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No social life is possible without order. Order being the most constituent element of society, it is not surprising that so many theories have been developed to

The authors argue in this book that social theory can usefully be conceived in terms of four broad paradigms, based upon different sets of meta-theoretical assu

Recent economic and political developments in the Third World and in Communist and advanced industrial societies have challenged some of the most cherished assu

This unique book explains the central role that research paradigms play in the design and conduct of social research. The authors argue that social research sho