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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... historical career of a doctrine has anything whatever to do with its cognitive well - foundedness . . . . I want to take exception with this view , even to turn it on its head , by arguing that no sensible rational appraisal can be made ...
... historical career of a doctrine has anything whatever to do with its cognitive well - foundedness . . . . I want to take exception with this view , even to turn it on its head , by arguing that no sensible rational appraisal can be made ...
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... historical interest - are based on the ostensible uniqueness of human activity that can be comprehended only through the ideographic interpretations based on the princi- ples of hermeneutics . It is also a historical interest because ...
... historical interest - are based on the ostensible uniqueness of human activity that can be comprehended only through the ideographic interpretations based on the princi- ples of hermeneutics . It is also a historical interest because ...
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... Historical ) Methods Similarly three characteristics also define qualitative research in the conventional discourse : case study design , interpretation of action ( Verstehen ) , and thick description . Research that we con- ventionally ...
... Historical ) Methods Similarly three characteristics also define qualitative research in the conventional discourse : case study design , interpretation of action ( Verstehen ) , and thick description . Research that we con- ventionally ...
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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