Lets Talk Theory

How do sociologists use theory?
And what do you think about Lieberson’s ideas about the use of evidence in testing sociological theory?

Notes for answering the questions:
Einstein, Renoir, and Greeley: Some Thoughts about Evidence in Sociology: 1991 Presidential Address (UPLOAD)

BARKING UP THE WRONG BRANCH: ScientificAlternatives to the Current Model of sociological Science (UPLOAD)

Chapter 3, The Role of Theory in Sociological Practice in Doing Sociology.
(UPLOAD)

Reference(s):
Chapter 3, The Role of Theory in Sociological Practice in Doing Sociology.

Lieberson, Stanley. 1991. Einstein, Renoir, and Greeley: Some Thoughts About Evidence in Sociology. American Sociological Review 57 (1): 1 15.

Liberson, Stanley, and Freda B. Lynn. 2002. Barking up the Wrong Branch: Scientific Alternatives to the Current Model of Sociological Science.  Annual Review of Sociology 28: 1 19.

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