| 书目名称 | Casualties of Causality |
| 编辑 | Peter Dahler-Larsen |
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| 概述 | Challenges the view on causality as a key concept in social science.Focusses on research practices rather than on classical discussions of the philosophy of science.Contains 25 questions relevant for |
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| 描述 | This book offers a critique of the present status of the concept of causality in the social sciences. “The Causality Syndrome” consists of a belief in causal studies as more important than other studies, a narrow definition of causality, and rules of thumb regarding how to make causal claims. The book argues that the present dominance of this syndrome has considerable downsides and presents a challenge to social science. The book dissects the many interconnected ideas which undergird this syndrome and offers an intellectual home for advanced students, researchers and others who are concerned about the present dominance of The Causality Syndrome. .The book critically discusses whether “causality” deserves the central position in social science that its advocates desire. The text shows how methodological rules about causal inference are used to protect causal studies from critique, even in situations where these rules are not followed. It is arguedthat institutionalization of these rules as symbols of good and trustworthy social science is highly problematic and comes with a price. One of the casualties of causality is that there is less motivation to study complex and pressing issue |
| 出版日期 | Book 2022 |
| 关键词 | Research methodology; Social science research; Causality; Theorists; Sociology theory |
| 版次 | 1 |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18246-4 |
| isbn_ebook | 978-3-031-18246-4 |
| copyright | The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022 |
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