Forms of Explanation - Rethinking the Questions in Social Theory (Paperback, New Ed)


"What makes one explanation better than another? How can we tell when an explanation has really answered our question? In a lively and readable discussion, Garfinkel argues that the key to understanding an explanation is to discover what question is really being answered. He then suggests criteria for a good explanation and goes on to examine some classic explanations in social and natural science."

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"What makes one explanation better than another? How can we tell when an explanation has really answered our question? In a lively and readable discussion, Garfinkel argues that the key to understanding an explanation is to discover what question is really being answered. He then suggests criteria for a good explanation and goes on to examine some classic explanations in social and natural science."

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Imprint

Yale University Press

Country of origin

United States

Release date

July 1990

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First published

July 1990

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Dimensions

210 x 140 x 24mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

197

Edition

New Ed

ISBN-13

978-0-300-04902-2

Barcode

9780300049022

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LSN

0-300-04902-1



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