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International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
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Access International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
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Coverage
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The social and behavioural sciences and related areas. It may principally be of interest to users in Health and Behavioural Sciences, Arts, Science and Education.
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Subject
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Overarching Topics.
Institutions and infrastructure (D.L. Featherman).
History of the social and behavioral sciences (P. Wagner).
Ethics of research and applications (R. McC. Adams, J. Mittelstrass).
Biographies (K.U. Mayer). Integrative concepts and issues (R.M. Lerner, R.A. Scott).
Methodology.
Statistics (S.E. Fienberg, J.B. Kadane).
Mathematics and computer sciences (A.A.J. Marley).
Logic of inquiry and research design (T.D. Cook, C. Ragin).
Disciplines.
Anthropology (U. Hannerz).
Archaeology (M.W. Conkey, P. Kirch).
Demography (J. Hoem).
Economics (O. Ashenfelter).
Education (F.E. Weinert).
Geography (S. Hanson).
History (J. Kocka). Law (M. Galanter, L.B. Edelman).
Linguistics (B. Comrie). Philosophy (P. Pettit, A. Honneth).
Political science (N. Polsby).
Clinical and applied psychology (T. Wilson).
Cognitive psychology and cognitive science (W. Kintsch).
Developmental, social, personality and motivational psychology (N. Eisenberg).
Sociology (R. Boudon).
Intersecting Fields.
Evolutionary sciences (W. Durham, M.W. Feldman).
Genetics, behavior and society (M.W. Feldman, R. Wehner).
Behavioral and cognitive neuroscience (R.F. Thompson, J.L. McClelland).
Psychiatry (M. Sabshin, F. Holsboer). Health (R. Schwarzer, J.S. House).
Gender studies (P. England).
Religious studies (D. Martin).
Expressive forms (W. Griswold).
Environmental/ecological sciences (B.L. Turner).
Science and technology studies (S. Jasanoff).
Area and international studies (M. Byrne McDonnell, C. Culhoun).
Applications.
Organizational and management studies (A. Martinelli).
Media studies and commercial applications (M. Schudson).
Urban studies and planning (E. Birch). Public policy (K. Prewitt, I. Katznelson).
Modern cultural concerns (R.A. Shweder).
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Geographic coverage
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While the encyclopedia is global in scope, the proportion of Australian authors is higher than might be expected.
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Includes
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It comprises 4,000 articles, commissioned by 52 Section Editors, and includes 90,000 bibliographic references as well as comprehensive name and subject indexes.
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Non-electronic version
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The print version runs to 26 volumes
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User guide
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Not limited
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Publisher
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Elsevier
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Notes
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This publication is on the ScienceDirect platform.
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10-Jul-2007 14:39
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