TY - BOOK AU - Hughes, J. A. AU - Hughes, J. A. AU - Sharrock, Wesley. W. TI - The Philosophy of Social Research T2 - Longman social research series SN - 978058231 U1 - 300.72 HUG PY - 2016/// CY - London PB - : Routledge, KW - Social Sciences KW - Social sciences -- Research KW - Social sciences -- Research -- Philosophy KW - Social research KW - Language N1 - 1. Editor's Preface 2. Preface3. The Philosophy of Social Research4. The Positivist Orthodoxy5. Positivism and the Language of Social Research6. Positivism and the Conception of Science7. The Interpretative Alternative8. Lay vs Scientific Conceptions9. Language, Reality and Rationality10. The Evaporation of Meaning; Conclusion11. Index ER -