Making It Count: The Improvement of Social Research and Theory

by Stanley Lieberson

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This title reexamines and reconsiders the model of empirical research underlying most empirical work. The goal is neither a whitewash nor capital punishment, but rather it is to reform and mold empirical research into an activity that contributes as much as possible to a rigorous understanding of society. Without worrying about defining science or even determining the essence of the scientific enterprise, the goal is one that pools together logical...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520060377

ISBN13:9780520060371

Release Date:March 1987

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Related Subjects

Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Sociology

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