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Co wniosły eksperymenty do socjologicznych badań imigracji
Experimental Contributions to Sociological Immigration-Research

Author(s): Martha Foschi
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: experiments; immigration; artificiality; generalizability

Summary/Abstract: Experiments have not been common in immigration research. In this article I argue that there is a needfor more sociological work utilizing that methodology. I report on a review I conducted of experimentson immigration topics, discuss the advantages of those studies, and propose lines for future sociologicalexperimental research in this area. I also describe and counter the often expressed concerns aboutexperiments in the social sciences – namely, those about (1) artificiality of the designs and (2) limited generalizability of the findings. Full references from the review are presented.

  • Issue Year: VIII/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 42-62
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: English