… This special issue of Sociological Methods & Research presents four in-depth … of fuzzy sets
in social research. They have in common that they confront and compare fuzzy set methods …

… of social research. I argue, however, that to eliminate variables from social research would
… remains central to the conduct of most forms of social science. Instead, cross-case analysis …

… The unifying theme of this book is that the analysis of set relations is critically important to
social research. Even though qualitative researchers rarely speak in these terms, qualitative …

… application of fuzzy sets in social sciences. An overview of related research is presented,
which focuses on an example of social research using a fuzzy model to measure the fuzzy data …

… The applications of fuzzy logic today are embodied by … fuzzy set theory contribute to the
social sciences? Vagueness is such a common thing in social science research, and fuzzy set …

… (denotes the set difference operation). This partitioning of the set A X A will be useful when
we try to map the fuzzy social preference relation onto a nonfuzzy one for social decision …

… To set the stage for a discussion of fuzzy sets and their calibration, I first examine common …
qualitative social research. After sketching these practices, I argue that a useful way for social …

… First, I begin by discussing the ontological and epistemological foundations of comparative
social research before asking the question, “What is the ontology and epistemology of …

… This commonsense idea is operationalized in the alternate measure of the consistency of
fuzzy set data with set-theoretic arguments recommended in this paper. This alternate …

… offered to the social sciences a robust appeal for renewed commitment to small-N comparative
research, pursued with … Case-oriented explanation remains vital to the social sciences; (2. …