Usable Social Science

This volume is a one—of—a—kind contribution to applied social science and the product of a long collaboration between an established, interdisciplinary sociologist and a successful banking executive. Together, Neil Smelser and John Reed use a straightforward approach to presenting substantive social science knowledge and indicate its relevance and applicability to decision—making, problem—solving and policy—making. Among the areas presented are space—and—time coordinates of social life; cog...