tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post3154342716764798702..comments2024-02-20T17:40:21.618-05:00Comments on jeremy freese's weblog: chew on thisjeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-15950447357024254762007-07-14T10:34:00.000-04:002007-07-14T10:34:00.000-04:00I think I know what analytic sociology is. The "an...I think I know what analytic sociology is. The "analytic" part applies not to providing empirical support but rather to the structure of the argument. Look at Peter Hedström's work... <BR/><BR/>I don't get your strong desire to make animals and society folks your whipping boys. Is it the topic or the way in which the work is done? Yes, I get that you didn't like this article. But I suspect I could point to an article in just about any journal (every time it comes out) that, when excepted, would make sociologists look, well, foolish...shakhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003820482910374816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-58836728799895616032007-07-14T10:06:00.000-04:002007-07-14T10:06:00.000-04:00tom,the issue is not that animals are intrinsicall...tom,<BR/>the issue is not that animals are intrinsically un-sociological but that in practice, animal sociology is usually executed poorly which seems to be the case with the excerpted piece which, whatever its (debatable) merits as ethics, doesn't add much value to understanding social structure.gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508432712944817963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-28910683061191683822007-07-13T22:33:00.000-04:002007-07-13T22:33:00.000-04:00According to the Journal's webpage, they embrace ...According to the Journal's <A HREF="http://www.qualitativesociologyreview.org/ENG/index_eng.php" REL="nofollow"> webpage</A>, they embrace the <I>interpretive frame</I> of social science. While there is a strong interpretive tradition in sociology (e.g., Peter Berger), I believe this term is frequently invoked to deflect attention from methodological flaws. (Not that I've read this article, or am suggesting this is the case here without reading the article). <BR/><BR/>I also noticed that the editorial mission of the journal includes non-empirical (theoretical or "think piece") work. <BR/><BR/><I>Qualitative Sociology Review publishes empirical, theoretical and methodological articles applicable to all fields and specializations within sociology. Every submitted paper is blind reviewed and quality-controlled by two reviewers. The Editorial Staff and Consulting Editors strive to operate at a high level of scientific quality.</I><BR/><BR/>I suppose it's an unsettled question if non-empirical theoretical essays should qualify as <I>qualitative</I>. My vote would be to reserve this term for actual empirical research that uses non-statistical strategies. But, what do I know?Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119612449610307692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-51953984654954383382007-07-13T21:58:00.000-04:002007-07-13T21:58:00.000-04:00There is nothing patently wrong about looking at t...There is nothing patently wrong about looking at the role of animals in social relations. <BR/><BR/>We slaughter them, eat them, love them, hunt them, or turn them into household companions.<BR/><BR/>In domestic violence research, my partner told me stories of how men (mostly) would murder, torture, abuse the pets of the women they were also abusing. So there is something sociological to that, I would say.Tom Volschohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08590808812171721637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-77537717935192656392007-07-13T18:45:00.000-04:002007-07-13T18:45:00.000-04:00Ah. I skimmed over which journal it was published ...Ah. I skimmed over which journal it was published in.Anghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005514932002735616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-67310704562724534362007-07-13T18:41:00.000-04:002007-07-13T18:41:00.000-04:00There isn't an actual research method; it's a non-...There isn't an actual research method; it's a non-empirical paper. The reason I connect it to qualitative sociology is that it was published in Qualitative Sociology Review.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-13276302256374687452007-07-13T18:29:00.000-04:002007-07-13T18:29:00.000-04:00Me too. I don't really get why the example says an...Me too. I don't really get why the example says anything about qualitative sociology. What you're irritated with is the subject matter, not the method, right?Anghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005514932002735616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-8926115643293057182007-07-13T16:48:00.000-04:002007-07-13T16:48:00.000-04:00And me, I was under the impression that the qualit...And me, I was under the impression that the qualitative-quantitave divide was methodological, not ideological. Or, well, at least that it ought to be. :-/carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04033264747878807765noreply@blogger.com