Social Research: Paradigms in Action
- ISBN-10
- 1509515402
- ISBN-13
- 9781509515400
- Series
- Social Research
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-01-06
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Authors
- Norman Blaikie, Jan Priest
Description
This unique book explains the central role that research paradigms play in the design and conduct of social research. The authors argue that social research should not just describe or confirm a social problem but should seek to find an explanation for it – and to do so requires research with 'eyes philosophically wide open'. Important philosophical and practice elements of three widely recognized paradigms – Neo-Positive, Interpretive and Critical Realist – are carefully elaborated and their use in action illustrated with detailed examples. The authors show that the philosophical assumptions of a chosen paradigm must match those embedded in a characterization of a research problem and its context. This paradigm orientation is shown to be fundamental to appropriately framing a problem, formulating research questions, deciding on a logic of inquiry and selecting and using methods to investigate it. Ultimately, an appropriate paradigm orientation to social research provides a dispassionate, rigorous and effective basis for the production of new social scientific knowledge. Following on from Blaikie's Approaches to Social Enquiry and Designing Social Research, this innovative book will be invaluable to upper-level and research students, their lecturers and supervisors, and researchers across the social sciences.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2017-12
- 596 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press, USA
Similar books
-
Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices
By Anol Bhattacherjee"This book is designed to introduce doctoral and graduate students to the process of scientific research in the social sciences, business, education, public health, and related disciplines.
-
Social Research: Theory, Methods and Techniques
By Piergiorgio CorbettaOverall, the author offers an engaging contribution to the field of social research and this book is a reminder of the solid foundations upon which most social research is conducted today.
-
The Art and Science of Social Research : First Edition
By Jeremy Freese, Robert Crosnoe, Elizabeth Heger BoyleWritten by a team of internationally renowned sociologists with experience in both the field and the classroom, The Art and Science of Social Research offers authoritative and balanced coverage of the full range of methods used to study the ...
-
Social Research Methods 6E
By Alan Bryman, Tom Clark, Liam FosterPearson's r is a method for examining relationships between interval/ratio variables that focuses on the coefficient, a figure indicating the degree of correlation between variables (we do not discuss how to produce coefficients here, ...
-
Methods of Social Research
By Kenneth D. BaileyARNOLD, BRUCE L., and HAGAN, JOHN. 1992. “Careers of Misconduct: Prosecuted Professional Deviance Among Lawyers.” American Sociological Review 57: 77 1-80. ARNOLD, DAVID O. 1970. “Dimensional Sampling: An Approach for Studying a Small ...
-
Evaluating and Valuing in Social Research
By Thomas A. Schwandt, Emily F. GatesIn contrast, this groundbreaking book offers an alternative approach that incorporates sustained, systematic reflection about researchers' values, what values research promotes, how decisions about what to value are made and by whom, and ...
-
The Logic of Social Research
By Arthur L. StinchcombeThis incisive work introduces students to the logic of those methods. The Logic of Social Research orients students to a set of logical problems that all methods must address to study social causation.
-
The SAGE Handbook of Social Research Methods
By Julia Brannen, Leonard Bickman, Pertti AlasuutariThe Handbook serves as an invaluable resource for approaching research with an open mind. This volume maps the field of social research methods using an approach that will prove valuable for both students and researchers.
-
The Handbook of Social Research Ethics
By Donna M. Mertens, Pauline E. GinsbergBoston: Pearson Education. Bogdan, R. C., & Biklen, S. K. (1992). Qualitative research in education: An introduction to theory and methods. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Chilisa, B. (2005). Educational research within postcolonial Africa: A ...
-
Designing Social Research
By Norman BlaikieThe second paradigm debate period ran from the 1970s to the 1980s and centred on whether or not quantitative and qualitative methods could be combined. ... A common theme to arise out of the paradigm wars is that as paradigms ...