"Two Billions For What? A Proposal For Social Research", October 1946
Scope and Contents
Contains an article by Robert F. Winch published in the American Sociological Review, Volume XI, No. 5. In the article, Winch discusses a proposed study that samples from the world population in which the individual's willingness to participate in group aggression is studied and applied to humankind. This proposal is in response to thinking of how the 2 billion dollars spent on developing the atomic bomb can be spent in sociology.
Dates
- Creation: October 1946
Conditions Governing Access
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Full Extent
From the Collection: .01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
Contains an article by Robert F. Winch published in the American Sociological Review, Volume XI, No. 5. In the article, Winch discusses a proposed study that samples from the world population in which the individual's willingness to participate in group aggression is studied and applied to humankind. This proposal is in response to thinking of how the 2 billion dollars spent on developing the atomic bomb can be spent in sociology.
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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