Key concepts in the philosophy of social research /
Williams, Malcolm, 1953-
Key concepts in the philosophy of social research / Malcolm Williams. - ix, 230 pages ; 21 cm. - SAGE key concepts . - SAGE key concepts. .
Includes bibliographical references.
About the author -- Introduction -- Causality -- Complexity -- Contingency and Necessity -- Empiricism -- Epistemology -- Ethics and Morality -- Experiments -- Explanation -- Falsification -- Feminism -- Functionalism -- Generalisation and Laws -- Hypothesis(es) -- Idealism -- Individualism and Holism -- Induction -- Interpretation and Meaning -- Language -- Logic and Truth -- Materialism -- Mechanisms and Models -- Objectivity -- Subjectivity -- Observation -- Ontology -- Positivism -- Postmodernism -- Pragmatism -- Probability -- Rationality -- Realism -- Relativism -- Social Constructionism -- Statistics -- Theory -- Time.
"This book is an ideal introduction for any student or social researcher hoping to better understand the philosophical issues that inform social research. Williams is the perfect guide providing short focused introductions to key concepts alongside a persuasive and engaging overview of how we interpret and conduct research."--Publisher's website.
0857027425 9780857027429 0857027417 9780857027412
2016933344
Social sciences--Research--Philosophy.
Sociology--Research--Philosophy.
H62 / .W536 2016
300.72
Key concepts in the philosophy of social research / Malcolm Williams. - ix, 230 pages ; 21 cm. - SAGE key concepts . - SAGE key concepts. .
Includes bibliographical references.
About the author -- Introduction -- Causality -- Complexity -- Contingency and Necessity -- Empiricism -- Epistemology -- Ethics and Morality -- Experiments -- Explanation -- Falsification -- Feminism -- Functionalism -- Generalisation and Laws -- Hypothesis(es) -- Idealism -- Individualism and Holism -- Induction -- Interpretation and Meaning -- Language -- Logic and Truth -- Materialism -- Mechanisms and Models -- Objectivity -- Subjectivity -- Observation -- Ontology -- Positivism -- Postmodernism -- Pragmatism -- Probability -- Rationality -- Realism -- Relativism -- Social Constructionism -- Statistics -- Theory -- Time.
"This book is an ideal introduction for any student or social researcher hoping to better understand the philosophical issues that inform social research. Williams is the perfect guide providing short focused introductions to key concepts alongside a persuasive and engaging overview of how we interpret and conduct research."--Publisher's website.
0857027425 9780857027429 0857027417 9780857027412
2016933344
Social sciences--Research--Philosophy.
Sociology--Research--Philosophy.
H62 / .W536 2016
300.72