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Causal inference, time and observation plans in the social sciences

Kausale Schlussfolgerungen, Zeit und Beobachtungspläne in den Sozialwissenschaften
[working paper]

Blossfeld, Hans-Peter
Rohwer, Götz

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Universität Bremen, SFB 186 Statuspassagen und Risikolagen im Lebensverlauf

Abstract

"This paper demonstrates that the opportunity for assessing causal inferences varies strongly with the type of observation available to the social scientist. The data structure (which can be cross-sectional, panel or event oriented) determines the extent to which the researcher is forced to make unt... view more

"This paper demonstrates that the opportunity for assessing causal inferences varies strongly with the type of observation available to the social scientist. The data structure (which can be cross-sectional, panel or event oriented) determines the extent to which the researcher is forced to make untested assumptions in the process of establishing relevant empirical evidence that can serve as a link in a chain of reasoning about causal mechanisms."... view less


Das Arbeitspapier diskutiert methodologische Aspekte des Zeitfaktors bei der Untersuchung kausaler Zusammenhänge in den Sozialwissenschaften. Anhand einiger Beispiele wird beschrieben, wie verschiedene Beobachtungspläne (cross-sectional, panel und event history) die kausale Analyse von Variablenzusa... view more

Das Arbeitspapier diskutiert methodologische Aspekte des Zeitfaktors bei der Untersuchung kausaler Zusammenhänge in den Sozialwissenschaften. Anhand einiger Beispiele wird beschrieben, wie verschiedene Beobachtungspläne (cross-sectional, panel und event history) die kausale Analyse von Variablenzusammenhängen beeinflussen. Die Diskussion erfolgt in Anlehnung an James Coleman "Foundations of Social Theory" (1981) in folgenden Schritten: (1) Die Bestimmung der Einheiten - Individuen, Organisationen, Gruppen, Gesellschaften u.a. - und deren diskrete Zustandsänderungen; (2) Dieser Wandel von Zuständen und Ereignissen findet zu jedem Zeitpunkt der Systemgeschichte statt; (3) Zu unterscheiden sind zeitinvariante und zeitabhängige Faktoren bei der Beinflussung des fraglichen Explanandums bzw. Ereignisses. Verdeutlicht wird diese methodische Vorgehensweise am Beispiel von Berufskarrieren. (pre)... view less

Keywords
job history; panel; rational choice theory; social research; research planning; interdisciplinary research; statistical analysis; methodology; social science; qualitative method; empirical social research; causality; time

Classification
General Concepts, Major Hypotheses and Major Theories in the Social Sciences
Research Design

Method
epistemological; development of methods; basic research

Free Keywords
Sonderforschungsbereich 186; DFG-Projekt; Methodenkombination; mixed methods; Längsschnitt

Document language
English

Publication Year
1996

City
Bremen

Page/Pages
37 p.

Series
Arbeitspapier / Sfb 186, 36

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works


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