{"product_id":"on-social-research-and-its-paul-f-lazarsfeld-9780226469638","title":"On Social Research and Its Language","description":"Without Paul F. Lazarsfeld the social sciences would not be what they are today. In his ground-breaking work on unemployment, voting, consumer behavior, and social influence, among other subjects, his methodological emphasis on vigorously controlled scientific language and structures transformed social research worldwide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lazarsfeld's systematic criticism of observational, conceptual, and inferential procedures in sociology led to the the formation of universally applied observational and analytical techniques, such as the panel design of observation and contextual and multivariate analysis. His methodology for empirical social research had a profound effect on all the social sciences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The eighteen essays in \u003ci\u003eOn Social Research and Its Language\u003c\/i\u003e illustrate the diversity of Lazarsfeld's substantive, methodological, and organizational interests. Spanning the years 1933 to 1972, they encompass his own works of social research, as well as writings on methodology and the history and sociology of social research. Articles on methodology-observing, classifying and building typologies, analyzing the relations between variables, qualitative analysis, and macrosociology-form the bulk of the book. In addition, Raymond Boudon provides a revealing biography of Lazarsfeld and his influence on sociology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These classic writings by a formative figure of modern social science will be an indispensable reference for scholars across the historical and social science disciplines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul F. Lazarsfeld\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226469638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226469638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.05w x 0.79d","brand":"Paul F. Lazarsfeld","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48216474845439,"sku":"9780226469638","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_54456e45-af52-4947-b337-38563a79bdee.jpg?v=1771991241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-social-research-and-its-paul-f-lazarsfeld-9780226469638","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}