About this Book

The 2008 volume of Sociological Methodology continues a 40-year tradition of providing cutting-edge methodology for sociological research.  Under the editorship of Yu Xie, three features are now prominent in this volume:

• Appropriate and practical methodological tools for substantive research
• Interdisciplinary dialogues on methodological issues between sociologists and non-sociologists
• Dedication to publishing purely methodological work in sociology