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Alcohol and public policy [[electronic resource] ] : beyond the shadow of prohibition / / Panel on Alternative Policies Affecting the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Committee on Substance Abuse and Habitual Behavior, Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences, National Research Council ; Mark H. Moore and Dean R. Gerstein, editors
Alcohol and public policy [[electronic resource] ] : beyond the shadow of prohibition / / Panel on Alternative Policies Affecting the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Committee on Substance Abuse and Habitual Behavior, Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences, National Research Council ; Mark H. Moore and Dean R. Gerstein, editors
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1981
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (477 p.)
Disciplina 362.2/9256/0973
Altri autori (Persone) MooreMark Harrison
GersteinDean R
Soggetto topico Alcoholism - Government policy - United States
Prohibition - United States - History
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-24718-5
9786610247189
0-309-55748-8
0-585-11982-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Alcohol and Public Policy: Beyond the Shadow of Prohibition; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Report of the Panel; Introduction; 1 Simplifying Conceptions of Alcohol Problems and Policies ; GOVERNING IDEAS; MINORITY CONCEPTIONS; CONCLUSION; 2 The Nature of Alcohol Problems ; EFFECTS OF DRINKING; UNDERLYING PATTERNS OF DRINKING PRACTICES; Definition of Drinking Practices; Consumption: Quantity and Frequency; Quantity Consumed; Frequency of Drunkenness; Historical and Cross-Cultural Comparisons; Aggregate Patterns of Drinking Contexts; Stability of Individual Drinking Practices
Causes of Drinking PracticesTHE PROBLEM OF ATTRIBUTING EFFECTS; CONCLUSION: AVENUES FOR AFFECTING ALCOHOL PROBLEMS; 3 Perspectives on Current Alcohol Policies ; CURRENT ALCOHOL POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS; THE PRIMA FACIE CASE FOR PREVENTION; THE DEFINITION OF PREVENTION POLICIES; OBJECTIONS TO PREVENTION POLICIES; CATEGORIES OF PREVENTION POLICIES; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION.; 4 Regulating the Supply of Alcoholic Beverages ; THE LESSONS OF PROHIBITION; CURRENT INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES; THE SINGLE DISTRIBUTION THEORY; TAXATION AND PRICES; CONTROLLING OFF-PREMISE RETAIL SALES
CONTROLLING ON-PREMISE SALESMINIMUM AGE RESTRICTIONS; CONCLUSION; 5 Shaping Drinking Practices Directly ; CONCEPTS OF SAFER AND MORE APPROPRIATE DRINKING; DRINKING PRACTICES AND THE LAW; Drunken Driving and the Law; Public Drunkenness; EDUCATION, INFORMATION, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS; School Education Programs; Mass Media Information Campaigns; Community-Based Health Information and Training; Conclusions About Education, Information, and Training Programs; SETTING A GOOD EXAMPLE: A NOTE ON SYMBOLIC EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT ACTIONS; CONCLUSION; 6 Reducing Environmental Risk
DAMAGE IN THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTPhysical Safety Measures; Social Safety Measures; DAMAGE IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; Victimization; Public Drunkenness and the Urban Environment; Deemphasizing Hostility; CONCLUSION; Summary; References; Commissioned Papers; TEMPERANCE AND PROHIBITION IN AMERICA: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; Introduction; The Colonial Period; The Decline of Authority; Mobilizing for the Crusade; "Narrow" Versus "Broad-Gauge"; Prohibition; Epilogue; References; ALCOHOL USE AND CONSEQUENCES; Introduction; Alcohol Use: Intoxication, Drinking Patterns, and Total Consumption
Methods of MeasurementUses of Per-Capita Consumption; Disaggregated Consumption Statistics; Drinking Patterns in Survey Data; Use and Consequences: The Problem of Attribution; Mortality; Economic Costs; Behavior; Socially Important Effects of Alcohol Use; Physiological Effects; Personality; Physical Environment; Interpersonal Effects; Institutional Effects; Conclusion; References; THE PARADOX OF ALCOHOL POLICY: THE CASE OF THE 1969 ALCOHOL ACT IN FINLAND; Introduction; The Finnish Alcohol Policy Debate; The Finnish Drinking Style; The First Test for the Debate
The 1969 Alcohol Act: the Second Test
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1981
