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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : SAGE, 1998.Description: vii, 248p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780761961055 (hbk.) :
  • 9780761961062 (pbk.) :
  • 186448604X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.72 CRO
LOC classification:
  • H62.C7 1998
Contents:
Introduction: the research process--Positivism: the march of science--Constructivism: 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: revisioning the man-made world--Postmodernism: crisis of confidence or moment of truth?
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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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 300.72 CRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Checked out 29/03/2023 200012
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 300.72 CRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Checked out 18/01/2023 123477

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

Introduction: the research process--Positivism: the march of science--Constructivism: 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: revisioning the man-made world--Postmodernism: crisis of confidence or moment of truth?

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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