{"product_id":"9781473913806","title":"Big Ideas in Social Science","description":"Are human beings less violent than before? Why do we adopt certain moral and political judgements? Why is the gap between rich and poor getting bigger? How do we decide which criminal policies are effective? What is the Population Challenge for the 21st Century? What is social science? \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003eBig Ideas in Social Science\u003c\/strong\u003e, David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton put these and more of our society’s burning questions to 18 of the world’s leading social scientists including Steven Pinker, Ann Oakley, Lawrence Sherman, Kate Pickett, Robert J. Shiller and Doreen Massey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a collection of thought-provoking discussions that span the fields of sociology, politics, economics, criminology, geography and many more.From the people who brought us the \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy Bites\u003c\/em\u003e series, \u003cstrong\u003eBig Ideas in Social Science\u003c\/strong\u003e is a fascinating and accessible introduction to the key ideas and findings of the social sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe interviews for this book are based on a series of podcasts, \u003cstrong style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSocial Science Bites\u003c\/strong\u003e, sponsored by SAGE. \u003cstrong style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSocial Science Bites \u003c\/strong\u003ewas inspired by the popular Philosophy Bites podcast (www.philosophybites.com), which was founded by David and Nigel in 2007 and has so far had 26 million downloads. Philosophy Bites has spawned three books, \u003cem style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ePhilosophy Bites, Philosophy Bites Back \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e Philosophy Bites Again\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048983052528,"sku":"9781473913806","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473913806_p0.jpg?v=1763603501","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473913806","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}