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The Foundations of Social Research : meaning and perspective in the research process / Michael Crotty

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher number: :Variety Books Publishers & Distributors | :B-10 Street No 2 West Vinod Nagar Delhi 110092 Publication details: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications , 1998.Description: vii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780761961062
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.72 CRO
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.
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.
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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.

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.

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