The foundations of social research : meaning and perspective in the research process / Michael Crotty.
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TextLondon ; Sage Publications, 1998Description: vii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN: - 0761961054 (hbk.)
- 9780761961055 (hbk.)
- 0761961062 (pbk.)
- 9780761961062 (pbk.)
- 186448604X
- 9781864486049
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-231) and index.
Introduction: the research process -- 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.
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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