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The Limits of Social Science : Causal Explanation and Value Relevance.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : SAGE Publications, Limited, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (193 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781473906334
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Limits of Social ScienceDDC classification:
  • 300.941
LOC classification:
  • H62 -- .H36 2014eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Causation and qualitative inquiry -- The problem of explanation in social science: a Weberian solution? -- On the role of values in social research -- From facts to value judgments? A critique of critical realism -- Can social science tell us whether a society is meritocratic? A Weberian critique -- We didn't predict a riot! On the public contribution of social science -- Epilogue.
Summary: This book engages with key intellectual challenges facing social science today, at a time when it is under considerable pressure to demonstrate its value. It addresses questions that carry implications for research practice, quantitative or qualitative, by making use of contemporary examples, such as the London riots.
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Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Causation and qualitative inquiry -- The problem of explanation in social science: a Weberian solution? -- On the role of values in social research -- From facts to value judgments? A critique of critical realism -- Can social science tell us whether a society is meritocratic? A Weberian critique -- We didn't predict a riot! On the public contribution of social science -- Epilogue.

This book engages with key intellectual challenges facing social science today, at a time when it is under considerable pressure to demonstrate its value. It addresses questions that carry implications for research practice, quantitative or qualitative, by making use of contemporary examples, such as the London riots.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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