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In his challenging new book Rein Taagepera argues that society needs more from social sciences than they have delivered. One reason for falling short is that social sciences have depended excessively on regression and other statistical approaches, neglecting logical model building. Science is not only about the empirical' What is?' but also very much about the conceptual' How should it be on logical grounds?' Statistical approaches are essentially descriptive, while quantitatively formulated logical models are predictive in an explanatory way. Why Social Sciences Are Not Scientific Enough contrasts the predominance of statistics in today's social sciences and predominance of quantitatively predictive logical models in physics. It shows how to construct predictive models and gives social science examples. Why Social Sciences Are Not Scientific Enough is useful to students who wish to learn the basics of the scientific method and to all those researchers who look for ways to do better social science.

Social sciences --- Sociology --- Research. --- Fieldwork. --- Methodology. --- Sociological research --- Social science research --- Field work --- Methodology

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This fully updated and revised second edition of the successful Doing and Writing Qualitative Research will reinforce its place as an indispensable tool for anyone involved in the qualitative research process. Accessible, practical and concise, this new edition expertly tackles the practical problems which writers face when they attempt to transfer the rich data experience of their real world research into a textual product. New attention is paid to the crucial issues of the nature and use of visual data, personal narrative, core and periphery data, and data reconstruction and fictionalization. Sensitive issues dealing with the appropriate use of identity in research settings are clearly discussed, while techniques for avoiding reductive judgments are presented and critically discussed. By making the workings of written study transparent, the book demonstrates how to manage subjectivity and achieve scientific rigor in the qualitative research process. This book provides accessible advice for novice researchers on where to begin and how to proceed. But much more than a simple manual, it also guides the more experience researcher through the social, cultural, and political complexities involved in every step of the way. It is an essential tool for students in all disciplines that engage in qualitative research, including sociology, applied linguistics, management, sport science, health studies and education.

301.081 --- Kwalitatieve sociologische onderzoeksmethoden --- Qualitative research --- Social sciences --- Social science research --- Qualitative analysis (Research) --- Qualitative methods (Research) --- Research --- Qualitative methods in social research --- Qualitative research. --- Research.

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Comme les précédents, ce volume de Lire les sciences sociales présente une sélection raisonnée de recherches récentes. On y trouvera abordés des sujets très divers : ignorants les barrières entre disciplines, écoles et domaines d'investigation, indifférents aux hiérarchies académiques et mondaines, nous avons présenté « des grands objets » et « des petits terrains », des historiens, des sociologues, des ethnologue et des philosophes, des auteurs consacrées, des « classiques » et des travaux de jeunes chercheurs. C'est ainsi que Lire les sciences sociales a pu devenir en une quinzaine d'années une institution critique, interne au champ des sciences sociales, indépendante par rapport aux autorités de toutes sortes, privilégiant l'originalité du point de vue, la nouveauté de la démarche ou l'invention d'objets inédits.

Social sciences --- Research. --- Research --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Social science research --- Civilization --- sciences sociales --- société --- classes populaires

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Methods in social research (general) --- Social sciences --- 316.4.052 --- Social science research --- Research. --- Integrerende processen. Sociale controle. Sociale sancties --- 316.4.052 Integrerende processen. Sociale controle. Sociale sancties --- Research

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Research --- Systems engineering --- Evaluation --- Engineering systems --- System engineering --- Engineering --- Industrial engineering --- System analysis --- Science --- Science research --- Scientific research --- Information services --- Learning and scholarship --- Methodology --- Research teams --- Design and construction