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Write short note : Bearing of research on theory

  • UPSC 1988
  • Sociology as a Science

Empirical research is not merely theory's servant — it feeds back into theory, testing it, correcting it, and at times generating it afresh.

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  • Research as a Test of Theoretical Prediction
  • Research as a Source of New Theoretical Insight
  • The Bottom-Up, Inductive Route to Theory
  • Conclusion

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