This book is an introduction to methodological issues in the social sciences that is appropriate for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and general readers with some background in social science subjects. It is a concise and readable guide to doing and evaluating work in anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology, and sociology…. More >>
Social Science Methodology: A Criterial Framework
Gerring’s unique take on the endless methodological battles among social scientists–quantitative versus qualitative, interpretivists versus positivists, modelers versus historical institutionalists–will help you understand what’s really at stake when academics debate methodologies. But more than that, this book will help you rethink your own approach to methodological issues. Political scientists, I beseech you: throw away the stale, pat homilies of KKV, and learn from someone who’s thought more and probed deeper into core issues in social science methodology.
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