Methods of Discovery: Heuristics for the Social Sciences

by Andrew Abbott

Book Overview

Abbott helps social science students discover what questions to ask. This exciting book is not about habits and the mechanics of doing social science research, but about habits of thinking that enable students to use those mechanics in new ways, by coming up with new ideas and combining them more effectively with old ones.

Abbott organizes his book around general methodological moves, and uses examples from throughout the social sciences to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393978141
• ISBN13: 9780393978148
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.3"