Goertz / Mahoney A Tale of Two Cultures

Qualitative and Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences
Core Textbook
ISBN: 978-1-4008-4544-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten

Gary Goertz is professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. His books include Social Science Concepts: A User's Guide (Princeton). James Mahoney is the Fitzgerald Professor of Economic History and professor of political science and sociology at Northwestern University. His books include Colonialism and Postcolonial Development: Spanish America in Comparative Perspective.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Goertz, Gary

Mahoney, James

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Datenanalyse, Datenverarbeitung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vii

- 1. Introduction 1

- 2. Mathematical Prelude: A Selective Introduction to Logic and

- Set Theory for Social Scientists 16

I. CAUSAL MODELS AND INFERENCE

- 3. Causes-of-Effects versus Effects-of-Causes 41

- 4. Causal Models 51

- 5. Asymmetry 64

- 6. Hume's Two Definitions of Cause 75

II. WITHIN-CASE ANALYSIS

- 7. Within-Case versus Cross-Case Causal Analysis 87

- 8. Causal Mechanisms and Process Tracing 100

- 9. Counterfactuals 115

III. CONCEPTS AND MEASUREMENT

- 10. Concepts: Definitions, Indicators, and Error 127

- 11. Meaning and Measurement 139

- 12. Semantics, Statistics, and Data Transformations 150

- 13. Conceptual Opposites and Typologies 161

IV. RESEARCH DESIGN AND GENERALIZATION

- 14. Case Selection and Hypothesis Testing 177

- 15. Generalizations 192

- 16. Scope 205

- 17. Conclusion 220

Appendix 227

Name Index 231

Subject Index 235

Über Autor(innen)

Gary Goertz is professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. His books include Social Science Concepts: A User's Guide (Princeton). James Mahoney is the Fitzgerald Professor of Economic History and professor of political science and sociology at Northwestern University. His books include Colonialism and Postcolonial Development: Spanish America in Comparative Perspective.