Social Science in Question: Towards a Postdisciplinary Framework

by Mark J. Smith

How do social scientists study the social world? Is social scientific practice in transformation? Can social science learn from its own past? This major text takes the reader on an intellectual journey starting with the story of modern science and the impact that this has had on social scientific practice, and going on to outline and critically review the major approaches to social scientific inquiry, ranging from positivism to postmodernism. Throughout, readers are encouraged to think carefully about what it means study the social world in a scientific way; make connections between what they do and the everyday lives of the people they study; and look beyond their discipline and think in a postdisciplinary wa

352 pages, Paperback

First published September 29, 1998

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[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

The tesxtbook i am currently reading for my latest course module. Intersting topics and debtates.