A Tale of Two Cultures:
Qualitative and Quantitative Research in the Social Sciences
Gary Goertz & James Mahoney

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Preface vii

• 1. Introduction 1
• 2. Mathematical Prelude: A Selective Introduction to Logic and Set Theory for Social Scientists 16

I. CAUSAL MODELS AND INFERENCE

• 3. Causes-of-Effects versus Effects-of-Causes 41
• 4. Causal Models 51
• 5. Asymmetry 64
• 6. Hume's Two Definitions of Cause 75

II. WITHIN-CASE ANALYSIS

• 7. Within-Case versus Cross-Case Causal Analysis 87
• 8. Causal Mechanisms and Process Tracing 100
• 9. Counterfactuals 115

III. CONCEPTS AND MEASUREMENT

• 10. Concepts: Definitions, Indicators, and Error 127
• 11. Meaning and Measurement 139
• 12. Semantics, Statistics, and Data Transformations 150
• 13. Conceptual Opposites and Typologies 161

IV. RESEARCH DESIGN AND GENERALIZATION

• 14. Case Selection and Hypothesis Testing 177
• 15. Generalizations 192
• 16. Scope 205
• 17. Conclusion 220

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