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| Preface and Acknowledgments | |
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| Methods for Sociology and Related Disciplines | |
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| What Kind of Theory Do Sociologists Study? | |
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| The Formation of Methodological Factions | |
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| An Outline of the Argument | |
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| The Centrality of Distances in Study | |
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| Design for Causal Theories | |
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| Economy in Data Collection | |
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| Using Data to Refine Concepts and "Measurements" of Concepts | |
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| Contexts | |
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| Differences and Distances between Contexts | |
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| Contexts Shaping Causal Processes | |
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| Using Data to Find Mechanisms and Processes | |
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| Relation of Such Process Concepts to Concepts of Units of Analysis | |
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| Problem VI: Testing Theories by Testing Hypotheses with Data | |
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| Using Data to Refine Theories Self-Evaluation | |
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| Distances as Central to Causal Reasoning and Methods | |
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| The Minimum Piece of Causal Information Is Two Distances Difference, Distance, Units, Causes within Units Closer and Farther: Numbers, Lines, and Curves | |
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| The Centrality of Distances in Later Chapters of This Book | |
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| The Basic Structure of Economy in Social Research | |
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| The Centrality of Distances in Study Design | |
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| Differences among Cultures or Societies | |
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| Intensity of Observation Sparse Fields and the Expense of Getting a Grip on a Case Stinchcombe Methods | |
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| Slavery Short Version Clemens Books | |
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| Short Version Theoretical Methods to Increase Economies in Data Collection | |
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| Theory Allowing One to Use Data from a "Lower" Level | |
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| The Theoretical Penumbra and Exploratory Research | |
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| Getting Unconfounded Distances When Not to Follow my Advice on Sampling Extreme Cases Intensively "Nearby" | |
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| Theories and the Value of Data Process | |
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| Data Becker Short Version Context | |
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| Appendix: General Note on American "Random" Samples | |
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| Using Data to Refine Concepts of Distances between Units of Analysis "Sensitizing Concepts” and Improving Them | |
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| Institutionalized Definitions | |
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| "Informal" Institutions Methodological Implications of the Examples | |
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| Extending the Notion Distances between Situations Quantitative and Qualitative Distances | |
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| Exemplification of Discrete Variables | |
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| Stinchcombe Logic of Analogy Short Version | |
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| The Opposite End: Exact Concepts | |
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| Criteria for Good Concepts with Good Measurements | |
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| Stinchcombe Psychology of Rebellion Short Version Uses of Exactness | |
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| Principles of Refining Concepts of Distances | |
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| Refining Concepts about Contexts | |
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| Concepts about Context, and Context-Specific Concepts | |
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| Books for Context, Articles for Causation with Assumed Context | |
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| Contexts to Study Meanings | |
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| The Relation of Context to Distances between Units of Analysis Periodization and Localization in Historical Sociology Clemens | |
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| Time Short Version Geographical and Temporal Boundaries of Context | |
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| Exactness of Concepts of Context | |
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| Institutions as Contexts of Organizations Schneiberg-Clemens | |
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| Institutionalism Methods | |
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| Short Version Concepts and Variables about Contexts | |
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| Summary on Concepts of Context | |
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| Units of Analysis and Mechanisms: Turning Causes into Effects | |
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| The Interdependence of Concepts and Units of Analysis | |
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| Abbott Short Version Investigating Analogies and Their Causal Meaning Analogies between Distances as the Core of Analogies between Units of Analysis | |
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| An Example of a Mechanism Paper | |
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| Five Main Kinds of Mechanisms and Units of Analysis | |
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| Stinchcombe Mechanisms Short Version | |
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| A Basic Mechanism with Variants: Complex Cultural Objects, Their Creators, and Their Users | |
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| Methodological Strategy on Texts, Discourse, and Reception Objects and Actions, Griswold and the Artist-Audience | |
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| Relation Griswold Short Version | |
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| Back to Books versus Articles Reception versus Production | |
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| Scholarly Citations as Evidence of "Serious" Reception Interpretation | |
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| Explanation by Interpretation | |
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| Summary: M | |