{"product_id":"time-matters-on-theory-and-method-paperback","title":"Time Matters: On Theory and Method - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Abbott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do variables really tell us? When exactly do inventions occur? Why do we always miss turning points as they transpire? When does what doesn't happen mean as much, if not more, than what does? Andrew Abbott considers these fascinating questions in \u003ci\u003eTime Matters, \u003c\/i\u003e a diverse series of essays that constitutes the most extensive analysis of temporality in social science today. Ranging from abstract theoretical reflection to pointed methodological critique, Abbott demonstrates the inevitably theoretical character of any methodology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eTime Matters\u003c\/i\u003e focuses particularly on questions of time, events, and causality. Abbott grounds each essay in straightforward examinations of actual social scientific analyses. Throughout, he demonstrates the crucial assumptions we make about causes and events, about actors and interaction and about time and meaning every time we employ methods of social analysis, whether in academic disciplines, market research, public opinion polling, or even evaluation research. Turning current assumptions on their heads, Abbott not only outlines the theoretical orthodoxies of empirical social science, he sketches new alternatives, laying down foundations for a new body of social theory.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do variables really tell us? When exactly do inventions occur? Why do we always miss turning points as they transpire? When does what doesn't happen mean as much, if not more, than what does? Andrew Abbott considers these fascinating questions in \u003ci\u003eTime Matters, \u003c\/i\u003e a diverse series of essays that constitutes the most extensive analysis of temporality in social science today. Ranging from abstract theoretical reflection to pointed methodological critique, Abbott demonstrates the inevitably theoretical character of any methodology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Matters\u003c\/i\u003e focuses particularly on questions of time, events, and causality. Abbott grounds each essay in straightforward examinations of actual social scientific analyses. Throughout, he demonstrates the crucial assumptions we make about causes and events, about actors and interaction and about time and meaning every time we employ methods of social analysis, whether in academic disciplines, market research, public opinion polling, or even evaluation research. Turning current assumptions on their heads, Abbott not only outlines the theoretical orthodoxies of empirical social science, he sketches new alternatives, laying down foundations for a new body of social theory.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Abbott\u003c\/b\u003e is the Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago. He is author of \u003ci\u003eChaos of Disciplines, Department and Discipline\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe System of Professions\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.01 x 6.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454529061042,"sku":"9780226001036","price":79.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/a55e850158e076e3a1c9c3b1b36715e5.webp?v=1778853579","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/time-matters-on-theory-and-method-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}