The purpose of this talk is to discuss some issues related to the quantitative analysis of social phenomena from the perspective of sociology. First, I claim that, overall, the sociological analysis of social phenomena still has an uncertain scientific status, due to its being a melting pot of sometimes divergent epistemological and methodological stances. Then, I focus on the quantitative analysis of social phenomena and discuss its current practices, pointing to strengths and weaknesses. Finally, I suggest that a new alliance between sociology and other scientific disciplines, like biology and physics, might contribute to bring about a truly scientific analysis of social phenomena.
Pisati, M. (2012). The Quantitative Analysis of Social Phenomena: What Is and What Should Be. Intervento presentato a: Disorder in Probability and Statistical Mechanics, Modena, Italy.
The Quantitative Analysis of Social Phenomena: What Is and What Should Be
PISATI, MAURIZIO
2012
Abstract
The purpose of this talk is to discuss some issues related to the quantitative analysis of social phenomena from the perspective of sociology. First, I claim that, overall, the sociological analysis of social phenomena still has an uncertain scientific status, due to its being a melting pot of sometimes divergent epistemological and methodological stances. Then, I focus on the quantitative analysis of social phenomena and discuss its current practices, pointing to strengths and weaknesses. Finally, I suggest that a new alliance between sociology and other scientific disciplines, like biology and physics, might contribute to bring about a truly scientific analysis of social phenomena.
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