Causality as Conundrum
The Case of Qualitative Inquiry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8084822 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martyn Hamersley (Open University, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Publication date | 2008-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Methodological Innovations Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-0612 • E-ISSN: 1748-0612 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.4256/mio.2008.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W1500192416 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
My argument here is a tentative one, it comes out of work in progress. In summary, it is that social scientists cannot avoid assuming some notion of causality, but that this concept involves deep problems that are as yet unresolved, and which may have significant implications for how we do research. There has been substantial criticism of quantitative research for failing to deal with the issue of causality adequately, notably by realists who insist on the need to identify underlying causal mechanisms rather than simply documenting recurrent patterns in the data (for example, Sayer 1992; but see Kemp and Holmwood 2003). Here I will focus primarily on the case of qualitative research
Argument (complex analysis · Causality (physics · Causation · Criticism · Economics · Epistemology · Focus (optics · Political science · Positive economics · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Critical Realism in Sociology · Medicine · Psychology · Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2021 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |