UID:
almafu_9959244028002883
Format:
1 online resource (291 p.)
ISBN:
0-8476-9890-4
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0-7425-7939-5
Content:
The (Expanded) Social Scientist's Bestiary addresses a number of important theoretical and philosophical issues in the social sciences from the perspective of contemporary philosophy of science. This expanded and revised edition contains four new chapters tackling such contemporary beasts as Popperian rules, narrative research, and various forms of constructivism. The chapters presented in this volume are, as far as possible, self-contained so that each chapter can be consulted without the necessity of having read the others, thus making this volume an invaluable guide for faculty members and
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Preface: On Good and Bad Beasts; Acknowledgments; 1 Constructivism and Its Many Faces: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; 2 Hermeneutics and Naturalistic Social Inquiry; 3 Holistic Tendencies in Social Science; 4 Narrative Research: Telling Stories about Stories; 5 Naturalistic Ideals in Social Science; 6 New Philosophy of Science; 7 Objectivity and Subjectivity; 8 Popperian Rules for Research Design; 9 Positivism; 10 Qualitative Research and Its Warrant; 11 Social Construction of Knowledge; 12 Theories and Laws; 13 Values and Social Inquiry; References
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IndexAbout the Author
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8476-9891-2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-299-78674-X
Language:
English
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