Critical Realism

The Difference it Makes

AvJustin Cruickshank

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

Del i serien Routledge Studies in Critical Realism

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Beskrivning

This book introduces social scientists to the difference that critical realism can make to theorising and methodological problems within the contemporary social sciences. The chapters, which cover such topics as cultural studies, feminism, globalization, heterodox economics, education policy, the self, and the 'underclass' debate, are arranged in four sections dealing with some of the major topics in contemporary social science: ethics, the consequences of the 'linguistic turn', methodology and globalization.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-01-24
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:430 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Studies in Critical Realism
Antal sidor:260
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415434447

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Mer om författaren

Justin Cruickshank is Lecturer in the Methodology and Philosophy of Social Science at Nottingham Trent University.

Recensioner i media

'The book contains a solid introduction, is well edited and should be accessible to students as well as experts across a wide range of social scientific and humanities disciplines.' - Journal of Critical Realism 2:1 November 2003, Gary Potter'In demonstrating both the dangers and avoidability of idealism, and in outlining an alternative, the collection will serve as a useful work of reference for social scientists.' - Andrew Sayer, Sociology

Innehållsförteckning

Justin Cruickshank IntroductionPart I: The Self - Method and Ethics1. Margaret S. Archer The Private Life of the Social Agent: What Difference Does it Make?2. Nick Hostettler and Alan Norrie Are Critical Realist Ethics Foundationalist?Part II: Social Science and Critique after the Linguistic Turn3. Caroline New Feminism, Critical Realism and the Linguistic Turn4. José López Critical Realism: The Difference it Makes in Theory5. Peter E. Jones Critical Realism and Scientific Method in Chomsky's LinguisticsPart III: Method, Politics and Policy6. Justin Cruickshank Underlabouring and Unemployment: Notes for Developing a Critical Realist Approach to the Agency of the Chronically Unemployed7. Robert Willmott New Labour, School Effectiveness and Ideological Commitment8. Bob Carter What Race Means to Realists9. Gary MacLennan and Peter Thomas Cultural Studies: Towards a Realist InterventionPart IV: Political Economy and Globalism10. Paul Lewis Naturalism and Economics11. Heikki Patomäki A Critical Realist Approach to Global Political Economy12. Branwen Gruffydd Jones Explaining Global Poverty: A Realist Critique of the Orthodox Approach