Theresa Richardson, Donald Fisher

Development of the Social Sciences in the United States and Canada

The Role of Philanthropy

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection originated in, and is, an interdisciplinary dialogue. The subject of conversation is the social sciences in the twentieth century and the role of large-scale philanthropy, using Rockefeller philanthropy in particular as a case study. The intention is to draw a much needed integration of historical, theoretical, and philosophical perspectives on the development of modern knowledge systems and their mentors. The dialogue builds on the work of earlier historians and philosophers of science as well as pioneers in the study of philanthropy. Earlier descriptive studies have given way in the past 20 years to the more analytic stance taken by the authors represented in this volume.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 633g
• ISBN-13: 9781567504057
• ISBN-10: 1567504051
• Artikelnr.: 25607330

Autorenporträt

Theresa M. Richardson, Donald Fisher

Inhaltsangabe

PART I-INTRODUCTION Introduction: The Social Sciences and Their
Philanthropic Mentors, Theresa Richardson and Donald Fisher Critical and
Conventional Images of the Rockefeller Philanthropies in the Sociological
Literature, Edward T. Silva The Rockefeller Boards: The Organization of
Philanthropy and the Origins of the Social Sciences, Theresa Richardson
PART II-FROM PERSONALITIES TO PROGRAMS "The World We Seek as Christians,"
Mary van Kleeck Philanthropy and Early Social Science Initiatives, Guy
Alchon A Matter of Trust: Rockefeller Philanthropy and the Creation of the
Social Science Research Councils in the United States and Canada, Donald
Fisher Part III-FORMALIZING PERSPECTIVES AND DISCIPLINES A Few Good Men:
The Rockefeller Approach to Population, 1911-1936, Jennifer Gunn The World
as Laboratory: Strategies of Field Research Developed by Mental Hygiene
Psychologists in Toronto, 1920-1940, Hans Pols The Yale Connection in
American Psychology: Philanthropy, War and the Emergence of an Academic
Elite, James J. Capshew PART IV-APPLYING AND DISSEMINATING SOCIAL SCIENCE
Applying the New Psychology: Parent Education and Philanthropy, Judith
Sealander Reaching Human Minds: Rockefeller Philanthropy and
Communications, 1935-1939, William J. Buxton Rockefeller Philanthropy and
the Social Sciences: International Perspectives, Edward H. Berman Does
Funding Produce Its Effects? The Rockefeller Case, Stephen P. Turner
References About the Contributors Author Index Subject Index