Shoemaker, Pamela J. <br/><br/>
How to build social science theories / 
Pamela J. Shoemaker, James William Tankard, Jr., Dominic L. Lasorsa. 
 - Thousand Oaks, CA :  Sage,  c2004. 
 - xvi, 222 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>PrefaceForeword - Jerald Hage1. Introduction: The Nature  of Science2. Theoretical Concepts: The Building Blocks of  Theory3. Theoretical Statements Relating Two Variables4.  Theoretical and Operational Linkages5. Theoretical  Statements Relating Three Variables6. Theoretical  Statements Relating Four or More Variables7. Theoretical  Models8. Creativity and Theory Building9. Using and  Evaluating TheoryAppendix A: Guidelines for Preparing  Tables and FiguresAppendix B: Acceptable Levels of  Measurement for Various StatisticsReferencesIndexAbout  the Authors       
<br/><br/> Three specialists in social science methodology (Syracuse  U. and U. of Texas-Austin) discuss how new theories  originate and how they are elaborated, from their most  basic conceptual building blocks through multivariable  theoretical statements, models, the role of creativity in  theory building, and how they are used and evaluated.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0761926666 0761926674 (paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003016653 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences--Methodology.<br/>Sociology--Methodology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>300/.1