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Social theory as science / Russell Keat and John Urry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Keat, Russell, author.
- Series:
- International library of sociology.
- Routledge revivals.
- International library of sociology
- Routledge revivals
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social sciences--Philosophy.
- Social sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2011, c1975.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book, written by a philosopher interested in the problems of social science and scientific method, and a sociologist interested in the philosophy of science, presents a novel conception of how we should think about and carry out the scientific study of social life. This book combines an evaluation of different conceptions of the nature of science with an examination of important sociological theorists and frameworks. This second edition of the work was originally published in 1982.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Conceptions of science
- pt. 2. Conceptions of science in social theory
- pt. 3. Meaning and ideology.
- Notes:
- First published in 1975 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-83923-2
- 1-283-24211-7
- 1-136-83924-0
- 9786613242112
- 0-203-83285-X
- 9780203832851
- OCLC:
- 695933510
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