Mary Ann Groves
Biographic Data
| ID | 378564 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Ann Groves |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary Ann |
| FAMILY NAME | Groves |
| SIGNATURE | GROVES M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Manhattan College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Marginal Religious Movements as Precursors of a Sociocultural Revolution
Empirical Applications of Parsonian Theory
A common criticism of Parsonian theory has been that it is really not a theory but only a classificatory scheme. Critics claim that its concepts are not amenable to operationalization and that low-level empirically testable hypotheses cannot be derived from the theory. We argue that: (I) These criticisms are based upon a limited concept of theory, one that neglects other important functions that theory performs. (2) Many concepts in Parsonian the…
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Empirical Applications of Parsonian Theory
A common criticism of Parsonian theory has been that it is really not a theory but only a classificatory scheme. Critics claim that its concepts are not amenable to operationalization and that low-level empirically testable hypotheses cannot be derived from the theory. We argue that: (I) These criticisms are based upon a limited concept of theory, one that neglects other important functions that theory performs. (2) Many concepts in Parsonian the…
Marginal Religious Movements as Precursors of a Sociocultural Revolution
Sociology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (1 works) · Criticism (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (1 works) · Game theory (1 works) · Law (1 works) · Mathematical economics (1 works)