Realist Inquiry In Social Science

Author : Brian D. Haig,Colin W. Evers
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781473943117

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Realist Inquiry in Social Science by Brian D. Haig,Colin W. Evers Pdf

Realist Inquiry in Social Science is an invaluable guide to conducting realist research. Written by highly regarded experts in the field, the first part of the book sets out the fundamentals necessary for rigorous realist research, while the second part deals with a number of its most important applications, discussing it in the context of case studies, action research and grounded theory amongst other approaches. Grounded in philosophical methodology, this book goes beyond understanding knowledge justification only as empirical validity, but instead emphasises the importance of theoretical criteria for all good research. The authors consider both quantitative and qualitative research methods, and approach methodology from an interdisciplinary viewpoint. Using abductive reasoning as the starting point for an insightful journey into realist inquiry, this book demonstrates that scientific realism continues to be of major relevance to the social sciences.

Author : Peter T. Manicas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006-06-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781139457064

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A Realist Philosophy of Social Science by Peter T. Manicas Pdf

This introduction to the philosophy of social science provides an original conception of the task and nature of social inquiry. Peter Manicas discusses the role of causality seen in the physical sciences and offers a reassessment of the problem of explanation from a realist perspective. He argues that the fundamental goal of theory in both the natural and social sciences is not, contrary to widespread opinion, prediction and control, or the explanation of events (including behaviour). Instead, theory aims to provide an understanding of the processes which, together, produce the contingent outcomes of experience. Offering a host of concrete illustrations and examples of critical ideas and issues, this accessible book will be of interest to students of the philosophy of social science, and social scientists from a range of disciplines.

Author : Brian D. Haig,Colin W. Evers
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781473943124

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Realist Inquiry in Social Science by Brian D. Haig,Colin W. Evers Pdf

Realist Inquiry in Social Science is an invaluable guide to conducting realist research. Written by highly regarded experts in the field, the first part of the book sets out the fundamentals necessary for rigorous realist research, while the second part deals with a number of its most important applications, discussing it in the context of case studies, action research and grounded theory amongst other approaches. Grounded in philosophical methodology, this book goes beyond understanding knowledge justification only as empirical validity, but instead emphasises the importance of theoretical criteria for all good research. The authors consider both quantitative and qualitative research methods, and approach methodology from an interdisciplinary viewpoint. Using abductive reasoning as the starting point for an insightful journey into realist inquiry, this book demonstrates that scientific realism continues to be of major relevance to the social sciences.

Author : Andrew Sayer
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000-02-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0761961240

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Realism and Social Science by Andrew Sayer Pdf

Realism and Social Science offers the reader an authoritative and compelling guide to critical realism and its implications for social theory and for the practice of social science. It offers an alternative both to approaches which are overly confident about the possibility of a successful social science and those which are defeatist about any possibility of progress in understanding the social world. Written by one of the leading social theorists in the field, it demonstrates the virtues of critical realism for theory and empirical research in social science, and provides a critical engagement with leading non-realist approaches.

Author : R. Andrew Sayer
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Social sciences
ISBN : 9780415076074

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Method in Social Science by R. Andrew Sayer Pdf

Widely praised on its first publication, this second edition directly reflects new developments in the areas of philosophy and method.

Author : Michael Crotty
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1998-08-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446283134

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The Foundations of Social Research by Michael Crotty Pdf

Choosing a research method can be bewildering. How can you be sure which methodology is appropriate, or whether your chosen combination of methods is consistent with the theoretical perspective you want to take? This book links methodology and theory with great clarity and precision, showing students and researchers how to navigate the maze of conflicting terminology. The major epistemological stances and theoretical perspectives that colour and shape current social research are detailed and the author reveals the philosophical origins of these schools of inquiry and shows how various disciplines contribute to the practice of social research as it is known today.

Author : John Henry Schlegel
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807864364

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American Legal Realism and Empirical Social Science by John Henry Schlegel Pdf

John Henry Schlegel recovers a largely ignored aspect of American Legal Realism, a movement in legal thought in the 1920s and 1930s that sought to bring the modern notion of empirical science into the study and teaching of law. In this book, he explores individual Realist scholars' efforts to challenge the received notion that the study of law was primarily a matter of learning rules and how to manipulate them. He argues that empirical research was integral to Legal Realism, and he explores why this kind of research did not, finally, become a part of American law school curricula. Schlegel reviews the work of several prominent Realists but concentrates on the writings of Walter Wheeler Cook, Underhill Moore, and Charles E. Clark. He reveals how their interest in empirical research was a product of their personal and professional circumstances and demonstrates the influence of John Dewey's ideas on the expression of that interest. According to Schlegel, competing understandings of the role of empirical inquiry contributed to the slow decline of this kind of research by professors of law. Originally published in 1995. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Author : J. J. Snyman
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0796914176

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Conceptions of Social Inquiry by J. J. Snyman Pdf

Author : Dimitri Ginev
Publisher : Springer
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319392899

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Hermeneutic Realism by Dimitri Ginev Pdf

This study recapitulates basic developments in the tradition of hermeneutic and phenomenological studies of science. It focuses on the ways in which scientific research is committed to the universe of interpretative phenomena. It treats scientific research by addressing its characteristic hermeneutic situations, and uses the following basic argument in this treatment: By demonstrating that science’s epistemological identity is not to be spelled out in terms of objectivism, mathematical essentialism, representationalism, and foundationalism, one undermines scientism without succumbing scientific research to “procedures of normative-democratic control” that threaten science’s cognitive autonomy. The study shows that in contrast to social constructivism, hermeneutic phenomenology of scientific research makes the case that overcoming scientism does not imply restrictive policies regarding the constitution of scientific objects.

