The Methodologies of Positivism and Marxism

The Methodologies of Positivism and Marxism Author(s) Norma Romm Editor(s) Norma Romm Publisher Palgrave Macmillan London Pages 208 ISBN-13 =978-1-349-12133-5 ISBN-10 978-1-349-12131-1 LCCN https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12131-1 Year 1991 Link https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-349-12131-1

Focusing on the methodological principles which underlie sociologists' study of social reality, this text offers clarification and outlines how the different approaches to study originate from various methodogical and philosophical traditions.

General Introduction 1-8 Positivism as a Theory of Science 9-54 Positivism in Sociology 55-81 Marxist Realism as a Theory of Science 82-107 Marxist Realism in Sociology 108-131 Marxist Nonrealism as a Theory of Science 132-157 Marxist Nonrealism in Sociology 158-181 Summary of the Debate 182-189