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Alcohol and public policy : beyond the shadow of prohibition / / Panel on Alternative Policies Affecting the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Committee on Substance Abuse and Habitual Behavior, Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences, National Research Council ; Mark H. Moore and Dean R. Gerstein, editors
Alcohol and public policy : beyond the shadow of prohibition / / Panel on Alternative Policies Affecting the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Committee on Substance Abuse and Habitual Behavior, Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences, National Research Council ; Mark H. Moore and Dean R. Gerstein, editors
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1981
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (477 pages)
Disciplina 362.2/9256/0973
Altri autori (Persone) MooreMark H. <1947->
GersteinDean R
Soggetto topico Alcoholism - Government policy - United States
Prohibition - United States - History
ISBN 1-280-24718-5
9786610247189
0-309-55748-8
0-585-11982-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Alcohol and Public Policy: Beyond the Shadow of Prohibition; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Report of the Panel; Introduction; 1 Simplifying Conceptions of Alcohol Problems and Policies ; GOVERNING IDEAS; MINORITY CONCEPTIONS; CONCLUSION; 2 The Nature of Alcohol Problems ; EFFECTS OF DRINKING; UNDERLYING PATTERNS OF DRINKING PRACTICES; Definition of Drinking Practices; Consumption: Quantity and Frequency; Quantity Consumed; Frequency of Drunkenness; Historical and Cross-Cultural Comparisons; Aggregate Patterns of Drinking Contexts; Stability of Individual Drinking Practices
Causes of Drinking Practices; THE PROBLEM OF ATTRIBUTING EFFECTS; CONCLUSION: AVENUES FOR AFFECTING ALCOHOL PROBLEMS; 3 Perspectives on Current Alcohol Policies ; CURRENT ALCOHOL POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS; THE PRIMA FACIE CASE FOR PREVENTION; THE DEFINITION OF PREVENTION POLICIES; OBJECTIONS TO PREVENTION POLICIES; CATEGORIES OF PREVENTION POLICIES; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION.; 4 Regulating the Supply of Alcoholic Beverages ; THE LESSONS OF PROHIBITION; CURRENT INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES; THE SINGLE DISTRIBUTION THEORY; TAXATION AND PRICES; CONTROLLING OFF-PREMISE RETAIL SALES
CONTROLLING ON-PREMISE SALES; MINIMUM AGE RESTRICTIONS; CONCLUSION; 5 Shaping Drinking Practices Directly ; CONCEPTS OF SAFER AND MORE APPROPRIATE DRINKING; DRINKING PRACTICES AND THE LAW; Drunken Driving and the Law; Public Drunkenness; EDUCATION, INFORMATION, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS; School Education Programs; Mass Media Information Campaigns; Community-Based Health Information and Training; Conclusions About Education, Information, and Training Programs; SETTING A GOOD EXAMPLE: A NOTE ON SYMBOLIC EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT ACTIONS; CONCLUSION; 6 Reducing Environmental Risk
DAMAGE IN THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT; Physical Safety Measures; Social Safety Measures; DAMAGE IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; Victimization; Public Drunkenness and the Urban Environment; Deemphasizing Hostility; CONCLUSION; Summary; References; Commissioned Papers; TEMPERANCE AND PROHIBITION IN AMERICA: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; Introduction; The Colonial Period; The Decline of Authority; Mobilizing for the Crusade; "Narrow" Versus "Broad-Gauge"; Prohibition; Epilogue; References; ALCOHOL USE AND CONSEQUENCES; Introduction; Alcohol Use: Intoxication, Drinking Patterns, and Total Consumption
Methods of Measurement; Uses of Per-Capita Consumption; Disaggregated Consumption Statistics; Drinking Patterns in Survey Data; Use and Consequences: The Problem of Attribution; Mortality; Economic Costs; Behavior; Socially Important Effects of Alcohol Use; Physiological Effects; Personality; Physical Environment; Interpersonal Effects; Institutional Effects; Conclusion; References; THE PARADOX OF ALCOHOL POLICY: THE CASE OF THE 1969 ALCOHOL ACT IN FINLAND; Introduction; The Finnish Alcohol Policy Debate; The Finnish Drinking Style; The First Test for the Debate ; The 1969 Alcohol Act: the Second Test
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778893303321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1981
