ABSTRACT

This book is an introduction to the epistemology and practice of social science. It provides an exposition and critique of the ideology and practice of social science, and an examination of the professional social scientist as a manipulator of ideas and appearances.

chapter Chapter 1|15 pages

I Beg Your Pardon

chapter Chapter 2|11 pages

Just Another Fairy Tale

chapter Chapter 3|31 pages

A Trip Through the Library

chapter Chapter 4|22 pages

Advice from a Caterpillar

chapter Chapter 5|14 pages

Cross My Heart and Hope to Die

chapter Chapter 6|22 pages

Testing Rituals

chapter Chapter 7|27 pages

The Worlds of Why-Because

chapter Chapter 8|20 pages

Battles for the Bridges

chapter Chapter 9|23 pages

The Magic of Meanings