2013
DOI: 10.1086/675892
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Styles of Causal Thought: An Empirical Investigation

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“…In that, VS strengthen the findings of a recent article by Abend et al. () that showed that ethnographic articles in the US invariably contain some form of causal language. VS further argue, and again, with good reason, that the language of causality is metaphorical, and that taking these metaphors seriously qua metaphors , would be wise.…”
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confidence: 87%
“…In that, VS strengthen the findings of a recent article by Abend et al. () that showed that ethnographic articles in the US invariably contain some form of causal language. VS further argue, and again, with good reason, that the language of causality is metaphorical, and that taking these metaphors seriously qua metaphors , would be wise.…”
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confidence: 87%
“…This finding is also corroborated by Abend et al. [, p. 16n12], who found ethnographic articles in their sample to seldom use the term “mechanism”—even though they might actually be describing these in other words—in comparison to quantitative articles, which were more likely to use the term.…”
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confidence: 79%
“…The one exception is Abend et al. (), which empirically examines “styles of causal thought” in ethnographic articles.…”
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“…Although it is not a necessary condition, at its most basic level, the bulk of social science relies on a degree of comparison (Abend, Petre, & Sauder, 2013). The sampling decisions we make in qualitative family research also reflect comparisons.…”
Section: Case-and Variable-based Logicsmentioning
confidence: 99%