num_pages: 176
description: The authors consider the nature of explanatory models in the social sciences in order to suggest ways in which conceptual systems differ. They suggest that, in many cases, theorists, researchers and clinicians can utilize insights from rival models in building their own models, without sacrificing the integrity of their own work.
language: English
title: Discourse in the Social Sciences: Strategies for Translating Models of Mental Illness
titlecomplete: Discourse in the Social Sciences: Strategies for Translating Models of Mental Illness (Controversies in Science)
publisher: Praeger