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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... debates and a jumping off point for more specialized reading. Third, it seeks to address indirectly those trained in the humanities but in need of an introduction to social theory and methodology from a critical sociological perspective ...
... debates and a jumping off point for more specialized reading. Third, it seeks to address indirectly those trained in the humanities but in need of an introduction to social theory and methodology from a critical sociological perspective ...
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... debates and research controversies. Introducing too many of these more advanced questions here would only serve to further confuse the already overwhelmed reader. The structure of the book reflects an attempt to facilitate access on the ...
... debates and research controversies. Introducing too many of these more advanced questions here would only serve to further confuse the already overwhelmed reader. The structure of the book reflects an attempt to facilitate access on the ...
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... debates on European structuralism (e.g., the later, structuralist side of Durkheim) and poststructuralism (despite a brief discussion of Foucault); and a failure to develop the more specific implications for research methods. The ...
... debates on European structuralism (e.g., the later, structuralist side of Durkheim) and poststructuralism (despite a brief discussion of Foucault); and a failure to develop the more specific implications for research methods. The ...
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... debate. The notion of a scientific or scholarly discipline is linked to two basic assumptions rooted in the notion of modern science that became institutionalized–largely in universities–from the 17th century onward: (a) that knowledge ...
... debate. The notion of a scientific or scholarly discipline is linked to two basic assumptions rooted in the notion of modern science that became institutionalized–largely in universities–from the 17th century onward: (a) that knowledge ...
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... debates in social theory. Although we seek to avoid the dogmatic presumption that any one approach (namely the one we are explicating and defending) should dominate or replace all of the others, we will try to make the case for social ...
... debates in social theory. Although we seek to avoid the dogmatic presumption that any one approach (namely the one we are explicating and defending) should dominate or replace all of the others, we will try to make the case for social ...
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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