Theory Construction and Model-Building Skills: A Practical Guide for Social Scientists (Paperback, 2)

I. Basic Concepts1. Introduction2. The Nature of Understanding3. Science as an Approach to UnderstandingII. Core Processes4. Creativity and the Generation of Ideas5. Focusing Concepts6. Thought Experiments and Variable RelationshipsIII. Frameworks for Theory Construction7. Causal Models8. Mathematical Modeling9. Simulation as a Theory Development Method10. Emergent Theory: Qualitative/Mixed Method Approaches11. Emergent Theory: Quantitative Approaches12. Historically Influential Systems of ThoughtIV. Theory at the Level of Measurement13. Theory and Measurement: General Frameworks14. Types of Measurement StrategiesV. Concluding Issues15. Theory Revision16. Reading and Writing about Theories17. Epilogue