The prominence of formal theory in sociology

Sociological Forum

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 319-331

  Willer, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elementary theory; Formal theory; Theory growth; Theory programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039562228     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02408370     Document Type: Article

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