Combining Methods: Epistemological Considerations in the Study of Families and Households.

Temple, Bogusia

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ERIC Number: EJ500835

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Publication Date: 1994

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Combining Methods: Epistemological Considerations in the Study of Families and Households.

Temple, Bogusia

Journal of Family Issues, v15 n4 p562-73 Dec 1994

Argues that the choice of method for constructing concepts such as family and household does matter but that there is no a priori link between method and construction or between method and epistemological position. The extent of overlap between constructs produced by different methods must be investigated rather than assumed. (LKS)

Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Data Analysis, Data Collection, Definitions, Epistemology, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Life, Foreign Countries, Perspective Taking, Research Methodology, Social Science Research, Sociocultural Patterns

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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