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Theory and methods in sociology : an introduction to sociological thinking and practice /

Title
Theory and methods in sociology : an introduction to sociological thinking and practice / John A. Hughes and W.W. Sharrock.
Author
Hughes, J. A., 1941-
Publication
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
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Sharrock, W. W. (Wes W.)
Description
xii, 364 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subjects
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  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 348-358) and index.
Contents
The positivist project : introduction -- Building a science of sociology -- Variable analysis and measurement -- Interviews and questionnaires -- The social survey and multivariate analysis -- The demise of positivism? -- The contest over realism : introduction -- The method of fieldwork -- Explorations in the actor's point of view -- Data collection versus analysis -- The refurbishing of critical sociology -- Post-modernism, post structuralism -- Discourses and research.
ISBN
  • 0333772857 (alk. paper)
  • 9780333772850 (alk. paper)
  • 0333772865 (pbk.)
  • 9780333772867 (pbk.)
LCCN
2007048535
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library