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Theorizing in Social Science: The Context of Discovery
Richard Swedberg (Ed.)
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Description for Theorizing in Social Science: The Context of Discovery
Hardback. Advocates a crucial shift from looking at theory in social science, to the act of theorizing and the construction of theories. Editor(s): Swedberg, Richard. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
All social scientists learn the celebrated theories and frameworks of their predecessors, using them to inform their own research and observations. But before there can be theory, there must be theorizing. Theorizing in Social Science introduces the reader to the next generation of theory construction and suggests useful ways for creating social theory.
What makes certain types of theories creative, and how does one go about theorizing in a creative way? The contributors to this landmark collection—top social scientists in the fields of sociology, economics, and management—draw on personal experiences and new findings to provide a range of ... Read more
All social scientists learn the celebrated theories and frameworks of their predecessors, using them to inform their own research and observations. But before there can be theory, there must be theorizing. Theorizing in Social Science introduces the reader to the next generation of theory construction and suggests useful ways for creating social theory.
What makes certain types of theories creative, and how does one go about theorizing in a creative way? The contributors to this landmark collection—top social scientists in the fields of sociology, economics, and management—draw on personal experiences and new findings to provide a range of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804789417
SKU
V9780804789417
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Ref
99-50
About Richard Swedberg (Ed.)
Richard Swedberg is Professor of Sociology at Cornell University and author of numerous books, including The Max Weber Dictionary (SUP 2005) and Principles of Economic Sociology (2003), among others.
Reviews for Theorizing in Social Science: The Context of Discovery
"The debate about methodology in the social sciences has almost completely bypassed discussion of the tools that we can use to build good theories. This book is giant step forward in correcting this omission. If we are lucky, it will stimulate a new branch of methodology devoted to the procedures that analysts can most productively use in the context of ... Read more