A Good Book, In Theory: Making Sense Through Inquiry

Alan Sears

ISBN 10: 1442600772 / ISBN 13: 9781442600775

Published by University of Toronto Press, 2015

About this Item

This highly original and compelling book offers an introduction to the art and science of social inquiry, including the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 324. . 2015. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Good Book, In Theory: Making Sense Through Inquiry
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1442600772
• ISBN 13: 9781442600775
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This highly original and compelling book offers an introduction to the art and science of social inquiry, including the theoretical and methodological frameworks that support that inquiry. The new edition offers coverage of post-modernism and Indigenous ways of knowing, as well as a discussion of the research process and how to communicate arguments effectively. The result is a book that blends the best of earlier editions with updates that provide a strong foundation in critical thinking, rooted in the social sciences but relevant across disciplines.

About the Author

Alan Sears is Professor of Sociology at Ryerson University. He is the author of The New Left: A History of the Future (2014) and co-author with James Cairns of The Democratic Imagination: Envisioning Popular Power in the Twenty-First Century (2012).
James Cairns is Associate Professor, Social and Environmental Justice, at Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford. He is the author (with Alan Sears) of A Good Book, In Theory: Making Sense Through Inquiry (2015) and The Democratic Imagination: Envisioning Popular Power in the Twenty-First Century (2012).