The Limits of Social Science : Causal Explanation and Value Relevance.
Hammersley, Martyn.
The Limits of Social Science : Causal Explanation and Value Relevance. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (193 pages)
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.
9781473906334
Social sciences -- Research.
Electronic books.
H62 -- .H36 2014eb
300.941
The Limits of Social Science : Causal Explanation and Value Relevance. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (193 pages)
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.
9781473906334
Social sciences -- Research.
Electronic books.
H62 -- .H36 2014eb
300.941