Ragin, Charles /
Charles Ragin (b. 1952) is a distinguished and innovative methodologist who works across the boundaries of sociology and political science and has done important work in policy studies. Ragin thought very carefully about how social causation is to be understood and realized that the conventional sta...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd.,
2020.
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| Series: | Mixed methods pioneers of social research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Charles Ragin (b. 1952) is a distinguished and innovative methodologist who works across the boundaries of sociology and political science and has done important work in policy studies. Ragin thought very carefully about how social causation is to be understood and realized that the conventional statistical programme with its emphasis on variables and net effects simply does not work for the social world humans live in and create through their action. This entry begins with a brief biography of Ragin's career and published works. That is followed by a look at Ragin's development of qualitative comparative analysis and his emphasis on cases rather that variables in investigating causation in the social world. His work on intersectionality is also explored, and the entry concludes with a ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529746679 1529746671 9781526421036 1526421038 |