Critical Theory and MethodologyCritical Theory traces its roots from Marxism, through the renowned Frankfurt School, to a wide array of national and cultural traditions. Raymond Morrow's book traces the history and outlines the major tenets of critical theory for an undergraduate audience. He exemplifies the theory through an analysis of two leading social theorists: J[um]urgen Habermas and Anthony Giddens. Unique to this volume is the emphasis on the link between Critical Theory and empirical research and social science methodology, often thought to be incompatible. |
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... claims about explaining a particular do- main of social facts . Both theories make ontological assumptions about the nature and existence of different kinds of things or entities in the social world . For Skinner " meanings " are intro ...
... claims about explaining a particular do- main of social facts . Both theories make ontological assumptions about the nature and existence of different kinds of things or entities in the social world . For Skinner " meanings " are intro ...
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... claims voiced in the name of poststructuralism and postmodernist social the- ory . In particular we have pointed to the limits of purely inter- pretive theory as evident in the problematic aspects of both the universalistic claims of ...
... claims voiced in the name of poststructuralism and postmodernist social the- ory . In particular we have pointed to the limits of purely inter- pretive theory as evident in the problematic aspects of both the universalistic claims of ...
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... claims any kind of class - based Archimedean position that would justify such a universal class , and ... Claims The social problems focus of much applied sociology contrib- utes to the tendency of normative debates ( social criticism ) ...
... claims any kind of class - based Archimedean position that would justify such a universal class , and ... Claims The social problems focus of much applied sociology contrib- utes to the tendency of normative debates ( social criticism ) ...
Contents
What Is Critical Theory? | 5 |
Postempiricist Critiques of Positivism | 62 |
Positivism in the Social Sciences | 69 |
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Critical Theory and Methodology Raymond A. Morrow,Raymond Allen Morrow,David D. Brown Limited preview - 1994 |
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