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Theory and Methods in Sociology John Hughes

Theory and Methods in Sociology By John Hughes

Theory and Methods in Sociology by John Hughes

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This book offers a guide to sociology that explores its theoretical and methodological dimensions. Aiming to provide the reader with a sense of the reasoned character of the discipline, it traces how different theories and methods relate to one another, exploring the particular problems they spawn and the debates that have arisen in response.

Theory and Methods in Sociology Summary

Theory and Methods in Sociology: An Introduction to Sociological Thinking and Practice by John Hughes

This book offers a guide to sociology that explores its theoretical and methodological dimensions. Aiming to provide the reader with a sense of the reasoned character of the discipline, it traces how different theories and methods relate to one another, exploring the particular problems they spawn and the debates that have arisen in response.

About John Hughes

JOHN HUGHES has published widely in the fields of political socialization, political sociology, and research methods.

WES SHARROCK is Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, UK. His research interests include philosophical methodology, sociology of science/knowledge, ethnomethodology and methodology.

Table of Contents

Preface.- Introduction: Sociology: Pluralism or Disarray?.- PART 1: THE POSITIVIST PROJECT Building a Science of Sociology.- Variable Analysis and Measurement.- Interviews and Questions.- The Social Survey and Multivariate Analysis.- The Demise of Positivism.- PART 2: THE QUALITATIVE TURN Introduction: The Contest Over Realism.- The Method of Fieldwork.- Explorations in Actor's Point of View.- Data Collection versus Analysis.- PART 3 The Refurbishing of Critical Sociology.- Post-modernism, post-structuralism.- Discourses and Research.- Conclusion.- Bibliography.

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NPB9780333772867
9780333772867
0333772865
Theory and Methods in Sociology: An Introduction to Sociological Thinking and Practice by John Hughes
John Hughes
New
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
2007-09-11
376
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