A History of Sociological Research Methods in America, 1920-1960

This is the first book on the general history of US sociological research methods. It provides systematic archival, documentary and interview data which question many conventional views, and it raises wider issues of method in the history of ideas. special attention is paid to commonly neglected themes: foundations other than Rockefeller ones, 'case-study' method and the Lundberg circle.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Writing on method; 3. Scientism; 4. Theory and practice; 5. Funding and research methods; 6. Social structures of academic life; 7. Reputation, exemplars and origin myths; 8. Conclusion; Appendix.

Summary

This is the first book on the general history of US sociological research. It provides systematic archival, documentary, and interview data which question conventional views on research methods, developing our understanding of both the history of social thought, and the settings in which social research is produced.

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Platt
• Assisted by: Quentin Skinner (Editor), James Tully (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.12.2014
• EAN: 9780521441735
• ISBN: 978-0-521-44173-5
• No. of pages: 350
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 719 g
• Series: Ideas in Context; Ideas in Context
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories