Human relations in a changing world : observations on the use of the social sciences.
"The foundation of this book is a particular experience in applying some of the principles and methods of social science, especially cultural anthropology, sociology and psychiatry, to the wartime analysis of Japanese morale. The work was done for policy makers in the Government who needed to k...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
E.P. Dutton,
1949.
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| Edition: | [1st ed.]. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "The foundation of this book is a particular experience in applying some of the principles and methods of social science, especially cultural anthropology, sociology and psychiatry, to the wartime analysis of Japanese morale. The work was done for policy makers in the Government who needed to know about the nature of Japanese morale, its strength, what changes were occurring and what, if anything, could be achieved by psychological warfare. After victory it became possible to re-examine many of the conclusions with the benefit of later information; early diagnoses were compared with how things did, in fact, turn out. Now, due to the lifting of security restrictions, it is possible to report the result. The aim is to present one set of experiences and some suggestions arising from them in the hope that they are pertinent to the employment of social science in a world situation where it is badly needed. In short, there is here an orientation in the light of which a particular account is given and some general conclusions drawn. The presentation is planned in that order: Part I, The Setting, concerns the point of view that permeates the book; Part II, A Case History in Applied Social Science, tells the story of a wartime analysis of Japanese morale; Part III, The Use of Applied Social Science, deals with the implications for the present and future"--Foreword. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Item Description: | "The viewpoint ... is largely the result of a visit to Hiroshima. In December, 1945 ... [the author] was research leader of the team sent by the United States Strategic Bombing Survey in order to study the feelings and attitudes of the survivors." Appendices (pages [221]-[341]): A. Sponsors and members of the Foreign Morale Analysis Division.--B. Current psychological and social tensions in Japan.--C. Notes on the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey and its relationship to the Division.--D. The development of the research methods of the Foreign Morale Analysis division. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (354 pages) : diagrams |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |