Overview
This book defends the prospects for a science of society. It argues that behind the diverse methods of the natural sciences lies a common core of scientific rationality that the social sciences can and sometimes do achieve. It also argues that good social science must be in part about large-scale social structures and processes and thus that methodological individualism is misguided. These theses are supported by a detailed discussion of actual social research, including theories of agrarian revolution, organizational ecology, social theories of depression, and supply-demand explanations in economics.
- | Author: Harold Kincaid
- | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- | Publication Date: Nov 24, 1995
- | Number of Pages: 302 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 0521482682
- | ISBN-13: 9780521482684
