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Big Ideas in Social Science
First Edition
Edited by:
- David Edmonds - BBC World, UK
- Nigel Warburton
December 2015 | 184 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Are human beings less violent than before? Why do we adopt certain moral and political judgements? Why is the gap between rich and poor getting bigger? How do we decide which criminal policies are effective? What is the Population Challenge for the 21st Century? What is social science?
In Big Ideas in Social Science, David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton put these and more of our society’s burning questions to 18 of the world’s leading social scientists including Steven Pinker, Ann Oakley, Lawrence Sherman, Kate Pickett, Robert J. Shiller and Doreen Massey.
The result is a collection of thought-provoking discussions that span the fields of sociology, politics, economics, criminology, geography and many more.From the people who brought us the Philosophy Bites series, Big Ideas in Social Science is a fascinating and accessible introduction to the key ideas and findings of the social sciences.
The interviews for this book are based on a series of podcasts, Social Science Bites, sponsored by SAGE. Social Science Bites was inspired by the popular Philosophy Bites podcast (www.philosophybites.com), which was founded by David and Nigel in 2007 and has so far had 26 million downloads. Philosophy Bites has spawned three books, Philosophy Bites, Philosophy Bites Back and Philosophy Bites Again.
In Big Ideas in Social Science, David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton put these and more of our society’s burning questions to 18 of the world’s leading social scientists including Steven Pinker, Ann Oakley, Lawrence Sherman, Kate Pickett, Robert J. Shiller and Doreen Massey.
The result is a collection of thought-provoking discussions that span the fields of sociology, politics, economics, criminology, geography and many more.From the people who brought us the Philosophy Bites series, Big Ideas in Social Science is a fascinating and accessible introduction to the key ideas and findings of the social sciences.
The interviews for this book are based on a series of podcasts, Social Science Bites, sponsored by SAGE. Social Science Bites was inspired by the popular Philosophy Bites podcast (www.philosophybites.com), which was founded by David and Nigel in 2007 and has so far had 26 million downloads. Philosophy Bites has spawned three books, Philosophy Bites, Philosophy Bites Back and Philosophy Bites Again.
David Edmonds & Nigel Warburton
Foreword
SECTION ONE: FIELDS OF ENQUIRY
Rom Harré
Rom Harré on What is Social Science
Toby Miller
Toby Miller on Cultural Studies
Lawrence Sherman
Lawrence Sherman on Criminology
Jonathan Haidt
Jonathan Haidt on Moral Psychology
Robert J. Shiller
Robert J. Shiller on Behavioural Economics
SECTION TWO: BIRTHS, DEATHS & HUMAN POPULATION
Sarah Franklin
Sarah Franklin on the Sociology of Reproductive Technology
Ann Oakley
Ann Oakley on Women’s Experience of Childbirth
Sarah Harper
Sarah Harper on the Population Challenge for the 21st Century
Stephen Pinker
Stephen Pinker on Violence and Human Nature
SECTION THREE: SOCIAL SCIENCE THROUGH DIFFERENT LENSES
Greg Clark
Greg Clark on Names
Robin Dunbar
Robin Dunbar on Dunbar Numbers
David Goldblatt
David Goldblatt on the Sociology of Football
Trevor Marchand
Trevor Marchand on Craft
Bruce Hood
Bruce Hood on the Supernatural
Doreen Massey
Doreen Massey on Space
SECTION FOUR: POLITICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Craig Calhoun
Craig Calhoun on Protest Movements
Danny Dorling
Danny Dorling on Inequality
Kate Pickett
Kate Pickett on the Case for Equality
A really unusual interesting approach to a book written in play form. Provide information from a wider view point and will be the basis for many discussions.
Faculty of Education, University of The West of England
May 27, 2016
great resource for encouraging debate and thought provoking class discussion and personal consideration around issues relating to social science.
Ease of use ++
Health, Social and Childcare, Neath Port Talbot College
April 27, 2016
