Method in Social Science: Revised 2nd Edition
Author:   Andrew Sayer (University of Lancaster.)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd Revised ed.
ISBN:  

9780415076074


Pages:   326
Publication Date:   05 March 1992
Replaced By:   9780415581592
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Andrew Sayer (University of Lancaster.)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd Revised ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780415076074


ISBN 10:   0415076072
Pages:   326
Publication Date:   05 March 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9780415581592
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Preface to the second edition Introduction Knowledge in context Theory, observation and practical adequacy Theory and method I: abstraction, structure and cause Theory and method II: types of system and their implications Some influential misadventures in the philosophy of science Quantitative methods in social science Verification and falsification Popper's 'falsificationism' Problems of explanation and the aims of social science Notes and references Bibliography Index

Reviews

A thoroughly absorbing and at times quite stunning book. <br>- Sociological Review <br> Sayer's book is refreshing in that it is written in plain English while tackling some major problems of explanation in social science in a rigorous fashion . . . it would be eminently suitable reading for a seminar course in methodology. <br>- Geography <br>


A thoroughly absorbing and at times quite stunning book. - Sociological Review Sayer's book is refreshing in that it is written in plain English while tackling some major problems of explanation in social science in a rigorous fashion . . . it would be eminently suitable reading for a seminar course in methodology. - Geography


""A thoroughly absorbing and at times quite stunning book."" -""Sociological Review ""Sayer's book is refreshing in that it is written in plain English while tackling some major problems of explanation in social science in a rigorous fashion . . . it would be eminently suitable reading for a seminar course in methodology."" -""Geography


Author Information

Andrew Sayer is Professor of Social Theory and Political Economy at Lancaster University. He has a longstanding interest in philosophical issues relating to social science, but has always combined this with research on substantive issues – primarily to do with political economy and inequality. Other publications include The New Social Division of Labor, with R.A. Walker (Blackwell, 1992); Realism and Social Science (Sage, 2000); and The Moral Significance of Class (Cambridge University Press, 2005).

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