Ekland-Olson, Sheldon,  1944- <br/><br/>
Science and sociology :  predictive power is the name of the game / 
Sheldon Ekland-Olson and Jack P. Gibbs. 
 - New York, NY :  Routledge,  [2017] 
 - pages cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Assertions: the building blocks of science -- On predictive implications -- The notion of science: complexities and problems -- A conceptualization of science -- A conceptualization of a scientific theory -- Formal theory construction: illustrations, problems, and issues -- More on issues and problems concerning formal theory construction -- Disastrous beliefs in sociology -- The quest for uniformities and propositions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781138047846 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sociology--Philosophy.<br/>Sociology--Methodology.<br/>Science--Social aspects.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HM511  / .E44 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>301.01  / Ol8s