Social Science Methodology A Unified Framework 2nd Edition by John Gerring ISBN 1139205870 9781139204309

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ISBN 10: 1139205870

ISBN 13: 9781139204309 

Author: John Gerring 

John Gerring’s exceptional textbook has been thoroughly revised in this second edition. It offers a one-volume introduction to social science methodology relevant to the disciplines of anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology and sociology. This new edition has been extensively developed with the introduction of new material and a thorough treatment of essential elements such as conceptualization, measurement, causality and research design. It is written for students, long-time practitioners and methodologists and covers both qualitative and quantitative methods. 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. Thinking about methodology through this lens provides a new framework for understanding work in the social sciences.

• Places social science methodology in a broad historical and intellectual context
• Relies on basic level criteria of adequacy to ground the methods and practices of the social sciences
• Identifies broad themes of social science methodology that are useful to practitioners

Table of contents:

1. A unified framework
Part I. General:
2. Beginnings
3. Arguments
4. Analyses
Part II. Description:
5. Concepts
6. Descriptive arguments
7. Measurements
Part III. Causation:
8. Causal arguments
9. Causal analyses
10. Causal strategies: X and Y
11. Causal strategies: beyond X and Y
12. Varying approaches to causal inference
Part IV. Conclusions:
13. Unity and plurality
14. Setting standards

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