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Social Causation and Biographical Research - Philosophical, Theoretical and Methodological Arguments (Paperback) Loot Price: R717
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Social Causation and Biographical Research - Philosophical, Theoretical and Methodological Arguments (Paperback): Giorgos...

Social Causation and Biographical Research - Philosophical, Theoretical and Methodological Arguments (Paperback)

Giorgos Tsiolis, Michalis Christodoulou

Series: Routledge Advances in Research Methods

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This book extends debates in the field of biographical research, arguing that causal explanations are not at odds with biographical research and that biographical research is in fact a valuable tool for explaining why things in social and personal lives are one way and not another. Bringing reconstructive biographical research into dialogue with critical realism, it explains how and why relational social ontology can become a unique theoretical ground for tapping emergent mechanisms and latent meaning structures. Through an account of the reasons for which reductionist epistemologies, rational action models and covering law explanations are not appropriate for biographical research, the authors develop the philosophical idea of singular causation as a means by which biographical researchers are able to forge causal hypotheses for the occurrence of events and offer guidance on the application of this methodological principle to concrete, empirical examples. As such, this volume will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in biographical research and social research methods.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Routledge Advances in Research Methods
Release date: May 2022
First published: 2021
Authors: Giorgos Tsiolis • Michalis Christodoulou
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 978-0-367-62039-4
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Research methods
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
Books > Philosophy > General
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LSN: 0-367-62039-1
Barcode: 9780367620394

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