Research, Social Sciences 

Case study is an increasingly popular approach in social research. This book is a comprehensive guide to the current uses and importance of case study methods. 

'Intrinsic Case Study and Generalizability -- 1 The Case Study Method in Social Inquiry -- Robert E. Stake -- 2 The Only Generalization is: There is -- No Generalization -- Yvonna S. Lincoln and Egon G. Guba -- 3 Generalizability and the Single-Case Study -- Robert Donmoyer -- 4 Increasing the Generalizability of -- Qualitative Research -- Janet Ward Schofield -- 5 Case Study and Generalization -- Roger Gomm, Martyn Hammersley and Peter Foster -- Case Study and Theory -- 6 Case Study and Theory in Political Science -- Harry Eckstein -- 7 Case and Situation Analysis -- J. Clyde Mitchell -- 8 The Logical Structure of Analytic Induction -- W.S. Robinson -- 9 The Quest for Universals in Sociological Research -- Ralph H. Turner -- 10 Small N's and Big Conclusions: An -- Examination of the Reasoning in Comparative -- Studies Based on a Small Number of Cases -- Stanley Lieberson -- 11 Cases, Causes, Conjunctures, Stories and Imagery -- Howard S. Becker -- 12 Case Study and Theory -- Martyn Hammersley, Roger Gomm and Peter Foster -- An Annotated Bibliography -- Index. 

Includes bibliographical references and index.