Engineering Society The Role of the Human and Social Sciences in Modern Societies, 1880–1980

Explaining crime by reference to abnormalities of the brain is just one example of how the human and social sciences have influenced the approach to social problems in Western societies since 1880. Focusing on applications such as penal policy, therapy, and marketing, this volume examines how these...

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Other Authors: Brückweh, Kerstin (Editor), Schumann, Dirk (Editor), Wetzell, Richard F. (Editor), Ziemann, Benjamin (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2012, 2012
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Explaining crime by reference to abnormalities of the brain is just one example of how the human and social sciences have influenced the approach to social problems in Western societies since 1880. Focusing on applications such as penal policy, therapy, and marketing, this volume examines how these sciences have become embedded in society
Physical Description:XII, 318 p online resource
ISBN:9781137284501