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Alcohol and public policy : beyond the shadow of prohibition / / Panel on Alternative Policies Affecting the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Committee on Substance Abuse and Habitual Behavior, Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences, National Research Council ; Mark H. Moore and Dean R. Gerstein, editors
Alcohol and public policy : beyond the shadow of prohibition / / Panel on Alternative Policies Affecting the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Committee on Substance Abuse and Habitual Behavior, Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences, National Research Council ; Mark H. Moore and Dean R. Gerstein, editors
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1981
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (477 pages)
Disciplina 362.2/9256/0973
Altri autori (Persone) MooreMark Harrison
GersteinDean R
Soggetto topico Alcoholism - Government policy - United States
Prohibition - United States - History
ISBN 1-280-24718-5
9786610247189
0-309-55748-8
0-585-11982-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Alcohol and Public Policy: Beyond the Shadow of Prohibition; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Report of the Panel; Introduction; 1 Simplifying Conceptions of Alcohol Problems and Policies ; GOVERNING IDEAS; MINORITY CONCEPTIONS; CONCLUSION; 2 The Nature of Alcohol Problems ; EFFECTS OF DRINKING; UNDERLYING PATTERNS OF DRINKING PRACTICES; Definition of Drinking Practices; Consumption: Quantity and Frequency; Quantity Consumed; Frequency of Drunkenness; Historical and Cross-Cultural Comparisons; Aggregate Patterns of Drinking Contexts; Stability of Individual Drinking Practices
Causes of Drinking Practices; THE PROBLEM OF ATTRIBUTING EFFECTS; CONCLUSION: AVENUES FOR AFFECTING ALCOHOL PROBLEMS; 3 Perspectives on Current Alcohol Policies ; CURRENT ALCOHOL POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS; THE PRIMA FACIE CASE FOR PREVENTION; THE DEFINITION OF PREVENTION POLICIES; OBJECTIONS TO PREVENTION POLICIES; CATEGORIES OF PREVENTION POLICIES; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION.; 4 Regulating the Supply of Alcoholic Beverages ; THE LESSONS OF PROHIBITION; CURRENT INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES; THE SINGLE DISTRIBUTION THEORY; TAXATION AND PRICES; CONTROLLING OFF-PREMISE RETAIL SALES
CONTROLLING ON-PREMISE SALES; MINIMUM AGE RESTRICTIONS; CONCLUSION; 5 Shaping Drinking Practices Directly ; CONCEPTS OF SAFER AND MORE APPROPRIATE DRINKING; DRINKING PRACTICES AND THE LAW; Drunken Driving and the Law; Public Drunkenness; EDUCATION, INFORMATION, AND TRAINING PROGRAMS; School Education Programs; Mass Media Information Campaigns; Community-Based Health Information and Training; Conclusions About Education, Information, and Training Programs; SETTING A GOOD EXAMPLE: A NOTE ON SYMBOLIC EFFECTS OF GOVERNMENT ACTIONS; CONCLUSION; 6 Reducing Environmental Risk
DAMAGE IN THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT; Physical Safety Measures; Social Safety Measures; DAMAGE IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; Victimization; Public Drunkenness and the Urban Environment; Deemphasizing Hostility; CONCLUSION; Summary; References; Commissioned Papers; TEMPERANCE AND PROHIBITION IN AMERICA: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; Introduction; The Colonial Period; The Decline of Authority; Mobilizing for the Crusade; "Narrow" Versus "Broad-Gauge"; Prohibition; Epilogue; References; ALCOHOL USE AND CONSEQUENCES; Introduction; Alcohol Use: Intoxication, Drinking Patterns, and Total Consumption
Methods of Measurement; Uses of Per-Capita Consumption; Disaggregated Consumption Statistics; Drinking Patterns in Survey Data; Use and Consequences: The Problem of Attribution; Mortality; Economic Costs; Behavior; Socially Important Effects of Alcohol Use; Physiological Effects; Personality; Physical Environment; Interpersonal Effects; Institutional Effects; Conclusion; References; THE PARADOX OF ALCOHOL POLICY: THE CASE OF THE 1969 ALCOHOL ACT IN FINLAND; Introduction; The Finnish Alcohol Policy Debate; The Finnish Drinking Style; The First Test for the Debate ; The 1969 Alcohol Act: the Second Test
Record Nr. UNINA-9910812226303321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1981
