Effects of Causes and Causes of Effects

Herbert L. Smith

Sociological Methods & Research, 2014, vol. 43, issue 3, 406-415

Abstract: Sociology is pluralist in subject matter, theory, and method, and thus a good place to entertain ideas about causation associated with their use under the law. I focus on two themes: (1) the legal lens on causation that “considers populations in order to make statements about individuals†and (2) the importance of distinguishing between effects of causes and causes of effects.

Keywords: causes; effects; potential outcomes; causal inference; probability of cause (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1177/0049124114521149

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