Critical Theory and MethodologySAGE 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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... Anthony Giddens–the leading contemporary British critical theorist–has specified them in terms of “several related forms of sensibility” required for understanding contemporary industrial societies: “These forms of the sociological ...
... Anthony Giddens–the leading contemporary British critical theorist–has specified them in terms of “several related forms of sensibility” required for understanding contemporary industrial societies: “These forms of the sociological ...
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... Anthony Giddens, David Held, John Keane, William Outhwaite, and John B. Thompson in Britain;5 Ben Agger, Robert Antonio, Andrew Arato, Stanley Aronowitz, Seyla Benhabib, Richard Bernstein, Norman Birnbaum, Craig Calhoun, Jean Cohen ...
... Anthony Giddens, David Held, John Keane, William Outhwaite, and John B. Thompson in Britain;5 Ben Agger, Robert Antonio, Andrew Arato, Stanley Aronowitz, Seyla Benhabib, Richard Bernstein, Norman Birnbaum, Craig Calhoun, Jean Cohen ...
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... Anthony Giddens (1938), a British sociologist who developed an independent version of critical theory in the 1970s onward. No one would dispute Habermas's status in this regard, and his name is most strongly associated with the term ...
... Anthony Giddens (1938), a British sociologist who developed an independent version of critical theory in the 1970s onward. No one would dispute Habermas's status in this regard, and his name is most strongly associated with the term ...
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Contents
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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Critical Theory and Methodology Raymond A. Morrow,Raymond Allen Morrow,David D. Brown Limited preview - 1994 |
Critical Theory and Methodology Raymond A. Morrow,Raymond Allen Morrow,David D. Brown Snippet view - 1994 |
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