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

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Author: Michael Crotty
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.7

ISBN: 0761961062
Dewey Decimal Number: 300.72
EAN: 9780761961062
ASIN: 0761961062

Publication Date: October 1998
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Editorial Reviews:

Product 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?P/PPBThe Foundation of Social Research/B 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: positivism, constructionism, interpretivism, critical inquiry, feminism and postmodernism. Crotty 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./P

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars

Good for the classroom February 8, 2008
I thought this was a good introduction to the different schools of research when used along with an instructor

5 out of 5 stars

A book to be read over and over again September 18, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I have read this book several times and I find something new and good every time. Whereas many other books, that deal with qualitative research, give you detailed explanations on methodology or methods this book puts qualitative research in perspective from the epistemological starting point, the ontological position, the methodology and methods -two distintive concepts-, to the presentation of qualitative research in a wholistic perspective. In summary, Foundations of Social Research: Meaning and Perspective in the Research Process by Michael Crotty certaibly fulfills the offer that the title implies. I suggest this text as a must have or must read for qualitative researchers. br /

4 out of 5 stars

The Daddy of research texts April 29, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

As an undergraduate psychology student, I have used this book countless times for the framework it provides of the reserach process in its entirity.pI also appreciate it's clarity, depth and simplicity whilst tackling heavy-going subject areas. it's coverage of phenomenology is brilliant.pI reccommend working with this text to anyone undergoing any kind of research within the social sciences.

3 out of 5 stars

Nice job explaining a tough subject March 10, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This was used in a class and I found it a decent complement to the instructor's explanation. However, sometimes the style explores a topic so much that it won't commit to an actual definition. pA good introduction to various epistemologies and theoretical perspectives.

5 out of 5 stars

Navigating qualitative research April 18, 2000
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

This is an outstanding book for people embarking on any type of research, even people using 'scientific method'. It is useful to both first time and more seasoned researchers. As a reader of the book and being relatively new to qualitative research, what stood is both the depth and clarity of thinking and the reasoning for the position held. pThe book provides the most useful framework for making sense of what research can be, depending on what is being sought to come out of a piece of research. The framework does not claim to be the only schema by which to make sense of the research process, in so doing it provides for ambiguity and overlaps in thinking. The schema has multiple entry points, thus no matter what your starting point, a clear position can be established.pI have recommended the book to several first time research colleagues who have all found it to be really useful too. It is an easy read, but each re-read yields further useful understanding and leads to follow up. It is not just a must read, it is a must have!

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