@article{Wickham-Crowley_2010, place={Washington DC: American Sociological Association.}, title={Comparative Analysis}, url={https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/comparative-analysis}, abstractNote={This course is intended for advanced undergraduate students who are interested in developing their ability to compare the social and cultural patterns of different societies, and to understand some of the historical causes and consequences of those differences. We will survey a wide variety of writings, whose common theme is that they systematically use comparisons and contrasts in order to achieve better explanations of social institutions and social change. Among the topics covered will be historical change from antiquity to the modern era; the emergence and variants of capitalism, as well as, the comparative analysis of capitalism and socialism; the origins of dictatorship and democracy; varieties of religious belief; and variations in gender roles across societies. Specific cases compared will include, among others, eastern vs. western Europe; the United States and Canada; Morocco and Indonesia; and Latin American nations. We will also try to learn how to use the comparative method, not casually, but with a rigor leading to better theories of society.}, journal={TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology}, author={Wickham-Crowley, Timothy}, year={2010}, month={Apr.} }