Critical Theory and Methodology, Volume 3SAGE, 1994 M06 24 - 381 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: JÃ1/4rgen 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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Contents
What is Critical Theory? | 3 |
Between Subjectivism and Objectivism | 35 |
Chapter 3 Postempiricist Critiques of Positivism and Empiricism | 62 |
Part II Critical Theory as a Research Pprogram | 83 |
A Historical Introduction | 85 |
Interim Developments | 113 |
Beyond Objectivism and Relativism | 141 |
Giddens and Habermas | 169 |
Quantitative versus Qualitative Methods | 199 |
Reflexive Procedures | 226 |
Chapter 10 Empirical Procedures in Critical Research | 248 |
Chapter 11 Contexts of Critical Empirical Research | 273 |
Theory and Practice | 302 |
References | 322 |
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About the Authors | 381 |
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Critical Theory and Methodology Raymond A. Morrow,Raymond Allen Morrow,David D. Brown Snippet view - 1994 |
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