Ghosts of straw men: A reply to Lee and Martin

Ghosts of straw men: A reply to Lee and Martin

[...]interpretation will always be essential for sociologists interested in meaning-making, whereas counting and mapping are useful tools only in limited circumstances. [...]I argue that the problem of interpretive authority this technique is supposed to solve is vastly overstated, relying on an exa...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of cultural sociology 2015-10, Vol.3 (3), p.365-379
1. Verfasser: Spillman, Lyn
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Awards & honors
Cartography
Exegesis & hermeneutics
Labor relations
Media Sociology
Positivism
Public spaces
Qualitative research
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Social Sciences
Sociology
Sociology of Culture
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Zusammenfassung:[...]interpretation will always be essential for sociologists interested in meaning-making, whereas counting and mapping are useful tools only in limited circumstances. [...]I argue that the problem of interpretive authority this technique is supposed to solve is vastly overstated, relying on an exaggerated dichotomy between 'humanism' and 'science' (where science is understood as counting words).
ISSN:2049-7113
2049-7121
DOI:10.1057/ajcs.2015.5