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9780691124117

Social Science Concepts

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  • ISBN13:

    9780691124117

  • ISBN10:

    0691124116

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-12-05
  • Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr

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Summary

Concepts lie at the core of social science theory and methodology. They provide substance to theories; they form the basis of measurement; they influence the selection of cases. Social Science Concepts explores alternative means of concept construction and their impact on the role of concepts in measurement, case selection, and theories.

Author Biography

Gary Goertz is Professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona

Table of Contents

List of Tables
vii
List of Figures
ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction
1(24)
PART ONE THEORETICAL, STRUCTURAL, AND EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF CONCEPTS
25(132)
Structuring and Theorizing Concepts
27(42)
Concept Intension and Extension
69(26)
Increasing Concept-Measure Consistency
95(34)
Substitutability, Aggregation, and Weakest-Link Measures
129(28)
William F. Dixon
PART TWO CONCEPTS AND CASE SELECTION
157(78)
Concepts and Selecting (on) the Dependent Variable
159(18)
J. Joseph Hewitt
Negative Case Selection: The Possibility Principle
177(34)
James Mahoney
Concepts and Choosing Populations
211(24)
J. Joseph Hewitt
PART THREE CONCEPTS IN THEORIES
235(34)
Concepts in Theories: Two-Level Theories
237(32)
James Mahoney
References 269(20)
Exercises and Web Site 289(2)
Index 291

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