The Mutual Construction of Statistics and Society

Ann Rudinow Saetnan, Heidi Mork Lomell, Svein Hammer

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English

Routledge
09 May 2012

Society & culture: general; Social research & statistics; Anthropology; Politics & government; Probability & statistics

Series: Routledge Advances in Research Methods

Statistics are often seen as simple, straightforward, and objective descriptions of society. However, what we choose to count, what we choose not to count, who does the counting, and the categories and values we choose to apply when counting, matter. This volume addresses the ways in which statistics and numbers are gathered and applied in social science research. The contributors argue that we must become more aware of the power and the limitations of statistics. Learning statistics needs to be about more than simply mastering the techniques of using the tool; it needs to also be about learning the dangers of that tool and learning to control it within social and ethical bounds. These dangers lie in the routines through which statistics are applied; the discourses from which they emerge and into which they are deployed; the power relations created by those discourses; and the assumptions, meanings, and categories statistics carry with them in those discourses. This volume will be necessary reading for students and scholars using quantitative data within the social sciences.

Edited by: Ann Rudinow Saetnan, Heidi Mork Lomell, Svein Hammer
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9780415811057
ISBN 10: 0415811058
Series: Routledge Advances in Research Methods
Pages: 314
Publication Date: 09 May 2012
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ann Rudinow Sætnan is Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Svein Hammer is a Post-doc in the Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Heidi Mork Lomell is Post-doctoral research fellow at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law, University of Oslo.