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Alcohol in America [[electronic resource] ] : taking action to prevent abuse / / Steve Olson in collaboration with Dean R. Gerstein ; foreword by Elizabeth Hanford Dole ; Panel on Alternative Policies Affecting the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Alcohol in America [[electronic resource] ] : taking action to prevent abuse / / Steve Olson in collaboration with Dean R. Gerstein ; foreword by Elizabeth Hanford Dole ; Panel on Alternative Policies Affecting the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Autore Olson Steve <1956->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1985
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (135 p.)
Disciplina 362.2/9286
Altri autori (Persone) GersteinDean R
Soggetto topico Alcoholism - United States - Prevention
Drinking of alcoholic beverages - United States - Prevention
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-24573-5
9786610245734
0-309-59910-5
0-585-08502-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910455165603321
Olson Steve <1956->  
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1985
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Alcohol in America : taking action to prevent abuse / / Steve Olson in collaboration with Dean R. Gerstein ; foreword by Elizabeth Hanford Dole ; Panel on Alternative Policies Affecting the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Alcohol in America : taking action to prevent abuse / / Steve Olson in collaboration with Dean R. Gerstein ; foreword by Elizabeth Hanford Dole ; Panel on Alternative Policies Affecting the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Autore Olson Steve <1956->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1985
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (vii, 125 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 362.2/9286
Altri autori (Persone) GersteinDean R
Soggetto topico Alcoholism - United States - Prevention
Drinking of alcoholic beverages - United States - Prevention
ISBN 1-280-24573-5
9786610245734
0-309-59910-5
0-585-08502-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 1 Front Matter; 2 1. Drinking in America; 3 2. Why Prevention?; 4 3. Preventing Drunk Driving; 5 4. The Price and Availability of Alcohol; 6 5. What Servers Can Do; 7 6. Drinking by Young People; 8 7. Drinking and the Mass Media; 9 8. Reducing Environmental Risk; 10 9. Summary and Outlook; 11 Guide to Information Sources; 12 Panel Members; 13 Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778890003321
Olson Steve <1956->  
Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1985
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Alcohol in America : taking action to prevent abuse / / Steve Olson in collaboration with Dean R. Gerstein ; foreword by Elizabeth Hanford Dole ; Panel on Alternative Policies Affecting the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Alcohol in America : taking action to prevent abuse / / Steve Olson in collaboration with Dean R. Gerstein ; foreword by Elizabeth Hanford Dole ; Panel on Alternative Policies Affecting the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Autore Olson Steve <1956->
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1985
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (vii, 125 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina 362.2/9286
Altri autori (Persone) GersteinDean R
Soggetto topico Alcoholism - United States - Prevention
Drinking of alcoholic beverages - United States - Prevention
ISBN 1-280-24573-5
9786610245734
0-309-59910-5
0-585-08502-1
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 1 Front Matter; 2 1. Drinking in America; 3 2. Why Prevention?; 4 3. Preventing Drunk Driving; 5 4. The Price and Availability of Alcohol; 6 5. What Servers Can Do; 7 6. Drinking by Young People; 8 7. Drinking and the Mass Media; 9 8. Reducing Environmental Risk; 10 9. Summary and Outlook; 11 Guide to Information Sources; 12 Panel Members; 13 Index
Record Nr. UNINA-9910812031303321
Olson Steve <1956->  
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1985
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Behavioral and social science [[electronic resource] ] : fifty years of discovery : in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the "Ogburn report," Recent social trends in the United States / / Neil J. Smelser and Dean R. Gerstein, editors ; Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Behavioral and social science [[electronic resource] ] : fifty years of discovery : in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the "Ogburn report," Recent social trends in the United States / / Neil J. Smelser and Dean R. Gerstein, editors ; Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (310 p.)
