Meta-theorization in sociology: peculiarities, types and trends

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Peculiarities, types and trends of sociologic meta-theorization in the structure of meta-research in sociology are analyzed in the paper. Sociologic meta-theory has been considered in the comparison context jointly with sociologic meta-method and meta-analysis of the data. Research cycles of the construction and testing of the theories of medium level and meta-theory in sociology have been compared. It is noted that meta-theories, as the universal conceptual prospects, are more integrative, abstract and generalized as compared with theories. Ideal types of social meta-theorization in terms of its goal – more extensive comprehension of the theory, producing of new theories, creating of new all-embracing theoretical prospects (meta-theories) and critical evaluation of other theories have been described. The author has revealed the character of the positivist, hermeneutic, critical and post-modernist meta-theoretical trends in sociology.

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Valerii Pylypenko

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Valerii Pylypenko (2017). Meta-theorization in sociology: peculiarities, types and trends. Соціологія: теорія, методи, маркетинг, 20(2), 59-76. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-336304