Social science methodology : a criterial framework /
Gerring, John, 1962-
Social science methodology : a criterial framework / John Gerring. - xx, 300 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- The problem of unity amidst diversity -- A criterial framework -- Concepts : -- Concepts: general criteria -- Strategies of definition -- Propositions : -- Propositions: general criteria -- Description and prediction -- Causation -- Research design : -- Research design: general criteria -- Methods -- Strategies of research design -- Postscript: Justifications. 1. 2. Part I. 3. 4. Part II. 5. 6. 7. Part III. 8. 9. 10.
"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 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."--Publisher's website.
0521801133 9780521801133 0521805139 9780521805131
9780521805131
00054662
GBA165651 bnb
Social sciences--Methodology.
H61 / .G466 2001
300
Social science methodology : a criterial framework / John Gerring. - xx, 300 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- The problem of unity amidst diversity -- A criterial framework -- Concepts : -- Concepts: general criteria -- Strategies of definition -- Propositions : -- Propositions: general criteria -- Description and prediction -- Causation -- Research design : -- Research design: general criteria -- Methods -- Strategies of research design -- Postscript: Justifications. 1. 2. Part I. 3. 4. Part II. 5. 6. 7. Part III. 8. 9. 10.
"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 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."--Publisher's website.
0521801133 9780521801133 0521805139 9780521805131
9780521805131
00054662
GBA165651 bnb
Social sciences--Methodology.
H61 / .G466 2001
300