Critically analyzes the current tendency to account for human behavior largely in terms of the
situation in which it occurs. This trend in effect substitutes a more or less behavioristic …

Police sub-culture is often portrayed as a pervasive, malign and potent influence on the
behaviour of officers. The grounds for this portrayal are, however, insubstantial and appear …

First Published in 2008. Now acknowledged as a classic in the philosophy of science, A
Realist Theory of Science is one of the very few books which has transformed not only our …

Now in its third edition, this successful book introduces students to the area of social science
theory and research known as social constructionism. Using a variety of examples from …

In 1984, the first edition of this book described how to draw valid meaning from qualitative
data. This book has now been revised to incorporate the phenomenal expansion of …

SAGE has been part of the global academic community since 1965, supporting high quality
research and learning that transforms society and our understanding of individuals, groups …

The Long Interview provides a systematic guide to the theory and methods of the long
qualitative interview or intensive interviewing. It gives a clear explanation of one of the most …

This is a new edition of one of our best-selling textbooks. The authors have thoroughly
updated the fourth edition and included more text on current developments in research …

«... Intervenir es entrar en un conjunto de relaciones en desarrollo con el propósito de ser
útil. El tipo de ayuda en el que nos vamos a centrar consiste en aumentar la capacidad para …

This book, which is aimed at the advanced undergraduate student, is the first systematic and
comprehensible introduction to the theory and application of discourse analysis within the …