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Summary:

The Foundations of Social Research details the major epistemological stances and theoretical perspectives that colour and shape current social research: positivism; constructionism; interpretivism; critical enquiry, feminism; and postmodernism.

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• 1. Introduction: the research process
• 2. Positivism: the march of science
• 3. Constructionism: the making of science
• 4. Interpretivism: for and against culture
• 5. Interpretivism: the way of hermeneutics
• 6. Critical inquiry: the Marxist heritage
• 7. Critical inquiry: contemporary critics & contemporary critique
• 8. Feminism: re-visioning the man-made world
• 9. Postmodernism: crisis of confidence or moment of truth?
• 10. Conclusion
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index.

Author/Creator:

Crotty, Michael

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The foundations of social research: meaning and perspective in the research process [by Crotty, M.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Foundations of social research [by Crotty, M.] (London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1998 — LCCN 98202240; OCLC Number 39076972)

Subjects:

Sociology — Research — Methodology

Sociology — Philosophy

Social sciences — Research — Methodology

Social sciences — Philosophy

Sociology

Research

Social sciences

Philosophy

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-231) and index.
Description based on: Print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 248 pages) : illustrations

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

HM511 .C76 1998eb

ISBNs:

9781446283134 (electronic bk.)
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9781003115700 (electronic bk.)
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OCLC Numbers:

607040663