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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... responsible for all of the others , crucial aspects of my understanding of many key issues stem from our dialogue about theory and methods during the past few years . The foundations for this slowly gestating project were laid ( often ...
... responsible for all of the others , crucial aspects of my understanding of many key issues stem from our dialogue about theory and methods during the past few years . The foundations for this slowly gestating project were laid ( often ...
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... responsible for his failure to sus- tain an adequate account of agency and a fortiori of freedom as involving inter alia emancipation from real and scientifically knowledge specific constraints , rather than merely poetic rede ...
... responsible for his failure to sus- tain an adequate account of agency and a fortiori of freedom as involving inter alia emancipation from real and scientifically knowledge specific constraints , rather than merely poetic rede ...
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... responsible for popu- larizing the term in his early work and then largely abandoned it in his later “ poststructuralist ” phase . The term social semiotics is useful as a designation of the form of semiotic analysis that has retained ...
... responsible for popu- larizing the term in his early work and then largely abandoned it in his later “ poststructuralist ” phase . The term social semiotics is useful as a designation of the form of semiotic analysis that has retained ...
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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