Constructing social theories / Arthur L. Stinchcombe.

Author
Stinchcombe, Arthur L. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1987.
Description
xv, 303 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

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    "Constructing Social Theories presents to the reader a range of strategies for constructing theories, and in a clear, rigorous, and imaginative manner, illustrates how they can be applied. Arthur L. Stinchcombe argues that theories should not be invented in the abstract—or applied a priori to a problem—but should be dictated by the nature of the data to be explained. This work was awarded the Sorokin prize by the American Sociological Association as the book that made an outstanding contribution to the progress of sociology in 1970"--provided by publisher.
    Notes
    Reprint. Originally published: New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, c1968.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
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    Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
    ISBN
    0226774848 (pbk.) :
    LCCN
    ^^^87005080^
    OCLC
    15220731
    RCP
    H - S
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