| Title : | The foundations of social research : meaning and perspective in the research process |
| Material Type: | printed text |
| Authors: | Michael Crotty, Author |
| Publisher: | Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications |
| Publication Date: | 1998 |
| Pagination: | vii, 248 p. |
| Layout: | ill. |
| Size: | 23 cm |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-7619-6106-2 |
| General note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-231) and index |
| Languages : | English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) |
| Descriptors: | Social sciences - Methodology - Research
Sociel sciences - Philosophy
Sociology - Philosophy
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| Class number: | 300 |
| Abstract: | "The foundations of social research"- Choosing a research method can be bewildering. How can you be sure which methodology is appropriate, or whether your chosen combination of methods is consistent with the theoretical perspective you want to take? The Foundation of Social Research links methodology and theory with great clarity and precision, showing students and researchers how to navigate the maze of conflicting terminology. The major epistemological stances and theoretical perspectives that colour and shape current social research are detailed: positivism, constructionism, interpretivism, critical inquiry, feminism and postmodernism. Crotty reveals the philosophical origins of these schools of inquiry and shows how various disciplines contribute to the practice of social research as it is known today. |
| Contents note: | Introduction; Positivism; The March of Science; Constructionism The Making of Meaning; Interpretivism; For and against Culture Interpretivism; The Way of Hermeneutics; Critical Inquiry; The Marxist Heritage; Critical Inquiry; Contemporary Critics and Contemporary Critique; Feminism; Re-Visioning the Man-Made World; Postmodernism; Crisis of Confidence or Moment of Truth? Conclusion |
| Record link: | https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=13758 |
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