Reinventing Evidence in Social Inquiry: Decoding Facts and Variables

by Richard Biernacki

Book Overview

Reinventing Evidence in Social Inquiry overthrows the techniques for coding evidence that pervade the modern social sciences. Natural scientists produce facts and humanists interpret meanings. But what happens when social scientists who study culture try to forge a hybrid between the two? On the surface, they classify cultural meanings to produce facts or variables. With stunning case examples, this book dismantles the facts as circular inventions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137007273
• ISBN13: 9781137007278
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.1"