Michael Crotty

Foundations of Social Research

Meaning and perspective in the research process

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Produktbeschreibung

Michael Crotty systematically outlines the main theoretical positions which underpin social research methods.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 345g
• ISBN-13: 9781864486049
• ISBN-10: 186448604X
• Artikelnr.: 60069083

Autorenporträt

Michael Crotty was lecturer in education and research studies in the Department of Public Health at The Flinders University of South Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

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