Dictionary of Theories
Author: Jennifer Bothamley
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 648
ISBN-13: 9780760753194
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Dictionary of Theories
Author: Jennifer Bothamley
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 637
ISBN-13: 9781578590452
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Dictionary of Theories is the first multi-disciplinary reference book to bring together theories, laws, hypotheses, principles, rules, theorems, "ologies" and "isms" from all subject areas. With more than 5,000 entries, the Dictionary of Theories is a unique and handy reference for the inquiring reader who wants to know more about the many theories cited daily in newspapers and magazines and on television, radio, and the Internet. - Back cover.
Dictionary of Theories
Author: Jennifer Bothamley
Publisher: Gale Cengage
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 658
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The first multi-disiplinary reference book to bring together theories, laws, hypotheses, principles, rules, theorems, "ologies and 'isms from all subject areas."- book cover.
Dictionary of Theories, Laws, and Concepts in Psychology
Author: Jon Roeckelein
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1998-10-28
Total Pages: 580
ISBN-13: 0313008639
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFully cross-referenced and source-referenced, this dictionary contains over 1200 entries consisting of terms concerning laws, theories, hypotheses, doctrines, principles, and effects in early and contemporary psychological literature. Each entry consists of the definition/description of the term with commentary, followed by a number of cross-referenced, related terms, and by chronologically-ordered source references to indicate the evolution of the term. An appendix provides supplementary material on many laws and theories not included in the dictionary itself and will be helpful to students and scholars concerned with specialty areas in psychology.
Elsevier's Dictionary of Psychological Theories
Author: J.E. Roeckelein
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2006-01-19
Total Pages: 692
ISBN-13: 008046064X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn attempting to understand and explain various behaviour, events, and phenomena in their field, psychologists have developed and enunciated an enormous number of 'best guesses' or theories concerning the phenomenon in question. Such theories involve speculations and statements that range on a potency continuum from 'strong' to 'weak'. The term theory, itself, has been conceived of in various ways in the psychological literature. In the present dictionary, the strategy of lumping together all the various traditional descriptive labels regarding psychologists 'best guesses' under the single descriptive term theory has been adopted. The descriptive labels of principle, law, theory, model, paradigm, effect, hypothesis and doctrine are attached to many of the entries, and all such descriptive labels are subsumed under the umbrella term theory.The title of this dictionary emphasizes the term theory (implying both strong and weak best guesses) and is a way of indication, overall, the contents of this comprehensive dictionary in a parsimonious and felicitous fashion.The dictionary will contain approximately 2,000 terms covering the origination, development, and evolution of various psychological concepts, as well as the historical definition, analysis, and criticisms of psychological concepts. Terms and definitions are in English.*Contains over 2,000 terms covering the origination, development and evolution of various psychological concepts*Covers a wide span of theories, from auditory, cognitive tactile and visual to humor and imagery*An essential resource for psychologists needing a single-source quick reference
Dictionary of the Social Sciences
Author: Craig Calhoun
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2002-05-02
Total Pages: 582
ISBN-13: 0199771200
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeaturing over 1,800 concise definitions of key terms, the Dictionary of the Social Sciences is the most comprehensive, authoritative single-volume work of its kind. With coverage on the vocabularies of anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, human geography, cultural studies, and Marxism, the Dictionary is an integrated, easy-to-use, A-to-Z reference tool. Designed for students and non-specialists, it examines classic and contemporary scholarship including basic terms, concepts, theories, schools of thought, methodologies, issues, and controversies. As a true dictionary, it also contains concise, jargon-free definitions that explain the rich, sometimes complex language of these increasingly visible fields.
Theory and Practice of Specialised Online Dictionaries
Author: Pedro A. Fuertes-Olivera
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2014-09-23
Total Pages: 261
ISBN-13: 3110368331
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is the first comprehensive monograph on the Function Theory of Lexicography, which originated at the Aarhus School of Business (Aarhus University). Function Theory considers dictionaries to be tools that are constructed for assisting specific users with punctual needs in specific usage situations, e.g. communicative-oriented situations and cognitive-oriented situations. The book's main focus is on defending the independent academic status of lexicography and its corollary: The process of designing, compiling and updating (specialised) online dictionaries needs a theoretical framework that addresses general and specific aspects. The former are common to all types of information tools, the latter are mainly dependent on the media for which the information tool is constructed and their specific target users. This books offers both aspects and moves from the highest level of abstraction to very detailed aspects of lexicographic work, e.g. how to convert an originally-conceived polyfunctional online dictionary into several monofunctional usage-based ones. The book illustrates that the theory and the methodology currently used by advocates of the Function Theory of Lexicography offers better results than other approaches and therefore makes its case for proposing the Function Theory for terminological/terminographical work.
Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible
Author: Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 2005-11
Total Pages: 896
ISBN-13: 0801026946
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis groundbreaking reference tool introduces key names, theories, and concepts for interpreting Scripture.
A Dictionary of Cultural and Critical Theory
Author: Michael Payne
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2013-05-06
Total Pages: 834
ISBN-13: 1118438817
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNow thoroughly updated and revised, this new edition of the highly acclaimed dictionary provides an authoritative and accessible guide to modern ideas in the broad interdisciplinary fields of cultural and critical theory Updated to feature over 40 new entries including pieces on Alain Badiou, Ecocriticism, Comparative Racialization , Ordinary Language Philosophy and Criticism, and Graphic Narrative Includes reflective, broad-ranging articles from leading theorists including Julia Kristeva, Stanley Cavell, and Simon Critchley Features a fully updated bibliography Wide-ranging content makes this an invaluable dictionary for students of a diverse range of disciplines
How to Build Social Science Theories
Author: Pamela J. Shoemaker
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2003-12-10
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1452210438
DOWNLOAD EBOOKClick ′Additional Materials′ to read the foreword by Jerald Hage As straightforward as its title, How to Build Social Science Theories sidesteps the well-traveled road of theoretical examination by demonstrating how new theories originate and how they are elaborated. Essential reading for students of social science research, this book traces theories from their most rudimentary building blocks (terminology and definitions) through multivariable theoretical statements, models, the role of creativity in theory building, and how theories are used and evaluated. Authors Pamela J. Shoemaker, James William Tankard, Jr., and Dominic L. Lasorsa intend to improve research in many areas of the social sciences by making research more theory-based and theory-oriented. The book begins with a discussion of concepts and their theoretical and operational definitions. It then proceeds to theoretical statements, including hypotheses, assumptions, and propositions. Theoretical statements need theoretical linkages and operational linkages; this discussion begins with bivariate relationships, as well as three-variable, four-variable, and further multivariate relationships. The authors also devote chapters to the creative component of theory-building and how to evaluate theories. How to Build Social Science Theories is a sophisticated yet readable analysis presented by internationally known experts in social science methodology. It is designed primarily as a core text for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in communication theory. It will also be a perfect addition to any course dealing with theory and research methodology across the social sciences. Additionally, professional researchers will find it an indispensable guide to the genesis, dissemination, and evaluation of social science theories.
