Measuring Culture
John W. Mohr, "Measuring Culture"
English | ISBN: 0231180292 | 2020 | 256 pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 0231180292 | 2020 | 256 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Social scientists seek to develop systematic ways to understand how people make meaning and how the meanings they make shape them and the world in which they live. But how do we measure such processes? Measuring Culture is an essential point of entry for both those new to the field and those who are deeply immersed in the measurement of meaning. Written collectively by a team of leading qualitative and quantitative sociologists of culture, the book considers three common subjects of measurement―people, objects, and relationships―and then discusses how to pivot effectively between subjects and methods.
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