Sociology as a Theory Building Enterprise
Detours from the Early Masters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7214533 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J H Turner (0000-0003-4648-893X, University of California, Riverside, corresponding author), Aexandra Maryanski (0009-0001-3273-6149) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 427-456 |
| Publication date | 1979-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Pacific Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-8919 • E-ISSN: 2330-0736 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1388841 |
| OpenAlex | W2801713460 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 11 |
A review of sociologists' excuses for not developing laws or principles that are the equivalent to those in the natural sciences is undertaken. This review is placed in the context of the vision of sociology's early masters who believed that laws of social organization could be articulated. The failure of modern theorists to build on this vision over the last 50 years is highlighted by an examination of some of the basic principles of social organization that the early masters articulated. These principles, it is argued, constitute sociological laws that are equivalent to those in the natural sciences
Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Natural (archaeology · Natural science · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 2021 (42) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |