Social Science Concepts : A User's Guide

Concepts lie at the core of social science theory and methodology. They provide substance to theories; they form the basis of measurement; they influence the selection of cases. Social Science Concepts: A Users Guide explores alternative means of concept construction and their impact on the role of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Goertz, Gary
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Science politique > Recherche.
Recherche qualitative.
Sciences sociales > Recherche.
Begrippen.
Sociale wetenschappen.
Messung
Empirische Sozialforschung
Sozialwissenschaften
Qualitative Methode
Politische Wissenschaft
Konzeption
Begriffsbildung
Social sciences > Research.
Qualitative research.
Political science > Research.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Methodology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Reference.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Concepts lie at the core of social science theory and methodology. They provide substance to theories; they form the basis of measurement; they influence the selection of cases. Social Science Concepts: A Users Guide explores alternative means of concept construction and their impact on the role of concepts in measurement, case selection, and theories. While there exists a plethora of books on measurement, scaling, and the like, there are virtually no books devoted to the construction and analysis of concepts and their role in the research enterprise. Social Science Concepts: A Users Guide prov.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (320 pages).
ISBN:9781400842995

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