Civilian morale / Second yearbook of the Society for the psychological study of social issues; Goodwin Watson, editor.
"The main purpose of this book is to tell America what scientific investigation of morale has thus far demonstrated. The research is still, of course, unfinished. It is hoped that this book may itself stimulate more and better studies of morale. But we cannot wait until the facts are all in. Re...
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| Language: | English |
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Boston ; New York :
Published for Reynal & Hitchcock by Houghton Mifflin Co.,
[1942]
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| Online Access: | APA PsycBooks |
| Summary: | "The main purpose of this book is to tell America what scientific investigation of morale has thus far demonstrated. The research is still, of course, unfinished. It is hoped that this book may itself stimulate more and better studies of morale. But we cannot wait until the facts are all in. Research has a frontier but no final boundary. Here then, is an interim report on what psychologists now think about morale problems. The attack on Pearl Harbor and the declarations of war came after most of the chapters had been prepared. Publication was necessarily delayed while manuscripts were revised to fit the wartime situation. It is a tribute to the foresight of this group of social scientists, however, that no changes in position or argument were required. Revisions consisted only of changes in phraseology and occasional illustrations. The book appears as the second yearbook of the Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues. This Society is an affiliate of the American Psychological Association, with two main purposes. One is to turn the attention of psychological research toward the urgent problems of our present social, economic, and political life. The other is to make available to citizens, and especially to officials in a position to determine policy, the conclusions which can be drawn from scientific study of human behavior"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 463 pages including tables) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |