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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... In particular, the methodological notion of interpretive structuralism has an ecumenical objective: It seeks to draw out the similarities between a number of research approaches that are more often thought as Preface.
... In particular, the methodological notion of interpretive structuralism has an ecumenical objective: It seeks to draw out the similarities between a number of research approaches that are more often thought as Preface.
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... 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 can progress ...
... 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 can progress ...
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... notion of the human sciences gets lost in the process. The origins of the social sciences are linked closely with transformations of society that define modernity and the rise of industrial capitalism. Whereas the humanities disciplines ...
... notion of the human sciences gets lost in the process. The origins of the social sciences are linked closely with transformations of society that define modernity and the rise of industrial capitalism. Whereas the humanities disciplines ...
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... notion that the social sciences are multiparadigmatic disciplines. In this context the notion of paradigm of research refers to the full range of assumptions and practices associated with fundamental theoretical approaches, not this or ...
... notion that the social sciences are multiparadigmatic disciplines. In this context the notion of paradigm of research refers to the full range of assumptions and practices associated with fundamental theoretical approaches, not this or ...
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... notion based on a concern with the ways social relations also mediate power relations to create various forms of alienation and inhibit the realization of human possibilities. In this respect, critical theory is a kind of conflict ...
... notion based on a concern with the ways social relations also mediate power relations to create various forms of alienation and inhibit the realization of human possibilities. In this respect, critical theory is a kind of conflict ...
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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