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Science for Social Scientists

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  • © 1984

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Authors:
  1. John Law
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  2. Peter Lodge
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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • John Law, Peter Lodge
      Pages 1-9

  3. People and their Knowledge

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-13
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    2. Classification

      • John Law, Peter Lodge
      Pages 15-23

    3. Inference

      • John Law, Peter Lodge
      Pages 24-30

    4. Networks

      • John Law, Peter Lodge
      Pages 31-44

    5. Links Between Classes: Economy and Coherence

      • John Law, Peter Lodge
      Pages 45-53

    6. Links Between Classes: Strength

      • John Law, Peter Lodge
      Pages 54-61

    7. Workability and Truth

      • John Law, Peter Lodge
      Pages 62-72

    8. Philosophies of Science and the Network Theory

      • John Law, Peter Lodge
      Pages 73-84

  4. The Acquisition of Knowledge

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-86
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    2. The Acquisition of Social Coherence Conditions: Perception

      • John Law, Peter Lodge
      Pages 87-96

    3. The Acquisition of Social Coherence Conditions: Manipulation

      • John Law, Peter Lodge
      Pages 97-103

    4. The Acquisition of Social Coherence Conditions: Metaphor and Theory

      • John Law, Peter Lodge
      Pages 104-120

  5. Interests and the Development of Scientific Knowledge

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-123
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    2. Interests and Knowledge

      • John Law, Peter Lodge
      Pages 125-133

    3. Interests and the Growth of Knowledge

      • John Law, Peter Lodge
      Pages 134-142

    4. Negotiation, Persuasion and the Power of Knowledge

      • John Law, Peter Lodge
      Pages 143-154

    5. Scientific Socialisation and the Alignment of Networks

      • John Law, Peter Lodge
      Pages 155-163

    6. Normal Science and the Operation of Interests

      • John Law, Peter Lodge
      Pages 164-170
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Science for Social Scientists

  • Authors: John Law, Peter Lodge

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17536-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: John Law and Peter Lodge 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-35101-7Published: 01 September 1984

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-17536-9Published: 01 September 1984

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 297

  • Topics: Research Methodology

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