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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... methods split found throughout the social sciences and reproduced in the undergraduate cur- riculum . They typically begin with a ritualistic positivistic ac- count of " the scientific method " -understood as a universal pro- cedure ...
... methods split found throughout the social sciences and reproduced in the undergraduate cur- riculum . They typically begin with a ritualistic positivistic ac- count of " the scientific method " -understood as a universal pro- cedure ...
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... method is closely related to the theoretical problematic within which it is elaborated . Historical and Comparative Sociology Historical sociology is the method most closely associated with the tradition of Marx's historical materialism ...
... method is closely related to the theoretical problematic within which it is elaborated . Historical and Comparative Sociology Historical sociology is the method most closely associated with the tradition of Marx's historical materialism ...
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... method . Our central contention is that case study methods coupled with nonstatistical comparative case studies are most compatible with the research problems identified by critical theory and its concern with intensive research designs ...
... method . Our central contention is that case study methods coupled with nonstatistical comparative case studies are most compatible with the research problems identified by critical theory and its concern with intensive research designs ...
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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