MODELOVÁ STRATÉGIA KONŠTRUOVANIA SOCIOLOGICKÝCH TEÓRIÍ

• Authors: Schenk Juraj

Title variants

EN

Sociological theory construction: Model-based strategy

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

In the article, three basic types of strategies for sociological theory construction as well as main features of model-based strategy are briefly introduced. The main attention is payed to the road passed by contemporary analytical sociology in the field of theory construction. Theoretical models (drawn from R. Boudon´s work) based upon social mechanism and providing explanation of social phenomena or processes, correspond to the first step on the road. In the next section, the transitional stage from theoretical models through classic formal models to agent-based models is mentioned. As a common example, the reproduction of social inequalities (Matthew effect and cumulative (dis)advantages) which constitutes the substantive background linking classic formal models to agent-based model was exploited. The final part is dealing with the construction of agent-based model of deference exchanges (Manzo & Baldassarri). Heuristic and methodological problems are emphasized.

Keywords

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THEORY CONSTRUCTION; MODEL-BASED STRATEGY; ANALYTICAL SOCIOLOGY; MATTHEW EFFECT; AGENT-BASED MODEL

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Sociológia (Sociology)
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 109 – 138

Contributors

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Schenk Juraj

• Katedra sociológie, Gondova 2, 814 99 Bratislava, Slovak Republic