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  Metatheorizing is the systematic study of the underlying structure of theory
 
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  While metatheorists take theory as their subject of study, theorists think about the social world  
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  Many theorists are also metatheorists in that they examine theory and the process of theory construction, as well as the social world
 
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  Fuhrmann and Snizek, 1990 are metatheorists
 
 
  Marx was a metatheorists in that he examined Hegel, the Young Hegelians, political economists, and the utopian socialists
 
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  Parsons describe his The Structure of Social Action, 1937, 1949, as an "empirical" study of his theoretical ancestors  
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  Paul Furfey, 1953, 1965 offered the first, but flawed, effort to define metatheory
 
  
  Gouldner, 1970, wrote The Coming Crisis of Western Sociology to define a sociology of sociology
 
 
  Friedrichs, 1970; Ritzer, 1975a, examined the concept of the Paradigm, which is key in metatheoretical work, in light of Thomas Kuhn's, 1962, 1970 work
 
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  Kuhn wrote The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.  1970.  2nd ed.  1970.  Chicago, University of Chicago Press
 
  

 
 
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Bibliography

Ritzer.  Modern Sociological Theory.  5th ed.  2000    Chapter 2:  Historical Sketch of Sociological Theory         This entire file UNLESS otherwise indicated

Appendix in Ritzer on Metatheorizing


 
 
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FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTIONS ON METATHEORIZING

.  Metatheorizing is the systematic study of the underlying structure of theory
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.  Metatheorizing is the systematic study of the underlying structure of theory
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.  Metatheorizing is the systematic study of the underlying structure of theory
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.  While metatheorists take theory as their subject of study, theorists think about the social world
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.  While metatheorists take theory as their subject of study, theorists think about the social world
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.  While metatheorists take theory as their subject of study, theorists think about the social world
         MetatheorizingFB           ANSWER                      1  pt.

.  Many theorists are also metatheorists in that they examine theory
         and the process of theory construction, as well as the social world
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.  Many theorists are also metatheorists in that they examine theory
         and the process of theory construction, as well as the social world
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.  Many theorists are also metatheorists in that they examine theory
         and the process of theory construction, as well as the social world
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.  Marx was a metatheorists in that he examined Hegel, the Young Hegelians, 
         political economists, and the utopian socialists
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.  Marx was a metatheorists in that he examined Hegel, the Young Hegelians, 
         political economists, and the utopian socialists
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.  Marx was a metatheorists in that he examined Hegel, the Young Hegelians, 
         political economists, and the utopian socialists
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.  Parsons describe his The Structure of Social Action, 1937, 1949, as an "empirical" study of his theoretical ancestors
         MetatheorizingFB           ANSWER                      1  pt.

.  Parsons describe his The Structure of Social Action, 1937, 1949, as an "empirical" study of his theoretical ancestors
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.  Parsons describe his The Structure of Social Action, 1937, 1949, as an "empirical" study of his theoretical ancestors
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.  Friedrichs & Ritzer examined the concept of the Paradigm, which is 
         key in metatheoretical work, in light of Thomas Kuhn's work
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.  Friedrichs & Ritzer examined the concept of the Paradigm, which is 
         key in metatheoretical work, in light of Thomas Kuhn's work
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.  Friedrichs & Ritzer examined the concept of the Paradigm, which is 
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ESSAY QUESTIONS ON METATHEORIZING

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SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS ON METATHEORIZING

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ON METATHEORIZING

.  Metatheorizing is the systematic study of the underlying structure of theory
      A.                        C.                       E.  none of the above 
      B.                        D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         A

.  Metatheorizing is the systematic study of the underlying structure of theory
      A.                       C.                        E.  all of the above
      B.                       D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER          B

.  Metatheorizing is the systematic study of the underlying structure of theory
      A.                        C.                       E.  none of the above 
      B.                        D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         C

.  While metatheorists take theory as their subject of study, theorists think about the social world
      A.                      C.                        E.  all of the above
      B.                       D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         D

.  While metatheorists take theory as their subject of study, theorists think about the social world
      A.                        C.                       E.  all of the above 
      B.                        D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         A

.  While metatheorists take theory as their subject of study, theorists think about the social world
      A.                       C.                        E.  none of the above
      B.                       D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER          B

