TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gerring,John
TI  - Social science methodology: a criterial framework 
SN  - 0521801133
AV  - H61 .G466 2001
U1  - 300 23
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Methodology
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface --; 1; The problem of unity amidst diversity --; 2; A criterial framework --; Part I; Concepts : --; 3; Concepts: general criteria --; 4; Strategies of definition --; Part II; Propositions : --; 5; Propositions: general criteria --; 6; Description and prediction --; 7; Causation --; Part III; Research design : --; 8; Research design: general criteria --; 9; Methods --; 10; Strategies of research design --; Postscript: Justifications
N2  - "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
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1011/00054662-b.html
ER  -