The Foundations of Social Research: Meaning and Perspective in the Research Process

Title: The Foundations of Social Research: Meaning and Perspective in the Research Process
Abstract/Description: Choosing a research method can be bewildering. How can you be sure which methodology is appropriate, or whether your chosen combination of methods is consistent with the theoretical perspective you want to take? This book links methodology and theory with great clarity and precision, showing students and researchers how to navigate the maze of conflicting terminology. The major epistemological stances and theoretical perspectives that colour and shape current social research are detailed and the author reveals the philosophical origins of these schools of inquiry and shows how various disciplines contribute to the practice of social research as it is known today.
Author/creator: Crotty, Michael
Date: 1998
Publisher: SAGE
Resource type: en Background/Context
Medium: en Print
Background/context type: en Conceptual
Open access/free-text available: en No
Peer reviewed: en Yes
Language: en
ISBN: 978-0-7619-6106-2
Alternate version: Routledge Imprint (Taylor & Francis); 10.4324/9781003115700
URL: Official Publisher's Webpage (SAGE)
Citation: Crotty, M. (1998). The Foundations of Social Research: Meaning and Perspective in the Research Process. SAGE.
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