ISBN:
9781137021632
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (421 pages)
Edition:
2nd ed.
Series Statement:
Skills-Based Sociology Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
301
Keywords:
Sociology-Philosophy..
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Sociology-Methodology
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- The philosophy behind the book -- Content of the book -- What is society? -- What is theory? -- What is methodology? -- 2 Traditional Theory -- A society based on conflict -- A society based on consensus -- A society based on social action, interpretation and meaning -- A society based upon male domination: feminist theory -- 3 Theoretical Debates -- Introduction -- Modernism versus postmodernism - the status of evidence -- Structuralism versus social action -- Social action -- The evolutionary view versus here-and-now analysis -- Positivism versus antipositivism -- 4 Contemporary Theory -- Introduction -- The Contemporary Left -- Realism -- The New Right -- Postmodernism -- Postfeminism -- Critical race theory -- Theories of sexuality and queer theory -- Disability theory -- 5 Contemporary Debates -- Introduction -- Poststructuralism -- Structuration -- Actor-network theory (ANT) -- Modernity versus postmodernity -- Globalization: one world or a society of states? -- Sociology of society or sociology of self? -- The risk society -- 6 Research Concepts -- Introduction -- Key research concerns -- Types of data -- Triangulation or methodological pluralism -- Selecting research participants -- The nature of social facts -- 7 Research Techniques -- Introduction -- The scientific method -- Non-experimental methods: quantitative methods -- Non-experimental methods: qualitative methods -- Evaluation of quantitative versus qualitative methods -- 8 Contemporary Trends in the Use of Research Techniques -- Introduction -- Quantitative and qualitative methods -- Ethnographic research -- Comparative and longitudinal research -- Quantitative and qualitative methods - an evaluation -- The forward march of less-known techniques.
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