Critical theory and methodology, Volume 3Critical 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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Page 32
We often will employ the term empiricist where others would write merely
empirical. The reason is that in sociology the notion of empirical methods often is
associated exclusively with variable analysis, as if ethnographic research was
not ...
We often will employ the term empiricist where others would write merely
empirical. The reason is that in sociology the notion of empirical methods often is
associated exclusively with variable analysis, as if ethnographic research was
not ...
Page 77
(Lawson 1989, pp. xi-xii) Despite the current popularity of this version of
postmodernism, such drastic conclusions are either necessary or inevitable even
if the logical empiricist theory of knowledge is undermined. In crucial respects
radical ...
(Lawson 1989, pp. xi-xii) Despite the current popularity of this version of
postmodernism, such drastic conclusions are either necessary or inevitable even
if the logical empiricist theory of knowledge is undermined. In crucial respects
radical ...
Page 259
The problem of meaning is not entirely absent in most empiricist research (the
primary exception being radical behaviorism) but is handled in quite a different
way, primarily "attitude research." This problem represents perhaps the most
central ...
The problem of meaning is not entirely absent in most empiricist research (the
primary exception being radical behaviorism) but is handled in quite a different
way, primarily "attitude research." This problem represents perhaps the most
central ...
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Contents
Why Social Science? | 5 |
The Origins of Critical Theory | 13 |
Critical Theory Now | 21 |
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| Title | Critical theory and methodology, Volume 3 Volume 3 of Contemporary social theory Critical Theory and Methodology |
| Authors | Raymond Allan Morrow, David D. Brown |
| Edition | 3, reprint |
| Publisher | Sage Publications, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 0803946821, 9780803946828 |
| Length | 381 pages |
| Subjects | › › Critical theory Philosophy / Social Social Science / Methodology Social Science / Research Social Science / Sociology / General Social sciences Social sciences Philosophy Social sciences/ Philosophy Sociology Sociology Methodology Sociology/ Methodology |
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