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Theory Construction and Model-Building Skills: A Practical Guide for Social Scientists (Methodology in the Social Sciences) 1st Edition
This book has been replaced by Theory Construction and Model-Building Skills, Second Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-4243-7.
- ISBN-101606233394
- ISBN-13978-1606233399
- Edition1st
- PublisherThe Guilford Press
- Publication dateDecember 23, 2009
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions7.25 x 1 x 9.75 inches
- Print length391 pages
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"This book is aimed to provide social scientists with hand-on tools for defining concepts and formalizing theories. It is particularly addressed to graduate students and it ranges from causal analysis to mathematical modeling, from simulation to grounded and emergent approaches to theory construction. It is well organized, includes many simple and effective examples, and has a very clear setup. At the end of each chapter, the authors provide a summary, concluding comments, and suggested readings. The latter are complemented by a sentence about the content of each referenced literature, which is very helpful to find the respective reference of interest. Above, an index with key terms of each chapter and intuitive exercises to deepen the understanding of it are provided. Doing so, the book is very suitable for didactical purpose, in particular for research courses to graduate students. The effective, easy-to-understand, and straightforward style of writing is noticeable since from the first pages of the book....The book is highly recommendable for social science students, is a good lecture for young and open minded researchers, and locates simulation at the core of the scientific endeavour." ― Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Stimulation Published On: 2009-12-25
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- Publisher : The Guilford Press; 1st edition (December 23, 2009)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 391 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1606233394
- ISBN-13 : 978-1606233399
- Item Weight : 1.56 pounds
- Dimensions : 7.25 x 1 x 9.75 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,452,156 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #526 in Medical Psychology Research
- #556 in Popular Psychology Research
- #1,013 in Education Research (Books)
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2016It's great to finally have some concrete guidelines to follow when constructing or evaluating a theory! Not the be-all end-all, but a wonderful guide to follow as long as you also look for other resources. I used this to help me pass my comprehensive exams, and will continue to use it in my theoretical publication articles.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2020Excellent book for first year doctoral students.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2012I think this book is very useful if you are interested in learning more about theory building. It takes a mostly quantitative approach, but also has information on qualitative processes. It's nice because you can jump around the chapters and get the information you need. Very practical as well as theoretical so you can really know what to do instead of just getting information in the abstract.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2016The abstraction of dissertation made easy. I love it
- Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2010This book is by far the best research method book I have ever purchased.
I strongly recommend this book for anyone who is seriously interested in
research.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2016This is required for my course. Haven't finished reading it.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2016Absolutely vital for theory development.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2016I never ordered this product
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JLReviewed in France on June 27, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Ouvrage de base
Un livre de chevet pour tout chercheur
- Yousef AloseemyReviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2013
5.0 out of 5 stars One of a kind book
This is an excellent book. I have searched for a long time for a book to help me write my theory, and this is the best book I have found, in fact it's the only book I have found. Once you start reading this book you can't put it down, even if you don't have a theory to write. It's mind-opening and a well-written book.