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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... Frankfurt School) in the 1920s who used the term initially (Kritische Theorie in German) to designate a specific approach to interpreting Marxist theory. But the term has taken on new meanings in the interim and can be neither ...
... Frankfurt School) in the 1920s who used the term initially (Kritische Theorie in German) to designate a specific approach to interpreting Marxist theory. But the term has taken on new meanings in the interim and can be neither ...
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... Frankfurt School tradition of social and cultural research (Jay 1973). Critical. Theory. as. a. Human. Science. As a Human Science Humanistic approaches to inquiry are linked closely with the remarkable “interpretive turn” that has become ...
... Frankfurt School tradition of social and cultural research (Jay 1973). Critical. Theory. as. a. Human. Science. As a Human Science Humanistic approaches to inquiry are linked closely with the remarkable “interpretive turn” that has become ...
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... Frankfurt Theory Historically the notion of a critical theory of society is ... School” (Jay 1973; Held 1980). The term Critical Theory (often used in ... Frankfurt group were Max Horkheimer (18951973), Theodor Adorno (19031969), and ...
... Frankfurt Theory Historically the notion of a critical theory of society is ... School” (Jay 1973; Held 1980). The term Critical Theory (often used in ... Frankfurt group were Max Horkheimer (18951973), Theodor Adorno (19031969), and ...
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... Frankfurt School But this original Frankfurt tradition subsequently went through many significant changes that led it away from its original identification with classical Marxist theory. Three key phases can be identified. The first was ...
... Frankfurt School But this original Frankfurt tradition subsequently went through many significant changes that led it away from its original identification with classical Marxist theory. Three key phases can be identified. The first was ...
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... Frankfurt tradition was never fully unified, a new configuration of differences emerged in the 1980s: “Perhaps the ... Frankfurt School in the late 1950s, but latter developed a systematic methodological revision of critical theory from ...
... Frankfurt tradition was never fully unified, a new configuration of differences emerged in the 1980s: “Perhaps the ... Frankfurt School in the late 1950s, but latter developed a systematic methodological revision of critical theory from ...
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 |
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