The Philosophy of Social Research

ISBN-13: 9781138141308 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 228 str.

John A. Hughes; W. W. Sharrock

Opis

A successful and distinctive text which provides an invaluable introduction to the theoretical and philosophical issues surrounding social research.

Spis treści

1. Editor's Preface 
2. Preface
3. The Philosophy of Social Research
4. The Positivist Orthodoxy
5. Positivism and the Language of Social Research
6. Positivism and the Conception of Science
7. The Interpretative Alternative
8. Lay vs Scientific Conceptions
9. Language, Reality and Rationality
10. The Evaporation of Meaning; Conclusion
11. Index