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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页数：24

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