Critical theory and methodology
Critical Theory traces its roots from Marxism, through the renowned Frankfurt School, to a wide array of national and cultural traditions. Raymond Morrow's book traces the history and outlines the major tenets of critical theory for an undergraduate audience. He exemplifies the theory through an analysis of two leading social theorists: J[um]urgen Habermas and Anthony Giddens. Unique to this volume is the emphasis on the link between Critical Theory and empirical research and social science met…
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- Full title :Critical theory and methodology / Raymond A. Morrow, with David D. Brown.
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Critical Theory traces its roots from Marxism, through the renowned Frankfurt School, to a wide array of national and cultural traditions. Raymond Morrow's book traces the history and outlines the major tenets of critical theory for an undergraduate audience. He exemplifies the theory through an analysis of two leading social theorists: J[um]urgen Habermas and Anthony Giddens. Unique to this volume is the emphasis on the link between Critical Theory and empirical research and social science methodology, often thought to be incompatible.
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- Publication Date:©1994.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):SAGE Publications
- Place of Publication:Thousand Oaks, Calif
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1994.
The Physical Object
- Description:xvii, 381 pages ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0803946821, 9780803946828, 080394683X, 9780803946835
- oclc:ocm30074050
- LC Classification:HM24
- Dewey Decimal:301/.01
Table of Contents
Introduction: what is critical theory? -- Foundations of metatheory: between subjectivism and objectivism -- Postempiricist critiques of positivism and empiricism -- Early critical theory as a research program: a historical introduction -- Postempiricist metatheory and the human sciences: interim developments -- The metatheory of critical theory: beyond objectivism and relativism -- Contemporary critical theory as a research program: Giddens and Habermas.
Deconstructing the conventional discourse of methodology: quantitative versus qualitative methods -- Non-empirical methods: reflexive procedures -- Empirical procedures in critical research -- Contexts of critical empirical research -- Critical social science and society: theory and practice.
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