.  Many theorists are also metatheorists in that they examine theory
      and the process of theory construction, as well as the social world
      A.                        C.                       E.  all of the above 
      B.                        D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         C

.  Many theorists are also metatheorists in that they examine theory
      and the process of theory construction, as well as the social world
      A.                       C.                        E.  none of the above
      B.                       D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         D

.  Many theorists are also metatheorists in that they examine theory
      and the process of theory construction, as well as the social world
      A.                        C.                       E.  none of the above 
      B.                        D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         A

.  Marx was a metatheorists in that he examined Hegel, the Young Hegelians, 
      political economists, and the utopian socialists
      A.                       C.                        E.  all of the above
      B.                       D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER          B

.  Marx was a metatheorists in that he examined Hegel, the Young Hegelians, 
      political economists, and the utopian socialists
      A.                        C.                       E.  none of the above 
      B.                        D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         C

.  Marx was a metatheorists in that he examined Hegel, the Young Hegelians, 
      political economists, and the utopian socialists
      A.                      C.                        E.  all of the above
      B.                       D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         D

.  Parsons describe his The Structure of Social Action, 1937, 1949, as an "empirical" study of his theoretical ancestors
      A.                        C.                       E.  all of the above 
      B.                       D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         A

.  Parsons describe his The Structure of Social Action, 1937, 1949, as an "empirical" study of his theoretical ancestors
      A.                       C.                        E.  none of the above
      B.                       D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER          B

.  Parsons describe his The Structure of Social Action, 1937, 1949, as an "empirical" study of his theoretical ancestors
      A.                        C.                       E.  all of the above 
      B.                        D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         C

.  Friedrichs & Ritzer examined the concept of the Paradigm, which is 
      key in metatheoretical work, in light of Thomas Kuhn's work
      A.                       C.                        E.  none of the above
      B.                       D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         D

.  Friedrichs & Ritzer examined the concept of the Paradigm, which is 
      key in metatheoretical work, in light of Thomas Kuhn's work
      A.                        C.                       E.  all of the above 
      B.                        D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         A

.  Friedrichs & Ritzer examined the concept of the Paradigm, which is 
      key in metatheoretical work, in light of Thomas Kuhn's work
      A.                       C.                        E.  none of the above
      B.                       D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER          B

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      A.                        C.                       E.  all of the above 
      B.                        D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         C

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      A.                       C.                        E.  none of the above
      B.                       D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         D

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      A.                        C.                       E.  all of the above 
      B.                        D. 
      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         A

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      A.                       C.                        E.  none of the above
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      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER          B

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      A.                        C.                       E.  all of the above 
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      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         C

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      A.                       C.                        E.  none of the above
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      MetatheorizingMC                       ANSWER         D

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TRUE & FALSE QUESTIONS ON METATHEORIZING

.  Metatheorizing is the systematic study of the underlying structure of theory
      MetatheorizingTF                   ANSWER            T

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      MetatheorizingTF                   ANSWER            F

.  While metatheorists take theory as their subject of study, theorists think about the social world
      MetatheorizingTF                   ANSWER            T

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      MetatheorizingTF                   ANSWER            F

.  Many theorists are also metatheorists in that they examine theory
      and the process of theory construction, as well as the social world
      MetatheorizingTF                   ANSWER            T

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      MetatheorizingTF                   ANSWER            F

.  Marx was a metatheorists in that he examined Hegel, the Young Hegelians, 
      political economists, and the utopian socialists
      MetatheorizingTF                   ANSWER            T

. 
      MetatheorizingTF                   ANSWER            F

.  Parsons describe his The Structure of Social Action, 1937, 1949, as an "empirical" study of his theoretical ancestors
      MetatheorizingTF                   ANSWER            T

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      MetatheorizingTF                   ANSWER            F

.  Friedrichs & Ritzer examined the concept of the Paradigm, which is 
      key in metatheoretical work, in light of Thomas Kuhn's work
      MetatheorizingTF                   ANSWER            T

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      MetatheorizingTF                   ANSWER            F

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      MetatheorizingTF                   ANSWER            T

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      MetatheorizingTF                   ANSWER            F

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      MetatheorizingTF                   ANSWER            T

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      MetatheorizingTF                   ANSWER            F

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