Taboo Issues in Social Science

"Taboo Issues in Social Science is a much needed and timely book that is sure to generate a lot of discussion, debate, and research. In this book, Dr. Walsh courageously tackles head-on some of the most politically sensitive areas in the social sciences and does so in a way that is convincing and empirically driven. He leads us through the political landscape and covers a broad range of topics that are largely considered to be taboo, including the linkage of biology to race, the lack of racism in the criminal justice system, and some of the negativities associated with feminism. His writing is crisp and his argumentation scholarly. While not everyone will agree with his arguments, everyone needs to read this book in order to better understand the intersections among politics, scholarship, and taboo research agendas. Professor Walsh has done the social sciences a service by writing this book, and you should do yourself a service by reading this book."

Dr. Kevin M. Beaver,

Florida State University