Disciplina 300/.72073
Altri autori (Persone) SmelserNeil J
GersteinDean R
Soggetto topico Social sciences - Research - United States
Social change
Social policy
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-22196-8
9786610221967
0-309-54241-3
0-585-15570-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910455790203321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986
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Behavioral and social science [[electronic resource] ] : fifty years of discovery : in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the "Ogburn report," Recent social trends in the United States / / Neil J. Smelser and Dean R. Gerstein, editors ; Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Behavioral and social science [[electronic resource] ] : fifty years of discovery : in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the "Ogburn report," Recent social trends in the United States / / Neil J. Smelser and Dean R. Gerstein, editors ; Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (310 p.)
Disciplina 300/.72073
Altri autori (Persone) SmelserNeil J
GersteinDean R
Soggetto topico Social sciences - Research - United States
Social change
Social policy
ISBN 1-280-22196-8
9786610221967
0-309-54241-3
0-585-15570-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910778680003321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986
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Behavioral and social science : fifty years of discovery : in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the "Ogburn report," Recent social trends in the United States / / Neil J. Smelser and Dean R. Gerstein, editors ; Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Behavioral and social science : fifty years of discovery : in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the "Ogburn report," Recent social trends in the United States / / Neil J. Smelser and Dean R. Gerstein, editors ; Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (310 p.)
Disciplina 300/.72073
Altri autori (Persone) SmelserNeil J
GersteinDean R
Soggetto topico Social sciences - Research - United States
Social change
Social policy
ISBN 1-280-22196-8
9786610221967
0-309-54241-3
0-585-15570-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Behavioral and Social Science Fifty Years of Discovery -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL CHANGE -- NUMBERS AND DECISIONMAKING -- DISCOVERING THE MIND AT WORK -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL CHANGE -- The Ogburn Vision Fifty Years Later -- READING THE OGBURN COMMITTEE REPORT TODAY -- THE OGBURN VISION OF SOCIAL PROCESS -- SOCIAL CHANGE -- SOCIAL PROBLEMS -- DOCUMENTATION BY OBJECTIVE FACTS -- SOCIAL INVENTION -- APPLICATION BY POLICY CHANGE -- SOCIAL AMELIORATION -- A CONCLUDING NOTE -- References -- Measuring Social Change -- INTRODUCTION -- SOCIAL INVENTIONS -- Major Social Inventions and Their Consequences -- Human Testing -- Sample Surveys -- Reduction of Cultural Lags -- Statistics and Quality Control -- Cohort Analysis -- CONSEQUENCES OF SOCIAL CHANGE FOR MEASURES AND MEASUREMENT -- Concepts and Measures as Products of Social Life -- Social Change and the Organization of Ways of Knowing -- The Paradox of Method -- Consequences of Institutionalizing Measures of Changes -- Some Consequences of the Organization of Statistical Indicators -- THE CONCEPTUALIZATION AND MEASUREMENT OF SOCIAL CHANGE -- Individualistic Biases in Studying Social Change -- Lags in Measuring Social Change -- Need for an National Statistical System -- A SUMMING UP -- References -- Uncertainty, Diversity, and Organizational Change -- CENTRALITY OF ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES IN LARGE-SCALE SOCIAL CHANGE -- Rational and Natural System Perspectives -- Perspectives On Organizational Change -- An Ecological-Evolutionary Approach -- Organizational Diversity -- NICHE THEORY -- INSTITUTIONAL ISOMORPHISM -- DISCUSSION -- Macroeconomic Modeling and Forecasting -- ORIGINS OF THE SUBJECT -- A PERIOD OF EXPANSION -- CONTRIBUTION TO THOUGHT -- SOME NEW LINES OF DEVELOPMENT -- References -- NUMBERS AND DECISIONMAKING.
