Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. To Be or Not to Be Included: Uncovering the Roots of the NSF's Scientistic Approach -- 2. Staking Out the Hard-Core, from the McCarthy Era to Sputnik -- 3. Help from Above: A Modest Flourishing during the Liberal High Tide, 1957-1968 -- 4. Two Challenges, Two Visions: The Daddario and Harris Proposals -- 5. Losing Ground: Mounting Troubles during the More Conservative 1970s -- 6. Momentum Lost: Reorganization and Retreat, but No Respite |
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7. Dark Days: Social Science in Crisis during the Early Reagan Years -- 8. Deep and Persistent Difficulties: Coping with the New Politics of Science throughout the Reagan Era -- 9. Alternative Visions: Fragmentation behind the Scientistic Front -- 10. The Social Sciences at the NSF: Past, Present, and Future -- Index |
Summary |
"How the NSF became an important yet controversial patron for the social sciences, influencing debates over their scientific status and social relevance. In the early Cold War years, the U.S. government established the National Science Foundation (NSF), a civilian agency that soon became widely known for its dedication to supporting first-rate science. The agency's 1950 enabling legislation made no mention of the social sciences, although it included a vague reference to 'other sciences.' Nevertheless, as Mark Solovey shows in this book, the NSF also soon became a major--albeit controversial--source of public funding for them."-- Provided by publisher |
Analysis |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science |
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SOCIAL SCIENCES/General |
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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 14, 2020) |
Subject |
National Science Foundation (U.S.)
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SUBJECT |
National Science Foundation (U.S.) fast |
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Social sciences -- Research -- United States -- History
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Research -- United States -- Finance -- History
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Endowment of research -- United States -- History
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Science funding & policy.
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History of science.
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History of the Americas.
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SCIENCE / History.
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Social sciences -- Research
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Research -- Finance
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Endowment of research
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Science
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United States
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2019040890 |
ISBN |
9780262358750 |
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0262358751 |
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0262358743 |
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9780262358743 |
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