{"product_id":"how-to-build-social-science-pamela-j-shoemaker-9780761926672","title":"How to Build Social Science Theories","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs straightforward as its title, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to Build Social Science Theories \u003c\/b\u003esidesteps the well-traveled road of theoretical examination by demonstrating how new theories originate and how they are elaborated. Essential reading for students of social science research, this book traces theories from their most rudimentary building blocks (terminology and definitions) through multivariable theoretical statements, models, the role of creativity in theory building, and how theories are used and evaluated. Authors Pamela J. Shoemaker, James William Tankard, Jr., and Dominic L. Lasorsa intend to improve research in many areas of the social sciences by making research more theory-based and theory-oriented.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book begins with a discussion of concepts and their theoretical and operational definitions. It then proceeds to theoretical statements, including hypotheses, assumptions, and propositions. Theoretical statements need theoretical linkages and operational linkages; this discussion begins with bivariate relationships, as well as three-variable, four-variable, and further multivariate relationships. The authors also devote chapters to the creative component of theory-building and how to evaluate theories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pamela Shoemaker, James W. Tankard, Dominic Lasorsa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761926674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761926672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.14w x 0.53d","brand":"Pamela Shoemaker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981179945215,"sku":"9780761926672","price":151.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a58ce329-f17f-4d79-b933-5d77ecfccfe0.jpg?v=1683254094","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-build-social-science-pamela-j-shoemaker-9780761926672","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}