Public Statistics and Democratic Politics -- DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY -- REPRESENTATION OF DIVERSE INTERESTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- References -- Deterrence in Criminology and Social Policy -- INTRODUCTION -- TWO FUNDAMENTAL PERSPECTIVES ON CRIMINAL CONDUCT -- STREET CRIMES -- Certainty of Punishment -- Severity of Punishment -- The Death Penalty -- Other Punishments -- Summary -- DRUNK DRIVING -- Certainty of Punishment -- Scandinavian-Type Laws -- Enforcement Crackdowns -- Severity of Punishment -- Statutory Changes -- Judicial Crackdowns -- Summary -- RESEARCH AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- The Continued Reliance On Deterrence -- The Prospect For Increased Certainty -- Alternatives To Deterrence -- References -- Choices, Values, and Frames -- RISKY CHOICE -- Framing of Outcomes -- The Psychophysics of Chances -- Formulation Effects -- TRANSACTIONS AND TRADES -- Losses and Costs -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- References -- DISCOVERING THE MIND AT WORK -- Changing Views of Cognitive Competence in the Young -- THEORETICAL BACKGROUND -- STUDYING INFANT KNOWLEDGE -- Early Knowledge of Objects -- Abstract Concepts -- Summary -- PRESCHOOL THOUGHT -- Principles About Numbers, Causes, and Objects -- Number -- Causality -- Objects -- Making Plans and Strategies -- Strategies for Remembering -- Theory-building -- Summary -- THE TRANSITION TO FORMAL SCHOOLING -- Incomplete Knowledge -- The Expansion of Strategic Powers -- Formal and Informal Teaching -- Learned Academic Helplessness -- Reawakening the Active Learner -- Summary -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Some Developments in Research On Language Behavior -- INTRODUCTION -- The Structure of Language -- Three Areas of Applied Research in Language -- THE GENERATIVE REVOLUTION IN LINGUISTICS -- Acoustic Phonetics -- AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE -- BRAIN SPECIALIZATION FOR LANGUAGE.
Evidence from Studies of Aphasia -- Evidence from Split-Brain Studies -- Evidence From Studies of Asl "Aphasia -- LANGUAGE ACQUISITION -- CONCLUSION -- References -- Visual Perception of Real and Represented Objects and Events -- INTRODUCTION -- THE PRE-1850S: ARTISTS, PHILOSOPHERS, AND PHYSICISTS -- PSYCHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY FROM 1850-1950 -- THE 1950S AND AFTER: "DIRECT" SENSITIVITY TO OBJECT ATTRIBUTES -- The Evidence For Perceptual Rules Rather Than Lookup Tables -- The Doctrine That Event Perception Is Both Fundamental and Veridical -- COMPUTERS AND PERCEPTUAL PSYCHOLOGY -- Obtaining Data -- Modeling Theories and Explanations -- Embodying Perceptual Functions -- The Computer As An Analogy To Perception -- Computer Science in Perceptual Psychology Research -- Why Models of Human Perception Are Needed -- MENTAL STRUCTURE IN OBJECT PERCEPTION AND REPRESENTATION -- References.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910829111603321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1986
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The Behavioral and social sciences [[electronic resource] ] : achievements and opportunities / / [edited by] Dean R. Gerstein ... [et al.] ; Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council ; with the cooperation of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and the Social Science Research Council
The Behavioral and social sciences [[electronic resource] ] : achievements and opportunities / / [edited by] Dean R. Gerstein ... [et al.] ; Committee on Basic Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council ; with the cooperation of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences and the Social Science Research Council
Pubbl/distr/stampa Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988
Descrizione fisica xv, 282 p. : ill
Disciplina 300/.72/073
Altri autori (Persone) GersteinDean R
Soggetto topico Social sciences - Research - United States
Human behavior - Research - United States
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-280-22159-3
9786610221592
0-309-54278-2
0-585-14894-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910455444903321
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1988
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