Realism and Social Science John M. Carroll editor of Origins of English

editor of Origins of English Literary Modernism

Divorcing Children addresses the weaknesses of current legislation in family justice and suggests ways of improving the skills and knowledge of all professionals who work with children during this difficult period in their lives

These fun exercises can make children's eyes healthy and strong and eliminate the need for glasses

Buzz also examines media representations of bees

Easing Suffering is an essential resource for professionals working with the seriously ill and the dying

Realism and Social Science John M. Carroll editor of Origins of EnglishA guide to critical realism and an assessment of its virtues in comparison with other leading traditions in social science. Andrew Sayer, a social theorist and a founder of "realism" in the social sciences, criticizes reductionism and determinism in "modernist" social science and rejects the postmodern for its overexaggeration of the permeable character of boundaries in social explanation. He provides a guide to the key features of critical realism