The Logic of Social Enquiry

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-415-60499-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 299 g

Reihe: International Library of Sociology

This comprehensive set introduces the fundamental principles of Sociology as propounded by such great figures as Gerth and Mills, Schlesinger, and Homans. Containing classic works of social theory and empirical research, volumes in this set bring together the British, European and American traditions. The whole body of sociological theory is presented in such a way that is valuable and accessible to both students and teachers of Sociology, Political Theory and Geography.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gibson, Quentin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 Anti-Scientific Views about Social Enquiry; Chapter 2 The Criticism Of Abstraction; Chapter 3 The Criticism of Generality; Chapter 4 The Criticism of Generality; Chapter 5 Empirical Evidence and Sympathetic Understanding; Chapter 6 Facts and Values; Chapter 7 The Denial of Objectivity; Part 2 The Logical Peculiarities of Social Enquiry; Chapter 8 Introduction; Chapter 9 Psychology and the Social Sciences; Chapter 10 The use of General Statements; Chapter 11 The use of Straightforward Laws; Chapter 12 The use of Statements of Chance; Chapter 13 The use of Tendency Statements; Chapter 14 The Assumption of Rationality; Chapter 15 The Study of History; Chapter 16 Social Enquiry and Social Practice;

Über Autor(innen)

Gibson, Quentin