scholarly journals The Qualitative-Quantitative ‘Disparities’ in Social Science Research: What Does Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) Brings in to Bridge the Gap?

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Orest S. Masue ◽  
Idda L. Swai ◽  
Mackfallen G. Anasel
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research

Logical Constraints: The Limitations of QCA in Social Science Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 552-568
Author(s):  
Kevin A. Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Boolean Algebra ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Social World ◽  
Logical Language ◽  
The Social ◽  
Logical Constraints

Researchers employing qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and its variants use two-element Boolean algebra to compare cases and identify putative causal conditions. I show that the two-element Boolean algebra constrains research in three important ways: it restricts what we can say about sets and the interactions between sets, it embodies a logical language that is too weak to capture modern social science theories, and it restricts our analysis of causation to necessity and sufficiency accounts and does not allow for counterfactuals. Modern quantitative analysis suffers none of these restrictions and provides a much richer way to understand the social world.

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Fuzzy-Sets: Agenda for a Research Approach and a Data Analysis Technique

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 376-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carsten Q. Schneider ◽  
Claudius Wagemann
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Journal Issue ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Methodological Tool ◽  
Research Questions

Abstract“Qualitative Comparative Analysis” (QCA) is an increasingly applied methodological tool in comparative social sciences. It is well suited for the analysis of causally complex claims framed in terms of necessity and sufficiency. This article presents the epistemology of QCA and discusses its applicability to social science research questions. It also illustrates some of the features that have recently been added to this set of methodological tools. This article is best read in close conjunction with Schneider and Wagemann’s “Standards of Good QCA Practice,” the next paper in this journal issue.

scholarly journals Single-father Parenting in Contemporary Russian and Foreign Social Science Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 173
Author(s):  
Popov Viktor Alexeevich ◽  
Kanareikina Tatiana Alexandrovna
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Psychological Aspects ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Parenting Strategies ◽  
Single Male ◽  
Single Father

The article contains a comparative analysis of Russian and foreign research exploring the phenomenon of single father hood. The most significant pedagogical and psychological aspects of child-rearing in single male parent families dealt with in Russian and foreign studies have been examined along with the results of the authors’ empirical research into the characteristics of parental responsibilities and single-father parenting strategies.

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