Philosophy of Social Research

Informationen zum Autor John A. Hughes W. W. Sharrock Klappentext A successful and distinctive text which provides an invaluable introduction to the theoretical and philosophical issues surrounding social research. Zusammenfassung A successful and distinctive text which provides an invaluable introduction to the theoretical and philosophical issues surrounding social research. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

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• Authors: John A Hughes, John A. Hughes, John A. Sharrock Hughes, W W Sharrock, W. W. Sharrock, W. W. Hughes Sharrock, Wesley W. Sharrock, Sharrock W. W.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2016
• EAN: 9781138141308
• ISBN: 978-1-138-14130-8
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Longman Social Research Series; Longman Social Research Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy, Social research & statistics, Social research and statistics