Gerring, John,  1962- <br/><br/>
Social science methodology :  a criterial framework / 
John Gerring. 
 - xx, 300 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0521801133 9780521801133 0521805139 9780521805131 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>9780521805131 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00054662 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA165651  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences--Methodology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>H61  / .G466 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>300