Puzzling in Sociology: On Doing and Undoing Theoretical Puzzles

One typical way to motivate a sociological argument is to present the research question as a puzzle. Unlike in physical sciences, sociologists work backward to construct theoretical puzzles from their data. Sociologists risk puzzling for puzzles' sake, and in so doing, they reify categories and...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Sociological Theory. - SAGE Publications. - 35(2017), 2, Seite 138-146
1. Verfasser: Mears, Ashley (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Sociological Theory
Schlagworte:Behavioral sciences Philosophy Social sciences Applied sciences