A Balanced Epistemological Orientation for the Social Sciences

Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books (2020)
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This book examines the strengths and weaknesses of four salient epistemological orientations in the field – positivism, relativism, interpretivism, and intersubjectivism – to identify the characteristics of a theoretically-informed epistemology for social science.

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H61.G37 2021

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