Social science: an introduction to the study of society

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part I Introduction -- Chapter 1 Social Science and Its Methods -- Social Science -- Social Science as a System of Rules -- The Scientific Method and Its Application -- Methodology and the Social Sciences -- The Methods of Social Science -- Social Science Approaches to Problems -- Educated Common Sense in the Social Sciences -- The Use of Statistics -- The Interdisciplinary Approach -- Social Science and Society -- Agreeing on Policy -- Values, Terminology, and Rhetoric -- Conclusion -- Key Points