This book, written by a philosopher interested in the problems of social science and scientific method, and a sociologist interested in the philosophy of science, presents a novel conception of how we should think about and carry out the scientific study of social life. This book combines an evaluation of different conceptions of the nature of science with an examination of important sociological theorists and frameworks. This second edition of the work was originally published in 1982.

Product Description: In Cultural Goods and the Limits of the Market , Russell Keat presents a theoretical challenge to recent extensions of the market domain and the introduction of commercially modelled forms of organization in areas such as broadcasting, the arts and academic research...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This is an introduction to phenomenology for students of philosophy and the social sciences. The authors explain what is distinctive about the phenomenological tradition, and how its major proponents connect and diverge, and where to look for lines of fruitful and positive criticism...read more