Challenge of the Social Sciences - Audio

Por: The Open University
This course focuses on two interlinked issues: the philosophical questions that arise in social science research, and research methods. Social inquiry attempts to take a scientific approach to explaining the complexity of everyday experiences, but in practice there are many pitfalls. The course reviews common issues that arise, including language, culture, survey methods and the problems of distinguishing between facts and values, understanding and explanation, theory and observation, and induction and deduction. The central tenet is that philosophical thinking and practical research go hand in hand. This material is taken from The Open University Course D820 The Challenge of the Social Sciences.
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A discussion of housing issues 30/05/2008
Transcript -- A discussion of housing issues 30/05/2008
How policy affects housing issues 30/05/2008
Transcript -- How policy affects housing issues 30/05/2008
The experiences of homeless women 30/05/2008
Transcript -- The experiences of homeless women 30/05/2008
Being a scientist 30/05/2008
Transcript -- Being a scientist 30/05/2008
The scientific idea 30/05/2008
Transcript -- The scientific idea 30/05/2008
How we quantify social science 30/05/2008
Transcript -- How we quantify social science 30/05/2008
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