Narrative explanation: An alternative to variable-centered explanation?

被引：143
作者：
Abell, P [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ London London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, Interdisciplinary Inst Management, London WC2A 2AE, England
来源：
ANNUAL REVIEW OF SOCIOLOGY | 2004年 / 30卷
关键词：
causality; ethnography; historical sociology; low-frequency events;
D O I：
10.1146/annurev.soc.29.010202.100113
中图分类号：
C91 [社会学];
学科分类号：
030301 ; 1204 ;
摘要：
The nature of narrative explanations is explored as an alternative to the better established variable-centered explanations. Narratives are conceived as di-graphs where the nodes are states of the world and the arcs are actions (causes). Comparative narratives are understood as mappings between di-graphs. Ethnographic and historical explanations, where the number of cases is small and causality complex, may depend upon a narrative depiction.
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