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Methodological Moves
Andrew Abbott
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Description for Methodological Moves
Paperback. Methods of Discovery is organized around strategies for deepening arguments in order to find the best ways to study social phenomena. Series Editor(s): Alexander, Jeffrey C. Num Pages: 261 pages. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
Abbott helps social science students discover what questions to ask. This exciting book is not about habits and the mechanics of doing social science research, but about habits of thinking that enable students to use those mechanics in new ways, by coming up with new ideas and combining them more effectively with old ones.
Abbott organizes his book around general methodological moves, and uses examples from throughout the social sciences to show how these moves can open new lines of thinking. In each chapter, he covers several moves and their reverses (if these exist), discussing particular examples ... Read more
Abbott helps social science students discover what questions to ask. This exciting book is not about habits and the mechanics of doing social science research, but about habits of thinking that enable students to use those mechanics in new ways, by coming up with new ideas and combining them more effectively with old ones.
Abbott organizes his book around general methodological moves, and uses examples from throughout the social sciences to show how these moves can open new lines of thinking. In each chapter, he covers several moves and their reverses (if these exist), discussing particular examples ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
281
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
261
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393978148
SKU
V9780393978148
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Ref
99-16
About Andrew Abbott
Andrew Abbott is Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Chicago. He is the author, most recently, of Chaos of Disciplines and Time Matters: On Theory and Method, both from the University of Chicago Press. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Professor Abbott has written and lectured widely on occupations and professions, social science methods, social theory, ... Read more
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