Critical Theory and Methodology

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SAGE Publications, 1994 M06 24 - 390 pages
Recipient of Choice Magazine′s 1996 Outstanding Academic Book Award Author Raymond Morrow outlines and recounts the development of the major tenets of critical theory, exemplifying them through the works of two of their most influential, recent adherents: Jürgen Habermas and Anthony Giddens. Beginning with a comprehensive yet meticulous explication of critical theory and its history, the author next discusses it within the context of a research program; his work concludes with an examination of empirical methods. Emphasizing the connections between critical theory, empirical research, and social science methodology, Morrow′s volume offers refreshing insights on traditional and current material.

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Acknowledgments
What Is Critical Theory?
Between Subjectivism
Postempiricist Critiques of Positivism and Empiricism
A Historical
Interim
Beyond Objectivism
Giddens
Reflexive Procedures
Empirical Procedures in Critical Research
Contexts of Critical Empirical Research
Theory and Practice
About the Authors
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