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Data Theory - Interpretive Sociology and Computational Methods (Paperback)
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Data Theory - Interpretive Sociology and Computational Methods (Paperback)
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Loot Price R514
Discovery Miles 5 140
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The datafication of our world offers huge challenges and
opportunities for social science. The 'data-drivenness' of
computational research can occur at the expense of theoretical
reflection and interpretation. Additionally, it can be difficult to
reconcile the 'quantitative' dimensions of big data with the
'qualitative' sensibilities needed for its understanding. At the
same time, this opens up possibilities for reimagining key
principles of social inquiry. In this experimental and provocative
book, Simon Lindgren argues that a hybrid approach to data and
theory must be developed in order to make sense of today's
ambivalent, turbulent, and media-saturated political landscape. He
pushes for the development of a critical science of data, joining
the interpretive theoretical and ethical sensibilities of social
science with the predictive and prognostic powers of data science
and computational methods. In order for theories and research
methods to be more useful and relevant, they must be dismantled and
put together in new, alternative, and unexpected ways. Data Theory
is essential reading for social scientists and data scientists, as
well as students taking courses in social theory and data, digital
methods, big data, and data and society.
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