Table 8 Social science theories
Enlightening (Open, optimistic) | Obscuring (closed, pessimistic) |
|---|---|
Self-reflexive | non-reflexive |
Wide | narrow |
Coherent | speculative |
Critical | dogmatic |
Process-oriented | pragmatist |
Interdisciplinary | sub−/disciplinary |
Non-hegemonic | hegemonic |
Non-hierarchic | hierarchic/authoritarian |
Non-personal | personal |
Non-formalistic | formalistic |
Multi-methodological | single methodological |
particularistic | |
Ivory-tower | |
self-immunizing | |
traditional | |
opportunistic |