Durkheim and Sociological Method: Historical Sociology,Sports History,and the Role of Comparison |
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| Authors: | Dominic Malcolm |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UKd.e.malcolm@lboro.ac.uk |
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| Abstract: | This paper provides sociological reflections on the use of research methods in the history of sport. In light of the convergence of social scientific approaches and social research methods in recent years, it draws upon Durkheim’s reflections on the principles of sociology to explore the potential of the discipline to provide a distinctive methodological orientation to the study of sport. It subsequently uses this framework to assess the tendency in sports history to present interview data in non-anonymized form, and to advocate the value of particular kinds of comparative analysis for forwarding our understanding of the social world. |
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| Keywords: | sociology method comparison interviews Durkheim |
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