| What's Wrong with the Social Sciences?: The Perils of the Postmodern Contributor(s): Faia, Michael A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0819192368 ISBN-13: 9780819192363 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $64.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Reference |
| Dewey: 300 |
| LCCN: 93005119 |
| Physical Information: 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this book, the author defends the positivist traditions of the social sciences. Contents: What's Wrong with the Social Sciences; In Praise of the Null Hypothesis: The Myth of 'The Value-Free Myth'; Social Science Syntactics and Empirics: Alleged Problems...; ...And Happy Prospects; Cultural Materialism in the Systemic Mode; Social Science Semantics; A Sad Story; Index. |