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Eric Schoon: How Do Social Scientists Produce Knowledge?

Eric Schoon: How Do Social Scientists Produce Knowledge?

Update: 2025-03-05
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Eric Schoon, Associate Professor of Sociology at The Ohio State University, discusses his research interests, such as how social scientists produce knowledge and what makes something have legitimacy. He touches upon his work on linear regression in the book Regression Inside Out, co-authored with David Melamed and Ronald Breiger, and shares insights from interviewing ethnographers about their fieldwork in Turkey. Additionally, he reflects on his own journey to sociology from a background in viola performance and philosophy.






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Eric Schoon: How Do Social Scientists Produce Knowledge?

Eric Schoon: How Do Social Scientists Produce Knowledge?

The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences