Explaining Society: An Introduction to Critical Realism in the Social Sciences - Brossura

Danermark, Berth; Karlsson, Jan Ch.; Jakobsen, Liselotte; Ekstrom, Mats

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ISBN 10: 0415221838 ISBN 13: 9780415221832

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2001

Riassunto

A clear introduction to the practice and theory of critical realism in social science. The first book to comprehensively present critical realism and its methodological implications for social science.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Berth Danermark is Professor of Sociology in the department of Social Science, and of Caring Sciences, University of Örebro, Sweden. Mats Ekström is Professor in Sociology in the Communication and Media Studies department, University of Örebro, Sweden. Liselotte Jakobsen is Senior Researcher at Karlstad University. Jan Ch. Karlsson is Professor of Sociology, in Working Life Science, Karlstad University.

Contenuti:

1. Introduction 2. Science, Reality and Concepts 3. Conceptual Abstraction and Causality 4. Generalization, Scientific Inference and Models for Explanatory Social Science 5. Theory in the Methodology of Social Science 6. Critical Methodological Pluralism 7. Social Science and Practice 8. Conclusion

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0415221838
• ISBN 13: 9780415221832
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 232