John A Hughes, W W Sharrock

The Philosophy of Social Research

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9781138141308
• ISBN-10: 1138141305
• Artikelnr.: 69944329

Autorenporträt

John A. Hughes W. W. Sharrock

Inhaltsangabe

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