Social Science Methodology: A Criterial Framework

Social Science Methodology: A Criterial Framework
ISBN-10
0521805139
ISBN-13
9780521805131
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
324
Language
English
Published
2001-09-10
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
John Gerring

Description

This book offers a one-volume introduction to social science methodology, relevant to the disciplines of anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. It is written for beginning students, long-time practitioners and methodologists, and applies to work conducted in qualitative and quantitative styles. It synthesizes the vast and diverse field of methodology in a way that is clear, concise, and comprehensive. While offering a handy overview of the subject, the book is also an argument about how we should conceptualize methodological problems. Tasks and criteria, the author argues-not fixed rules of procedure-best describe the search for methodological adequacy. Thinking about methodology through this lens provides a new framework for understanding work in the social sciences.

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