In this innovative book, theorists and researchers from various social science disciplines explore the potential of realist social theory for empirical research. The examples are drawn from a wide range of fields health and medicine, crime, housing, sociolinguistics, development theory and deal with issues such as causality, probability, and reflexivity in social science. Varied and lively contributions relate central methodological issues to detailed accounts of research projects which adopt a realist framework. Making Realism Work provides an accessible discussion of a significant current in contemporary social science and will be of interest to social theorists and social researchers alike.
| ISBN: | 9780415300612 |
| Publication date: | 19th August 2004 |
| Author: | Bob Carter |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Ontological Explorations Routledge Critical Realism |
| Genres: |
Society and culture: general Research methods: general Social theory |
In this innovative book, theorists and researchers from various social science disciplines explore the potential of realist social theory for empirical research. The examples are drawn from a wide range of fields health and medicine, crime, housing, sociolinguistics, development theory and deal with issues such as causality, probability, and reflexivity in social science. Varied and lively contributions relate central methodological issues to detailed accounts of research projects which adopt a realist framework. Making Realism Work provides an accessible discussion of a significant current in contemporary social science and will be of interest to social theorists and social researchers alike.
Making Realism Work features in the following genres: Society and culture: general, Research methods: general, Social theory
Making Realism Work is available in Hardback
Making Realism Work was written by Bob Carter and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Making Realism Work has 224 pages
Yes it is part of Ontological Explorations Routledge Critical Realism series
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