TY - BOOK AU - Ekland-Olson,Sheldon AU - Gibbs,Jack P. TI - Science and sociology: predictive power is the name of the game SN - 9781138047846 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - HM511 .E44 2017 U1 - 301.01 23 PY - 2017///] CY - New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Sociology KW - Philosophy KW - Methodology KW - Science KW - Social aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references; 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 ER -