A Quantitative Procedure for Classifying the Content of Theory/Research Works
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2275993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth A Freidheim (Mundelein College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 234-252 |
| Publication date | 1978-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1978.tb01167.x |
| OpenAlex | W2080929246 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 40 |
Classifying styles of scientific thought is a necessary prelude to many further projects in the analysis of theory and in the sociology of sociology. Numerical techniques such as those presented here can supplement less formal insights. To illustrate I have classified twenty-five works (representing a diversity of well known theory approaches) by the presence or absence of forty-two traits (drawn from ideas about the logic-of-science). The procedures detailed here group these familiar works into “sensible” types based on social structure, social perceptions and positivistic methods. The classification also exposes underlying dimensions of individual versus group-based observations and theory-building versus theory-confirmation strategies. Having demonstrated the system can produce sensible results with familiar works, I can use it to identify atypical works, to compare social groups of theorists with types of thought, and to explore the nature of common, underlying dimensions
Content (measure theory) · Diversity (politics) · Epistemology · Group (periodic table) · Perception · Positivism · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Mathematics · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 1990 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |