Download or read book Essays on the History of British Sociological Research written by Martin Bulmer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1985-02-07 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of British sociology and empirical social research over the past hundred years. Concludes with a discussion of the applications of the research including the use of social surveys for policymaking and the success of social science in predicting the future.