The philosophy of critical realism and childhood studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13005387 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Priscilla Alderson (0000-0003-4002-4501, University College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 199-210 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Studies of Childhood (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2043-6106 • E-ISSN: 2043-6106 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2043610616647640 |
| OpenAlex | W2359104772 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 18 |
Critical realism is a philosophy of social science that analyses and aims to remedy current problems and gaps. Basic tenets of positivist and quantitative research tend to contradict those of qualitative and interpretive research, and critical realism proposes ways to resolve the contradictions. Vital themes in childhood research that are reviewed in this article include a comparison with feminist research, critical realism, being and thought, transitive and intransitive, theory/practice consistency, agency and structure, closed and open systems, micro and macro in the global/local nexus, four planar social being, facts and values, and transformative change through the four-stage MELD dialectic. Critical realism aims to understand the world in order to be able move from coercion towards creative liberating power
Agency (philosophy · Critical realism (philosophy of perception · Critical theory · Dialectic · Epistemology · Nexus (standard · Positivism · Realism · Social science · Sociology · Structure and agency · Transformative learning · Critical Realism in Sociology · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Philosophy · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
Realist by inclination, childhood studies, dialectic and bodily concerns
Protective factors promoting participatory rights for early childhood children in residential care facilities in Harare, Zimbabwe
A critical realist analysis of kindergarten teachers' professional identity in Chinese policy
Epistemic injustice, children and mental illness
Critical realism with a ‘small-c’
A Child in a World of Agents and Structures
‘The Issue of Protection Rights is Controversial and Not Afrocentric’ – Directors’ Perspectives Towards Implementing Children’s Protection Rights in Harare’s Children’s Homes
Children’s Rights and the “Power” of Power Over
The cheese paradox
The changing work landscape as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic
Recognition of Family Life by Children Living in Kinship Care Arrangements in England
Children's Homes
Debates y desafíos en la sociología de la infancia ante una nueva era
The Body, Childhood and Society
Dialectic
The Agency of Children
Realist Social Theory
Punishing the Poor
Structure, Agency and the Internal Conversation
Constructing and Reconstructing Childhood
Why Things Matter to People
The Possibility of Naturalism
Four Concepts of Social Structure Douglas V. Porpora
Why Critical Realism Fails to Justify Critical Social Research
Childhoods Real and Imagined
What else? some more ways of thinking and doing 'Children's Geographies
Central Problems in Social Theory
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |