Professional paper

The Scope of a Research Strategy

Ivan Kuvačić ; Profesor emeritus, Zagreb

Abstract

W.J. Thomas’ theorem emphasizes the world of meanings in which social behavior takes place. Taking R.Merton’s "self-fulfilling prophecy" concept, and the social construction of reality approach into account, author points out the advantages of a complex methodology linking causal and functional analysis with the phenomenological analysis. The applicability of this methodology is demonstrated in the case of war in former Yugoslavia.

Keywords

social behavior; defining the situation; self-fulfilling prophecy; social construction of reality; prejudice; ethnic conflicts

Hrčak ID:

154891

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/154891

Publication date:

31.12.1993.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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