Theory and Progress in Social Science

Theory and Progress in Social Science

by Rule, James B.

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This work, sequel to the author's Theories of Civil Violence, attacks questions that have long troubled social science and social scientists - questions of the cumulative nature of social inquiry. Does the knowledge generated by the study of social, political, and economic life grow more comprehensive over time? These questions go to the heart of social scientists' soul-searching as to whether they are indeed engaged in 'science'. The author pursues these questions through in-depth examination …

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  • Full title :Theory and Progress in Social Science / James B. Rule.

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This work, sequel to the author's Theories of Civil Violence, attacks questions that have long troubled social science and social scientists - questions of the cumulative nature of social inquiry. Does the knowledge generated by the study of social, political, and economic life grow more comprehensive over time? These questions go to the heart of social scientists' soul-searching as to whether they are indeed engaged in 'science'. The author pursues these questions through in-depth examination of various theoretical programs currently influential in social science, including feminist social science, rational choice theory, network analysis and others.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1997.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (1 recurso electrónico.)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780511600883, 0511600887
  • oclc:on1127445788
  • Dewey Decimal:300

Table of Contents

Introduction: Progress: Formal and substantive -- 1. Dilemmas of intellectual progress -- 2. The reckoning of progress -- 3. Rational choice -- 4. From Parsons to Alexander: Closure through theoretical generality -- 5. Network analysis -- 6. Feminist analysis in social science / James Rule and Leslie Irvine -- 7. Theory as expression -- 8. Theory for coping -- 9. Summary and conclusions.

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Rule, James B.

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