Critical Theory and MethodologySAGE Publications, 1994 M06 29 - 381 pages Critical Theory traces its roots from Marxism, through the renowned Frankfurt School, to a wide array of national and cultural traditions. Raymond Morrow's book traces the history and outlines the major tenets of critical theory for an undergraduate audience. He exemplifies the theory through an analysis of two leading social theorists: J[um]urgen Habermas and Anthony Giddens. Unique to this volume is the emphasis on the link between Critical Theory and empirical research and social science methodology, often thought to be incompatible. |
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Page 87
... becomes a very different way of evaluating changes within a research program . What it reveals is that theories are ... become visible only with hindsight and rational reconstruction ( 1970 , p . 179 ) . A major limitation of Lakatos's ...
... becomes a very different way of evaluating changes within a research program . What it reveals is that theories are ... become visible only with hindsight and rational reconstruction ( 1970 , p . 179 ) . A major limitation of Lakatos's ...
Page 155
... become most problematic to claim that theories somehow reflect , copy , and map reality in some kind of literal sense that becomes the basis of certain knowledge . But critical realists hold that the identification of deeper causal ...
... become most problematic to claim that theories somehow reflect , copy , and map reality in some kind of literal sense that becomes the basis of certain knowledge . But critical realists hold that the identification of deeper causal ...
Page 238
... become possible through , our experiences and prejudices ; denying or suppress- ing them can only distort the communication process and our ability to interpret others . And as feminists have shown , absence of attention to the ...
... become possible through , our experiences and prejudices ; denying or suppress- ing them can only distort the communication process and our ability to interpret others . And as feminists have shown , absence of attention to the ...
Contents
What Is Critical Theory? | 3 |
Approaching Methodology | 37 |
The SubjectivistObjectivist Polarization | 53 |
Copyright | |
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Critical Theory and Methodology Raymond A. Morrow,Raymond Allen Morrow,David D. Brown Limited preview - 1994 |
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