Social Science Methodology

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2 domain-specific abstractions whose origin domain is Social Science Methodology.

• Methodological individualism — Explain social outcomes through individuals, their beliefs, incentives, actions and interactions, treating collective entities as explananda or shorthand rather than autonomous causal agents.
• Verstehen — Interpretive understanding of social action by reconstructing the meanings, reasons and cultural context through which actors orient their conduct.