Robert R Blain
Biographic Data
| ID | 257306 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert R Blain |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert R |
| FAMILY NAME | Blain |
| SIGNATURE | BLAIN R R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Japanese Investment in Canada and Canadian Exports to Japan 1965–84
The Information Chain Theory of Cooperation
The Information Chain Theory of Cooperation is a new theory based on a new paradigm making use of many concepts from classical and contemporary social theorists. The dependent variable of the theory is the degree of wealth and freedom versus poverty and death found in human groups. This variable is explained by the scale of cooperation a group is able to achieve and maintain. The scale of cooperation, in turn, depends upon six independent variabl…
Reply To Beeghley
Comment on Homans' Reply
An Alternative to Parsons' Four-Function Paradigm as a Basis for Developing General Sociological Theory
Pareto, V. 1935 The Mind and Society. Vol. IV. New York: Harcourt Brace. Plamenatz, J. 1963 Man and Society. Vol. II. New York: McGraw-Hill. Sahlins, M. D. and E. R. Service (eds.) 1960 Evolution and Culture. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Schelsky, H. 1959 Ortsbestimming der Deutschen Soziologie. Dusseldorf-Cologne: E. Diederichs. Schneider, L. 1964 Assessment of Sorokin's View of Pp. 371-400 in Zollschan, G. K. and Hirsch, W. (eds.), …
On Homans' Psychological Reductionism
George Homans' numerous claims that sociological propositions could be reduced to psychological propositions are examined in terms of the various ways Homans has used the word 'reduction' and in terms of the development of Homans' reductionist position over the course of his career. Attempts to answer Homans' reductionism are reviewed and Homans' challenge to his critics is presented. A general sociological proposition is then presented as an ans…
A Critique of Parsons' Four Function Paradigm
(1970). A Critique of Parsons' Four Function Paradigm. The Sociological Quarterly: Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 157-168
On Homans' Psychological Reductionism
George Homans' numerous claims that sociological propositions could be reduced to psychological propositions are examined in terms of the various ways Homans has used the word 'reduction' and in terms of the development of Homans' reductionist position over the course of his career. Attempts to answer Homans' reductionism are reviewed and Homans' challenge to his critics is presented. A general sociological proposition is then presented as an ans…
An Alternative to Parsons' Four-Function Paradigm as a Basis for Developing General Sociological Theory
Pareto, V. 1935 The Mind and Society. Vol. IV. New York: Harcourt Brace. Plamenatz, J. 1963 Man and Society. Vol. II. New York: McGraw-Hill. Sahlins, M. D. and E. R. Service (eds.) 1960 Evolution and Culture. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Schelsky, H. 1959 Ortsbestimming der Deutschen Soziologie. Dusseldorf-Cologne: E. Diederichs. Schneider, L. 1964 Assessment of Sorokin's View of Pp. 371-400 in Zollschan, G. K. and Hirsch, W. (eds.), …
Japanese Investment in Canada and Canadian Exports to Japan 1965–84
A Critique of Parsons' Four Function Paradigm
(1970). A Critique of Parsons' Four Function Paradigm. The Sociological Quarterly: Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 157-168
A Critique of Parsons' Four Function Paradigm
(1970). A Critique of Parsons' Four Function Paradigm. The Sociological Quarterly: Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 157-168
Comment on Homans' Reply
An Alternative to Parsons' Four-Function Paradigm as a Basis for Developing General Sociological Theory
Pareto, V. 1935 The Mind and Society. Vol. IV. New York: Harcourt Brace. Plamenatz, J. 1963 Man and Society. Vol. II. New York: McGraw-Hill. Sahlins, M. D. and E. R. Service (eds.) 1960 Evolution and Culture. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Schelsky, H. 1959 Ortsbestimming der Deutschen Soziologie. Dusseldorf-Cologne: E. Diederichs. Schneider, L. 1964 Assessment of Sorokin's View of Pp. 371-400 in Zollschan, G. K. and Hirsch, W. (eds.), …
On Homans' Psychological Reductionism
George Homans' numerous claims that sociological propositions could be reduced to psychological propositions are examined in terms of the various ways Homans has used the word 'reduction' and in terms of the development of Homans' reductionist position over the course of his career. Attempts to answer Homans' reductionism are reviewed and Homans' challenge to his critics is presented. A general sociological proposition is then presented as an ans…
Reply To Beeghley
The Information Chain Theory of Cooperation
The Information Chain Theory of Cooperation is a new theory based on a new paradigm making use of many concepts from classical and contemporary social theorists. The dependent variable of the theory is the degree of wealth and freedom versus poverty and death found in human groups. This variable is explained by the scale of cooperation a group is able to achieve and maintain. The scale of cooperation, in turn, depends upon six independent variabl…
Japanese Investment in Canada and Canadian Exports to Japan 1965–84
Sociology (7 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (3 works) · Citation (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Function (biology) (2 works) · Library science (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (1 works)