Basic Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Colin Norman's discussion of basic science policy in the Reagan administration ("News and Comment," Science, 1984, 225, 4666, 21 Sept) suggests that support for research will be substantially the same as it was during the Carter administration. This suggestion is misleading: there hav...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1984-11, Vol.226 (4675), p.610-610
Main Author: Juster, F. Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavioral science/Behavioral sciences/Behavioral scientist/Behavioral scien
Behavioral sciences
Budget cuts
Economics
Fund/Funds/Funding
Letters
Reagan, Ronald/Reaganomics
Research/Researcher/Researchers
Social science/Social sciences/Social scientific
Social sciences
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Summary:Colin Norman's discussion of basic science policy in the Reagan administration ("News and Comment," Science, 1984, 225, 4666, 21 Sept) suggests that support for research will be substantially the same as it was during the Carter administration. This suggestion is misleading: there have been substantial cuts in budgets for the social & behavioral sciences; & attempts to increase support in these areas have resulted in less support than was available in 1980. The negative impact of this withdrawal of support on the profession & on its applications to social policy is assessed. D. Dunseath.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.6494902