Big Data, Big Theory: Moving beyond new empiricism to generate powerful explanations

Authors

Sarah Katherine Howard, University of WollongongFollow
Karl A. Maton, University of SydneyFollow
Ellie Rennie, Swinburne University of TechnologyFollow
Jun Ma, University of WollongongFollow
Jie Yang, University of WollongongFollow
Julian Thomas, Swinburne University of Technology
Matthew Ciao, One Education
Rangan Srikhanta, One Education

RIS ID

110469

Publication Details

Howard, S., Maton, K., Rennie, E., Ma, J., Yang, J., Thomas, J., Ciao, M. & Srikhanta, R. (2016). Big Data, Big Theory: Moving beyond new empiricism to generate powerful explanations. 3rd ISA Forum of Sociology: Book of Abstracts (p. 316). International Sociological Association.

Abstract

Abstract presented at the 3rd ISA Forum of Sociology, 10-14 July 2016, Vienna, Austria