TY - JOUR

T1 - Comparative Sociology as an Inquiry and as a Teaching Discipline: An Attempt of Comparative Analysis

AU - Rezaev, A.V.

AU - Starikov, V.S.

AU - Tregubova, N.D.

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - What can variously be understood as “comparative sociology” take different contours and raise further issues and questions in different sociological traditions which in turn are shaped by different theoretical paradigms. The paper outlines conceptual and theoretical framework for a discussion about the current status of comparative sociology. Comparative sociology is perceived as an organization of research through constant comparisons at the different levels and stages of research. The paper presents outcomes of the field research that is developed on the basis of distinction between two modalities of comparative sociology: comparative sociology as an inquiry and comparative sociology as a teaching discipline. One basic and two subordinate alternative hypotheses are tested in the course of comparative analysis of the seven cases. Discussion of these cases results in formulation of specific questions for further research.

AB - What can variously be understood as “comparative sociology” take different contours and raise further issues and questions in different sociological traditions which in turn are shaped by different theoretical paradigms. The paper outlines conceptual and theoretical framework for a discussion about the current status of comparative sociology. Comparative sociology is perceived as an organization of research through constant comparisons at the different levels and stages of research. The paper presents outcomes of the field research that is developed on the basis of distinction between two modalities of comparative sociology: comparative sociology as an inquiry and comparative sociology as a teaching discipline. One basic and two subordinate alternative hypotheses are tested in the course of comparative analysis of the seven cases. Discussion of these cases results in formulation of specific questions for further research.

KW - comparative sociological research

KW - sociology as an inquiry

KW - sociology as a teaching discipline

KW - comparison

KW - comparative sociology

KW - comparative method

U2 - 10.1163/15691330-12341341

DO - 10.1163/15691330-12341341

M3 - Article

VL - 15

SP - 143

EP - 175

JO - Comparative Sociology

JF - Comparative Sociology

SN - 1569-1322

IS - 2

ER -