{"product_id":"social-science-in-question-mark-j-smith-9780761960409","title":"Social Science in Question: Towards a Postdisciplinary Framework","description":"How do social scientists study the social world? Is social scientific practice in transformation? Can social science learn from its own past?  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis major text takes the reader on an intellectual journey starting with the story of modern science and the impact that this has had on social scientific practice, and going on to outline and critically review the major approaches to social scientific \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003einquiry, ranging from positivism to postmodernism. Throughout, readers are encouraged to think carefully about what it means to: study the social world in a scientific way; make connections between what they do and the everyday lives of the people they study; and look beyond their discipline and think in a postdisciplinary wa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark J. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761960406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761960409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.88d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark J. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059652686079,"sku":"9780761960409","price":194.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f273e026-7f5f-43ef-b514-aa4fe27f0a2d.jpg?v=1685059525","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/social-science-in-question-mark-j-smith-9780761960409","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}