Developing sociological knowledge : theory and method
Title:
Developing sociological knowledge : theory and method
Author:
Cohen, Bernard P.
ISBN:
9780132051538
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, ©1980.
Physical Description:
viii, 279 pages ; 23 cm.
Series:
Prentice-Hall methods and theories in the social sciences series
Prentice-Hall methods and theories in the social sciences series.
Contents:
Introduction -- Action, values, and objective sociology -- Two important norms of science -- Ideas, observations, and knowledge claims -- Simple knowledge structures -- Historical and generalizing strategies -- Concepts, definitions, and concept formation -- Tying concepts to observations -- From simple knowledge structures to theories -- A theory and its analysis -- The logical analysis of a theory -- The empirical evaluation of ideas -- A final word to the consumer.