TY - BOOK AU - Sayer,R.Andrew TI - Realism and social science SN - 9781847876836 AV - H61 .S39 2000eb U1 - 300.72 22 PY - 2000/// CY - London, Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Sage KW - Realism KW - Social sciences KW - Philosophy KW - Sciences sociales KW - Recherche KW - R�ealisme critique KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Methodology KW - bisacsh KW - Research KW - fast KW - Sociale wetenschappen KW - gtt KW - Realisme (filosofie) KW - Recensies KW - Ruimtelijke aspecten KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-199) and index; Part One; INTRODUCING CRITICAL REALISMIntroduction --; Key Features of Critical Realism in Practice A Brief Introduction --; Part Two; POSTMODERN-REALIST ENCOUNTERSIntroduction --; Realism for Sceptics --; Postmodernism and the Three 'Po --; Mo' Flips --; Essentialism, Social Constructionism and Beyond --; Part Three; Social Science and Space --; Introduction --; Space and Social Theory --; Geohistorical Explanation and Problems of Narrative --; Part Four; CRITICAL REALISM: FROM CRITIQUE TO NORMATIVE THEORYIntroduction --; Critical Realism and the Limits to Critical Social Science --; Ethics Unbound For a Normative Turn in Social Theory; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - Realism and Social Science offers an authoritative guide to critical realism and an assessment of its virtues in comparison with other leading traditions in social science. It is illustrated throughout with relevant and accessible examples UR - https://libproxy.firstcity.edu.my:8443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=45615 ER -