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Author Creaven, Sean, 1963- author.

Title Marxism and realism : a materialistic application of realism in the social sciences / Sean Creaven.

Publication Info. New York : Routledge, 2001.

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 325 pages).
Series Routledge studies in critical realism
Routledge studies in critical realism.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note Print version record.
Contents Introduction -- Critical realism and Marxism -- Ontology and science: depth realism and dialectical materialism -- Critical materialism and social science theory -- Conclusion -- Organisms, subjects and society -- Naturalistic conceptions of individuals and society -- Sociological conceptions of individuals and society -- Conclusion -- Subjects, actors and agents -- The concept and nature of social interaction -- The function of interests and norms in social theory -- Persons, agents and actors: a realist model of interaction.
Summary This book rethinks Marx's sociology as a form of realist social theory, extending Roy Bhaskar's philosophical realism into the social sciences.
Local Note EBSCOhost SocINDEX with Full Text
Subject Marxian school of sociology.
Realism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
Marxian school of sociology. (OCoLC)fst01010962
Realism. (OCoLC)fst01091228
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Creaven, Sean, 1963- Marxism and realism. New York : Routledge, 2001 0415236223 (DLC) 00055230 (OCoLC)44446640
ISBN 0203186117 (electronic book)
9780203186114 (electronic book)
0415236223 (Cloth)
9780415236225 (Cloth)
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