The Comparative Method

Moving Beyond Qualitative and Quantitative Strategies
1. Auflage, With a New Introduction 2014
ISBN: 978-0-520-28003-8
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 309 g

Charles C. Ragin’s The Comparative Method proposes a synthetic strategy, based on an application of Boolean algebra, that combines the strengths of both qualitative and quantitative sociology. Elegantly accessible and germane to the work of all the social sciences, and now updated with a new introduction, this book will continue to garner interest, debate, and praise.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ragin, Charles C.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Overview
Acknowledgements

1. The Distinctiveness of Comparative social Science
2. Heterogeneity and Causal Complexity
3. Case-Oriented Comparative Methods
4. The Variable-Oriented Approach
5. Combined Versus Synthetic Comparative Strategies
6. A Boolean Approach to Qualitative Comparison: Basic Concepts
7. Extensions of Boolean Methods of Qualitatve Comparison
8. Applications of Boolean Methods of Qualitative Comparison
9. The Dialogue of Ideas and Evidence in Social Research

Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Charles C. Ragin is Chancellor's Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine.