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Explore the dynamic world of social science with 'Social Science Concepts and Measurement', a comprehensive textbook that delves into the pivotal concepts shaping research in the field. This fully revised edition, published by Princeton University Press, is an essential resource for graduate students and scholars alike. It intricately examines how various concepts, which are often multilevel and multidimensional, inform social science research methodologies. The book skillfully bridges qualitative and quantitative approaches, providing fresh insights into scaling, aggregation, and the critical interplay between the semantics of concepts and numeric measures.
Key features include an in-depth exploration of conceptualization, measurement issues, and the application of concepts in real-world contexts such as global performance indicators employed by leading organizations like the UN and World Bank. Classic dichotomies, including poverty versus wealth and democracy versus authoritarianism, are rigorously analyzed, fostering a deeper understanding of complex theories.
Additionally, this volume introduces essential topics on typologies and hybrid concepts, along with over two hundred exercises designed to enhance learning and application in academic settings. Perfect for those seeking to refine their knowledge and practical skills, 'Social Science Concepts and Measurement' stands as a critical reference in the realm of social science education.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9780691205489. Format: Trade paperback (US). Year: 2020. Publisher: Princeton University Press.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691205489
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2020
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Description:
A fully revised edition of the classic reference on concepts and their role in social science research
Social Science Concepts and Measurement offers an updated look at the theory and methodology of concepts for the social sciences. Emphasizing that most concepts are multilevel and multidimensional, this revised edition continues to bring the qualitative and quantitative closer together, with new chapters devoted to scaling, aggregation, and the methodological links between the semantics of concepts and numeric measures. In addition, it stresses that concepts are used for description and causal inference, and contain normative judgments.
Initial chapters focus on conceptualization, followed by chapters on issues of measurement. The textbook examines concepts in the international arena (such as the global performance indicators used by international organizations like the UN and the World Bank), as well as classic paired concepts such as poverty and wealth, democracy and authoritarianism, and war and peace. Additionally, it explores such topics as typologies, hybrid concepts, and how complex concepts constitute complex theories. The volume serves as a guide to the methodology of concepts in the classroom and is accompanied by more than two hundred exercises. Social Science Concepts and Measurement is an indispensable resource for graduate students and scholars.
Key features include an in-depth exploration of conceptualization, measurement issues, and the application of concepts in real-world contexts such as global performance indicators employed by leading organizations like the UN and World Bank. Classic dichotomies, including poverty versus wealth and democracy versus authoritarianism, are rigorously analyzed, fostering a deeper understanding of complex theories.
Additionally, this volume introduces essential topics on typologies and hybrid concepts, along with over two hundred exercises designed to enhance learning and application in academic settings. Perfect for those seeking to refine their knowledge and practical skills, 'Social Science Concepts and Measurement' stands as a critical reference in the realm of social science education.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9780691205489. Format: Trade paperback (US). Year: 2020. Publisher: Princeton University Press.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691205489
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2020
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Description:
A fully revised edition of the classic reference on concepts and their role in social science research
Social Science Concepts and Measurement offers an updated look at the theory and methodology of concepts for the social sciences. Emphasizing that most concepts are multilevel and multidimensional, this revised edition continues to bring the qualitative and quantitative closer together, with new chapters devoted to scaling, aggregation, and the methodological links between the semantics of concepts and numeric measures. In addition, it stresses that concepts are used for description and causal inference, and contain normative judgments.
Initial chapters focus on conceptualization, followed by chapters on issues of measurement. The textbook examines concepts in the international arena (such as the global performance indicators used by international organizations like the UN and the World Bank), as well as classic paired concepts such as poverty and wealth, democracy and authoritarianism, and war and peace. Additionally, it explores such topics as typologies, hybrid concepts, and how complex concepts constitute complex theories. The volume serves as a guide to the methodology of concepts in the classroom and is accompanied by more than two hundred exercises. Social Science Concepts and Measurement is an indispensable resource for graduate students and scholars.