Explaining Society: Critical Realism in the Social Sciences

by Mats Ekström, Berth Danermark, Liselotte Jakobsen

This book will be immensely valuable for students and researchers in social science, sociology and philosophy in that it connects methodology, theory and empirical research. It provides an innovative picture of what society and social science is, along with the methods used to study and explain social phenomena.

Genres: Sociology, Philosophy

232 pages, Paperback

First published November 22, 2001

Reviews

[Lucy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent explanations of Bhaskar's philosophy in relation to the social sciences. Any philosopher of science or anybody interested in the theoretical framework and methodology of the social sciences will like this. People who want to learn more about how to study the relationship between human agents and social structures should take a look at this too.

[Görkem Saylam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Explaining Society | Mats Ekström
Scoring Rubric
1: baseline
2: creative contextualization bcs of covering almost all theories on making science in social sciences to highlight advantages of critical realism
1: routine conceptualization bcs of no new holistic and groundbreaking comprehension on critical realism, only application in social sciences
4: total points by 5

[Marinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Accessible resource for better understanding Critical Realism.