| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 238 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Causal models and inference -- pt. 2. Within-case analysis -- pt. 3. Concepts and measurement -- pt. 4. Research design and generalization |
| Summary |
Some in the social sciences argue that the same logic applies to both qualitative and quantitative methods. In A Tale of Two Cultures, Gary Goertz and James Mahoney demonstrate that these two paradigms constitute different cultures, each internally coherent yet marked by contrasting norms, practices, and toolkits. They identify and discuss major differences between these two traditions that touch nearly every aspect of social science research, including design, goals, causal effects and models, concepts and measurement, data analysis, and case selection. Although focused on the differences be |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home title page (PUP, viewed on Sept 13, 2012) |
| Subject |
Political science -- Research -- Methodology
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Political sociology -- Research -- Methodology
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Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Research.
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Political science -- Research -- Methodology
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Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology
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| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mahoney, James, 1968-
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| ISBN |
9781400845446 |
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1400845440 |
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1283539993 |
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9781283539999 |
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