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Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Theorizing and writing social theory
• Social theory
• Theorizing
• Writing
• Writing in the research process
• Writing in the reporting process
• Outline of the book
• References
• pt. I Tools for theorizing in social science
• Graphic representations
• Displays and property spaces as preliminary endpoints
• References
• 2. Basics of displays
• What is a display?
• Building blocks of displays
• Putting a display together
• Summary
• References
• 3. use of displays in theorizing
• Theorizing by extending

• Theorizing by mapping interaction
• Stepwise theorizing
• Summary
• References
• 4. Basics of property spaces
• Constructing a property space
• Hidden property spaces
• Housekeeping
• Labelling the types: terms
• Developing existing terminology
• Summary
• References
• 5. Reduction of property spaces in theorizing
• Rescaling
• Indexing
• Logic reduction
• Empirical reduction
• Theoretical reduction
• Pragmatic reduction
• Summary
• References
• 6. Expansion of property spaces in theorizing
• Substruction
• More properties of existing dimensions
• More dimensions
• Combining property spaces
• Inserting process arrows
• Creating scales
• Summary
• References
• pt. II Tools for writing social science
• References
• 7. Model of Argumentation: chain of reasoning, chains of argument and arguments
• rhetorical situation
• Purpose
• Persona
• Audience
• Tone
• subject matter
• model
• Summary
• References
• 8. Examples of using the Model of Argumentation
• process of writing a social science text: an example
• (preliminarily) finished structure of a text: an example
• structure of Chapter 4, ̀Basics of property spaces'
• Constructing a property space
• Housekeeping
• Moving the model down one level
• Summary
• References
• 9. Theorizing and writing
• Research process and reporting process
• Displays
• Property spaces
• Writing
• Summary
• References.

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Author/Creator:

Karlsson, Jan, 1948- , author

Contributors:

Bergman, Ann (Professor in Working Life Science) , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Methods for social theory: analytical tools for theorizing and writing [by Karlsson, J.]

Subjects:

Social sciences — Philosophy

Social sciences — Authorship

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

H61 .K274 2017

ISBNs:

9781315595115 (electronic bk.)
1315595117 (electronic bk.)
9781472472816 (hardback) [Invalid]
1472472810 (hardback) [Invalid]
9781472472847 (pbk.) [Invalid]
1472472845 (pbk.) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

965196632

Other Control Numbers:

1430098 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp13299750