The Uses of Social Research (Routledge Revivals) : Social Investigation in Public Policy-Making (Hardcover)

Preface;  1. A Historical Perspective upon Applied Social Research in Britain  2. Models of the Relationship between Knowledge and Policy  3. Conceptualising Problems and Designing Research: ‘Deprivation’ and ‘Disadvantage’  4. Measurement and Explanation: Physical Handicap and Health and Illness  5. The Use of Social Research by Governmental Commissions  6. The Institutional Context of Social Research  7. Patterns of Influence;  References;  Index