An Introduction to Models in the Social Sciences

Framsida
Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 27 sep. 1993
What is a model? How do you construct one? What are some common models in the social sciences? How can models be applied in new situations? What makes a model good? Focusing on answers to these and related questions, this multidisciplinary introduction to model building in the social sciences formulates interesting problems that involve students in creative model building and the process of invention. The book describes models of individual choice, exchange, adaptation, and diffusion. Throughout, student participation in analytical thinking is encouraged. Originally published in 1975 by HarperCollins Publishers.
 

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CHAPTER ONE WHAT WE ARE UP TO
1
CHAPTER TWO AN INTRODUCTION TO SPECULATION
9
CHAPTER THREE THE EVALUATION OF SPECULATIONS
51
CHAPTER FOUR CHOICE
85
CHAPTER FIVE EXCHANGE
157
CHAPTER SIX ADAPTATION
247
CHAPTER SEVEN DIFFUSION
341
INDEX
419
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