<p>This illuminating book provides a reconstruction of social theory that emphasizes its humanist foundations and the centrality of values in social inquiry.</p>
A humanist science: values and ideals in social inquiry
โ Scribed by Philip Selznick
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 157
- Category
- Library
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