Figure It Out!

Autor/in	Silver, Daniel
Titel	Figure It Out!
Quelle	In: Sociological Methods & Research, 49 (2020) 4, S.868-905 (38 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0049-1241
DOI	10.1177/0049124118769089
Schlagwörter	Visual Aids; Sociology; Inferences; Logical Thinking; Social Theories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anschauungsmaterial; Soziologie; Inference; Inferenz; Gesellschaftstheorie
Abstract	This article pushes forward a critical dialogue about the value of visualization as a method of sociological theorizing. Building on a nascent literature, I argue theory diagrams may operate not only conjunctively but also disjunctively, independent from empirics; that their theoretical value lies not only in capturing sociological problems but also in the inferential procedures they embody; that their creative use spans not only deduction and abduction but also induction; that abduction may be pursued with diagrams not only in conjunction with deduction or in the production of visual sketches but also in visual exercises in theoretical play geared primarily toward getting new ideas; and that theory visuals often feature metaphorical aspects that, like their linguistic cousins, transfer thought patterns from one domain to another, thereby providing a major avenue for visual theoretical creativity. Taken together, pursuing these lines of thought helps to build a better understanding of how visualization contributes to the creative intellectual practice of sociological theorizing. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01