
Questioning Causality
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In virtually every laboratory, research center, or classroom focused on the social or physical sciences today, the concept of causation is a core issue to be questioned, tested, and determined. Even debates in unrelated areas such as biology, law, and philosophy often focus on causality-"What made that happen?" In this book, experts from across disciplines adopt a reader-friendly approach to reconsider this age-old question in a modern light, defining different kinds of causation and examining how causes and consequences are framed and approached in a particular field. Each chapter uses applied examples to illustrate key points in an accessible manner.
The contributors to this work supply a coherent critical analysis of the assumptions researchers and practitioners hold about causation, and explain how such thinking about causation can be improved. Collectively, the coverage is broad, providing readers with a fuller picture of research in social contexts. Beyond providing insightful description and thought-provoking questioning of causation in different research areas, the book applies analysis of data in order to point the way to smarter, more efficient practices. Consequently, both practitioners and researchers will benefit from this book.
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Fathali M. Moghaddam is professor of psychology at Georgetown University and editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed academic journal, Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology.
Content
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part One: The Concepts of Causationas Developed by Philosophers
- 1. The Discourse Frame
- 2. The Temporal Frame
- 3. The Explanation Frame
- Part Two: Causal Concepts and Research Methods
- 4. Causation in Introductory Psychology Texts
- Editors' Commentary
- 5. Rerum Cognoscere Causas: Dependent and Independent Variables in Psychology
- Editors' Commentary
- 6. On the Concept of "Effects" in Contemporary Psychological Experimentation: A Case Study in the Need for Conceptual Clarity and Discursive Precision
- Editors' Commentary
- 7. Legislating Causal Logic: Scientifically Based Educational Research in the United States
- Editors' Commentary
- Part Three: Causal Concepts and Linguistic Topics
- 8. Triggers and Their Consequences for Language Acquisition
- Editors' Commentary
- 9. Causes of Language Death
- Editors' Commentary
- 10. A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: On Causes, Reasons, and Images
- Part Four: Causal Concepts and Medical Contexts
- 11. The Notion of Cause in Biomedicine
- Editors' Commentary
- 12. Causes and Consequences: Pain Research and the Placebo Effect
- Editors' Commentary
- 13. Questioning Causation in Mental Health
- Editors' Commentary
- 14. Understanding the Person with Alzheimer's Disease from a Causes-and-Consequences Perspective
- Editors' Commentary
- Part Five: Causal Concepts and Collective Behavior
- 15. Causality and Protracted Violent Conflicts: The Case of Internally Displaced Persons
- Editors' Commentary
- 16. This Causes Conflict! On the Risks of Establishing Causalities through Conflict Analysis and the Consequences of Implementing Those Logics in Conflict Resolution Strategies
- Editors' Commentary
- 17. Causality in the Study of Collective Action and Political Behavior
- Editors' Commentary
- 18. Assumed Causes of Collective Excellence
- Editors' Commentary
- Part Six: Causal Concepts and Legal Proceedings
- 19. Cause and Consequence in the Law
- Editors' Commentary
- 20. No Bad Deed Goes Unrewarded: Cause, Consequence, and Deviance in Emerging Technological Regimes
- Editors' Commentary
- Part Seven: Causal Concepts and Theological and Poetry Studies
- 21. Theological Studies
- Editors' Commentary
- 22. Causality and the Poetry of Witness
- Editors' Commentary
- Epilogue
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- About the Editors and Contributors
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