The Foundations of Social Research

Informationen zum Autor Michael Crotty is in the Department of Public Health at The Flinders University of South Australia. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

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

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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.

Contenu

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