Challenging the Qualitative-Quantitative Divide: Explorations in Case-Focused Causal Analysis

by Barry Cooper, Judith Glaesser, Martyn Hammersley, et al.

Book Overview

This book challenges the divide between qualitative and quantitative approaches that is now institutionalized within social science. Rather than suggesting the mixing of methods, Challenging the Qualitative-Quantitative Divide provides a thorough interrogation of the arguments and practices characteristic of both sides of the divide, focusing on how well they address the common problems that all social research faces, particularly as regards causal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441171444
• ISBN13: 9781441171443
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"