Good Book, in Theory - Making Sense Through Inquiry, Third Edition

Informationen zum Autor By Alan Sears and James Cairns Klappentext This highly original and compelling book offers an introduction to the art and science of social inquiry, including the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry. Zusammenfassung This highly original and compelling book offers an introduction to the art and science of social inquiry! including the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Thinking Points Acknowledgements Preface: Users' Guide for Students and Instructors 1. An Interesting Idea, In Theory 2. Theory Matters 3. But How Do You Know? 4. You Are Here: Mapping Social Relations 5. The Real World: Making Sense of Perceptions 6. Nature and Culture: The Social Construction of Distinctions 7. Making Time: Clocking Social Relations 8. Conclusion: The Politics of Social Theory Glossary References Index

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• Authors: James Cairns, James Irvine Cairns, Alan Sears, Alan Cairns Sears
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2015
• EAN: 9781442600775
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-0077-5
• No. of pages: 240
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories