02571nam 2200601 a 450 991048088670332120170814172738.01-322-41259-61-4129-9011-41-4522-1043-8(CKB)2550000000105814(EBL)996273(OCoLC)809771613(SSID)ssj0000675664(PQKBManifestationID)12310374(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000675664(PQKBWorkID)10689134(PQKB)11013775(MiAaPQ)EBC996273(OCoLC)1007860805(StDuBDS)EDZ0000018568(PPN)227909739(EXLCZ)99255000000010581420110110d2004 fy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow to build social science theories[electronic resource] /Pamela J. Shoemaker, James William Tankard, Jr., Dominic L. LasorsaThousand Oaks, Calif. ;London SAGEc20041 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7619-2667-4 0-7619-2666-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-210) and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; Foreword; 1 - Introduction: The Nature of Science; 2 - Theoretical Concepts: The Building Blocks of Theory; 3 - Theoretical Statements Relating Two Variables; 4 - Theoretical and Operational Linkages; 5 - Theoretical Statements Relating Three Variables; 6 - Theoretical Statements Relating Four or More Variables; 7 - Theoretical Models; 8 - Creativity and Theory Building; 9 - Using and Evaluating Theory; Appendix A: Guidelines for Preparing Tables and Figures; Appendix B: Acceptable Levels of Measurement for Various Statistics; References; Index; About the Authors'How to Build Social Science Theories' is an authoritative guide from a theory's genesis, to its dissemination, and through its evaluation.SociologyMethodologySocial sciencesMethodologyElectronic books.SociologyMethodology.Social sciencesMethodology.300.1Shoemaker Pamela J143862Tankard James W552528Lasorsa Dominic L911160StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910480886703321How to build social science theories2455617UNINA