Elucidating Social Science Concepts

Language: English

Published by Routledge Aug 2015, 2015

0415893267 / 9780415893268

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Concepts have always been foundational to the social science enterprise. This book is a guide to working with them. Against the positivist project of concept 'reconstruction'-the formulation of a technical, purportedly neutral vocabulary for measuring, comparing, and generalizing-Schaffer adopts an interpretivist approach that he calls 'elucidation.' Elucidation includes both a reflexive examination of social science technical language and an investigation into the language of daily life. It is intended to produce a clear view of both types of language, the relationship between them, and the practices of life and power that they evoke and sustain. After an initial chapter explaining what elucidation is and how it differs from reconstruction, the book lays out practical elucidative strategies-grounding, locating, and exposing-that help situate concepts in particular language games, times and tongues, and structures of power. It also explores the uses to which elucidation can be put and the moral dilemmas that attend such uses. By illustrating his arguments with lively analyses of such concepts as 'person,' 'family,' and 'democracy,' Schaffer shows rather than tells, making the book both highly readable and an essential guide for social science research. 136 pp. Englisch.…

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Title
Elucidating Social Science Concepts
Author
Frederic Charles Schaffer
Publisher
Routledge Aug 2015
Publication year
2015
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Neu
Binding
Taschenbuch
Language
English
ISBN 10
0415893267
ISBN 13
9780415893268
Item weight
209 grams
Dimensions
229x152x8 mm
Series
Book 4 of 6: Routledge on Interpretive Methods

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