| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2013951819 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
978-1446287507 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
300.7 HA LI |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Authors |
Hammersley, Martyn |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The limits of social science : |
| Subtitle |
casual explanation and value revelance / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Martyn Hammersley |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
178 p. ; |
| Size |
25 cm. |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
This book engages with key intellectual challenges facing social science today, at a time when it is under considerable pressure to demonstrate its value. It addresses questions that carry implications for research practice, quantitative or qualitative, by making use of contemporary examples, such as the London riots. |
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| Summary |
What forms of knowledge can social science claim to produce? Does it employ causal analysis, and if so what does this entail? What role should values play in the work of social scientists? These are the questions addressed in this book. They are closely interrelated, and the answers offered here challenge many currently prevailing assumptions. They carry implications both for research practice, quantitative or qualitative, and for the public claims that social scientists make about the value of their work. The arguments underpinning this challenge to conventional wisdom are laid out in detail in the first half of the book. In later chapters their implications are explored for two substantive areas of intrinsic importance: the study of social mobility and educational inequalities; and explanations for urban riots, notably those that took place in London and other English cities in the summer of 2011. |
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| Topical Heading |
Social sciences |
| General |
Research |
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| Topical Heading |
Social sciences |
| General |
Philosophy |
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| Topical Heading |
Causation |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
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| Public note |
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