Models and the Study of Social Change

A. R. Radcliffe-Brown analysis analytical models anthropology approach assumption attempt basic behavior ceteris paribus chapter clearly communication concept conflict cultural cultural ecology defined diachronic dialectical dichotomy economists emic Emil Durkheim empirical replicability ence entities equilibrium etic example existence experience explain fact fallacy of composition function functionalist growth metaphor Hegel holism human hypothesis idea ideal type model identify important individual instance jargon kind of model least linguistics Marx Marxian means measure mechanical models metaphor modern Native American nature observation operate outcome particular perhaps perspective phenomena phonetic physical physis political positivistic possible predict problems producing reality realm relationship scientific scientific racism sense of understanding Sippisippian social change social organization social science social science disciplines social science models social scientists society socio-cultural sociology sometimes specific Spencer stages study of social theory things tion value judgments value premises variables verstehen words