| Description |
viii, 279 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Prentice-Hall methods and theories in the social sciences |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Action, values, and objective sociology -- Two important norms of science -- Ideas, observations, and knowledge claims -- Simple knowledge structures -- Historical and generalizing strategies -- Concepts, definitions, and concept formation -- Tying concepts to observations -- From simple knowledge structures to theories -- A theory and its analysis -- The logical analysis of a theory -- The empirical evaluation of ideas -- A final word to the consumer |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index |
| Subject |
Sociology -- Methodology.
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Sociology -- Research -- Evaluation.
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| LC no. |
79016193 |
| ISBN |
0132051532 |
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