| What's Wrong with the Social Sciences?: The Perils of the Postmodern Contributor(s): Faia, Michael A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 081919235X ISBN-13: 9780819192356 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $62.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Methodology - Social Science | Reference |
| Dewey: 300.1 |
| LCCN: 93005119 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 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. |