Unveiling power, or why social science's task is explanation
Go, Julian
2023

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This short essay contends that sociology should devote attention to causal explanation in order to expose lies. It argues that lies about causes are common in society and social science is in a unique privileged position to offer social knowledge that can dispel such lies. Offering causal explanations is a vital task of this project.

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Unveiling power, or why social science's task is explanation
Author
Go, Julian : University of Chicago
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The British Journal of Sociology
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.13056
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The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Publication Date
2023-10-04
Language
English
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© 2023 The Authors

This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.

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2023-10-05

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