Introduction: Alfred Schutz and Contemporary Social Theory and Social Research

Endreß, Martin

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“…Statements and judgements of reality are socially relative and pertain to specific social contexts, which we need to analyze in order to understand their meanings. Such methodological considerations have a long tradition in sociological thinking as they can be traced back to the ideas of Max Weber (1949), Alfred Schütz ([1932Schütz ([ ] 2013, Peter Berger, andThomas Luckmann ([1966] 1992), amongst others (Rosenthal 2014, Endreß 2005, Castles 2012. Truth be told, there is a longstanding feud between positivists, who tend to use quantitative methods, and constructivists, who tend to use qualitative methods on epistemological grounds: "Positivists believe in objectivity and constructivists believe that there is no single truth in social phenomena."…”

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Migration and (Im)Mobility

Wieczorek¹

2018

Kultur Und Soziale Praxis

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Section: Approaching the Field: Methodology Methods And Sampling Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Migration and (Im)Mobility

Wieczorek¹

2018

Kultur Und Soziale Praxis

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“…Statements and judgements of reality are socially relative and pertain to specific social contexts, which we need to analyze in order to understand their meanings. Such methodological considerations have a long tradition in sociological thinking as they can be traced back to the ideas of Max Weber (1949), Alfred Schütz ([1932] 2013), Peter Berger, and Thomas Luckmann ([1966] 1992), amongst others (Rosenthal 2014, Endreß 2005, Castles 2012. Truth be told, there is a longstanding feud between positivists, who tend to use quantitative methods, and constructivists, who tend to use qualitative methods on epistemological grounds: "Positivists believe in objectivity and constructivists believe that there is no single truth in social phenomena."…”

Section: Approaching the Field: Methodology Methods And Sampling Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%