02714nam 2200685Ia 450 991081359730332120241226111230.0978132241259713224125969781412990110141299011497814522104381452210438(CKB)2550000000105814(EBL)996273(OCoLC)809771613(SSID)ssj0000675664(PQKBManifestationID)12310374(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000675664(PQKBWorkID)10689134(PQKB)11013775(MiAaPQ)EBC996273(OCoLC)1007860805(StDuBDS)EDZ0000018568(PPN)227909739225356(EXLCZ)99255000000010581420030725d2004 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrHow to build social science theories /Pamela J. Shoemaker, James William Tankard, Jr., Dominic L. Lasorsa1st ed.Thousand Oaks, CA Sagec20041 online resource (xvi, 222 p.) illDescription based upon print version of record.9780761926672 0761926674 9780761926665 0761926666 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 sciencesMethodologySociologyMethodology.Social sciencesMethodology.300/.1Shoemaker Pamela J143862Tankard James W552528Lasorsa Dominic L1706063MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813597303321How to build social science theories4093250UNINA