Richard C Sheldon
Biographic Data
| ID | 2106910 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard C Sheldon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard C |
| FAMILY NAME | Sheldon |
| SIGNATURE | SHELDON R C |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1951 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Some Observations on Theory in Social Science 1
Social science deals with one sector of the activity of human beings. Basically, activity can be considered to be any expenditure of energy of any part of the organism. It includes the biochemical processes which go on in the body. But social science does not deal with biochemical processes as such; they are in the domain of physiology. Since social science does not deal with activity in all its forms, abstraction is necessary. The sector of acti…
Some Fundamental Categories of the Theory of Action
Theory in the social sciences should have three major functions. First, it should aid in the codification of our existing concrete knowledge. It can do so by providing generalized hypotheses for the systematic reformulation of existing facts and insights, by extending the range of implication of particular hypotheses, and by unifying discrete observations under general concepts. Through codification, general theory in the social sciences will hel…
Sample Surveys and Population Control
Journal Article SAMPLE SURVEYS AND POPULATION CONTROL: DISCUSSION Get access DAVID L. SILLS DAVID L. SILLS International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 28, Issue 3, FALL 1964, Pages 389–392, https://doi.org/10.1086/267261 Published: 01 January 1964
Are Soviet Satellite Refugee Interviews Projectable
Many problems are involved in doing social research on inaccessible nations. In this article, the authors discuss the techniques and hazards of using escapees from a nation as a sample of its total population. Richard C. Sheldon is a Vice President of International Public Opinion Research, Inc., and John Dutkowski, formerly an interviewer on a refugee project, is in charge of IPOR's Coding and Translation Section
Toward a General Theory of Action
Toward a General Theory of Action
Some Fundamental Categories of the Theory of Action
Toward a General Theory of Action
Are Soviet Satellite Refugee Interviews Projectable
Many problems are involved in doing social research on inaccessible nations. In this article, the authors discuss the techniques and hazards of using escapees from a nation as a sample of its total population. Richard C. Sheldon is a Vice President of International Public Opinion Research, Inc., and John Dutkowski, formerly an interviewer on a refugee project, is in charge of IPOR's Coding and Translation Section
Some Fundamental Categories of the Theory of Action
Are Soviet Satellite Refugee Interviews Projectable
Many problems are involved in doing social research on inaccessible nations. In this article, the authors discuss the techniques and hazards of using escapees from a nation as a sample of its total population. Richard C. Sheldon is a Vice President of International Public Opinion Research, Inc., and John Dutkowski, formerly an interviewer on a refugee project, is in charge of IPOR's Coding and Translation Section
Toward a General Theory of Action
Toward a General Theory of Action
Sample Surveys and Population Control
Journal Article SAMPLE SURVEYS AND POPULATION CONTROL: DISCUSSION Get access DAVID L. SILLS DAVID L. SILLS International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 28, Issue 3, FALL 1964, Pages 389–392, https://doi.org/10.1086/267261 Published: 01 January 1964
Some Observations on Theory in Social Science 1
Social science deals with one sector of the activity of human beings. Basically, activity can be considered to be any expenditure of energy of any part of the organism. It includes the biochemical processes which go on in the body. But social science does not deal with biochemical processes as such; they are in the domain of physiology. Since social science does not deal with activity in all its forms, abstraction is necessary. The sector of acti…
Some Fundamental Categories of the Theory of Action
Theory in the social sciences should have three major functions. First, it should aid in the codification of our existing concrete knowledge. It can do so by providing generalized hypotheses for the systematic reformulation of existing facts and insights, by extending the range of implication of particular hypotheses, and by unifying discrete observations under general concepts. Through codification, general theory in the social sciences will hel…
Physics (5 works) · Critical Realism in Sociology (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (3 works) · Embodied and Extended Cognition (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works)