Realist inquiry in social sciences / Brian D. Haig and Colin W. Evers.
| Author/creator |
Haig, Brian D., 1945- author. |
| Other author/creator | Evers, C. W. author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | London : SAGE Publications Ltd., 2016. |
| Description | xiv, 148 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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| Contents | Machine generated contents note: 1.Scientific Realism -- Introduction -- What is Realism? -- Naturalistic Realism -- Global and Local Realism -- Realist Methodology -- The Centrality of Method -- Realism in the Social Sciences -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- References -- 2.Evidence -- Introduction -- Social Science Preliminaries -- Empirical Evidence and Theory -- Coherentism and Naturalism -- Varieties of Evidence: Pragmatic Considerations -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- References -- 3.Validity -- Introduction -- Test Validity, Operational Definition and Logical Empiricism -- Holism, Realism and Ontological Commitment -- Construct Validity and Logical Empiricism -- Construct Validity, Generalization in Experiments and Epistemology -- Paradigms of Validity -- Coherence Justification -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- References -- 4.Grounded Theory Method -- Introduction -- The Abductive Theory of Method -- Problem Formulation -- Phenomena Detection -- |
| Contents | Note continued: Theory Construction -- ATOM as a Grounded Theory Method -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- References -- 5.Factor Analysis -- Introduction -- Exploratory Factor Analysis and Scientific Inference -- Methodological Challenges to Exploratory Factor Analysis -- EFA and Other Factor Analytic Methods -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- References -- 6.Case Study -- Introduction -- Constitutive and Regulative Rules -- What is a Case? -- Generalizing From Cases -- A Case Study in China -- Making Generalizations -- Improving Knowledge of Generalizations -- Conclusion -- Further Reading -- References. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9781446258842 hardcover |
| ISBN | 144625884X hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781446258859 paperback |
| ISBN | 1446258858 paperback |
| Standard identifier# | 60002067206 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | H61 .H35 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |