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Metatheory, Metamethod, Meta-Data-Analysis: What, Why, and How?

Zhao, Shanyang·1991·Sociological Perspectives
DOI 10.2307/1389517
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This paper examines recent developments in meta-study in sociology which involves metatheory, metamethod, and meta-data-analysis. It argues that the three branches of meta-study, though previously unrelated, are now rapidly converging, signaling, among other things, the existence of a sustained crisis in the discipline. It concludes that meta-study will continue to grow in sociology for some time to come.

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Authors
Zhao, S.
Venue
Sociological Perspectives
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
1991-09
Volume
34
Issue
3
Pages
377-390
ISSN
  • 0731-1214 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-8673
DOI
10.2307/1389517
OpenAlex
W2322423074
Cited by
181
References
4
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3.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
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