02528oam 2200649M 450 991030555320332120251116160451.01-135-36716-71-135-36717-51-280-31667-50-203-50006-70-203-22773-5(CKB)111056487007166(EBL)167323(OCoLC)52093091(SSID)ssj0000183021(PQKBManifestationID)11168334(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000183021(PQKBWorkID)10193432(PQKB)11027011(MiAaPQ)EBC167323(OCoLC)1038394569(OCoLC-P)1038394569(FlBoTFG)9780203500064(EXLCZ)9911105648700716620140708e20001996 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrIntroduction to the philosophy of social research /Malcolm Williams & Tim May ; with Richard D. Wiggins1st ed.London Routledge20001 online resource (240 p.)Social research today Introduction to the philosophy of social researchDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-15933-6 1-85728-312-0 Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; What is science?; Philosophy, social science and method; Knowing the social world; Objectivity and values in social research; Philosophical issues in the process of social research; Poststructuralism, postmodernism and social research; Conclusion; Key definitions; Bibliography; IndexAn introduction to the philosophy of social research which relates philosophical ideas to actual research practice. The book makes use of illustrations from the UK, US and Europe to examine specific problems and broader issues.Social sciencesSocial sciencesMethodologyResearchSocial sciencesMethodologySocial sciences.Social sciencesMethodologyResearch.Social sciencesMethodology.300.72300/.72Williams Malcolm1953-867866May Tim1957-309847OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910305553203321Introduction to the philosophy of social research2212777UNINA