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Lucas, Jeffrey W., Morrell, Kevin and Posard, Marek (2013) Considerations on the ‘replication problem’ in Sociology. The American Sociologist, Volume 44 (Number 2). pp. 217-232. doi:10.1007/s12108-013-9176-7 ISSN 0003-1232.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12108-013-9176-7
Abstract
We re-examine the so-called “replication problem” in sociology—a scarcity of published studies dedicated to reproducing findings from prior research. We do this in part by considering the larger epistemological traditions of the natural sciences and humanities. We make three primary arguments: that (1) replication studies are more prevalent than is commonly perceived, (2) calls for and discussions of replication do not attend enough to issues of theory, and (3) we should reconsider as a discipline how we evaluate replications. In developing this third argument, we draw on the concept of episteme, discussing two epistemes that concurrently exist in sociology: the scientific project and the aesthetic object. The former overlaps with approaches to knowledge growth in the natural sciences, the latter with the humanities. We propose that sociology is situated between these extremes, presenting unique challenges for replication research. In particular, nuanced considerations of replications in sociology foreclose any simplistic accounts of a replication problem in the discipline.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Strategy & International Business Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | The American Sociologist | ||||
| Publisher: | Springer New York LLC | ||||
| ISSN: | 0003-1232 | ||||
| Official Date: | June 2013 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 44 | ||||
| Number: | Number 2 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 217-232 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12108-013-9176-7 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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