Author : RAYMOND. PAWSON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1035321092

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How to Think Like a Realist by RAYMOND. PAWSON Pdf

How to Think Like a Realist is Ray Pawson's seminal book on realist social inquiry, boldly linking social research to clinical and physical science and challenging many methodological shibboleths. This unique book pairs outstanding clarity of detail with an accessible approach, exploring the three great methodological challenges in social research: how to think about causality, objectivity, and generality. Presented in accessible bite-sized episodes, it offers a rich diet of practical illustrations, enabling the reader to absorb the variety and breadth of realist inquiry. How to Think Like a Realist is written in Ray Pawson's customary style; informed, bravely non-conformist and with a splash of mischief. Pawson offers a dextrous rebuttal to the threats that social inquiry faces in an era of post-truth. The text provides crucial guidance for those looking to better understand the central tenets of social science research methodology in the twenty-first century. This innovative book will be an essential resource for students and early career researchers as well as experienced academics and practitioners from across all social science disciplines. Its breadth of coverage and accessibility makes it an ideal text for teaching social research methodology at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Author : Berth Danermark,Mats Ekstrom,Liselotte Jakobsen,Jan ch. Karlsson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134737482

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Explaining Society by Berth Danermark,Mats Ekstrom,Liselotte Jakobsen,Jan ch. Karlsson Pdf

This book will be immensely valuable for students and researchers in social science, sociology and philosophy in that it connects methodology, theory and empirical research. It provides an innovative picture of what society and social science is, along with the methods used to study and explain social phenomena.

Author : Timothy Rutzou,George Steinmetz
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781787566033

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Critical Realism, History, and Philosophy in the Social Sciences by Timothy Rutzou,George Steinmetz Pdf

This volume examines the relationship between history, philosophy, and social science, and contributors explore questions concerning realism, ontology, causation, explanation, and values in order to address the question “what does a post-positivist social science look like?”

Author : John G. Gunnell
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226661278

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Conventional Realism and Political Inquiry by John G. Gunnell Pdf

When social scientists and social theorists turn to the work of philosophers for intellectual and practical authority, they typically assume that truth, reality, and meaning are to be found outside rather than within our conventional discursive practices. John G. Gunnell argues for conventional realism as a theory of social phenomena and an approach to the study of politics. Drawing on Wittgenstein’s critique of “mentalism” and traditional realism, Gunnell argues that everything we designate as “real” is rendered conventionally, which entails a rejection of the widely accepted distinction between what is natural and what is conventional. The terms “reality” and “world” have no meaning outside the contexts of specific claims and assumptions about what exists and how it behaves. And rather than a mysterious source and repository of prelinguistic meaning, the “mind” is simply our linguistic capacities. Taking readers through contemporary forms of mentalism and realism in both philosophy and American political science and theory, Gunnell also analyzes the philosophical challenges to these positions mounted by Wittgenstein and those who can be construed as his successors.

Author : Ray Pawson
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446290989

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The Science of Evaluation by Ray Pawson Pdf

Evaluation researchers are tasked with providing the evidence to guide programme building and to assess its outcomes. As such, they labour under the highest expectations - bringing independence and objectivity to policy making. They face huge challenges, given the complexity of modern interventions and the politicised backdrop to all of their investigations. They have responded with a huge portfolio of research techniques and, through their professional associations, have set up schemes to establish standards for evaluative inquiry and to accredit evaluation practitioners. A big question remains. Has this monumental effort produced a progressive, cumulative and authoritative body of knowledge that we might think of as evaluation science? This is the question addressed by Ray Pawson in this sequel to Realistic Evaluation and Evidence-based Policy. In answer, he provides a detailed blueprint for an evaluation science based on realist principles.

Author : Bob Carter,Caroline New
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005-10-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134495016

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Making Realism Work by Bob Carter,Caroline New Pdf

In this innovative book, theorists and researchers from various social science disciplines explore the potential of realist social theory for empirical research. The examples are drawn from a wide range of fields health and medicine, crime, housing, sociolinguistics, development theory and deal with issues such as causality, probability, and reflexivity in social science. Varied and lively contributions relate central methodological issues to detailed accounts of research projects which adopt a realist framework. Making Realism Work provides an accessible discussion of a significant current in contemporary social science and will be of interest to social theorists and social researchers alike.