Keat, Russell. <br/><br/>
Social theory as science / 

 - London :  New York :  Routledge & Kegan Paul,  c1982. 
 - xi, 301 pages ; 
 - Routledge revivals .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>pt. I. Conceptions of Science -- 1. Positivist philosophy of science -- 2. Realist philosophy of science -- 3. Forms of conventionalism -- -- pt. II. Conceptions of Science as Social Theory -- 4. Sociology and positivism -- 5. Marx and realism -- 6. Structure and structuralism -- -- pt. III. Meaning and Ideology -- 7. The explantion and understanding of social action -- 8. Reification and realism -- 9. Values, theory and reality. 
<br/><br/> This book, written by a philosopher interested in the problems of social science and scientific method, and a sociologist interested in the philosophy of science, presents a novel conception of how we should think about and carry out the scientific study of social life. This book combines an evaluation of different conceptions of the nature of science with an examination of important sociological theorists and frameworks.-- Publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0710094310 9780710094315 9780415608787 0415608783 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>social sciences - philosophy
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>H 83  / KEA