Theory and the Experimental Investigation of Social Structures

ISBN-13: 9782881241567 / Angielski / Twarda / 1987 / 290 str.

D. Willer

Opis

This work demonstrates how experimental designs are produced through the active use of social theory. It also shows how theoretically designed experiments address broader issues in social theory, issues that can be traced back to the classical theories of Marx and Weber.

Spis treści

INTRODUCTION 1: SCIENTIFIC AND EMPIRICIST EXPERIMENTATION 2: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THREE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS 3: THE EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF CENTRALIZED EXCHANGE STRUCTURES 4: STRONG AND WEAK COERCIVE STRUCTURES 5: COERCIVE EXPLOITATION AND COLLECTIVE ACTION 6: STRONG AND WEAK HIERARCHICAL EXCHANGE STRUCTURES 7: EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND PROBLEMS OF CONTROL 8: THE APPLICATION OF THEORY TO HISTORICAL CASES 9: CONCLUSIONS AND NEW DIRECTIONS

O autorze

David Willer The University of Kanvas, USA