The Logic of Social Research (Hardcover)

Arthur L. Stinchcombe has earned a reputation as a leading practitioner of methodology, in sociology and related disciplines. Throughout his distinguished career he has championed the idea that to be an effective sociologist, one must use many methods. "The Logic of Social Research" introduces students to the logic of those methods.
In "The Logic of Social Research," Stinchcombe orients students to a set of logical problems that all methods must address to study social causation. Almost all sociological theory asserts that some social conditions produce other social conditions, but the theoretical links between causes and effects are not easily supported by observation. Observations cannot directly show causation, but they can reject or support causal theories with different degrees of credibility. As a result, sociologists have created four main types of methods which Stinchcombe terms "quantitative," "historical," "ethnographic," and "experimental," to support their theories. Each method has value, and each has its uses for different research purposes.
Accessible, entertaining, and astute, "The Logic of Social Research" offers an image of what sociology is, what it's all about, and what the craft of the sociologist consists of.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	June 2005
Authors:	Arthur L Stinchcombe
Dimensions:	236 x 154 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-77491-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General
LSN:	0-226-77491-0
Barcode:	9780226774916

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