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Full Title:
Theory Construction and Model-Building Skills
A Practical Guide for Social Scientists
Author(s):
James Jaccard and Jacob Jacoby
Publishing / Edition:
Second Edition; Guilford Press, 2020
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Table of Contents
of the book
Part 1. Basic Concepts
Chapter 1.
Introduction
Chapter 2.
The Nature of Understanding
Chapter 3.
Science as an Approach to Understanding
Part 2. Core Processes
Chapter 4.
Creativity and the Generation of Ideas
Chapter 5.
Focusing Concepts
Chapter 6.
Thought Experiments for Variable Relationships
Part 3. Frameworks for Theory Construction
Chapter 7.
Causal Models
Chapter 8.
Mathematical Modeling
Chapter 9.
Simulation as a Theory Development Method
Chapter 10.
Emergent Theory: Qualitative/Mixed Method Approaches
Chapter 11.
Emergent Theory: Quantitative Approaches
Chapter 12.
Historically Influential Systems of Thought
Part 4. Theory at the Level of Measurement
Chapter 13.
Theory and Measurement: General Frameworks
Chapter 14.
Types of Measurement Strategies
Part 5. Concluding Issues
Chapter 15.
Theory Revision
Chapter 16.
Reading and Writing about Theories
Chapter 17.
Epilogue
Content Review
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