TY - BOOK AU - Goertz,Gary AU - Mahoney,James TI - A Tale of Two Cultures: Qualitative and Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences SN - 9780691149707 AV - JA86 .G56 2017 U1 - 301.072 23 PY - 2012///] CY - Princeton, NJ : PB - Princeton University Press, KW - Political science KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Political sociology KW - Social sciences KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / General KW - bisacsh KW - 2 x 2 tables KW - David Hume KW - Fundamental Principle of Variable Transformation KW - Fundamental Problem of Causal Inference KW - Fundamental Tradeoffs KW - Hooke's law KW - Principle of Conceptual Opposites KW - Principle of Conceptual Overlap KW - Principle of Unimportant Variation KW - additive-linear causal model KW - aggregation technique KW - asymmetry KW - case selection KW - case studies KW - cases KW - categories KW - causal complexity KW - causal effects KW - causal heterogeneity KW - causal inference KW - causal mechanism KW - causal model KW - causal models KW - causal-process observations KW - causality KW - causation KW - cause KW - causes-of-effects approach KW - characteristics KW - concepts KW - conceptualization KW - constant conjunction definition KW - control variables KW - counterfactual analysis KW - counterfactual definition KW - counterfactuals KW - cross-case analysis KW - data analysis KW - data transformations KW - data-set observations KW - definitions KW - dependent variable KW - effects-of-causes approach KW - empirical testing KW - equifinality KW - error KW - experiments KW - fuzziness KW - fuzzy-set analysis KW - fuzzy-set transformations KW - generalization KW - hypothesis testing KW - indicators KW - individual case analysis KW - individual cases KW - inferential statistics KW - logging KW - logic KW - meaning retention KW - measurement KW - membership functions KW - methodological pluralism KW - minimum rewrite rule KW - mixed-method research KW - multimethod research KW - multiple causation KW - natural language KW - necessary condition KW - nonoccurrence KW - occurrence KW - opposites KW - perfect predictors KW - political science KW - probability theory KW - process tracing KW - qualitative research KW - quantitative research KW - regression KW - scale types KW - scope conditions KW - semantic transformations KW - semantics KW - set theory KW - set-theoretic causal model KW - set-theoretic generalization KW - social science research KW - social sciences KW - sociology KW - standardization KW - static causal asymmetry KW - statistical analysis KW - statistical method KW - statistical model KW - statistics KW - sufficient condition KW - symmetry KW - translation problems KW - typologies KW - variable transformations KW - within-case analysis KW - within-model responses N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Chapter 1. Introduction --; Chapter 2. Mathematical Prelude: A Selective Introduction to Logic and Set Theory for Social Scientists --; PART I. Causal Models and Inference --; Chapter 3. Causes-of-Effects versus Effects-of-Causes --; Chapter 4. Causal Models --; Chapter 5. Asymmetry --; Chapter 6. Hume's Two Definitions of Cause --; PART II. Within-Case Analysis --; Chapter 7. Within-Case versus Cross-Case Causal Analysis --; Chapter 8. Causal Mechanisms and Process Tracing --; Chapter 9. Counterfactuals --; PART III. Concepts and Measurement --; Chapter 10. Concepts: Definitions, Indicators, and Error --; Chapter 11. Meaning and Measurement --; Chapter 12. Semantics, Statistics, and Data Transformations --; Chapter 13. Conceptual Opposites and Typologies --; PART IV. Research Design and Generalization --; Chapter 14. Case Selection and Hypothesis Testing --; Chapter 15. Generalizations --; Chapter 16. Scope --; Chapter 17. Conclusion --; Appendix --; Name Index --; Subject Index; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - Some in the social sciences argue that the same logic applies to both qualitative and quantitative methods. In A Tale of Two Cultures, Gary Goertz and James Mahoney demonstrate that these two paradigms constitute different cultures, each internally coherent yet marked by contrasting norms, practices, and toolkits. They identify and discuss major differences between these two traditions that touch nearly every aspect of social science research, including design, goals, causal effects and models, concepts and measurement, data analysis, and case selection. Although focused on the differences between qualitative and quantitative research, Goertz and Mahoney also seek to promote toleration, exchange, and learning by enabling scholars to think beyond their own culture and see an alternative scientific worldview. This book is written in an easily accessible style and features a host of real-world examples to illustrate methodological points UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400845446?locatt=mode:legacy UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400845446 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400845446.jpg ER -