Knowing the Social World  : Perspectives and Possibilities  
edited by:Jayaram N.

 - New Delhi  Orient Black Swan  2017 
 - xvii, 434p 
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<br/><br/> This book of twenty essays, divided into four parts, explores a variety of methodological approaches. It focuses on both the ‘canonical’ tradition, which upholds the objective nature of reality and privileges positivistic knowledge, and the ‘non-canonical’ tradition, which believes in the constructed nature of social reality and is concerned with producing an interpretive understanding of it The book discusses unconventional sources of social science research data, like photographs and autobiographies, and covers a range of topics: changing conditions of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; changing agricultural practices; youth in organised crime and the underworld; violence against women; journalistic practices; and economic voting, among others. Drawing on case studies from all parts of India, as well as from Sri Lanka, Scotland and the Gulf, this comprehensive and interdisciplinary volume will be invaluable to any student and scholar of sociology, political science, history and social anthropology 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9788193415764 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences--India--Research--Methodology
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>300.72054  / KNO-