03424nam 2200613Ia 450 991081315540332120200520144314.01-134-90290-50-203-31076-41-280-32583-610.4324/9780203163603 (CKB)1000000000005165(StDuBDS)AH3702934(SSID)ssj0000201830(PQKBManifestationID)11184569(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000201830(PQKBWorkID)10264403(PQKB)11318832(MiAaPQ)EBC178537(Au-PeEL)EBL178537(CaPaEBR)ebr10060928(CaONFJC)MIL32583(OCoLC)57053940(OCoLC)52112061(EXLCZ)99100000000000516519920806d1992 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrMethod in social science a realist approach /Andrew Sayer2nd ed.London ;New York Routledge19921 online resource (328 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-415-07607-2 0-203-16360-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-309) and index.chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 Knowledge in context -- chapter 2 Theory, observation and practical adequacy -- chapter 3 Theory and method I: abstraction, structure and cause -- chapter 4 Theory and method II: types of system and their implications -- chapter 5 Some influential misadventures in the philosophy of science -- chapter 6 Quantitative methods in social science -- chapter 7 Verification and falsification -- chapter 8 Popper’s ‘falsificationism’ -- chapter 9 Problems of explanation and the aims of social science.Method in Social Science was widely praised on its first publication for providing a series of penetrating reflections on central questions in social science discourse. This second edition directly reflects new developments in the areas of philosophy and method. The introduction has been rewritten and substantially enlarged, clarifying many of the arguments that appear in the text. There is also a short discussion of the importance of narrative form, particularly useful for students concerned with the problems of writing, composition and presentation of their own material. Method in Social Science was widely praised on its first publication for providing a series of penetrating reflections on central questions in social science discourse. This second edition directly reflects new developments in the areas of philosophy and method. The introduction has been rewritten and substantially enlarged, clarifying many of the arguments that appear in the text. There is also a short discussion of the importance of narrative form, particularly useful for students concerned with the problems of writing, composition and presentation of their own material.Social sciencesMethodologyCivilizationSocial sciencesMethodology.Civilization.300/.72Sayer R. Andrew125237MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813155403321Method in social science4101482UNINA