How to Build Social Science Theories 论文

摘要

Preface Foreword - Jerald Hage 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