Since the late nineteenth century the human and the social sciences have had a profound impact on how Western societies have defined and attempted to solve social problems. Explaining crime by reference to abnormalities of the brain, using market-research
List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction. The Scientization of the Social in Comparative Perspective; B.Ziemann, R.F.Wetzell, D.Schumann & K.Bruckweh Embedding the Human Sciences in Western Societies, 1880-1