Politics of Social Research

Ralph L. Beals, Alan Woolfolk

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9780202308340
• eBook ISBN: 9781351498241
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Science Research & Methodology
• Index: Social Sciences

Politics of Social Research addresses itself to the question of the behavior appropriate for social scientists conducting research sponsored by or otherwise involving government agencies-our own and those of other countries. The simple patriotism that suggests that social scientists, like other citizens, should not hesitate to put their skills at the service of their government is questioned here and by practitioners. This is partly because of outright disagreement with government policies and partly because of the threat to independence posed by massive government funding. As this book plainly shows, the problems are especially acute for social scientists working abroad, where they are viewed as de facto representatives of American policy while at the same time they must accommodate to the policies of foreign governments.

Index

Abramson, Rudy, 104

Academic subculture, 68–69

Access to foreign areas, 54, 160

see also Entry of researchers to foreign areas

Acculturation studies, 65

Action research; see Relevance of research; Applied research

Adams, Richard N., 68 n, 125

Aden, 21

Administrations, criticisms of, 61

Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), 101, 104–109

Behavioral Science Program, 105–106

clearance and publication, 107

contract procedures, 109

implications of overseas programs, 108–109

programs and policies, 104–107

Remote Area Conflict Program, 105

see also Department of Defense

Afghanistan, 21, 29

Africa, African, 9, 23, 26, 29, 31, 41, 54, 62, 65–66

Africa, South, 21–22, 26

Africa, West, 23

Agency for International Development (AID), 29, 78, 91, 97, 112, 117–125, 126, 157, 161

Southeast Asia Development Advisory Group, 120–121

Agile Program, 108

see also Department of Defense

Air Force, 100–103

Office of Scientific Research, 101

see also Department of Defense

Almond, Gabriel, 72, 113

American Anthropological Association, vi, 8, 10–11, 51–52, 55, 57, 160–161, 167, 172, 187, 191–196, 198–199

censure of Boas, 51–52

international programs, 160–161

statements on research, ethics and publication, 172, 192–196

World War II attitude, 55, 198–199

American Association for the Advancement of Science, 3, 171

American Council of Learned Societies, 53 fn.

American Ethnological Society, 50

American Foreign Service Association, 73

American Museum of Natural History, 53 n

American Psychological Assoc...

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Introduction to the AldineTransaction Edition
• Preface
• I. The Problems
• II. The Evidence from Foreign Research
• III. The Problems in Perspective
• IV. Use and Support of Social Research
• V. Solutions and Guidelines
• Appendix A. Procedures Followed
• Appendix B. Pertinent Documents
• Bibliography
• Index