Society : problems and methods of study / edited by A.T. Welford . [et al]

Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; vi, 597 p. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Statistical surveys / E. Grebenik and C.A. Moser -- The population census as a source of social statistics / B. Benjamin -- Measurement of abilities, attitudes, and personality traits / P.E. Vernon -- Experimental studies of small social groups / Michael Argyle -- Sociology and history / Asa Briggs -- Analytical studies of social institutions / Bryan R. Wilson -- Operational research / Norman T.J. Bailey -- Social medicine in Britain: studies of social class / M.W. Susser -- Experimental psychology and the study of social behaviour / A.T. Welford -- Industrial research in Britain / Nancy Seear -- The sociology of industry / Tom Burns -- Personnel selection and vocational guidance / Alec Rodger and Peter Cavanagh -- Operational research in industry / M.G. Bennett -- Accidents at work / A.B. Cherns -- Road accidents / F. Garwood -- The study of crime / Hermann Mannheim -- Criminology: an operational research approach / Leslie T. Wilkins -- The inheritance of personality disorders / Valerie A. Cowie -- Social factors in the major functional psychoses / Christopher J. Wardle -- Family environment and mental illness / D. Russell Davis -- The family / O.R. McGregor and Griselda Rowntree -- Reproductive loss / J.W.B. Douglas -- National intelligence / James Maxwell -- Demographic aspects of the ageing of the population / N.H. Carrier -- The social medicine of old age / C.A. Boucher -- Urban sociology / Ruth Glass -- Rural sociology / V.G. Pons -- Social mobility / D. Lockwood -- The sociology of education / Jean Floud -- Political parties and elections / Richard H. Pear -- Hospital sociology / T.F. Main and R.N. Rapoport. Subjects; Sociology. Sociology Methodology. Social sciences Methodology. 1 Kg. …