Science and Sociology: Predictive Power is the Name of the Game

Science and Sociology: Predictive Power is the Name of the Game
ISBN-10
1351692283
ISBN-13
9781351692281
Category
Social Science
Pages
158
Language
English
Published
2017-09-01
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Jack P. Gibbs

Description

Science and Sociology is from beginning to end an exploration of what this implies for the social sciences, and sociology in particular. The authors argue that over the last several decades, sociology has become less a science and more a quest for isolated assessments of situations, whether they come from demographic analyses, survey research, or ethnographic studies. Above all else, this book is an attempt to promote and advance scientific sociology, and we write at length specifying the how and why of this objective. With this objective in mind, the question becomes: What would a scientific sociology look like?

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