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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... concept of schematic gen- eration avoids the hypostatizations and reifications of role theory , insofar as it eliminates the need to posit a package of detailed instructions for every institutionalized act . The concept equally eludes ...
... concept of schematic gen- eration avoids the hypostatizations and reifications of role theory , insofar as it eliminates the need to posit a package of detailed instructions for every institutionalized act . The concept equally eludes ...
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... concept of social reproduction “ is not in and of itself an explanatory one : all reproduction is contingent and ... concept of what I call the duality of structure . By the duality of structure I mean that the structured properties of ...
... concept of social reproduction “ is not in and of itself an explanatory one : all reproduction is contingent and ... concept of what I call the duality of structure . By the duality of structure I mean that the structured properties of ...
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... concepts , primarily at the level of metatheory of the subject - object relation : 10 The concept of dialectic is explicated in number of ways . The unifying thread seems to be “ the insight that the research process organized by ...
... concepts , primarily at the level of metatheory of the subject - object relation : 10 The concept of dialectic is explicated in number of ways . The unifying thread seems to be “ the insight that the research process organized by ...
Contents
What Is Critical Theory? | 3 |
Approaching Methodology | 37 |
The SubjectivistObjectivist Polarization | 53 |
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Critical Theory and Methodology Raymond A. Morrow,Raymond Allen Morrow,David D. Brown Limited preview - 1994 |
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