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028			_a:Variety Books Publishers & Distributors _b:B-10 Street No 2 West Vinod Nagar Delhi 110092 _c:IM2877 _d:13/08/2021
082			_a300.72 CRO
100			_aCrotty, Michael
245			_aThe Foundations of Social Research _b : meaning and perspective in the research process _c/ Michael Crotty
260			_aLondon _b ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications _c, 1998.
300			_avii, 248 pages : illustrations _c ; 23 cm
365			_b3553
505			_a 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.
520			_aThe 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.
650			_aSocial Sciences
650			_aSociology -- Research -- Methodology.
650			_aSocial sciences -- Philosophy.
650			_aResearch.
650			_aSociologie -- Recherche -- Méthodologie.
650			_aEmpirische Sozialforschung
650			_aSciences sociales -- Recherche -- Méthodologie.
700			_aCrotty, Michael
942			_cBOOK