Status, network, and structure
Subtitle: theory development in group processes
By: edited by Jacek Szmatka, John Skvoretz, and Joseph Berger.
Contributors: Szmatka, Jacek.; Skvoretz, John.; Berger, Joseph, 1924-
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
Subjects: Sociology -- Philosophy
Description: The overall aim of the book is to provide models for researchers struggling to develop, construct, and integrate coherent sociological theory and knowledge.

The papers are grouped around three themes: (1) the problem of theory construction in sociology, including what is meant by "theory" and the methods of testing it, particularly empirical testing; (2) the extension and elaboration of existing theories of group processes, notably in the study of status, sentiment, and the comparison process; and (3) the theoretical issues at the intersection of social structures, the pattern of connection in social networks, and the process of rational choice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-457) and index.