LEADER 03424nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910813155403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-90290-5 010 $a0-203-31076-4 010 $a1-280-32583-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203163603 035 $a(CKB)1000000000005165 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH3702934 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000201830 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11184569 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000201830 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10264403 035 $a(PQKB)11318832 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC178537 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL178537 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10060928 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL32583 035 $a(OCoLC)57053940 035 $a(OCoLC)52112061 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000005165 100 $a19920806d1992 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMethod in social science $ea realist approach /$fAndrew Sayer 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d1992 215 $a1 online resource (328 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-415-07607-2 311 $a0-203-16360-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [299]-309) and index. 327 $achapter 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. 330 $bMethod 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. 606 $aSocial sciences$xMethodology 606 $aCivilization 615 0$aSocial sciences$xMethodology. 615 0$aCivilization. 676 $a300/.72 700 $aSayer$b R. Andrew$0125237 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813155403321 996 $aMethod in social science$94101482 997 $aUNINA