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There is today widespread recognition of the fact that the future of human civilization depends to a high degree upon Man’s capacity to understand the forces and factors which control his own behaviour. Such understanding must be achieved, not only as regards individual conduct, but equally as regards the mass phenomena resulting from group contacts, which are becoming increasingly intimate and influential. Until this present volume, nowhere have the three sciences of sociology, psychology and social anthropology been properly mobilized to deal with the social problems which yearly grow more pressing. The essays in this book aim to address this.

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Author:   F.C. Bartlett ,  M. Ginsberg ,  E. J. Lindgren ,  R. H. Thouless
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138990074

ISBN 10:   1138990078
Pages:   516
Publication Date:   28 February 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1. Some Problems of Social Psychology 1. Some Problems and Topics of Contemporary Social Psychology T.H. Pear 2. Suggestions for Research in Social Psychology F.C. Bartlett 3. The Relation of Psychopathology to Social Psychology J.T. MacCurdy 4. Modern Trends in Child Psychology M. Collins 5. Problems of terminology in the Social Sciences R.H. Thouless Part 2. Social Applications of Psychological Tests and Other Methods 6. Scientific Method and the Use of Statistics R.H. Thouless 7. Intelligence Tests J.M. Blackburn 8. The Application of Intelligence Tests in the Anthropological Field S.F. Nadel 9. Questionnaires, Attitude Tests, and Rating Scales P.E. Vernon 10. Some Methods of Assessing Temperament and personality C.J.C. Earl 11. The Work of the Vocational Adviser A. Rodger Part 3. Some Methods of Social Anthropology 12. The Development of Field Work Methods in Social Anthropology A.I. Richards 13. The Interview Technique in Social Anthropology S.F. Nadel 14. The Collection and Analysis of Folk-Lore E.J. Lindgren Part 4. Some Methods of Sociology 15. The Methods of Social Case Workers S. Clement Brown 16. The Value of Team Work and Functional Penetration as Methods in Social Investigation O.A. Oeser 17. The Study of Social Groups in Industry E. Farmer 18. Social Surveys A.F. Wells 19. The Problems and Methods of Sociology M. Ginsberg

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