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Realism
About: Realism is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 10799 publications have been published within this topic receiving 175785 citations.
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11 Jun 2003
TL;DR: The early development of television drama - 1936-54 popular drama and social realism - 1955-61 British TV drama comes of age - 1962-9 history, realism and ideology - 1970-9 TV drama and Thatcherism - 1980-90 reinventing TV drama - 1991-2001 as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The early development of television drama - 1936-54 popular drama and social realism - 1955-61 British TV drama comes of age - 1962-9 history, realism and ideology - 1970-9 TV drama and Thatcherism - 1980-90 reinventing TV drama - 1991-2001.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a meta-theory called causal realism (a variant of critical realism) is suggested for the development of sociological theory, and the main tenets and key concepts of realism, such as causality and explanation, mechanism, stratified reality, are presented.
Abstract: It is argued that the Achilles heel of contemporary sociology – and great parts of social science – is a) weak theory development, and b) absence of a meta-theory providing a common platform and a shared goal for its practitioners, fostering cumulativity. A meta-theory called causal realism (a variant of critical realism) is suggested for these purposes. The main tenets and key concepts of realism, such as causality and explanation, mechanism, stratified reality, are presented. Thereafter, via an analogy to the physical sciences, it is argued that a natural implication of realism and the search for causal mechanisms is a division of society into levels. The micro-macro issue is approached by a level-ontology for the development of sociological theory. Five levels are suggested, discussed and briefly exemplified. In the concluding remarks, some further positive implications of realism to sociology are touched upon. (Less)
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TL;DR: The Realism of Russia's Foreign Policy as mentioned in this paper is a comprehensive survey of Russian foreign policy in the 1990s and early 2000s, with a focus on the 1990-2000s.
Abstract: (2001). The Realism of Russia's Foreign Policy. Europe-Asia Studies: Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 7-31.
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15 Dec 1995
TL;DR: Enlightened Women as discussed by the authors is a philosophical critique of postmodernism and argues, against the current orthodoxy, that there can be a distinction between "sex" and "gender" in postmodernist feminism.
Abstract: This is a bold and controversial feminist, philosophical critique of postmodernism. Whilst providing a brief and accessible introduction to postmodernist feminist thought, Enlightened Women is also a unique defence of realism and enlightenment philosophy. The first half of the book covers an analysis of some of the most influential postmodernist theorists, such as Luce Irigaray and Judith Butler. In the second half Alison Assiter advocates a return to modernism in feminism. She argues, against the current orthodoxy, that there can be a distinction between "sex" and "gender". For students trying to pick their way through the maze of literature in the area of postmodernist feminism, Enlightened Women is a concise guide to contemporary thought - as well as a radical contribution to the debate.
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