Generally speaking : an invitation to concept-driven sociology /
In this invitation to 'concept-driven' sociology, defying the conventional split between 'theory' and 'methodology' (as well as between 'quantitative' and 'qualitative' research), Eviatar Zerubavel introduces a yet unarticulated 'Simmelian'...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In this invitation to 'concept-driven' sociology, defying the conventional split between 'theory' and 'methodology' (as well as between 'quantitative' and 'qualitative' research), Eviatar Zerubavel introduces a yet unarticulated 'Simmelian' method of theorising specifically designed to reveal fundamental, often hidden social patterns. Insisting that it can actually be taught, he examines the theoretico-methodological process (revolving around the epistemic and analytical acts of focusing, generalising, 'exampling', and analogising) by which concept-driven researchers can distill generic social patterns from the culturally, historically, and domain-specific contexts in which they encounter them empirically. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2020. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (120 pages) |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197519318 (ebook) 0197519318 (ebook) 9780197519301 019751930X |