David Wastell, Susan White

Gebundenes Buch

Blinded by science

Beschreibung

This timely book critically examines the capabilities and limitations of new areas of biology, especially epigenetics and neuroscience, that are used as powerful arguments for developing social policy in a particular direction, exploring their implications for policy and practice.

Autor

David Wastell began his career as a cognitive neuroscientist at Durham University before moving to the Medical School at Manchester, where his interests in technology led him to specialize in Information Systems. He is now Emeritus Professor of Information Systems at Nottingham University. Sue White is Professor of Social Work at the University of Sheffield. She is a registered social worker with an academic background in sociology and has spent the last two decades researching how professionals use knowledge in their everyday reasoning.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Policy Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 622g
• ISBN-13: 9781447322337
• ISBN-10: 1447322339
• Artikelnr.: 46452200