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The philosophy of social research / John A. Hughes, Wesley W. Sharrock.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Longman social research seriesPublisher: London ; New York : Longman, [1997]Copyright date: ©1997Edition: Third editionDescription: 221 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0582311055
  • 9780582311053
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.72 21
LOC classification:
  • H61 .H88 1997
Contents:
Preface -- Ch. 1. The philosophy of social research -- Ch. 2. The positivist orthodoxy -- Ch. 3. Positivism and the language of social research -- Ch. 4. Positivism and the conception of science -- Ch. 5. The interpretative alternative -- Ch. 6. Lay versus scientific conceptions -- Ch. 7. Language, reality and rationality -- Ch. 8. The evaporation of meaning -- Ch. 9. Conclusion -- References -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-216) and index.

Preface -- Ch. 1. The philosophy of social research -- Ch. 2. The positivist orthodoxy -- Ch. 3. Positivism and the language of social research -- Ch. 4. Positivism and the conception of science -- Ch. 5. The interpretative alternative -- Ch. 6. Lay versus scientific conceptions -- Ch. 7. Language, reality and rationality -- Ch. 8. The evaporation of meaning -- Ch. 9. Conclusion -- References -- Index.

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