How to build social science theories / Pamela J. Shoemaker, James William Tankard, Jr., Dominic L. Lasorsa.

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Shoemaker, Pamela J

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TextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage, c2004.Description: xvi, 222 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0761926666
0761926674 (paper)

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300/.1 22

Contents:

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

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.