology after 25 years in the real world as a Marine, police officer, and probation officer. His primary area of expertise is biosocial criminology, and he was honored with the 2014 David Rowe Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions in this area. He is also interested in legal philosophy and statistics. He has written 40 other books and approximately 150 articles, many on topics included in this book.
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