TY  - BOOK
AU  - Williams,Malcolm
TI  - Key concepts in the philosophy of social research
T2  - SAGE key concepts
SN  - 0857027425
AV  - H62 .W536 2016
U1  - 300.72 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Los Angeles
PB  - SAGE
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Research
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Sociology
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -