Theory and Methods in Sociology : An Introduction to Sociological Thinking and Practice (Hardcover)

Preface.- Introduction: Sociology: Pluralism or Disarray?.- PART 1: THE POSITIVIST PROJECT Building a Science of Sociology.- Variable Analysis and Measurement.- Interviews and Questions.- The Social Survey and Multivariate Analysis.- The Demise of Positivism.- PART 2: THE QUALITATIVE TURN Introduction: The Contest Over Realism.- The Method of Fieldwork.- Explorations in Actor's Point of View.- Data Collection versus Analysis.- PART 3 The Refurbishing of Critical Sociology.- Post-modernism, post-structuralism.- Discourses and Research.- Conclusion.- Bibliography.