What Is a Case?

Exploring the Foundations of Social Inquiry

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: ISBN: 9781316098691
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: July 31, 1992
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781316098691
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: July 31, 1992
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

The concept of the case is a basic feature of social science research and yet many questions about how a case should be defined, selected, and judged are far from settled. The contributors to this volume probe the nature of the case and the ways in which different understandings of the concept affect the conduct and the results of research. The contributions demonstrate that the work of any given researcher is often characterised by some hybrid of these basic approaches, and it is important to understand that most research involves multiple definitions and uses of cases, as both specific empirical phenomena and as general theoretical categories.

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The concept of the case is a basic feature of social science research and yet many questions about how a case should be defined, selected, and judged are far from settled. The contributors to this volume probe the nature of the case and the ways in which different understandings of the concept affect the conduct and the results of research. The contributions demonstrate that the work of any given researcher is often characterised by some hybrid of these basic approaches, and it is important to understand that most research involves multiple definitions and uses of cases, as both specific empirical phenomena and as general theoretical categories.

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