The Philosophy of Critical Realism and Childhood Studies

Autor/in	Alderson, Priscilla
Titel	The Philosophy of Critical Realism and Childhood Studies
Quelle	In: Global Studies of Childhood, 6 (2016) 2, S.199-210 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2043-6106
DOI	10.1177/2043610616647640
Schlagwörter	Realism; Social Sciences; Philosophy; Feminism; Research; Social Science Research; Children; Research Methodology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Realismus; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Philosophie; Feminismus; Forschung; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Research method; Forschungsmethode
Abstract	Critical realism is a philosophy of social science that analyses and aims to remedy current problems and gaps. Basic tenets of positivist and quantitative research tend to contradict those of qualitative and interpretive research, and critical realism proposes ways to resolve the contradictions. Vital themes in childhood research that are reviewed in this article include a comparison with feminist research, critical realism, being and thought, transitive and intransitive, theory/practice consistency, agency and structure, closed and open systems, micro and macro in the global/local nexus, four planar social being, facts and values, and transformative change through the four-stage MELD dialectic. Critical realism aims to understand the world in order to be able move from coercion towards creative liberating power. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01