Title: Cross-national research methods in the social sciences /
Authors: Hantrais, Linda.; Mangen, Stephen P.
Publisher: Pinter,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Social sciences Methodology; Social sciences Comparative method
Contents: Method and management of cross-national social research / Linda Hantrais and Steen Mangen -- pt. 1. Quantitative Methods / Shirley Dex. 1. Statistical traditions: an obstacle to international comparisons? / Alain Desrosieres. 2. Epistemological and methodological considerations in secondary analysis / Judith Glover. 3. Quantitative comparisons of European cities and regions / Paul Cheshire, Ana Furtado and Stefano Magrini. 4. Lessons from a study of social assistance schemes in the OECD countries / Tony Eardley -- pt. 2. Qualitative Methods / Clare Ungerson. 5. Normative comparisons of social security systems / Paul Spicker. 6. Comparing education, training and employment in Germany, the United Kingdom and Italy / Annette Jobert. 7. Constructing models of the welfare mix: care options of frail elders / Michaela Schunk. 8. Biographical approaches in comparative work: the 'Cultures of Care' project / Prue Chamberlayne and Annette King.