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The logic of social inquiry

01 Aug 1970-American Sociological Review (Aldine)-Vol. 35, Iss: 4, pp 763
About: This article is published in American Sociological Review.The article was published on 1970-08-01. It has received 82 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Contextual inquiry.
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TL;DR: This paper present a typology that describes five types of knowledge and contend that each type should be part of the school, college, and university curriculum, and illustrate how the debate between the multiculturalists and the Western traditionalists is rooted in their conflicting conceptions about the nature of knowledge.
Abstract: I review the debate over multicultural education in this article, state that all knowledge reflects the values and interests of its creators, and illustrate how the debate between the multiculturalists and the Western traditionalists is rooted in their conflicting conceptions about the nature of knowledge and their divergent political and social interests. I present a typology that describes five types of knowledge and contend that each type should be a part of the school, college, and university curriculum.

680 citations

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TL;DR: This tutorial presents a process map approach to the nature of scientific knowledge, and proceeds through the stages of the theory-building process, using illustrations from OM research in Total Quality Management.

495 citations

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TL;DR: The study presents an understanding of IS security in terms of the values of people from an organizational perspective and uses the value‐focused thinking approach to identify ‘fundamental’ objectives for IS security and ‘means’ of achieving them in an organization.
Abstract: Information system (IS) security continues to present a challenge for executives and professionals. A large part of IS security research is technical in nature with limited consideration of people and organizational issues. The study presented in this paper adopts a broader perspective and presents an understand- ing of IS security in terms of the values of people from an organizational perspec- tive. It uses the value-focused thinking approach to identify 'fundamental' objectives for IS security and 'means' of achieving them in an organization. Data for the study were collected through in-depth interviews with 103 managers about their values in managing IS security. Interview results suggest 86 objectives that are essential in managing IS security. The 86 objectives are organized into 25 clus- ters of nine fundamental and 16 means categories. These results are validated by a panel of seven IS security experts. The findings suggest that for maintaining IS security in organizations, it is necessary to go beyond technical considerations and adopt organizationally grounded principles and values.

369 citations

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Valerie Bunce1
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare the post-communist region with the twenty-seven countries that emerged from the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in order to evaluate some of the assumptions and arguments in the literature on recent democratization in southern Europe and Latin America.
Abstract: This study compares democratization in the postcommunist region (or the twenty-seven countries that emerged from the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe) in order to evaluate some of the assumptions and arguments in the literature on recent democratization in southern Europe and Latin America. Five conclusions are drawn, all of which challenge the received wisdom about democratization in southern Europe and Latin America. First, the uncertainty surrounding the postcommunist transitions to democracy varied significantly. This influenced, in turn, the strategies of transition and their payoffs. This also meant that the most successful transitions in the postcommunist context involved a sharp break with the old order. Second, popular mobilization often functioned to support the democratic project. Third, nationalist mobilization was also helpful, though this depended upon whether it began with the breakdown of authoritarian rule or had a longer history—with the latter compromising the democratic project. Fourth, if the timing of nationalist mobilization was critical for the success of democratization in those cases where such mobilization occurred, then the strength of the opposition was the key factor in the remaining cases. Finally, while democratic consolidation necessarily enhances the prospects for democratic sustainability, the failure to consolidate democracy does not necessarily threaten the continuation of democratic rule. Indeed, as in the Russian case, such a failure may prolong democratic rule. This suggests, in turn, that a key distinction must be made between the optimal conditions for democratization and optimal strategies.

322 citations

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TL;DR: Sudman, Seymour 1966 "Probability sampling with quotas." Journal of the American Statistical Association 61 (September):749-771. Woodward, Woodward, Julian L. Wright, Charles R. and Herbert H. Hyman 1958 "Voluntary association memberships of American adults: Evidence from national sample surveys." American Sociological Review 23 (June):284-294.
Abstract: Sudman, Seymour 1966 "Probability sampling with quotas." Journal of the American Statistical Association 61 (September):749-771. Woodward, Julian L. and Elmo Roper 1950 "Political activity of American citizens." American Political Science Review 44 (December):872-875. Wright, Charles R. and Herbert H. Hyman 1958 "Voluntary association memberships of American adults: Evidence from national sample surveys." American Sociological Review 23 (June):284-294.

169 citations