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Those assumptions concern the nature of causal claims in general, more specifically, questions about the extent to which our understanding of causation can be perfectly general. It presents a number of issues about the ontology and epistemology of causation in the social sciences.
Mar 20, 2024 · Causal explanation seeks to identify and explain the causes behind social phenomena and understand how they lead to specific effects. In this article, we will outline and explain the concept of causal explanation and its significance in the field of sociology.
Jul 7, 2011 · This article provides an overview of causal thinking by characterizing four approaches to causal inference. It also describes the INUS model. It specifically presents a user-friendly synopsis of philosophical and statistical musings about causation. The four approaches to causality include neo-Humean regularity, counterfactual, manipulation and ...
Most sociologists would agree that 'causal explanation' means explanation ac- cording to a set of laws. The laws express certain empirical regularities which imply. that whenever certain conditions or events occur certain other events occur. Causa research implies search for regularities or orders between sets of elements (variab- les).
Root cause analysis is the process of finding and resolving the root causes of a problem. Since all problems arise from their root causes, all problem solving methods are some variation of root cause analysis, whether the root causes are explicitly sought or not.
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Dec 12, 2018 · In this article, the author examines the nature of causal chains, identifies major structural dimensions along which they differ, and makes a case that a mechanism-based explanation would be enhanced if causal chains and their structures were brought to the analytical forefront.
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Dec 12, 2019 · However, a reason might mean a cause, as it is commonly defined as a “cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event” (Reason, 2018). Since reason can mean cause or explanation, and thus lead to a circular problem when understood as something that explains, we might be better off with the concept of giving cause for.
