Theory and Methods in Sociology

An Introduction to Sociological Thinking and Practice

AvJohn Hughes,Wes Sharrock

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

This book offers a guide to sociology that explores its theoretical and methodological dimensions. Aiming to provide the reader with a sense of the reasoned character of the discipline, it traces how different theories and methods relate to one another, exploring the particular problems they spawn and the debates that have arisen in response.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-09-11
Mått:158 x 234 x 20 mm
Vikt:560 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:376
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780333772867

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Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

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JOHN HUGHES has published widely in the fields of political socialization, political sociology, and research methods. WES SHARROCK is Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, UK. His research interests include philosophical methodology, sociology of science/knowledge, ethnomethodology and methodology.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceIntroduction: Sociology: Pluralism or Disarray?PART 1: THE POSITIVIST PROJECT Building a Science of SociologyVariable Analysis and MeasurementInterviews and QuestionsThe Social Survey and Multivariate AnalysisThe Demise of PositivismPART 2: THE QUALITATIVE TURN Introduction: The Contest Over RealismThe Method of FieldworkExplorations in Actor's Point of ViewData Collection versus AnalysisPART 3 The Refurbishing of Critical SociologyPost-modernism, post-structuralismDiscourses and ResearchConclusionBibliography.