The Philosophy of Social Research by John A Hughes

The Philosophy of Social Research by John A Hughes

This fully revised, updated and extended edition of a successful text, introduces some of the important philosophical issues arising from social research practices and historical research in the social sciences. Since its initial publication the field of social research and philosophy has been widely debated, and this expanded version incorporates the most recent discussion and theories. In this edition John Hughes and Wes Sharrock carefully analyse the research implications of the great sociological thinkers, and stress that depending upon the researcher's philosophical leanings, there are a range of possible interpretations of the 'facts' uncovered by the researcher.

Lecturers comments on previous editions:

`Excellent overall introduction to methodology'

`It puts research methods into a broader theoretical framework, grounds technical issues in their wider theoretical and philosophical context.'

John A. Hughes W. W. Sharrock

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ISBN 13	9780582311053
ISBN 10	0582311055
Title	The Philosophy of Social Research
Author	John A Hughes
Series	Longman Social Research Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	1997-12-16
Number of pages	228
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