The Methodologies of Positivism and Marxism
A Sociological Debate
Published on 1. January 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 208 pages
978-1-349-12133-5 (ISBN)
Description
Focusing on the methodological principles which underlie sociologists' study of social reality, this text offers clarification and outlines how the different approaches to study originate from various methodogical and philosophical traditions.
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Edition
1st ed. 1991
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
X, 208 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
286 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-12133-5 (9781349121335)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-12131-1
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Content
Positivism as a theory of science - Comte, Popper, summary; positivism in sociology - the definition of sociological knowledge, the logic of sociological investigation, methods of observation, the practical utility of sociological knowledge, summary; Marxist realism as a theory of science - Keats argument, summary; Marxist realism in sociology - the definition of sociological knowledge, the logic of scientific investigation, methods of investigation, the practical utility of sociological knowledge; Marxist non-realism as a theory of science - Habermas' arguments, summary; Marxist non-realism in sociology - the definition of sociological knowledge, the logic of scientific discovery, a non-realist view of "methods" in sociology, the practical utility of sociological theorizing, summary; summary of the debate.