Crotty, Michael. <br/><br/>
The foundations of social research :  meaning and perspective in the research process / 
Michael Crotty. 
 - London :  SAGE,  1998. 
 - vii, 248p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-231) and index. 
<br/><br/>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? 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780761961055 (hbk.) :  £45.00 9780761961062 (pbk.) :  No price 186448604X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>98202240 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences--Research--Methodology<br/>Sociology--Philosophy<br/>Sociology--Research--Methodology<br/>Social sciences--Philosophy<br/>Social sciences--Research<br/>Research--Evaluation<br/>Research--Philosophy<br/>Society.<br/>Social research & statistics<br/>Social theory<br/>Philosophy
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>H62.C7 1998 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>300.72 CRO