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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... interpretation ) . These kinds of questions were largely neglected in empiricism and only were given selective treatment in rationalist epistemologies . They came into their own only in the tradition of German idealism in the contexts ...
... interpretation ) . These kinds of questions were largely neglected in empiricism and only were given selective treatment in rationalist epistemologies . They came into their own only in the tradition of German idealism in the contexts ...
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... interpretation required for communi- cation . As such , it overlaps with the methodological issues of hermeneutics or the interpretation of texts . According to Dilthey , interpretation was the task of the cultural sciences , and ...
... interpretation required for communi- cation . As such , it overlaps with the methodological issues of hermeneutics or the interpretation of texts . According to Dilthey , interpretation was the task of the cultural sciences , and ...
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... interpretation of action . Further- more it is accepted in qualitative sociology that action and its local interpretation are always imbedded within the social world of the actors themselves . Such analysis is taken to be idiographic ...
... interpretation of action . Further- more it is accepted in qualitative sociology that action and its local interpretation are always imbedded within the social world of the actors themselves . Such analysis is taken to be idiographic ...
Contents
What Is Critical Theory? | 3 |
Approaching Methodology | 37 |
The SubjectivistObjectivist Polarization | 53 |
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Critical Theory and Methodology Raymond A. Morrow,Raymond Allen Morrow,David D. Brown Limited preview - 1994 |
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