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Tests of Concepts in Herbert Blumer's Method

Author(s) -

Jack Weller

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

social thought and research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2469-8466

pISSN - 1094-5830

DOI - 10.17161/str.1808.5172

Subject(s) - sociology , epistemology , race (biology) , symbolic interactionism , empirical research , positive economics , social science , philosophy , gender studies , economics

Herbert Blumer left tlnclear the bearing of his method on substantive argumentsthathemadeaboutsocialunrest, socialproblems,publicopinion, race relations, andmass society. These argllments cOllldscarcelY have been grounded upon that weI/-known fundamental of his method, direct observation of ongoing social interaction. Th~ are, boneoer, consistent with another centralprinciple discussed in Blumer's essay on method empirical tests of concepts. Several of hisarticles onsubstantive concepts suggest thekindsof results that may bepursuedwith concept testing.

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