01732cam a2200265 4500 7462 20181127183704.0 030725s2004 caua b 001 0 eng 2003016653 0761926666 0761926674 (paper) 300/.1 22 Shoemaker, Pamela J. 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. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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 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. Social sciences Methodology. Sociology Methodology. Lasorsa, Dominic L. Tankard, James W. 6379 6379 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 11419 0 300 SHO 30011852 2018-11-27 00:00:00 2018-11-27 MAIN