Making Sense of Social Theory opens by carefully exploring what it means to follow the scientific method in a field like sociology. The book goes on to analyze sociology as a genuine science with a body of explanatory insights. Sociological theory is applied in ways that make its relevance and power apparent so that theory no longer stands divorced from real world research or practice. Making Sense of Social Theory clearly establishes the pertinence of sociology's great theoretical insights for all social science researchers and practitioners.
- ISBN10 1442201193
- ISBN13 9781442201194
- Publish Date 16 January 2010 (first published 9 February 2004)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
- Edition Second Edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 294
- Language English