ABSTRACT

First published in 1980. The purpose of this volume is to widen, stimulate, and inform the growing debate surrounding the application of social psychological knowledge. It includes the history of applied social psychology and follow the changing nature of definitions of both applied and basic issues.

chapter |16 pages

Socially Relevant Research

Comments on “Applied” Versus “Basic” Research

chapter |35 pages

“Give Me the Facts”

Some Suggestions for Using Social Science Knowledge in National Policy-Making