A good book, in theory : making sense through inquiry / Alan Sears and James Cairns.

By: Sears, Alan, 1956- [author.]Contributor(s): Cairns, James Irvine, 1979- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: North York, Ontario, Canada : University of Toronto Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Edition: Third editionDescription: xxii, 225 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781442600782; 1442600780; 9781442600775; 1442600772Subject(s): Critical thinking | Sociology -- Philosophy | Pensée critique | Sociologie -- Philosophie | Critical thinking | Sociology -- PhilosophyAdditional physical formats: Good book, in theory.DDC classification: 301.01 LOC classification: LB2395.35 | .S43 2015Other classification: coll13 Issued also in electronic format.
Contents:
An interesting idea, in theory -- Theory matters -- But how do you know? -- You are here : mapping social relations -- The real world : making sense of perceptions -- Nature and culture : the social construction of distinctions -- Making time : clocking social relations -- Conclusion : the politics of social theory.
Summary: This highly original and compelling book offers an introduction to the art and science of social inquiry, including the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-216) and index.

An interesting idea, in theory -- Theory matters -- But how do you know? -- You are here : mapping social relations -- The real world : making sense of perceptions -- Nature and culture : the social construction of distinctions -- Making time : clocking social relations -- Conclusion : the politics of social theory.

Issued also in electronic format.

This highly original and compelling book offers an introduction to the art and science of social inquiry, including the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry.

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