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Autore |
Belfiglio Valentine J |
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Titolo |
Correlations between the physical and social sciences / / Valentine J. Belfiglio |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanham, Md., : University Press of America, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-7618-9070-X |
1-283-32054-1 |
9786613320544 |
0-7618-5590-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (63 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Physical sciences - Social aspects |
Social sciences |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgment; Introduction; Chapter One. Exogamous and Endogamous Marriages among Italians and Mexicans in Dallas County, Texas (2000); Chapter Two. The Mirror Image: A Correlation between the Physical and Social Sciences; Chapter Three. A Probability Experiment Involving Major American Military Conflicts (1775-2010); Chapter Four. Radioactive Decay and the Rate of Decline of Empires: A Connection between the Physical and Social Sciences; Conclusion; Appendix; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This monograph presents four case studies that make correlations between the physical and social sciences. Traditional, empirical, and postmodernist approaches to the study of social sciences have left many scholars dissatisfied with the results. It is important to anchor statistical data to mathematical formulae or the laws of physics. |
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