After reading this article you will learn about the relationship between theory and research. 1. Greater emphasis be laid on theories of middle range rather than on grand theories. The task of codifying all knowledge relevant to a general theory in social sciences seems incompatible with the temperament of general theorists and is also perhaps beyond their reach at the [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the personal and official documents as sources of data. Personal Documents: In its narrow sense, the personal document is a spontaneous first person description by an individual of his own actions, experiences and beliefs. The wide range of personal documentary material comprises autobiographies, diaries and letters and other artistic and projective documents [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the controversy between pure and applied science. The controversy between 'pure' and 'applied' science need not be made much of, because the two are not mutually exclusive and there is a continual interplay between them. History shows how often in fact the development of science, has taken place in response to technical [...]