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Causal Explanation for Social Scientists
. Ed(S): Vayda, Andrew P.; Walters, Bradley B.
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Hardback. All social scientists, despite their differences on many issues, ask causal questions about the world. In this anthology, Andrew P. Vayda and Bradley B. Walters set forth strategy and methods to answer those questions. Editor(s): Vayda, Andrew P.; Walters, Bradley B. Num Pages: 336 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 649.
All social scientists, despite their differences on many issues, ask causal questions about the world. In this anthology, Andrew P. Vayda and Bradley B. Walters set forth strategy and methods to answer those questions. The selected readings, all illuminating causal explanation for social scientists, are not only by anthropologists, sociologists, economists, and human ecologists but also by philosophers, biologists, psychologists, historians, and specialists in other fields. The essays will appeal to those doing applied research on practical problems as well as those seeking mainly to satisfy their curiosity about the causes of whatever events or types of events interest them. ... Read more
All social scientists, despite their differences on many issues, ask causal questions about the world. In this anthology, Andrew P. Vayda and Bradley B. Walters set forth strategy and methods to answer those questions. The selected readings, all illuminating causal explanation for social scientists, are not only by anthropologists, sociologists, economists, and human ecologists but also by philosophers, biologists, psychologists, historians, and specialists in other fields. The essays will appeal to those doing applied research on practical problems as well as those seeking mainly to satisfy their curiosity about the causes of whatever events or types of events interest them. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759113251
SKU
V9780759113251
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About . Ed(S): Vayda, Andrew P.; Walters, Bradley B.
Andrew P. Vayda is professor emeritus of anthropology and ecology at Rutgers University. Bradley B. Walters is professor of geography and environment at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick.
Reviews for Causal Explanation for Social Scientists
The volume is a compendium unlike most others. Rather than gather causal arguments about specific substantive outcomes, Vayda and Walters have assembled essays on how to question, how to reason, and why to do it a pragmatic fashion....The book is thoroughly coherent, strategically repetitive, and by no means unconvincing. Whether your field is human ecology, land change science, vulnerability research, ... Read more