The Relation of Theory and Method: Causal Relatedness, Historical Contingency and beyond
- 1 August 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Sociological Review
- Vol. 36 (3) , 441-463
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-954x.1988.tb02923.x
Abstract
This paper critically scrutinizes the thesis put forward by Jennifer Platt in a recent article in The Sociological Review about the general relation between theory and method, based on her investigation of the specific example of functionalism and survey research in post-war US sociology. The present paper questions the extent to which Platt's analysis and general conclusions mask important levels of connectedness between theory and method.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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