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" Methodology of sociological research : "
Stefan Nowak ; translated from the Polish by Maria Olga Lepa.
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774261
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Stefan Nowak ; translated from the Polish by Maria Olga Lepa.
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Methodology of sociological research : : general problems\ Stefan Nowak ; translated from the Polish by Maria Olga Lepa.
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Dordrecht, Holland ; Boston : D. Reidel Pub. Co., ©1977-
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Synthese library, v. 82.
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(volumes)
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9401011176
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: 9401011192
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: 9789401011174
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: 9789401011198
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I. The Formulation of the Research Problem and the Choice of the Right Methods.- 1. Problems with the Subject-matter and Scope of Sociology.- 2. The Social and Scientific Sources of the Research Problems in Sociology.- 3. The Object of Investigation and the Research Problem.- 4. Kinds of Questions. Problem and Hypothesis.- 5. Investigated Phenomena as an Object of Interest in Themselves and as a Sample of a Broader Class of Phenomena.- 6. Modes of Research with an "Historical" Intention.- 7. Specifying the Research Problem and Research Reconnaissance.- 8. Choice of Research Methods and the Final Operationalization of the Research Problem.- 9. The Research Assumptions.- II. Social Phenomena and Processes.- 1. Two Ways of Looking at People and Human Collectivities.- 2. The Understanding of Social Phenomena and the Problem of the Specific Nature of the Humanities as Regards Methodology.- 3. Objects of the Extrahuman World as Seen by the Sociologist.- 4. Variables Characterizing Human Individuals in Social Research.- 5. Human Collectivities as an Object of Interest to Sociologists; Semantic Variations of the Term "Group".- 6. The Features of Human Collectivities and of the Individuals Constituting Them.- 7. The Structural Features of Collectivities and the Normative Regulators of Human Behaviour.- 8. Two Ways of Regarding Cultural Phenomena.- 9. The Cross-sectional Characteristics of Human Collectivities and Dynamic Events and Processes Occurring in Them.- III. Concepts and Indicators.- 1. The Terms and Concepts of the Language of Sociology.- 2. Singular and General, Universal and Historical Terms.- 3. Defining Concepts.- 4. Partial Definitions and Probabilistic Definitions.- 5. Syndromatic Concepts and Theoretical Models of Phenomena.- 6. Qualitative and Quantitative Variables.- 7. Classifications and Typologies.- 8. Observable Properties, Dispositional Features, and Inferred "Latent Variables" in the Content of Sociological Concepts.- 9. Types of Indicators in Social Research.- 10. Behaviour, Verbal Communications and Material Objects as Indicators of Sociological Variables.- 11. Non-formal Criteria of the Usefulness of Sociological Concepts.- 12. Emotionally Loaded Terms in the Conceptual Apparatus of Sociology.- IV. Kinds of Propositions.- 1. The Degree of Generality of Propositions.- 2. Numerical Characterizations of Population; the Relative Frequencies of Phenomena and Statistical Relationships between Variables.- 3. Probabilistic Propositions.- 4. Space-time Relations and Other Structural Relations between the Elements of Sets.- 5. Causal Statements and Statements about the Concomitance or Sequence of Events.- 6. Types of Causal Relation between Dichotomous Variables.- 7. Relationships between Quantitative and Qualitative Variables.- 8. Functional Relationships between Two Quantitative Variables.- 9. Multivariable Relationships of Quantitative Variables.- 10. Types of Variables and the Character of Propositions about the Relationships between Them.- 11. Types of Propositions about the Dynamics of Social Processes.- 12. Elliptic or Indeterminate Statements in the Social Sciences.- 13. Tautological Statements.- 14. Empirical Statements and Value Judgements about Social Reality.- V. Substantiation of Statements. Empirical Verification of Hypotheses.- 1. The Role of Perceptual Judgements in Substantiating Propositions in the Empirical Sciences.- 2. Singular Statements and Inductive Justification of General Propositions.- 3. The Rules of Eliminative Induction.- 4. Experimental Manipulation of Independent Variables and Verification of Causal Hypotheses.- 5. Statistical or Historical Consequences of Conditional Relationships.- 6. Difficulties in the Verification of Universal Social Laws and Substitute Functions of Spatiotemporal Coordinates.- 7. Genetic Determination of Sociological Laws.- 8. Experimental Investigations and Non-experimental Methods of Verification of Causal Hypothesis.- 9. Generalizing from Conclusions and the Problem of the Representativeness of the Sample.- 10. Principles of Statistical Inference.- 11. Influence of Prior Knowledge on Interpretation of Research Results.- VI. Explanation of Events.- 1. The General Schema of Explanation.- 2. Explanation of Events and Sets of Events by Means of Statistical Propositions.- 3. Incomplete Explanation.- 4. Hypothetical Explanations.- 5. Contradictory and Complementary Explanations.- 6. Explanation of Human Behaviour in Terms of Motives.- 7. "Matrix" Laws in the Explanation of Human Behaviour.- 8. Genetic Explanations.- 9. Teleological Explanations.- VII. Construction of Theories.- 1. Different Meanings of the Term "Theory".- 2. Inventories of Theoretical Propositions and Typological Systematizations.- 3. Factorial Systematization of the Totality of Causes of the Same Effect.- 4. Hypothetical "Latent Variables" in the Systematization of Causal Chains.- 5. The Functional Approach.- 6. Axiomatized Theories.- 7. Simple Reductive Systematization.- 8. Reduction of Laws about Social "Wholes" to Laws about Their Component Elements.- 9. Theoretical Models of Social Phenomena and Processes.- VIII. Prediction of Events and Practical Applications of Research Results.- 1. Simple and Complex Prediction Schemata.- 2. Probabilistic and Conditional Predictions.- 3. Knowledge about the Structure and Culture of the Collectivity in the Process of Behaviour Prediction.- 4. Prediction of Behaviour on the Basis of Intentions, Plans, and Attitudes Towards the Future.- 5. Self-fulfilling Prognoses.- 6. Extrapolation of Trends.- 7. Long-term Prognoses.- 8. The Role of Sociological Research in the Discovery and Diagnosis of Social Problems.- 9. Theoretical and Diagnostic Knowledge in Social Engineering.- 10. Manipulation of Sociological Variables in Social Engineering.- 11. Empirical Evaluation of the Effects of Practical Action.- 12. Some Problems Related to the Practical Application of Sociological Studies.- 13. Applied Research and the Sociology of Particular Areas of Social Reality.- 14. The Social Functions of Sociology and the Responsibility of the Scientist.- Index of Subjects.
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Enquêtes sociales.
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Social surveys.
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Sociology -- Methodology.
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HN29.S744 1977
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Stefan Nowak
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| Parallel Title
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Metodologia badań socjologicznych.
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