What's Wrong with the Social Sciences? The Perils of the Postmodern
, by Faia, Michael A.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780819192363 | 0819192368
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/24/1993
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.