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Realism and Complexity in Social Science (Hardcover)
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Realism and Complexity in Social Science (Hardcover)
Series: Complexity in Social Science
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Realism and Complexity in Social Science is an argument for a new
approach to investigating the social world, that of complex
realism. Complex realism brings together a number of strands of
thought, in scientific realism, complexity science, probability
theory and social research methodology. It proposes that the
reality of the social world is that it is probabilistic, yet there
exists enough invariance to make the discovery and explanation of
social objects and causal mechanisms possible. This forms the basis
for the development of a complex realist foundation for social
research, that utilises a number of new and novel approaches to
investigation, alongside the more traditional corpus of
quantitative and qualitative methods. Research examples are drawn
from research in sociology, epidemiology, criminology, social
policy and human geography. The book assumes no prior knowledge of
realism, probability or complexity and in the early chapters, the
reader is introduced to these concepts and the arguments against
them. Although the book is grounded in philosophical reasoning,
this is in a direct and accessible style that will appeal both to
social researchers with a methodological interest and philosophers
with an interest in social investigation.
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