Social Science Methodology A Unified Framework
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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…
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Key features
- 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
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139022224
- Series Strategies for Social Inquiry
- Subjects Politics and International Relations,Qualitative Research Methods,Research Methods In Politics,Research Methods In Sociology and Criminology,Research Methods in Political Science,Research Methods in Sociology and Criminology,Sociology
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 13 February 2012
- ISBN: 9780521132770
- Dimensions (mm): 247 x 174 mm
- Weight: 1.02kg
- Contains: 22 b/w illus. 26 tables
- Page extent: 518 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 13 February 2012
- ISBN: 9780521115049
- Dimensions (mm): 247 x 174 mm
- Weight: 1.16kg
- Contains: 22 b/w illus. 26 tables
- Page extent: 522 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 05 June 2012
- ISBN: 9781139022224
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