The application of abductive and retroductive inference for the design and analysis of theory-driven sociological research

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 86-96

  Meyer, Samantha B ^a   Lunnay, Belinda ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical realism; Qualitative analysis; Qualitative research; Sociology; Theory development; Theory driven research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874719184     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.2819     Document Type: Article

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