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PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS
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| By: |
Malcolm Williams (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£675.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1412903823 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781412903820 |
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| Publisher: |
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| Pub. date: |
18 November, 2005 |
| Series: |
Sage Benchmarks in Social Research Methods |
| Pages: |
1664 |
| Description: |
Philosophical considerations and positions underlie all of the natural and social sciences. The 'philosophy of social research' is a sub-set of the philosophy of social science, and also an important subject area that spans methodology and method. The articles making up this timely collection are the best exemplars of key positions in a very wide disciplinary field. With the study of the philosophical foundations of methods and methodology gaining increasing priority in university courses, this will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers across the social sciences.VOLUME ONE: Social Research as Science or Art VOLUME TWO: Philosophical Issues in Research StrategiesVOLUME THREE: Social Reality and the Social Context of Social ResearchVOLUME FOUR: New Strategies in Social Research |
| Synopsis: |
Philosophical considerations and positions underlie all of the natural and social sciences. In the latter case philosophical foundations and their emergent issues have a profound impact on methodology and empirical practice. Design decisions will usually depend on philosophical perspectives or assumptions, such as the very fundamental decision to employ a quantitative design or an interpretive design. The 'philosophy of social research' is thus a subset of the philosophy of social science, but also an important subject area that spans methodology and method. The articles making up this timely collection are the best exemplars of key positions in a very wide disciplinary field. The selection is designed to begin each section with an 'entry level' article to introduce the reader to the topic area and to ground the approach a research problem. Topics covered include science and art in the history of social research, positivism and antipositivism, language and the linguistic turn, realism and anti-realism, theory and theory choice, logic and models, prediction and laws, interpretation, probability and complexity.With the study of the philosophical foundations of methods and methodology gaining increasing priority in university courses, this will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers across the social sciences. |
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SAGE Publications Inc |
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