Description

This Master Prompt provides a comprehensive theoretical, philosophical and methodological foundation for conducting rigorous social science research across sociology, psychology, political science, anthropology, economics, education, communication, public administration and interdisciplinary social studies. It examines the historical development of social science knowledge, classical and contemporary social theories, the philosophy of science, epistemological and ontological assumptions, positivism, post-positivism, interpretivism, constructivism, critical realism, pragmatism and critical social theory. Particular attention is given to the relationships between individuals, institutions, culture, social structures, power, agency, social change and complex societal systems.