Evaluating and Valuing in Social Research Larry E. Sullivan this first biography of the

this first biography of the band covers their extensive career in-depth

Born in Lancashire in 1958

and musical instruments from 1945 to 2015

long-established research tradition has attempted to connect neurotransmitters and hormones to social behavior

By laying bare the dangers of uncritical acceptance of such claims

Evaluating and Valuing in Social Research Larry E. Sullivan this first biography of theMuch applied research takes place as if complex social problems and evaluations of interventions to address them can be dealt with in a purely technical way. In contrast, this groundbreaking book offers an alternative approach that incorporates sustained, systematic reflection about researchers' values, what values research promotes, how decisions about what to value are made and by whom, and how judging the value of social interventions takes place.