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Realism and Racism (Critical Realism: Interventions) - Softcover

Carter, Bob

 
9780415233736: Realism and Racism (Critical Realism: Interventions)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415233739 ISBN 13: 9780415233736
Publisher: Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

There are continuing difficulties within social science surrounding concepts of race. This book suggests that these difficulties stem from the uncertain ontological and epistemological status of ideas about race, itself a consequence of the recognition that concepts of race have all but lost their relevance as sociologically significant descriptions. This book surveys ways in which social scientists have attempted to come to terms with this situation, before developing an alternative approach based on recent work by realist authors. This approach offers a radical revision of orthodox debates about race concepts, about the possibility of a social science and about the nature of empirical research. This illustrated through two policy examples: an account of post war migration to the UK, and debates about trans-racial adoption in the UK and the USA.

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About the Author

Carter, Bob

From the Back Cover

How do social scientists conceptualize race?

Can realism add to our understanding of race concepts and categories?

Is there a realist approach to researching racism and discrimination?

There are continuing difficulties within social science surrounding concepts of race. This book suggests that these difficulties stem from the uncertain ontological and epistemological status of ideas about race, itself a consequence of the recognition that concepts of race have all but lost their relevance as sociologically significant descriptions.

This book surveys ways in which social scientists have attempted to come to terms with this situation, before developing an alternative approach based on recent work by realist authors. This approach offers a radical revision of orthodox debates about race concepts, about the possibility of a social science and about the nature of empirical research. This is illustrated through two policy examples: an account of postwar migration to the UK, and debates about transracial adoption in the UK and the USA.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415233739
ISBN 13 
9780415233736
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
192