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Creating human development theories : a guide for the social sciences and humanities / R. Murray Thomas.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: vi, 224 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1440831688
  • 9781440831683
  • 144083198X
  • 9781440831980
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155 23
LOC classification:
  • BF713 .T4843 2014
Contents:
Part I. An architectural plan for building theories -- Part II. Five illustrative theories -- --
1. The nature of the book -- -- Part I. An architectural plan for building theories -- 2. The need, the domain, the population -- 3. Basic assumptions and key terms -- 4. Causes and stages of development -- 5. Evidence and proof -- 6. Interpreting evidence -- 7. Theory applications -- -- Part II. Five illustrative theories -- 8. Manual dexterity -- 9. Anger-expression control -- 10. Guilt and pride -- 11. Reverence -- 12. Interethnic social exchanges: willingness and style -- Retrospect.
Summary: "As college students progress through bachelor's degree programs and then advance to their master's degree theses and doctoral dissertations, they are bombarded with studies of countless theories, often adopting some author's theory for interpreting information about human development, even when the theory does not precisely meet their needs. One way to solve the problem-a way especially tuned to the current classroom push for creative, critical thinking-is for the student to create his or her own theory. Unfortunately, even students as high as the doctoral level often don't understand how to create a well-ordered, workable theory of their own-a crucial gap in their "critical thinking" skillsets. This book is the solution to that specific problem. In these pages, in clear and detailed steps, is a complete explanation for developing a theory."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. An architectural plan for building theories -- Part II. Five illustrative theories -- --

1. The nature of the book -- -- Part I. An architectural plan for building theories -- 2. The need, the domain, the population -- 3. Basic assumptions and key terms -- 4. Causes and stages of development -- 5. Evidence and proof -- 6. Interpreting evidence -- 7. Theory applications -- -- Part II. Five illustrative theories -- 8. Manual dexterity -- 9. Anger-expression control -- 10. Guilt and pride -- 11. Reverence -- 12. Interethnic social exchanges: willingness and style -- Retrospect.

"As college students progress through bachelor's degree programs and then advance to their master's degree theses and doctoral dissertations, they are bombarded with studies of countless theories, often adopting some author's theory for interpreting information about human development, even when the theory does not precisely meet their needs. One way to solve the problem-a way especially tuned to the current classroom push for creative, critical thinking-is for the student to create his or her own theory. Unfortunately, even students as high as the doctoral level often don't understand how to create a well-ordered, workable theory of their own-a crucial gap in their "critical thinking" skillsets. This book is the solution to that specific problem. In these pages, in clear and detailed steps, is a complete explanation for developing a theory."--Publisher's website.

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