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The foundations of social research : meaning and perspective in the research process / Michael Crotty.

By: Crotty, Michael.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; Sage Publications, 2003Copyright date: ©1998Description: vii, 248 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0761961062; 9780761961062.Subject(s): Sociology -- Research -- Methodology | Sociology -- Philosophy | Research -- Evaluation | Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology | Social sciences -- Philosophy | Society | Society & social sciences | Philosophy | Social research & statistics | Social theory | Society | Society & social sciences | Philosophy | Social research & statistics | Social theoryDDC classification: 300.72 CRO | 300.72 CRO 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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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-231) and 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.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • Positivism
  • The March of Science
  • Constructionism
  • The Making of Meaning
  • Interpretivism
  • For and against Culture
  • Interpretivism
  • The Way of Hermeneutics
  • Critical Inquiry
  • The Marxist Heritage
  • Critical Inquiry
  • Contemporary Critics and Contemporary Critique
  • Feminism
  • Re-Visioning the Man-Made World
  • Postmodernism
  • Crisis of Confidence or Moment of Truth?
  • Conclusion

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Michael Crotty is in the Department of Public Health at The Flinders University of South Australia.