Full Description
Science and Sociology is from beginning to end an exploration of what this implies for the social sciences, and sociology in particular. The authors argue that over the last several decades, sociology has become less a science and more a quest for isolated assessments of situations, whether they come from demographic analyses, survey research, or ethnographic studies. Above all else, this book is an attempt to promote and advance scientific sociology, and we write at length specifying the how and why of this objective. With this objective in mind, the question becomes: What would a scientific sociology look like?
Contents
Chapter 1 Assertions: The Building Blocks of Science Chapter 2 On Predictive Implications Chapter 3 The Notion of Science: Complexities and Problems Chapter 4 A Conceptualization of Science Chapter 5 A Conceptualization of a Scientific Theory Chapter 6 Formal Theory Construction: Illustrations, Problems, and Issues Chapter 7 More on Issues and Problems Concerning Formal Theory Construction Chapter 8 Disastrous Beliefs in Sociology Chapter 9 The Quest for Uniformities and Propositions
