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Redesigning Social Inquiry: Fuzzy Sets and Beyond
Charles C. Ragin
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Description for Redesigning Social Inquiry: Fuzzy Sets and Beyond
Paperback. Offers a critique of the standard approach to social research - namely, assessing the relative importance of causal variables drawn from competing theories. This book proposes the use of set-theoretic methods to find a middle path between quantitative and qualitative research. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 line drawings, 33 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 143 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
For over twenty years Charles C. Ragin has been at the forefront of the development of innovative methods for social scientists. In "Redesigning Social Inquiry", he continues his campaign to revitalize the field, challenging major aspects of the conventional template for social science research while offering a clear alternative."Redesigning Social Inquiry" provides a substantive critique of the standard approach to social research - namely, assessing the relative importance of causal variables drawn from competing theories. Instead, Ragin proposes the use of set-theoretic methods to find a middle path between quantitative and qualitative research. Through a series of contrasts between fuzzy-set ... Read more
For over twenty years Charles C. Ragin has been at the forefront of the development of innovative methods for social scientists. In "Redesigning Social Inquiry", he continues his campaign to revitalize the field, challenging major aspects of the conventional template for social science research while offering a clear alternative."Redesigning Social Inquiry" provides a substantive critique of the standard approach to social research - namely, assessing the relative importance of causal variables drawn from competing theories. Instead, Ragin proposes the use of set-theoretic methods to find a middle path between quantitative and qualitative research. Through a series of contrasts between fuzzy-set ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226702759
SKU
V9780226702759
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About Charles C. Ragin
Charles C. Ragin is professor of sociology and political science at the University of Arizona. He is the author of Fuzzy-Set Social Science and The Comparative Method: Moving Beyond Qualitative and Quantitative Strategies.
Reviews for Redesigning Social Inquiry: Fuzzy Sets and Beyond
"Redesigning Social Inquiry is aimed at social scientists looking to escape the banality of everyday quantitative research, and here they'll find a sophisticated way out of all the by-the-numbers work. But this book also speaks to those of us who have a profound knowledge of cases and want to explore the implications of this understanding. With this rigorous yet accessible ... Read more