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

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Intro -- Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Insets -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- Part I: The Positivist Project -- 2 The Positivist Project: Introduction -- 3 Building a Science of Sociology -- 4 Variable Analysis and Measurement -- 5 Interviews and Questionnaires -- 6 The Social Survey and Multivariate Analysis -- 7 The Demise of Positivism? -- Part II: The Qualitative Turn -- 8 The Contest over Realism: Introduction -- 9 The Method of Fieldwork -- 10 Explorations in the Actor's Point of View -- 11 Data Collection versus Analysis -- Part III: Critical Questions -- 12 The Refurbishing of Critical Sociology -- 13 Post-modernism, Post-structuralism -- 14 Discourses and Research -- 15 Conclusion -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

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

Hughes, John A.

Hughes, John A.

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