@article{Emigh_2010, place={Washington DC: American Sociological Association.}, title={Comparative and Historical Methods}, url={https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/comparative-and-historical-methods-emigh}, abstractNote={This is a two-quarter course, providing an overview of methods used in comparative and historical research in sociology. We will spend 3 weeks discussing general issues in the epistemology and philosophy of social sciences, followed by several weeks discussing the components of historical analysis. Finally, we will discuss specific research methods for the rest of Fall quarter, as well as all, of Winter quarter. Comparative/historical methods, as the plural form implies, is not a single method, but a set of methods that emphasize: 1) difference and 2) time. In this course, you will get exposure to many of these methods, but will gain in-depth experience in one or two of them by writing a scholarly paper that employs them. In this sense, this is a "learn by doing" class. Though we read and discuss material in class that will give you a general background for writing a paper using comparative/historical methods, much of your concrete knowledge and skills will come from working on your research project (with individualized help from the professor). The class is a seminar. During the first half of each class, a student (or students, depending on enrollment) will present the readings for that week. During the second half, we will all discuss the material. During the discussion, we always start with points of clarification, to be sure that we all understand what the author is saying on his/her own terms. During the second part of the discussion, we move to points of interpretation and debate. There will sometimes be short lectures during the last thirty minutes of the class. }, journal={TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology}, author={Emigh, Rebecca}, year={2010}, month={Apr.} }