Some in the social sciences argue that the same logic applies to both qualitative and quantitative methods. In "A Tale of Two Cultures", Gary Goertz and James Mahoney demonstrate that these two paradigms constitute different cultures, each internally coherent yet marked by contrasting norms, practices, and toolkits. They identify and discuss major differences between these two traditions that touch nearly every aspect of social science research, including design, goals, causal effects and models, concepts and measurement, data analysis, and case selection. Although focused on the differences between qualitative and quantitative research, Goertz and Mahoney also seek to promote toleration, exchange, and learning by enabling scholars to think beyond their own culture and see an alternative scientific worldview. This book is written in an easily accessible style and features a host of real-world examples to illustrate methodological points.

作者簡介

加裏·格爾茨，美國聖母大學教授，和詹姆斯·馬奧尼，美國西北大學經濟史、政治學、社會學教授。這兩個人都是美國政治學界方法論領域的重量級人物。

劉軍，畢業於北京大學社會學係，獲博士學位。哈爾濱工程大學人文社會科學學院社會學係主任、教授、博士生導師，中國社會學會理事，中國社會學會社會網專業委員會副會長。