Social Science Methodology
A Unified Framework
2nd Edition
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Part of Strategies for Social Inquiry
- Author: John Gerring, University of Texas, Austin
- Date Published: February 2012
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521132770
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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 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.
Read more- 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
Reviews & endorsements
"Gerring is one of the few political scientists who is equally adept at both qualitative and quantitative research, and can make the advantages of each approach clear to students. This book sheds more light on how to study causation in the social sciences than any other text -- I recommend it to everyone from active researchers to beginning students." - Jack A. Goldstone, Hazel Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University
See more reviews"Social Science Methodology speaks across paradigms. It is a 'must read' not just for graduate students, but for scholars across fields as Gerring gets to the core of what social scientists do. The bottom line is that readers reach a practical end, which is knowing what approach to use when and how to adapt based on the question posed."
Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Vernal Riffe Professor of Political Science, Courtesy Professor of Sociology, and Director of the Program in Statistics and Methodology, Ohio State University"Gerring's book is simultaneously provocative and wise. It is the former in that it advocates for a unified (though not singular) social science methodology. It is the latter in the many ways it recommends that we think about and do science. On the one hand, Gerring has offered a compelling case for what unifies social science methodology. This should be debated for years to come. On the other hand, students of social science will benefit enormously by closely reading this sage volume. They will find particularly valuable his thorough, but nontechnical presentation of causal analysis."
Christopher Winship, Diker-Tishman Professor of Sociology, Harvard University"The second edition presents a remarkable updating and expansion of Gerring's arguments and presentation. A tremendous amount of careful work went into the revisions, and both methodologists and teachers of methodology owe Gerring an enormous debt for producing an even more compelling version of what was already an outstanding book."
David Collier, Chancellor's Professor of Political Science, UC Berkeley"Social Science Methodology is a book with a wealth of well-organised material aimed at both students and practitioners of social science."
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- Edition: 2nd Edition
- Date Published: February 2012
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521132770
- length: 518 pages
- dimensions: 248 x 176 x 24 mm
- weight: 1.02kg
- contains: 22 b/w illus. 26 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
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
Postscript: justifications
Appendix: a few words on style.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Advanced Methods in Gender & Women's Studies
- Advanced Mixed Methods
- Applied Research design
- Behavioral Methodology in Political Science
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- Comparative Politics Proseminar
- Conduct of Empirical Inquiry
- Critical Reasoning in the Study of Politics
- Data Analysis for Decision Making
- Doctoral Seminar in Research Design
- Feminist Political Theory
- Field Research in Development
- Foundations of Conflict Analysis
- Individual and Society ll (research design, honors course)
- Intro to Justice Research
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- Introduction to Empirical Methods of Political Research
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- Methods and practice of political science
- Policy Analysis of Big Issues
- Political Science Methods
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- Practice of Political Research
- Public Opinion in American Politics
- Quantitative Analysis in Political Science
- Quantitative Methods of Political Research
- Quantitative Research Design
- Research Design
- Research Methods
- Research Methods for Political Science
- Research Methods in Political Science
- Research methods in politcs and government
- Scientific Method and Research Design
- Seminar in Social Work Theory and Knowledge
- Social Science Inquiry
- Social Science Research Methods
- Social Science Seminar
- Statistical Methods I
- Techniques of Political Analysis I
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