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Product Identifiers

PublisherSAGE Publications, The Limited

ISBN-100761961062

ISBN-139780761961062

eBay Product ID (ePID)1143109

Product Key Features

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFoundations of Social Research : Meaning and Perspective in the Research Process

SubjectResearch

Publication Year1998

TypeTextbook

AuthorMichael J. Crotty

Subject AreaSocial Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight15 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN98-202240

ReviewsChoosing 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? This book links methodology and theory with great clarity and precision, showing students and researchers how to navigate the maze of conflicting terminology.

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentIntroductionPositivism The March of ScienceConstructionism The Making of MeaningInterpretivism For and against CultureInterpretivism The Way of HermeneuticsCritical Inquiry The Marxist HeritageCritical Inquiry Contemporary Critics and Contemporary CritiqueFeminism Re-Visioning the Man-Made WorldPostmodernism Crisis of Confidence or Moment of Truth?Conclusion

SynopsisChoosing 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? This book 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 and the author 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. Available with Perusall-an eBook that makes it easier to prepare for class Perusall is an award-winning eBook platform featuring social annotation tools that allow students and instructors to collaboratively mark up and discuss their SAGE textbook. Backed by research and supported by technological innovations developed at Harvard University, this process of learning through collaborative annotation keeps your students engaged and makes teaching easier and more effective. Learn more., Choosing a research method can be bewildering. This book links methodology and theory with clarity and precision, showing students and researchers how to navigate the maze of conflicting terminology., 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? This book 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 and the author 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.

LC Classification NumberHM511.C76 1998