Understanding and Prediction Essays in the Methodology of Social and Behavioural Theories
One of the more characteristic features of contemporary sociology is an increasing interest in theories. More and more theories are being developed in various areas of social investigation; we observe also an increasing number of verificational studies aimed primarily toward the verification of vari...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1976, 1976
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1976 |
| Series: | Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I / Concepts and Indicators in Humanistic Sociology
- II / Verbal Communications As Indicators of Sociological Variables
- III / Meaning and Measurement in Comparative Studies
- IV / Comparative Social Research and Methodological Problems of Sociological Induction
- V / Causal Interpretation of Statistical Relationships in Social Research
- VI / Inductive Inconsistencies and The Problems of Probabilistic Predictions
- VII / Logical and Empirical Assumptions of Validity of Inductions
- VIII / Empirical Knowledge and Social Values in The Cumulative Development of Sociology
- IX / Cultural Norms As Explanatory Constructs in Theories of Social Behavior
- X / Role and Limits of The ‘Functional Approach’ In Formulation of Theories of Attitudes
- XI / The Logic of Reductive Systematizations of Social and Behavioral Theories
- XII / Values and Knowledge in The Theory of Education: A Paradigm for an Applied Social Science
- Index of Names