Download or read book Engineering Society written by Kerstin Brückweh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explaining crime by reference to abnormalities of the brain is just one example of how the human and social sciences have influenced the approach to social problems in Western societies since 1880. Focusing on applications such as penal policy, therapy, and marketing, this volume examines how these sciences have become embedded in society.